Q and A with Stephanie Hedge
Director of Composition, Associate Professor of English
Where did you go for your undergraduate education?
The University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Where did you go for your graduate education?
My MA was also at U of W. Ph.D. was at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
What was your major(s)?
The Creation of One Truth: Single-Ledger Entries for Multiple Stakeholders Using Blockchain Technology to Address the Reconciliation Problem.
Dr. Ryan Williams, associate professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UIS, has contributed his expertise to the popular Netflix documentary series, I am a Stalker. Production crew and campus interviews occurred in March 2022, and Williams spent hours speaking with the producers, who he says were 鈥渃urious and open to listening to what the scholarly literature has found on the topic.鈥�
鈥淐riminologists rarely get asked by the media to discuss crimes other than violent murders, which make up a small percentage of violent crimes,鈥� Williams says.
November Know Your U Event- Moon Party
Join UIS Human Resources and Chancellor Gooch on the roof of Brookens Library on听Wednesday, November 30, 2022, from 7:00-9:00pm听for the Know Your U Moon Party, where we will learn about the newly renovated UIS Campus Observatory and the famous UIS Star Parties!
Besides the 12 million who have fled their country due to the current war, there is also a mass of Russian intellectuals, artists, and other citizens leaving Russia. Trauma related to exile figures prominently in Alexandra Pregel鈥檚 art. Pregel lost two countries that were dear to her heart.
The City of Chicago's Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) has awarded a grant of $50,000 for a Chicago Monuments Project (CMP) to Hinda Seif, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology at University of 缅北禁地 Springfield, and Laurie Matheson, director of the University of 缅北禁地 Press.
On September 30, 2022, at 5:00 p.m., Dr. Rosina Neginsky will present her newest poetry book, Longings. Sponsored by the in Chicago, the event will also include Chicago-based Ukranian artist, , who provided the cover art for the book and inspired some of Neginsky's poems.
Dr. Arwi Kriz Presents at the Public Management Research Conference on Corruption and Efficiency in Public Capital Spending
Dr. Arwi Kriz presented her most recent research examining the link between corruption and public capital spending efficiency. While most of the existing research on this topic has tried to associate public capital spending听levels听with corruption, Dr. Kriz points out that more sophisticated measures of efficiency are available.
Dr. Kenneth Kriz Publishes a Co-edited Book on Tax Increment Financing
Dr. Kenneth Krizhas co-edited a new book titled 鈥淭ax Increment Financing and Economic Development.鈥� The book brings together leading experts to examine the evolving nature of tax increment financing (TIF), the most widely used tool of local economic and community development. Originally designed as an innovative approach to the redevelopment of blighted areas, TIF has become a more general-purpose tool of economic and community development.
Dr. Kenneth Kriz Presents on Fiscal Sustainability at Chulalongkorn University in Thailand
Dr. Kenneth Kriz presented to an audience of faculty and students in the Faculty of Political Science at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand on July 9. The topic of the presentation was the Theory and Practice of Assessing Fiscal Sustainability. Dr. Arwi Kriz provided translation for the remarks. After presenting for approximately one hour, outlining the theory of fiscal sustainability and highlighting two recently completed projects on the topic, Dr.