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Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø senior Natasha Overton has a master plan. She will graduate in 2014 with her heart in arts education and her mind on the future:

2015 – Enter a master’s degree program

2018 – Graduate with a master’s degree

2020 – Return to Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø to teach and start a local, comprehensive arts program

Nichole Schau knew from a young age she wanted to be an elementary school teacher.

Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University’s new president may have grown up downstate, but is at home here. For Gibson, home is not about location as much as it is the people and the students the institution serves.

Shawn K. Woods is a high-energy example of how a good influence on one life can reverberate through the lives of countless others. A sought-after speaker, trainer and coach—as well as an author and an entrepreneur—Woods is an expert on rising above challenges and is eager to pass the lesson on.