Illinois News Bureau: Latest http://illinois.edu/pc/imageList/18 These are the latest news articles from the University of Illinois. Local teachers to attend Chancellor's Academy at U. of I. starting July 31 http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0725academy.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14965 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 10:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest Eighty-seven local teachers are expected to take part in the fourth annual Chancellor's Academy, which starts Thursday (July 31) and continues on weekdays through Aug. 8. Geological survey chief to lead Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0724shilts.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14940 Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest William W. Shilts will become the executive director of the Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability at the Urbana campus pending approval today by the Board of Trustees, which is meeting in Chicago. Master's graduates' works to be featured in new I space exhibition http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0715ispace.html Art http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14741 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:15:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest Work by the University of Illinois School of Art and Design's newly minted crop of master of fine arts graduates will be on view July 18 through Aug. 16 at I space, the Chicago gallery of the U. of I. at Urbana-Champaign: U. of I. student one of 35 national winners of graduate scholarship http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0714scholarship.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14704 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:45:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest Recent University of Illinois graduate Goylette (Julie) Chami, of Washington, Ill., is one of 35 students nationally to receive a Jack Kent Cooke Scholarship to fund graduate studies beginning in fall 2008. Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from July 17 through Aug. 10 http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0710calendar.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14669 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 16:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from July 17 through Aug. 10 llinois state scientific surveys become part of U. of I. http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0703surveys.html Sharita Forrest Campus http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14464 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest The four state scientific surveys -- the Illinois State Geological Survey, the Illinois Natural History Survey, the Illinois Waste Management and Research Center, and the Illinois State Water Survey -- have become part of the U. of I.'s Urbana campus, under a measure signed Monday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. The surveys will be organized as a new unit, the Institute for Natural Sciences and Sustainability, under the university's auspices in Fiscal Year 2009, which began Tuesday. U. of I. professor James Anderson named to National Academy of Education http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0630anderson.html Craig Chamberlain Campus http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14377 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest James D. Anderson, the Gutsgell Professor of educational policy studies at the University of Illinois, has been elected to membership in the National Academy of Education, considered the highest honor in the field of educational scholarship. Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from July 3 through 20 http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0626calendar.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14325 Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest Events at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from July 3 through 20 Illinoisans unimpressed with quality of state's colleges and universities http://www.news.uiuc.edu/news/08/0623survey.html General http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14221 Mon, 23 Jun 2008 16:00:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest While a large majority of Illinoisans say higher education is very important to achieve success, most of them believe the state's colleges and universities are good but not great, according to a survey conducted for the University of Illinois. On the Job: Linda Friedemann http://www.news.uiuc.edu/ii/08/0619/otj.html Sharita Forrest Campus http://illinois.edu/pc/article/18/14183 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:30:00 CDT Illinois News Bureau: Latest Sports fans that don't recognize Linda Friedemann's face may recognize her voice. "I have the reputation of being fairly loud in the stands at ballgames," Friedemann said. "I'm one of those moms that makes sure that the officials are calling the game correctly." And when she's not cheering the Unity Rockets sports teams on to victory, Friedemann, a secretary at the Career Center, helps aspiring doctors, lawyers, dentists and other students achieve their goals by coordinating their letters of recommendation for professional schools. Friedemann began her career with the UI as Extra Help in December 1998 and was hired as a full-time, regular employee shortly thereafter.