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New unit
pulls together programs aimed at young children
The UI has
become a center of research and assistance on the education and
care of young children. Within its College of Education are more
than a dozen projects focused on early childhood. The projects
now have been gathered under one roof, a new Early Childhood and
Parenting (ECAP) Collaborative.
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Web browser ‘Mosaic’ was catalyst for Internet growth
Over the past
decade, the World Wide Web has become a ubiquitous presence and
a multi-billion-dollar industry, according to analysts. And one
catalyst for the Web’s explosive growth came from the UI’s
Urbana campus.
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| U.S.News
& World Report releases graduate college rankings
Graduate programs
across a wide range of disciplines fared well in the 2004 rankings
released April 4 by U.S.News & World Report. UI units ranked
in the top 10 nationally in the rankings include engineering (5),
accountancy (2) and educational psychology (4).
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| Scholars
to explore meaning, manifestations of violence
Six Illinois
professors, six Illinois graduate students and two academics from
California and England will spend the 2003-2004 academic year
engaged in research on diverse projects revolving around the theme
of violence in its many meanings from their various perspectives
and disciplines.
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HONORS |
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Loui
named Carnegie Scholar
Michael Loui,
a UI professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been
named a Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship
of Teaching and Learning.
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Eight staff
members honored with Chancellor’sDistinguished Staff Award
Eight staff
employees will be honored with the Chancellor’s Distinguished
Staff Award at a banquet beginning at 5:30 p.m. April 17 at
Peabody Private Dining Room. The award recognizes exceptional
performance and service to the UI.
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A report on honors,
awards, appointments and other outstanding achievements of faculty
and staff members.
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book
corner
- "What
Good Are Bugs?," by Gilbert Waldbauer. More
- "The
Creole Mutiny," by George Hendrick and Willene Hendrick.
More
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notes
Pay dates will change for academics paid monthly … Exhibition
focuses on women in cinema … Photo exhibition features people,
architecture of China … Nominations sought for SAC reps
… Cantor to be featured speaker … Author and sculptors
collaborate …Campus Holidays Announced … Speaker to
address global terrorism … Donations sought for fund …
Award-winning designer to speak on sustainable design …Disability
Awareness Week … More |
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On the Job: Jeanne Vitoux
"Ever
since I was a child, I’ve wanted to work with animals,"
says Jeanne Vitoux, a veterinary dental technician at the UI Small
Animal Clinic.More |
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| deaths
Erin
J. Block,
27, died March 29 at her parents’ home in Savoy. Block was
a former assistant to the director for marketing and publicity
at UI Dining Services. She also had previously worked as an administrative
assistant. Memorials: Cunningham Children’s Home Spiritual
Life Center, 1301 N. Cunningham Ave., Urbana.
Blanche L. Welch Etchison,
93, died April 8 at her home in Plant City, Fla. She retired from
the UI Housing Division in 1977, after working 17 years as a test
kitchen cook.
Earl L. Rice, 70, died April
4 at his home in Pana. Rice worked for the Division of Operation
and Maintenance for 24 years, retiring in 1992 as a laborer-electrician.
Margaret Elizabeth Stokes,
66, died March 24 at Provena Covenant Medical Center, Urbana.
Stokes retired from the UI as a computer programmer with Administrative
Information Technology Services in 1998 after 29 years with the
university. Memorials: Taylorville animal shelter.
Norma Jean Wheatley, 77, died
April 1 at St. John’s Hospital, Springfield. She worked
at the UI for 29 years, retiring in 1987. She worked as a kitchen
helper for the Illini Union and then as a building service worker
in the Housing Division.
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