You’ve seen the headlines about climate change, the extinction crisis, the fact that plastic residues are showing up in our blood stream and in the most remote corners of the world – and you want to know more and do more.  An ENS degree will help you understand these complex issues, explain them to others, and decide what happens next.

Please join us in the UIS Campus Community Garden this Tuesday from 5-6:30PM for our weekly garden work night! We will be weeding, tending our (still very tiny) plants, and spreading mulch.

Professor of Political Science Dr. Jason Pierceson interviewed with CNN on June 3rd about the debate that has emerged around transgender students and athletics. Pierceson is an expert in legal and political issues relating to sexuality and gender.

Dr. Ryan Williams, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, in an News Channel 20 story, “Springfield Police Department faces officer shortage”.

“Williams explained that hiring is competitive for all industries right now, and younger applicants have different job standards from past generations that policing may not meet.”

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