May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Projects in Freer Hall and the Speech and Hearing Science Building will create new classroom, research and administrative space. Conducting 21st century research and instruction in 20th century space can be challenging. Architects designing buildings 40 to 100 years ago could never have imagined the scope of the investigations in which faculty would be engaged, […]
Month: May 2019
A Celebration of Excellence
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Dr. Amy Woods, the first James K. and Karen S. McKechnie Professor in the College of Applied Health Sciences, says a pivotal event in her childhood set her on her career path. When Dr. Amy Woods was in third grade, school was a place where you were expected to […]
A Journey to Empowerment
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Kevin Fritz heard the word “can’t” frequently when he was a child. Today, he is an accomplished attorney in a prestigious Chicago law firm. He described his journey to independence in accepting the 2018 Harold Scharper Award from the Division of Disability Resources and Educational Services. Kevin Fritz’s disability […]
Partnership focuses on autism
May 06, 2019 | Anna Flanagan Microsoft knows first-hand the excellence of the STEM disciplines at Illinois, thanks to its director of university relations, three-time alumnus Harold Javid. In hopes of gaining more outstanding employees, the company funded a year-long initiative called Accessibility Lighthouse Program that seeks to build a clear career path for students […]