Upcoming Events:     

Policy Luncheon: 'Representation and Access in Illinois State Government'
March 22, 2007, 11:45 a.m.- 1:30 p.m. Sangamo Club, 227 East Adams, Springfield, IL. Moderator: Jorge Chapa, Director, Center on Democracy in a Multiracial Society, UIUC. Panelists: State Representative Linda Chapa LaVia, Robin Kelly, Chief of Staff, Illinois Treasurer, and Howard Peters, Senior Vice President, Illinois Hospital Association. Advance registration and payment ($19) required. Register online: www.igpa.uillinois.edu For information phone 217-333-3340.

Education Policy Forum on Closing the Achievement Gap: Strategies for Local Action
March 22, 2007, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Dove Conference Center at Prairie Heart Institute, 619 East Mason, Springfield, Illinois. Presented by Mayor's Office of Education Liaison and UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership. Cosponsored by Illinois Business Roundtable and Illinois Education Association. Keynote speaker: Audrey Hutchinson, National League of Cities. Free and open to the public. Seating is limited. For reservations email or call Tara.mcanarney@springfield.il.us 217-789-2360 ext. 137.

The Center for State Policy & Leadership, Women’s Center and Students Allied for a Greener Earth present Earth Week 07, April 17-19th, 2007.  On Tuesday April 17th Winona LaDuke will give a Keynote address on “Politics, Women and Environmental Justice” from 7:30 – 9:00 p.m. in the Studio Theatre, Public Affairs Center at the UIS campus.  LaDuke is an internationally respected Native American and environmental activist.  She is the director of the White Earth Land Recovery Project, and co-chair of the Indigenous Women’s Network, and program director of Honor the Earth whose mission is to support Native environmental issues and sustainable communities. She was Ralph Nader’s vicepresidential running mate on the Green Party ticket in 1996 and 2000.

And Thursday, April 19th there will be a panel discussion on “The Future of Renewable Energy in Illinois” from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. Brookens Auditorium at the UIS Campus.  Panelists include: Rebecca Stanfield, State Director, Environment Illinois, John Caupert, Director, National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center,
Edwardsville, Illinois, David Pimentel, Professor of Ecology and Agricultural Sciences,Cornell University, and Dr. Tih-Fen Ting, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies, UIS, will server as moderator.

Both events are free and open to the public. For more information: (217) 206-6576.  To view the live webcast of these events, go to http://www.uis.edu/technology/uislive.html

Events cosponsored by Student Government Association, Division of Student Affairs, Speakers Award Committee,
College of Public Affairs and Administration, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Diversity Task Force, and Women’s Issues Caucus.

News Items:    

2/5/2007 New WUIS series showcases African heritage in classical music "African Heritage in Classical Music" is the topic of a new four-part series aired Fridays at 11 a.m. and Mondays at 8 p.m. throughout February on public radio WUIS 91.9-WIPA 89.3.  more 2/5/2007 UIS to offer Certified Public Manager training The Certified Public Manager Program of Illinois (CPMPI), a nationally recognized professional development program, will be offered beginning in March through the Institute for Legal and Policy Studies at the University of Illinois at Springfield.  more 1/25/2007 WUIS to host third Young Musicians' Concert Competition Public Radio WUIS 91.9-WIPA 89.3 will host a concert showcasing some of central Illinois' best young classical musicians at 7:30 p.m. Friday, February 2, 2007.  more 1/22/2007 WUIS to air students' essays about their beliefs Ten local high school students will go into the studio at public radio station WUIS-WIPA this week to record original essays of their personal beliefs.  more