Dear all, It is hard to imagine that any academic year could be better than the one before but certainly this one has been extraordinary. Undergraduate and graduate student participation in research initiatives and conferences has been outstanding. Awards and public recognition for members of our College community have grown significantly. Our research is making […]
Dear all, As the calendar year ends and we anticipate the holidays, I want to express again my gratitude for your steady and creative contributions to our core mission and to our ambitious goals. There have been so many large and small things this last semester that have fired my admiration and sustained my faith […]
Dear all, I am so pleased to have returned to work this new academic year after a period of medical leave and to have the opportunity to offer a warm welcome to all our new and returning students. Each and every one of you is special to us and to our mission to make a […]
Dear all, The classic four-season cycle that we experience in this part of the world is certainly wondrous in all its parts. The first budding of Spring however is especially uplifting, even if too early this year. I hope you have had a chance to go past the two magnificent college magnolias in their full […]
New Year 2012 I hope all of you were rejuvenated by the winter holidays and the meanings they held for you. For those of us who stayed in Champaign, the weather was unseasonably warm (as it was elsewhere, with butterflies appearing in London). For our family, the warmth was extended metaphorically by the friends and […]
