“I graduated with a Bachelor in MLS with minors in Public Health and Biology.  I started applying for jobs in December/January [of my senior year]…I was offered a position at OSF during the first week of March [of my senior year]…I plan to work with them for a minimum of 3 years and hope to one day further my education with a master’s degree or DCLS [Doctorate of Clinical Laboratory Science] degree.”

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What does your position entail, what do you like most about your job or what motivates you to wake up and go to work?

This is an excerpt of a story published by NPR Illinois on June 16, 2022.

The University Press of Kansas published in May a book by University of Illinois political science professor Jason Pierceson, a leading scholar on LGBTQ issues.

Pierceson’s book is called “Before Bostock: The Accidental LGBTQ Precedent of Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins.”

The following is an excerpt from University of Illinois Springfield Chancellor Janet Gooch. The column appeared in The State Journal-Register on July 3, 2022.

"When I first stepped onto the University of Illinois Springfield campus, I was struck by the level of commitment to place and purpose. The energy was palpable, and the sense of promise was contagious.

The Adjunct of the Year Award at UIS recognizes the teaching accomplishments of UIS adjunct (per course) faculty member who has taught a minimum of four semesters at UIS in the previous three years.