Research on Plastic Bag Legislation
Research on Plastic Bag Legislation, Dr. Megan Styles
This past summer, ENS Chair Dr. Megan Styles and PA faculty member Dr. Junfeng Wang, conducted research on the adoption of plastic bag legislation in Illinois communities. They interviewed city officials and community leaders in the five IL municipalities that have adopted plastic bag laws (e.g. bans or fees designed to deter the use of these bags) to understand why these communities adopted these laws and their experiences with implementation. Drs.
Allison Thornley named the UIS Employee of the Month for March 2022
Allison Thornley has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for March 2022. She has worked for UIS Athletics since 2011 and currently serves as the associate athletic director for strategic planning and finance and the senior women's administrator.
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DeJoie Simmons
Hometown: Chicago, IllinoisMajor: Masters in Public Administration (MPA)Future Plans: Earn a doctorate 69app
UIS awarded $720,000 in federal appropriations to support the Child Protection Training Academy
The University of Illinois Springfield Child Protection Training Academy, part of the UIS Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning, has been awarded $720,000 in federal appropriations to increase the number of trained frontline child protection and law enforcement professionals. The funding will be used to support simulation training at the Child Protection Training Academy at UIS and a partnership with Southern Illinois University (SIU) Carbondale.
