Attorneys, students, and faculty attended the second annual ISU Pre-Law Student Conference on September 7. Designed to provide students with practical information about the practice of law, the conference included sessions focusing on what law schools consider when reviewing applications, the realities of life as a law school student, and specific areas of practice. The conference was followed by a law school fair and a social hour. Members of the Attorneys Advisory Board (AAB) held their fall meeting on campus on Saturday morning, followed by a golf outing organized to provide an opportunity for students to socialize with attorneys. A third conference to be held in the fall of 2008 is planned. “I enjoy being asked to speak at the Pre-Law Conference,” said Don Knapp, AAB Executive Board Member. “It is nice to see the enthusiasm the students have at this stage in their studies.”  Click Read More for More Photos

Award-winning radio station WGLT is recruiting volunteers to assist with the GLT Fall Fund Drive. The Drive will be October 12-19, and GLT is searching for people to come to the GLT studios in Old Union and answer pledge phones. “Activity begins at 6 a.m. and continues until midnight,” said Pat Peterson, GLT Membership Director, “So there is certain to be a shift that works into people’s busy lives.” She added that all a volunteer needs is a smiling voice, decent handwriting, and the ability to put up with a slightly frazzled GLT staff, although good coffee-making skills are a plus. Many volunteers work two-hour shifts, but any amount of time is appreciated. For more information, call Pat Peterson at 309.438.3581, email her at pkpeter@ilstu.edu, or visit www.wglt.org/volunteer.

George E. Tuttle, Professor Emeritus of Communication, has published his third novel, Saving Maria. The mystery novel interweaves the stories of Maria, a young girl who lies in a coma; and Aaron Worthington and Jeff Spencer, substantial investors in a world-wide wind energy and organic food empire known as SPENWORTH. The story takes place in England, Newfoundland, Australia, and several locations in the United States. “The issues of wind energy and organic food are timely economic and political issues,” said Tuttle. “Saving the young Maria is a timeless issue.” Tuttle is the author of two previous mystery novels, Murder in the Opera House and Death in the Vineyard. 

CAS student Jason Wallace announced on Wednesday that he is a candidate in the 2008 race for the 11th Congressional District seat currently held by Jerry Weller. Wallace is a senior majoring in politics and government, with a minor in Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies. He is a decorated veteran of the Illinois Air National Guard and was deployed in Kuwait in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Key issues for Wallace are education, health care, veteran’s affairs, sustainable and renewable energy, and social justice. He is challenging Weller as the Green Party candidate.

Jamie Perry joins the ISU faculty as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders. Jamie completed both her BS and PhD at the University of Illinois and her MA at Northern Illinois University. Her research focuses on using bioimaging and 3-d computer technology to study the velopharyngeal mechanism in individuals born with cleft lip and palate. In 2006, she received the Phyllis Ariens Burkhead Memorial Fellowship Award, which is given to an individual who displays academic excellence and has research endeavors with a clinical emphasis. Perry serves on the cleft palate team at Carle Clinic, Urbana. She enjoys using graphite and computer modeling to make anatomical illustrations, some of which are to be published this year in a book chapter she coauthored entitled, “Comprehensive Cleft Care.”