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VOL. 99 ISSUE 73
Youths enjoy food and fun
J acob W iegand | @JacobWiegand_DE Cleaira Simmons enjoys lunch Monday at the Boyton Street Community Center in Marion. The community center has been the location for the Summer Food Service Program, administered by the Illinois State Board of Higher Education and funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, since 1990. The program offers children ages 1 to 18 a free lunch from 12:30 to 2 p.m. and a snack from 3 to 3:30 p.m. for the entire month of July. See page 4 for the story
Web-based credentialing registry to be first of its kind chase Myers | @ChaseMyers_DE Finding a job requirement or potential employee will soon just be a click away. SIU is one of three partner organizations participating in a nationwide initiative funded by a $2.25 million Lumina Foundation grant to create a web-based credentials registry. The public will soon have access to a directory of credentials, such as available degrees and awards, as well as who has already acquired some. The university’s Center for Workforce Development will be responsible for technological development and will be working close with the George Washington Institute of Public Policy at George Washington University in
Washington, D.C. and Workcred, an affiliate of the American National Standards Institute. The Lumina Project is a private foundation dedicated to increasing the amount of Americans with degrees and credentials to 60 percent by 2025, while Workcred provides support to strengthen the credentials system, according to an SIU press release. Roy Swift, executive director of Workcred, is a participating member of the initiative whose role is to look at methods of defining certain aspects of the project, such as terminology, endorsements and who recognizes credentials. “We do think it’s the first time there would be a national registry that would have as much in depth information about a credential,”
Swift said. The registry will give students the ability to research certain credentials needed for their career field, as well as give employers a resource for potential employees, he said. “I believe this is the kind of information that will really be helpful to people in a new and improved kind of way,” Jeanne Kitchens, associate director of the Center for Workforce Development said. “Whether you are a student, a parent or a person in a career transition, this will help.” Kitchens is also the university’s representative on the project team. The project staff is also developing an app allowing users access to the websites of participating credential issuers, the press release states. Please see CREDENTIAL | 2
Price-Smith to coach women at 2016 Olympic Games brent Meske| @BrentMeskeDE SIU’s track and field coach Connie Price-Smith will coach the women for Team USA at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, according to USA Track and Field. Price-Smith, who has coached at SIU, c onnie P rice -s Mith her alma matter, for 14 years, has international competition experience both as an athlete and coach. She was a four-time Olympian and 25-time national champion in shot put and discus. As an athlete, Price-Smith was a member of 34 international United States teams and was an assistant coach for four teams including the 2008 Olympics and 2004 World Junior Championships. Price-Smith is a five-time Missouri Valley Conference Coach of the Year and has coached 184 MVC Champions, 51 All-Americans and eight individual NCAA champions.