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Leader of Leaders: �鶹Լ�� Alum Dr. Carrie Hruby '96 Wears Many Hats as Superintendent of the O’Fallon School District

Each year, �鶹Լ�� University alum Dr. Carrie Hruby ‘96 makes it a point to return to campus in late February. Hruby is the Superintendent of O’Fallon School District and comes back for the School of Education’s (SOE) annual Interview Bootcamp. Hruby and several other SOE alums conduct mock interviews with student-teachers nearing graduation to prepare them for those real-world interviews quickly approaching. Read More...

Bird in the Hand: �鶹Լ��’s Dr. Travis Wilcoxen Leads Unique Performance Learning Research Opportunities at the Illinois Raptor Center (IRC)

Wilcoxen serves as the Board President of the Illinois Raptor Center (IRC), a non-profit organization that rehabilitates injured and sick birds of prey, and whenever he has the opportunity to collect more data and samples, he won’t pass up the chance. Read More...

�鶹Լ�� University Biology Major Lanie Chizmark Investigates the Health of Illinois’ Birds of Prey

“This opportunity allowed me to do independent research, and I got to see all of the processes that go into creating a project and sticking with a plan,” Lanie said. “Having the opportunity to be in a veterinarian setting and getting to do the test that we were doing, like drawing blood samples, measuring all the data, was helpful to see.” Read More...

'Believe in the Work:' Award-Winning Opera Singer Phillip Lopez Returns to �鶹Լ�� for Artist Residency

Lopez returned to the Albert Taylor Theatre, joining the �鶹Լ�� Opera Theatre, on Feb. 9 for an evening of love, song, and drama in a performance titled “Opera Valentine.” The showcase included many opera classics selected by Lopez and was the culmination of an Artist in Residency week with students in the School of Music. Read More...