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School of Public Health to offer two new online certificate programs this spring
The School of Public Health, Division of Community Health Sciences, is now accepting applications for two new online campus certificate programs: Basic Community Public Health Practice and Advanced Community Public Health Practice. Both graduate-level certificates are targeted to individuals who are currently working in community, public health or other related fields and whose current or future position requires either basic or advanced skills and competency in identifying and addressing community health needs and priorities.
Epidemiology, public health practice and the social and behavioral aspects of health and community health assessment are the focus of the Basic program, while the Advanced Community Public Health Practice program focuses on public health program planning and evaluation, community research methods, health promotion and education and policy development and advocacy.
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UIS wins major national award for online teaching, learning
UIS has won a major national award for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Teaching & Learning Programming from the Sloan Consortium (Sloan-C). UIS' exceptional leadership in advancing online education was cited in the announcement from Boston Monday.
"For UIS to receive a national award of this magnitude for excellence among the thousands of colleges and universities with online programs across the country is most extraordinary," said UIS Chancellor Richard Ringeisen. "This award illustrates our commitment to three primary strategic goals -- academic excellence, enriching individual lives, and making a difference in the world." More...
UIC Online Launches Redesigned Web Site
External Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago is proud to announce the launch of the redesigned UIC Online Web site. The Web site features information on programs and courses, student resources, faculty resources and more. The Web site is ever-evolving so please visit often for updates. More...
UIC Accepts Spring Applicants for Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Online Certificate Program
The Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Online Certificate Program (EMCP) is now accepting applications for the spring 2008 semester. The program is designed for private and public sector managers responsible for emergency management and continuity planning, public health and medical professionals who want to upgrade their skills, professionals looking to embrace their educational profiles and private and public sector risk managers. The application deadline for the spring 2008 semester is November 15th. More...
New Leadership Ethics Online Course at UIC
Leadership Ethics for Nonprofit Professionals is the newest addition to UIC Great Cities Institute’s catalog of online courses for nonprofit professionals. It is a stand-alone course for those interested in learning how to ethically lead a nonprofit organization and is especially relevant to those who have completed the Online Certificate in Nonprofit Management (CNM). Other related courses include Successful Program Planning and Evaluation for Nonprofit Organizations and Mastering Grant Writing. More...
U of I Library blog offers free access to complete works of history
Blogged your way through the history of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair lately? How about the history of the Spanish American War in Cuba as seen through the eyes of an African-American physician from Illinois? More...
What is my chemistry professor doing on my iPod?
Harshavardhan D. Bapat, assistant professor of Chemistry at the University of Illinois at Springfield, made a presentation titled "Podcasting and general chemistry: What is my chemistry professor doing in my iPod?" at the national meeting of the American Chemical Society held in Chicago in March. Bapat examined the use of podcasting to deliver course content to students anywhere the Internet can reach. He also discussed the process of developing and delivering a podcast, as well as measuring the effectiveness of podcasting as a pedagogical tool. More...
UIS on iTunes U
UIS is an iTunes campus. Listen to faculty lectures, presentations, interviews, sports updates, music, and more at UIS on iTunes U. More...
UIC to Offer Online Social Work Courses
The field of social work is pushing for greater flexibility and access in the delivery of graduate and professional continuing education. Through UIC Online, the Jane Addams College of Social Work will offer its first online course, "Kinship Care", in fall 2007. The study of kinship care meets a growing need among human service professionals, providing knowledge about an increasingly common family form. The course presents a comprehensive overview of kinship care and is easily accessible to both graduate students for graduate credit and to human service professionals for professional enrichment. More...
UIC Online Certificate in Emergency Management and Continuity Planning
With the launch of a landmark partnership between Illinois public universities, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health and the UIC College of Business Administration, the Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Online Certificate Program (EMCP) was created as part of the new homeland security field of study program in higher education for the state of Illinois. More...
UIS Programs Reaching Students Globally
A total of 953 students are enrolled in the university's 15 online degree programs this spring, an increase of 165, or 20.9%, over last spring. Almost half (46.3%) of the total number of students enrolled at UIS are taking at least one course online, and one of every four (25.9%) are taking online courses exclusively.
Online students have mailing addresses in 46 states, two Canadian provinces, and a total of nine foreign countries in all, according to Ray Schroeder, Director of UIS' Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning. "We are particularly excited about the growth of our online degree majors from around the U.S. and several foreign countries. These students bring a rich diversity to online classes in which both distant and area students are enrolled," Schroeder said. More...
UIUC Named to Top 10 Most Connected Colleges by PC Magazine
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign was named the #6 most wired college by PC Magazine, in their January 2007 edition. PC Magazine conducted the survey and calculated their results in order to "find out just which are the best in offering students a high-tech environment to prepare for the real world". More...
UIS Offers New Master's Degree in Legal Studies
Beginning in August of 2007, students wishing to earn a Legal Studies Master’s degree will have the option of obtaining their degree online.
