Jan. 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Jenna Fesemyer and her family forged their own path Jenna Fesemyer’s enduring love of wheelchair racing boils down to two factors. First, like other skill-heavy sports, there is always a way to fine-tune her mechanics and improve her craft, she said. The second reason is simpler: “I love the […]
Month: May 2025
Master Plan: How campus investment will boost AHS master’s programs
Jan. 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Revamped online degrees are expected to expand the accessibility of AHS programs worldwide, reaching new students from underrepresented and nontraditional backgrounds Three master’s programs in the College of Applied Health Sciences are undergoing transformations for the digital age. After receiving a $2.035 million award from the University of Illinois […]
Global opportunities
April 03, 2024 | Anna Flanagan The College of Applied Health Sciences boasts a diverse student body in which 33 percent of the students belong to historically underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and 149 students are from other countries The Republic of Ghana has the second-largest population in West Africa. Until recently, Emmanuel Dubure was […]
Expanding global outreach
Jan. 15, 2024 | Anna Flanagan In addition to Africa, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s Vision 2030 Global Strategy underscores the desire to increase student enrollments from other parts of the Global South, which includes Latin America, the Caribbean, and underrepresented parts of Asia including countries in the Middle East. Many of these countries already […]
Pamela Hadley honored with Stenberg Endowed professorship
May 6, 2025 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo The daughter of a farmer in rural Illinois, Pamela Hadley had no “schema” for becoming a university professor. But a high school career filled with self-expression helped guide her toward an illustrious academic career that was culminated with a top honor. Hadley, the head of the Department of Speech and Hearing […]
DRES alumni unite to help students
Jan. 15, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Former Illini wheelchair athletes have helped fund scholarship for the next generation of adaptive sports stars In the heat of an Illinois men’s wheelchair basketball season, intense morning practices roll into sociable team meals and lively late-night gaming sessions. The hours spent between busy student-athlete schedules—on buses and in […]
AHS makes additional programs globally accessible
Jan. 15, 2024 | Anna Flanagan In its 2020-2025 strategic plan, the College of Applied Health Sciences makes a commitment to improving the access and affordability of its programs and reducing barriers that have historically limited individual opportunity. For international students, the prospect of pursuing degrees in the United States can be both alluring and […]
AHS honors four outstanding alumni
Jan. 15, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo In 2023, the College of Applied Health Sciences chose four AHS graduates to receive alumni awards. These awards serve as a testament to the unwavering dedication and great contributions of our graduates. Young Alumni AwardMichael LeachRecreation, Sport and Tourism Michael Leach was appointed as the first-ever chief diversity and […]
(Joe) Rank and file: Retired Naval officer became a Chez Center guide
Jan. 14, 2024 | Ethan Simmons Now-retired Joe Rank is helping sustain a campus resource he could’ve used as a military veteran who returned for further education: the Chez Veterans Center By fall 1965, the conflict between North and South Vietnam had escalated, as had the United States’ military involvement. With the draft looming, Urbana […]
Pritzker to RST students: Stay in Illinois
Feb. 6, 2024 | Vince Lara-Cinisomo Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker encouraged University of Illinois students to live and work in his home state If there is one thing Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker knows about, it’s hospitality. A member of the family that owns the Hyatt hotel chain, Pritzker on Jan. 25 gave the opening remarks […]