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In January, UI President Michael J. Hogan shared with members of the Senate Executive Committee his vision of how the new Urbana chancellor will fit into the future administrative hierarchy.

Joe Kunkel doesn't like to use the phrase "energy hog" because of the connotation.

Archer Daniels Midland Co. announced a $10 million grant to establish the ADM Institute for the Prevention of Postharvest Loss at the UI. The global institute will work with farmers in the developing world to help preserve millions of metric tons of grains and oilseeds lost each year to pests, disease, mishandling and other factors.

Earlier this month, UI President Michael J. Hogan named two prominent scholars from the university's Urbana and Chicago campuses as interim vice presidents, part of a senior administrative re-alignment approved by the UI Board of Trustees to streamline and strengthen the organization.

If you think keeping your driveway clear of snow this winter has been a difficult task, try walking a frozen mile in the galoshes of UI Facilities and Services employees.

Steve Hilberg has a deep-seated addiction he can't shake.

Mary Davis is one of seven admissions and records officers in the Student Academic Affairs Office in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She monitors the degree-requirement progress of 1,700 students at the Urbana campus – LAS students with last names starting with “STB” through “Z.”

Two new trustees — a UIC graduate honored for his work in social services and a Chicago lawyer who handles high-profile investigations, including the Burr Oak Cemetery scandal — were introduced at the Jan. 20 meeting of the UI Board of Trustees.

University trustees approved a measure Jan. 20 aimed at making tuition increases more predictable, keeping them in line with inflation.

Champaign Senate Executive Committee's Jan. 31 meeting with UI President Michael Hogan, members took the opportunity to ask questions concerning changes in the university's leadership structure.

A year of introspection is closing for the 17 UI academic-led teams charged with forming strategies to streamline operations and squeeze the most out of existing resources.

It doesn't take much research to discover the UI is near the top of the list when it comes to securing federal science funding.

Sue Sanders leads a team of building service workers responsible for the cleanliness of the Champaign residence halls.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has awarded $5.5 million to fund research that will help alleviate childhood hunger in the United States. Craig Gundersen, a UI professor of nutritional sciences in the department of agricultural and consumer economics, and James Ziliak, of the University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, will coordinate a research program on childhood hunger.

Throughout Dave Roesch’s long career in stage management, he has helped many regional and national performers look good while they are on stage. Since 1999, he has managed a variety of shows at Assembly Hall.

Honey is the original sweetener, manufactured by honey bees long before humans discovered and appropriated it. Early cave paintings depict honey gatherers, as do ancient Egyptian reliefs. From Mesopotamia to the American Midwest, honey has been important to nearly every human culture and cuisine.

A new book on birds of Illinois was 100 years in the making.

This fall, Kelsey Rozema and 150 other students moved into Timothy J. Nugent Hall, UI's first new residence hall in 44 years. Rozema and her 16 first-floor hall mates have severe physical disabilities but their new home is the most accessible residence hall in the nation.

Latino faculty members in the UI College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences will be mentoring the next generation of Latino scientists through a National Science Foundation grant recently awarded to Gustavo Caetano-Anollés, a professor of crop sciences; Sandra Rodriguez-Zas, a professor of animal sciences; Jesse Thompson, assistant dean of academic programs and coordinator for diversity programs; and Maria Villamil, a professor of crop sciences.

Urbana-Champaign Senate Senate members voted to approve changes to language protecting academic freedom at their Dec. 6 meeting.

Using energy for transportation, to power appliances and to make interiors comfortable is nearly impossible to avoid. Although there are energy-saving steps that can be taken, leaving a carbon footprint is inevitable. UI students in a carbon registry class created a website with tools that help in understanding what contributes to carbon output and suggest ways to offset the damage.

Facilities and Services has introduced a new Web application for requesting services.

Jerry Cook, facility manager for the department of physics, finds no two days on the job are alike. Routine maintenance, ongoing construction projects and unexpected repairs fill his days. In his spare time, he loves to officiate softball, basketball and volleyball.

The UI Board of Trustees on Nov. 18 unanimously approved President Michael Hogan’s plan to restructure the university administration.

This year's Winter Lights Festival on Dec. 5 at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts will feature a new lighting display that organizers hope could become a tradition.

Between Sept. 1, 2009, and Aug. 31, 2010, 270 faculty members and academic professionals retired from the UI, according to the Office of Academic Human Resources. Of those new retirees, 171 retired under the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program or Voluntary Retirement Program. (Last year, during the same time, 143 academic employees retired.)

Terence Bolden, a supervisor in food service at Illinois Street Residence Halls, grew up with a family tradition of baking that became a lifelong passion.

Trying to find information about services and events hosted by the UI just got a little easier. The Office of Public Engagement is hosting a website that provides easy access to this information all in one place.

The Urbana-Champaign Senate on Nov. 8 took its final action related to changes to the university administration and to key university governing documents proposed by the UI Board of Trustees.

When Paula Gray Havlik transferred to the UI as an undergraduate in 1975, she was filled with wonder at the big new school.

Armine Mortimer may have retired Dec. 31, 2009, but her work is far from over.

Many student organizations and clubs try to offer a helping hand, but Illini Prosthetic Technologies provides entire arms.

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Cheryl Street has worked for the School of Social work since 1999. As an admissions and records officer, she helps keep records orderly for students entering the social work profession.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded a $1.5 million grant to help UI researchers establish guidelines for increasing environmental, social and economic sustainability in ornamental crop production systems.

Champaign Senate's Annual Meeting of the Faculty Oct. 25.

Serious concerns remain among faculty members and student members of the Urbana-Champaign Senate regarding changes to the university administration and to key university governing documents proposed by the UI Board of Trustees – and now those concerns are in writing.

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Cheryl Johnson grew up dreaming of working in an air-conditioned office as a secretary.

If the walls of the UI residence halls could talk, they couldn’t give you a more complete account of their history than Stanley Apperson could.

Joe Butsch, an electrician at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, has helped make the performance venue greener since he began at the UI in 2004.

They baked New England's Thanksgiving pies, preached their faith to crowds of worshippers, spied for the patriots during the American Revolution, wrote that human bondage was a sin, and demanded reparations for slavery.

Juggling the demands of being a faculty member, as well as trying to find time for yourself and family and friends can seem overwhelming. "The Joyful Professor" (Henschel Haus, 2010), by Barbara Minsker, a professor of environmental and water resources systems engineering, provides tips for balancing the many roles of researcher, teacher, coach and mentor, while maintaining a healthy personal life.

Faculty members and students have numerous concerns about changes being proposed by the UI Board of Trustees to the university administration and to key university governing documents.

A consortium led by the UI College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences received $9 million to improve the livelihoods of rural farmers in the world's poorest nations by modernizing and strengthening their agricultural Extension systems.

Security cameras inside and outside UI buildings, and inside Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District buses are among the newest campus police tools.

Terri Bingaman is a customer support specialist at Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services. She’s been helping students and employees reset their CITES passwords for 14 years.

UI President Michael J. Hogan outlined his vision for the university and sounded a warning about the university’s national rankings in remarks at the meeting of the UI Board of Trustees on Sept. 23 in Urbana.

UI president Michael J. Hogan outlined administrative changes that he said will unify the university's leadership team, reduce overhead and strengthen its missions of teaching, research and clinical health care.

Campus administrators have responded to recommendations submitted by five project review teams in the Stewarding Excellence @ Illinois campus initiative - Aviation, Campus Programs Supporting Teaching, the Graduate College, Information Technology at Illinois, and Refocusing Scholarships.