Jean-Pierre Lucas was born in Lima, Peru, but since a young age his family moved to Champaign, Illinois. Upon graduation from Champaign Central High…

“Share your story because you just never know who might be going through what you’re going through.”“The Crowns I Wear” Deidre Silas, 2020 Deidre Graham…

Sean McCandless, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been named University Scholar for 2021.…

Hometown: Springfield, Illinois Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Bachelor of Psychology (Clinical and Counseling…

Hometown: Carbondale, Illinois Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of the Incarnate Word, Bachelor of Arts, Fashion Management…