Celebrating Constitution Day
Please join the Center for State Policy and Leadership as we observe Constitution Day with a panel discussion on how the United States Constitution relates to contemporary issues.
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WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership and School of Public Management and Policy will host an online panel discussion on ranked choice voting in Illinois. This event is free and open to the public, however registration is required.
WHEN: 12-1 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2023
University of Illinois Springfield Graduate Public Service Program (GPSI) intern Marcel Tworek was the leading force behind the National Park Service adding the Old State Capitol, located in downtown Springfield, to its National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom list.
Motor Vehicle Data Linkage Project
The Illinois Motor Vehicle Data Linkage (MVDL) Project
Funded by a grant from the Illinois Department of Public Health in collaboration with the Illinois Department of Transportation, the overall goal of this project is to link state health and transportation data to support local, regional, and statewide highway safety decision-making to affect decreases in deaths, non-fatal injuries, and health care costs resulting from motor vehicle crashes, which will help make Illinois roads safer.
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“The pandemic impacted all of the Center’s divisions in a variety of ways. For the Child Protection Training Academy it meant an immediate transition to a different kind of simulation training, one that had not yet been contemplated or piloted. Amy quickly envisioned a hybrid simulation training model that met the needs of the DCFS workforce, using a combination of technology and in-person interactions transmitted over Zoom. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive and several states have reached out to observe our model so they
The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) in partnership with the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS), announced today its Safe2Help Illinois Choose Kindness Video has been awarded a Silver Telly in the category of Social Video in the 43rd annual Telly Awards.
Myra is Assistant Director for the Office of Graduate Intern Programs. Myra meets with prospective graduate students and discusses the programs UIS has to offer and help them find new career paths they may not have been aware of.
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Stephanie Kamel, Interim Director of IIP
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I love walking into the NPR studio and seeing the awesome people I work with. I also love when I can sit down with a community member and have a heart-felt conversation about what inspires them.
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