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The Chuck Kane Scholarship Golf Event may look a bit different this year to adhere to health guidelines and precautions, but Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø will still gather — virtually and on the greens — to raise funds for students. Read about this and more in the latest edition of Noteworthy at Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø. 

Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University has launched the Social Justice Leadership Housing Award, President Gloria J. Gibson announced on June 24. The award is a new leadership program for students who positively impact their university, career and communities. Students participating in the program will be given one year's free housing in The Nest, Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø’s on-campus apartments, while taking a first-year seminar during their first semester and while participating in a series of leadership workshops during their second semester.

Å·²©ÓÎÏ·¹ÙÍø Illinois University has established a second social justice award program. A STEM scholarship webinar and transfer student webinar will take place this week and alumni are doing great work in Chicago’s communities.

As remote teaching and learning becomes the norm this spring, a TESOL faculty member has co-edited a new book about teaching using games. Read more about the book, a special online performance by Ensemble Español and alumni efforts during COVID-19.