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2023-24 Preps Year in Review: Deserved more pub
Jul. 8—They may not have won state championships. Or provided their team's top performers each and every time out. But these area athletes certainly stood out and deserved their share of recognition. Preps coordinator Zach Piatt shines the spotlight on area athletes who should be lauded for their efforts in the 2023-24 school year: Amelia Birge Salt ForkBirge was one of the best girls' golfers ...
Experts claim Illinois is home to 2 “New Ivy League” Universities
The old Ivy League consists of Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and others but what schools are in the "new" Ivy League? Two of them are located here in the Land of Lincoln!. According to an article from NBC Chicago, Forbes put together a list of "New Ivies" public and private universities, and the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana and Northwestern University made the list.
Champaign schools promotes three administrators
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — The Champaign School District hired three new school administrators at a special board meeting on Wednesday, all of which have experience in the district. Jamal Maatuka was hired as the new Assistant Principal and Summer School Principal at Stratton Academy of the Arts after spending a year at Centennial High School […]
University’s iFAB awarded over $50 million for biomanufacturing
The University’s Illinois Fermentation and Agriculture Biomanufacturing program has received a substantial boost with a $51 million grant from the federal government. This funding is part of a $504 million allocation from the U.S. Economic Development Administration. The grants are part of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022....
2024 Best & Brightest Online MBA: Padmarchana Kandi, University of Illinois (Gies)
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign – Gies College of Business iMBA. “Creative thinker, embraces every failure as a stepping stone to success, persistent, fun-loving, and amiable.”. Age: 42. Hometown: Hyderabad, India. Fun fact about yourself: I can speak 5 languages; 4 Indian and English. Undergraduate School and Degree: I...
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