WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield will host a webinar panel discussion and Q&A with faculty experts discussing the economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine for Ukraine, Russia and the world as well as the role of the international community in the conflict and potential aftermath of the conflict.

This virtual Zoom webinar is free and open to the public. It is hosted by the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and UIS College of Public Affairs and Administration. Co-sponsors include the UIS Office of Continuing and Professional Education and NPR Illinois.

WHEN: 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2022

WHERE: Online

DETAILS: The panel will feature faculty experts Ken Kriz, UIS distinguished professor of public administration; Dursun Peksen, professor of political science at the University of Memphis; and Olha Krupa, associate professor and graduate certificate program director at Seattle University’s Institute of Public Service.

The panel discussion will be moderated by AJ Simmons, research director at the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership, with an opening message from Molly Lamb, executive director of the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership.

This webinar is the second in a series of UIS webinars planned on addressing important topics related to the war in Ukraine.

For more information, contact AJ Simmons at 217-206-8109 or asimm2@uis.edu.