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Faculty discuss funding proposals
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Tufte’s position assists members in humanities, arts, social sciences part of the proposal and the budget. Ross said Tim Tufte, coordinator of the PreAward Shared Services, works for the Law, Media, FAA and LAS colleges and helps with external funding in the humanities, arts and social sciences. Tufte said external funding is important for faculty members because they appreciate having their work validated by external sources. He said it normally takes perseverance and dedication for someone to get external funding. External funding is not only about securing money, according to an article written by Sally J. Southwick, director of Sponsored Research at Colorado College. The work required to receive the funding is more
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Illini volleyball team play against best in the country
Illini Union Art Gallery showcases photos to spread education awareness
Of Montreal to perform new album “Aureate Gloom” with Surface to Air Missive
Illinois volleyball team face off against Big Ten rival Penn State in tournament
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University Police Department to dispatch an officer if they see the policy being violated on campus. A map of what constitutes as campus property can be found here. The massmail also urges students who want to quit and “smokers who need help managing tobacco cravings on campus” to seek help through the University’s Smoke-Free Campus website.
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Renee Romano, vice chancellor of student affairs, announced modifi cations to the SmokeFree Campus Policy in a University massmail sent Tuesday. The modifications were made to comply with the State of Illinois SmokeFree Campus Act, which requires all Illinois public colleges and universities to prohibit people from smok-
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measures will increase compliance even more.” First-time offenders will receive a written warning. The second time a person violates the act, the offender will be charged a $25 fi ne that can be waived through an online education program. A third violation is punishable by a $50 fi ne; each additional violation is punishable by a $100 fi ne. The University’s original policy was implemented in January 2014. In May, the University announced it would make modifications to the policy in order to comply with state law. The massmail encourages students to call the
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ing on campus properties. The University of Illinois Police Department, partnered with campus security personnel under their supervision, plan to enforce the policy through increasing punishment for each violation. A new committee has also been formed by the University, comprised of legal council, campus police offi cers and other stakeholders who “needed to have their voices heard,” said Michele Guerra, director of the University Wellness Center. “There’s a lot less smoking on campus than there used to be,” Guerra said. “I think the new enforcement
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University enrollment of Latino students has increased 11.5 percent since fall 2014; total enrollment of African-American
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press and communications coordinator for “Illini for Bernie,” is trying to garner support for Sanders on campus with the pro-Sanders group. He said he believes Sanders’ plan should appeal to students more than Clinton’s because the goal is to eventually eliminate the cost of tuition for students. “(Clinton’s) plan would
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Sanders is shaping up to be one of Clinton’s most popular Democratic challengers for the presidency. Sanders trails Clinton in most general polls but his support is climbing as the election continues; in recent weeks he took a nine point lead in New Hampshire according to an NBC News/Marist poll released Sunday. University student Adam Smith, senior in LAS and
students increased 5.4 percent in the past year. Overall, a total of 76,166 students are currently enrolled across the three University campuses, including a record-size freshmen class of 11,315 students, according to a University press release.
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“Remaining funds will support innovative new investments, funds to expand new models of lifelong learning, rewarding college completion and enrollment, broadening support for student parents.”
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As the Democratic primary has progressed, Hillary Clinton has emerged as a leading Democratic candidate for the 2016 election. Historically, college students largely contribute to the Democratic vote, which may make Clinton’s recently announced college plan a key point of interest. When looking to politicians for a college plan, Aileen Griffi n, freshman in DGS, wants an option to pay debt over time. Griffi n’s concern is not unique which is why Clinton addresses it in her plan. Dubbed as the “New College Compact,” Clinton’s plan will cost $350 billion dollars and aims to pave the way for better college access and affordability by refi nancing loan debt. Clinton’s official web site reads that her plan will be “fully paid for by limiting certain tax expenditures for highincome taxpayers.” The plan would ask states to agree not to cut funding for higher education in order to qualify for federal
grants. States would need to set aside $175 billion for more grants and givie students options to refi nance their loans at lower interest rates. University Student Trustee Jaylin McClinton volunteers on Clinton’s campaign and attended a Labor Day themed event Monday, where she addressed campaign topics such as building up unions, paid leave and equal pay. McClinton said Clinton’s plan for fi nancing higher education should appeal to college students, especially those in Illinois, because of recent state cuts to higher education. “Something like this will really shift the conversation. (Clinton) has proposed that you should be able to refinance your student loans, you can do it with everything else,” he said. McClinton added another important factor for students is the points outlined in the plan aimed at lowering interest rates and helping students transition after college. Vermont Senator Bernie
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The Blind Justice Band with Special Guest Singer Take the Stage.
Members of the faculty involved with the humanities, arts and social sciences met Tuesday to discuss the development of proposals for external funding at the University. The meeting, held at Lincoln Hall, was focused on resources available on campus that support the development for the arts, social sciences and humanities. Brian Ross, executive associate dean of LAS, said the college is interested in having faculty access to receive external funding. Ross said there are two parts that seem daunting when someone begins to seek external funding. The fi rst is creating an interesting idea and putting it in words that others will appreciate. The second is combining the physical
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