Innovate Springfield, the University of Illinois Springfield’s downtown business incubator, is partnering with the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC) to create a professional mentorship matching program for high school students in the Sangamon CEO program. The students will be paired with innovative leaders to work on student-driven business startup ideas.
The University of Illinois Springfield Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning has been awarded a $699,190 federal grant to develop tolerance, diversity and anti-bias training for law enforcement. The funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) with support from U.S. Senator Dick Durbin.