The Legal Studies on-line master’s degree program combines two online methods of delivery. Required or core courses are taught synchronously, in real-time, using computer conferencing software. Elective courses are taught asynchronously at each student’s own convenience, using collaborative tools and discussion boards.
You must submit separate applications both to the University of Illinois at Springfield Admissions Office and the Legal Studies Department. You will be assigned an advisor after you are admitted. To graduate with a Legal Studies Master’s degree, students must complete a minimum of 36 hours of required and advisor approved elective legal studies and general elective courses.
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UIS faculty member invited to join editorial staff of major online publication
Raymond Schroeder, director of the Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning and professor emeritus of Communication at the University of Illinois at Springfield, has been invited to become an editor at Citizendium, a new initiative of Wikipedia, the online, editable encyclopedia.
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Wikis help teachers and students connect online
While public speaking is said to be most people’s number one fear, writing, at least for some people, can be equally disconcerting.
Joe Grohens, a lecturer in the department of English, said that many of the engineering, business and computer science students who take his business and technical writing class are comfortable crunching numbers, but find stringing words together to be daunting.
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UIS Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning to host national workshop
The Office of Technology-Enhanced Learning at UIS will host a national workshop on "Online Learning in an Emergency: Delivering the Curriculum When the Campus is Closed," September 20 to 22 in New Orleans.
The conference is funded by a $45,000 grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. OTEL Director Ray Schroeder will serve as chair.
Schroeder had originally submitted a proposal for this conference early in the summer of 2005, but when Hurricane Katrina struck, Schroeder and Burks Oakley, U of I Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs, conceived and spearheaded a major national initiative in which the Sloan Foundation contributed more than $1 million to provide free online college courses for displaced students. More...
Engineering at Illinois to provide online courses to students in Greece
As a world-class university, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign attracts students from around the globe. But some computer science students don’t have to leave home to receive their education. Recently, the university signed an agreement with INTEGRAS to market online computer science certificate programs, online CS courses, and the online Master of Computer Science degree to students located in Greece. More...
WISE+ receives IMLS funding
The Web-based Information Science Education (WISE) consortium has received a $936,000, 3-year grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to fund WISE+ Leveraging the Power of the Network to Increase the Diversity of LIS Curriculum. These initiatives will be lead by teams from the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; the School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh; and the School of Information Studies, Syracuse University. More...
UIC Offers New Online Certificate in Emergency Management and Continuity Planning
With the launch of a landmark partnership between Illinois public universities, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, the UIC School of Public Health and the UIC College of Business Administration, the Emergency Management and Continuity Planning Online Certificate Program (EMCP) was created as part of the new homeland security field of study program in higher education for the state of Illinois. More...
B. Joseph White, U. of I. President, Discusses Online Education
Rockford Register Star (Illinois, April 21) -- Editorial: B. Joseph White, the U. of I. president, said during a meeting this week with the editorial board of the Rockford Register Star that "people should let go of the romantic notion that the only real college education is delivered by a professor lecturing in a classroom to a student who lives in a dorm, wanders the Quad and eats at the Union." More...
New Bachelor Degree Completion Programs Available Online!
Our Springfield campus has launched two new online Bachelor degree completion programs - Business Administration and Economics. For program details please see our list of programs at More...
Stay in control of your projects with UIC’s Project Management Online course
Project Management Online prepares any manager to plan, implement, monitor and evaluate projects of all kinds, thus reducing stress and ineffective communication while increasing efficiency and success.
Class meets online for 8 weeks, March 30 – May 24. More...
Student Retention and Cohorts in Online Education
Mr. Carey Cranston, currently president of Fox College in Oak Lawn (http://www.foxcollege.edu), was a member of LEEP cohort 1.0 beginning the program in 1996. As his career progressed, he "stopped out" of the MS program for a while. More...
UIS Announces New Philosophy Course
Philosophy 535 - Philosophy of Education - Major philosophical views of aims and processes of education. Considerations given to the educational ideas of such thinkers as Plato, Augustine, Rousseau, and Dewey, as well as to assumptions underlying current reform proposals. The course will also refer to current issues in education. Please cpntact the Philosophy Department for more information.
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Free Online College Courses for Students Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
(Atlanta, GA) The Sloan Consortium, an international association of colleges and universities committed to quality online education, is offering students displaced by Hurricane Katrina an opportunity to continue their education at no cost. In collaboration with the Southern Regional Education Board and with a $1.1 million grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the special accelerated program will provide a wide range of courses to serve the learning needs of students at the community college, university and graduate level, regardless of academic discipline. These courses will be given by major universities and other Sloan Consortium members. Students interested in finding out more about the program and the free courses can do so at www.SloanSemester.org. More...
UIS Announces a New Online Course,
UIS Announces a New Online Course, "Spanish for Cultural Literacy," an interactive approach to studying Spanish language and culture. Using the Internet, students will join instructor Verónica Espina in an 8 week study introducing essential vocabulary and providing opportunities to practice Spanish in a wide variety of practical situations.
