My Alma Mater: Around the GLOBE
When I enrolled at the U of I in 2016—a fresh-faced international student from Costa Rica—it was the beginning of a transformative journey that made me feel like I truly
Alumni Interview: Mary Lou Kutska
I’d been at my job as a bridge technical manager at the engineering firm Michael Baker International for two months when I got a photo message from my supervisor. It
Renaissance Man
Michael J. Miles, ’76 LAS, is a musician, teacher, poet, historian and banjo player, not necessarily in that order. While many virtuoso banjoists like Miles have brought the instrument once
Alumni Interview: Melvin Burch-Bynum
When people say, “Thank you for your service” in the Marine Corps, I can’t help thinking, “Don’t thank me yet. I may be ‘retired,’ but I’m just getting started.” I
2023 ALUMNI AWARDS
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AWARD TRACEY MEARES Yale Law School Professor addresses justice-system inequities One of the nation’s leading authorities on policing in urban communities, Yale University Law School professor
Alumni Interview: Amanda Vanek
I was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. My father was a policeman: Sergeant Larry Augustine, a career cop I idolized. Dad used to tell us police
100-Year Remembrance: Ghost Story
Memorial Stadium opened in 1923, but its formal dedication came a year later—at the next season’s Homecoming game. The mighty Michigan Wolverines hadn’t lost in two years, but after pregame
Educator, Artist, Activist
Your mind threatens to explode just listening to Silvia Ines Gonzalez, ’11 FAA, ’11 FAA. What exactly is she? An artist? Curator? Teacher? Community activist? Here she describes a think
Kevin Finke Joins UIAA Board
“You know that kid who never stopped asking why? That was me, growing up in a small town about an hour southeast of Champaign,” says Kevin Finke,’92 MEDIA, the latest
Sports Legends: Historic Hurdler
During a stellar track career, hurdler Perdita Felicien, ’04 AHS, ran in the Summer Olympics (twice), won a World Championship and captured three NCAA titles. But ask the U of
