Archived News Articles

The Centerpiece Newsletter Archive

The Center distributes a newsletter to disseminate information on activities and interests of the center. The contents have been made available in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) files.

• The Centerpiece November 20, 2013 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece October 10, 2013 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece August 28, 2013 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece July 29, 2013 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece June 17, 2013 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece April 24, 2013 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece March 27, 2013 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece January 24, 2013 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece December 18, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece November 21, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece October 10, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece September 24, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece September 5, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece August 15, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece July 16, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece June 5, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece May 22, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece May 8, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece April 24, 2012 (PDF)
• The Centerpiece March 26, 2012 (PDF)

Archived Initiatives

• Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series (past years) – 2002-2017
• Lincoln Funeral Symposium: “Mourning Father Abraham” – April 2015
• State Politics and Policy Conference – June 2010
• Constitution Day: Freedom of the Press – 2008
• Women’s Heritage Month – 2008
• Earth Day 2006-2008
• Forum on State Government and Citizen Participation (featuring Alan Ehrenhalt and Richard Schuldt) – 2007
• Educational Policy Series: Closing the Achievement Gap – 2005-2007
• Luncheon Series on Public Policy, Governance, and Administration (Cosponsored with Institute for Government and Public Affairs, UIUC) – 2006-2007
• International Women’s Day Event 2006 “Feminization of Islamist Women and the Power of Women’s Rights”(Cosponsored with UIS Womens Center featuring Prof. Zakia Salime)
• Public Policy Summit 2003 - 2006
• U.S. Constitution Day Forum and Faculty Luncheon Dialogue – Fall 2005
• Women’s Day Event featuring Sheila Simon: Legacy of Jeanne and Paul Simon – 2005
• Illinois Civic Engagement Project – 2001
• Illinois Channel Planning Study – 2001
• Capital Scholars Forum on Leadership and Public Service (featuring Shirley Madigan, Chair, Illinois Arts Council)