Hometown: Sheboygan, WI

Undergraduate Institution and Major: California State University LA, Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Technology

Graduate Institution and Major: Arizona State University, Master of Science in Global Development and Technology

Hometown: Oswego, ILMajors: Political Science and AccountingFuture Plans: Attend law school

Jesus Gomez of Beardstown, a 2017 graduate of Beardstown High School, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2022 and awarded a $4,000 Lincoln Merit Scholarship for tuition over four years. He plans to major in computer science at UIS.

The scholarship is awarded based on high school GPA and can be renewed for a total of four years if the student maintains college GPA requirements.

“I’m choosing UIS for the great computer science program, reputation and proximity to home,” he said.

Dear students, faculty and staff:

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health and safety of our students, faculty and staff and the communities around us has been our priority. Your sacrifice and commitment have been instrumental in us maintaining our status as a national model for navigating the pandemic. 

As a result of your efforts, we are close to completing a safe, successful semester and beginning to plan for the spring. 

The killing of George Floyd and the state-sanctioned violence by official and non-official law enforcement that followed were not unique instances, nor were they random. These acts were predictable responses given the history of the Criminal Justice system in America.