Accomplishments - September, 2024
Julia Rendleman, assistant professor of journalism in the School of Journalism and Advertising, is involved in with an Illinois Innovation Network grant-funded project to preserve Cairo’s history and legacy. Rendleman and a faculty member at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, received funding for their project “Unveiling Black History: The African American Heritage Trail in Cairo, Illinois.” Community partners on the grant are the Cairo Public Library and the Cairo Historical Preservation Project.
John Shaw, director, Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, has been selected to participate in the 2024-2025 Council on Foreign Relations’ Higher Education Ambassador Program. The nine-month program “connects educators across the country with barrier-free resources, professional development activities, and a vibrant network of like-minded professionals who are committed to equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and perspective to navigate today’s connected world.” The program will expand the institute’s contacts across the country and world.
Seung-Hee Lee, professor, fashion studies, in the School of Architecture, earned the Best Paper Award for “Comparing Consumer and AI Perceptions of Fashion Counterfeit Purchasing Behavior” at the 2024 Society of Open Innovation: Technology, Market, and Complexity International Conference in Riga Technical University in Latvia in July.