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UIC Online Seminar - Mastering Grant Writing for Nonprofits: How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal
Master the art and science of grant writing through this highly interactive 6-week online seminar offered by UIC External Education and the Great Cities Institute. More...
UIUC Offers Online Architecture Courses
The Office of Continuing Education and the Building Research Council in the School of Architecture have developed 10 online modular courses in sustainable design. More...
UIS Online Pilots Inter-Institutional Collaborations
University of Illinois at Springfield is collaborating with Chicago State University in the offering of online classes and shared online modules for campus classes. More...
Flexible teaching: Programs focus on preparing students to meet the challenges of teaching at community colleges
A unique set of skills and knowledge are required to teach in community college settings. Online degrees like HRE's Community College Teaching and Learning (CCTL) specialization are helping to provide those skills. The CCTL program, as well as Loyola University Chicago's program were profiled in this Chicago Tribune article. More...
Global HRE Online Program Rated as a
Comparing the cost of different online degree programs, the editorial staff of GetEducated.com has come up with a list of the top 10 bargain buys in HR degrees online. More...
Online College Degrees Mean Quality Access For All
For students looking for an accredited, well respected education, an online college degree may be the answer. More...
New Online Certificate in Computer Security offered by UIUC
A new online graduate certificate in Computer Security is now available from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign! More...
UIS to Offer Undergraduate Degree in Philosophy Online
July 27, 2004
SPRINGFIELD - Beginning in the 2004 fall semester, students at the University of Illinois at Springfield will be able to enroll in a program leading to the bachelor of arts degree in Philosophy. UIS received approval for the new program from the U of I Board of Trustees in May and final approval from the Illinois Board of Higher Education in July. The program is housed within UIS’ College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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HRE Online Virtual Symposium 2004: A Continuous Learning Event
On Saturday July 24 11am – 3:30 pm (Central Time) the Department of Human Resource Education and HRE Online will host the First Annual HRE Online Virtual Symposium. The event will serve as a symposium for relevant topics in HRD (in community colleges, academia, and/or the private sector) as well as a reunion for online alumni. More...
UIS Announces New Bachelor's Completion Degree Online
The University of Illinois at Springfield is pleased to announce the addition of a new web-based undergraduate degree completion program and minor, the Bachelor of Arts degree and minor in mathematical sciences. More...
UIS Receives $250,000 Grant to Launch Online Math Teacher Certification Program
March 8, 2004 “This is a great day for UIS,” said Chancellor Ringeisen following the announcement Monday that this campus has received $250,000 in federal funds to help address the shortage of math teachers in the state of Illinois. More...
UIS Professor Receives Online Faculty Award
At its annual meeting on December 10th, the University Center of Lake County honored four faculty members for outstanding teaching. Dr. Elizabeth (Lisa) Saunders of the University of Illinois at Springfield received the Outstanding Online Faculty Award. More...
LEEP Holds Virtual Reunion
On September 19, 2003, 70 LEEP faculty, staff, students and graduates gathered
online for the first LEEP Virtual Reunion. More...
Online Learning is as Good as Being There
From Sloan-C... A majority of institutes of higher education say online learning is just as good as traditional, face-to-face classroom instruction. More...
UIS Hiring Tenure-Track Philosopher to Teach Online Classes
UIS is advertising a tenure-track philosopher to teach online classes. This may be the highest ranking institution to date to hire a philosopher to teach largely online. More...
UIC College of Engineering Launches New Certificate Programs
New UIC Engineering programs include Engineering Law, Management and Wireless Communication Technology and Electromagnetics Technology. More...
UIUC College of Engineering Launches New Certificate Program
UIUC College of Engineering Launches Online Certificate in Strategic Technology Management. More...
Burks Oakley, Director of U of I Online Receives Sloan-C Award.
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UIUC Has 12 Year Old Online Student
12 year old taking Advanced Calculus course online from UIUC NetMath Program. More...
University of Illinois at Springfield online enrollment increasing at 30% per year
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Global HRD Success Continues
UIUC Global Human Resource Development to begin 6th Cohort. More...
CTER Enjoys 6 Years Of Success
The Curriculum, Technology, and Education Reform (CTER) online Master of Education program is in its 6th year enjoying continued success. More...
UIC TIMS Project Launching Math Trailblazers PDP
The Teaching Integrated Math and Science (TIMS) Project is pleased to announce an online professional development initiative, the "Math Trailblazers Electronic Learning Community: Focus on Assessment." More...
U of I Online Joins Online University Consortium
U of I Online is pleased to be a member of Online UC with other traditional institutions excelling in online education. More...
New Online Bachelor Degree Completion Programs
UIS to offer new online bachelor degree completion programs in History and Computer Science. More...
Online Students Receive Their Master's of Education
A total of twenty-one students completed their Masters degree through Department of Human Resource Education's online degree program. More...
UIC To Increase Its Online Offerings
The UIC Certificate in Nonprofit Management will be adding two new fundraising courses for Fall 03. More...
Distance education increases in popularity, prevalence.
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