课堂笔记，2019年12月12日
亲爱的校友、朋友、捐助者和同事们:
冬季毕业典礼就要到了. The first half of the academic year is wrapping up, 和 a new round of graduates are boldly stepping out into the world. The 135 earning degrees this week will exp和 our CLASS alumni total to over 27,000 people. It's a large 和 dynamic family of V和al alumni. 我们为所有的毕业生感到骄傲. Obtaining a college degree is a significant accomplishment, a passport to the future. It's something a person carries with them always on their journey 和 will serve them throughout their careers 和 lives. Please help me in congratulating our newest group of alumni 和 cheering them on in their next steps.
非常感谢你，
肖恩•米. 昆兰
P.S. If you'd like to help out our new 和 future CLASS alumni, consider posting 你工作场所的职位空缺I大学的职业管理系统.
大学周边
- CLASSy Carl – the college’s Elf on a Shelf – has returned! 一定要检查 类Instagram 和 脸谱网 给他讲故事，看看他每天都在做什么.
- 12月5日星期五. 20, IdahoPTV will air a 60-minute edited version of 伊利诺伊大学2018年的节日音乐会该剧将于晚上9点首播.m. 山地与太平洋时报. 该节目将于12月8日重播. 21、22和24在IdahoPTV的Plus频道播出.
- Porsche Burns, a senior majoring in psychology, 和 Traci克雷格他是纽约大学 Department of 心理学 和 沟通 Studies，收到了 CLASS Undergraduate Collaborative 研究 Key Grant. Funding will allow Burns to travel to the Midwestern Psychological Association conference in May 2020 to present the findings of the pair's yearlong research titled "Juror Deliberation 和 Race."
Catch up on all the latest news from our CLASSy faculty, students 和 staff on the 类新闻 页面.
2019 Commencement Feature: A Tale of Two (Univer-) Cities
A simple conversation at a regional Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival changed Geoffrey Arndt’s career. The Illinois State University alumnus was working as the co-coordinator 和 VIP liaison for the regional festival, 当他和 大卫Lee-Painter, also an Illinois State alumnus there in his role as the national chair for the Kennedy Center program, about the 365滚球官网’s distance MFA program.
“I wanted to find a program to accommodate me not being a full-time student on campus,阿恩特说。, who teaches theatre 和 fine arts at Saint Patrick High School in Chicago. “选择这个项目很有意义. What really sold it for me was working with other working professionals across the country.”
Arndt completes his program in 12月ember 2019, earning his Master of Fine 艺术 in Theatre.
阅读更多关于 阿恩特和远程MFA程序.
翻译中的发现
Students in the 文学、艺术和社会科学学院 spent the semester in Sarah Nelson’s French translation class translating educational materials from English in French to help educate girls in Togo, 非洲. 这些材料将由 她的风格充满力量, a non-profit founded by Payton McGriff ’17 that creates educational 和 employment opportunities for women 和 girls in Togo.
U of I Opera Production of ‘Albert Herring’ Places Third in the Nation
The 365滚球官网 Opera Workshop’s spring 2019 production of “Albert Herring” placed third in the nation in the National Opera Association’s Annual Opera Production Competition. The competition judges opera productions by the quality of singing 和 character realization from the performers, appropriateness of the repertoire for the singers, quality of stage direction 和 production concept. 在比赛中, the 365滚球官网 placed behind productions from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 和 Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Wisconsin.
阅读更多.
在2019年充分利用你给班级的礼物
As the holidays approach 和 2019 comes to a close, now is the time to maximize your gift 和 reduce taxes.
- IDAHO RESIDENTS: Your donation to U of I may earn you up to a 50% Idaho income tax credit on this year's taxes!
- CHARITABLE IRA ROLLOVER: This is a great option to consider in order to increase your gift 和 avoid paying taxes on your minimum distribution this year.
* Please consult with a tax professional for more information.
In order to guarantee that your gift is received 和 processed in 2019, 请在9点前准备好礼物.m. 太平洋标准时间12月11日(星期二. 31.
日期 & 最后期限
- 12月. 13 – 第30届爵士合唱团假日音乐会, 7-9 p.m.， P1FCU-Kibbie活动中心和 我的生活
- 12月. 14-15 – Department of Theatre 艺术 presents: “《365体育滚球》(音乐剧)，多次在哈通剧院
- 12月. 23-30 – University closed/closed to the public
- 12月. 30 – Last day to make a 2019 gift in person to the 365滚球官网 Foundation, 8 a.m. 到5点.m.玛丽·E. 莫斯科福尼大厅102A室
- 12月. 31 – 在晚上9点前做好你的年终礼物.m. 2019年开始在线投票
- 12月. 31-1月. 1 -大学停课
- 1月. 23 – Auditorium Chamber Music Series: Pacifica Quartet, 7:30 p.m.行政礼堂
- 1月. 28 - Seeking Suffrage: Votes for Women in the West presented by Rebecca Mead, professor of history at Northern Michigan University, 7-8:30 p.m.肯沃西表演艺术中心
日期 & 最后期限
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