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THE (MOSTLY) TRUE LIFE TALES OFDAVID KODESKI

ASIAN AMERICAN, PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENT SUPPORT

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PROFILEsend profile ideas to Gary Wisby, [email protected]

When people hear that David Kodeski is from Niagara Falls, they’re surprised that anyone actually lives there.

“They seem to think it’s just a big tour-isty waterfall — in Canada, no less — where people go to get married,” he said.

Tales from his childhood there are the stuff of “True Life Tales from the Honey-moon Capital of the World (some of which are true),” to be performed Oct. 16, 17, 23 and 24 at Stage 773, 1225 W. Bel-mont.

Kodeski, assistant to the vice provost for planning and programs, will be on stage with musician Naomi Ashley, who will perform songs she composed based on his stories. The two will be accompa-nied by musicians playing accordion, vio-lin, bass, guitar and drums.

Some of his Niagara Falls stories are true, Kodeski said.

“Some are how I remember things; memory is completely fallible. And some I have to make up out of whole cloth to make the story flow,” he said.

One tale, “Mr. Forgione and the Bare-foot Hippie,” concerns a postal worker in the neighborhood who chases then-teen-aged Kodeski and a friend with a two-by-four because they’ve been picking on his daughters.

Kodeski peeks into the postman’s home to discover great quantities of mail.

“Judging by the stacks of these circulars, samples and coupons, it is fairly obvious that Mr. Forgione didn’t always deliver all the mail all of the time,” he said.

In another “True Life Tale,” Kodeski works one hot summer at the Fantasy Island theme park, wearing a bear cos-tume in a production of “Goldilocks and the Three Bears.”

“My parents were pleased because I was

putting my theater arts degree from Niag-ara County Community College to good use,” he said.

“We were not gentle bears, mostly be-cause the woman who lip-synced Goldi-locks was a stick-in-the-mud pain. She was majoring in television and radio jour-nalism and when I see the boxes of hair that are news anchors today, I can see that she could very easily have gone on to be-come a TV news anchor. A TV news an-chor in a very small market.”

A couple of Kodeski’s stories have aired on National Public Radio.

He read “Niagara (you should have been Yosemite)” on “This American Life,” and “Another Lousy Day” on “All Things Considered.”

The latter is based on the diaries and scrapbooks of a factory worker named Do-lores, who lived in the McKinley Park neighborhood. Years after her death, Ko-

deski found the items in a resale store.Many of her observations invoked the

mantra “another lousy day,” hence the title of the story.

“I’m posting her diary entries daily on Facebook,” Kodeski said. “She’s kind of a hit on social media.”

Kodeski is a founding member of the local performance ensemble BoyGirlBoy-Girl. They perform original monologues about a news article, drawing on their own experiences.

The pieces are “generally funny, but often have a darker core to them,” he said.

He has also performed with local the-ater companies Lucky Pierre, Theater Oo-bleck, the Encyclopedia Show and the Pansy Kings and was an ensemble member of the Neo-Futurists.

Recently he’s been putting on a series of one-night-only shows, “Happy to See Me,” with Ashley, her band and fellow BGBG

“Remaining in the labor force is healthier for you. It’s healthier because working keeps you physically and mentally engaged.”

S. Jay Olshansky, professor of epidemiology and biostatistics and an expert on aging, on a study that found older adults who keep work-ing appear healthier than those who retire, Sept. 24 HealthDay

“It had become an escalating problem. They would, among other things, take cars that were legally parked and tow them away. And often, drivers would be pretty upset by that.”

Dick Simpson, professor of political science, on his campaign against Lincoln Park Towing when he was a Chicago alderman, and his office’s help to songwrit-er Steve Goodman with the song “Lincoln Park Pi-rates,” Sept. 24 DNAinfo.com

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ensemble members. The next performance, Nov. 16 at the Hideout, a Chicago bar,

“asks the musical question, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if we could just roll up Columbus Day, Yom Kippur, Veteran’s Day, Hallow-een, Thanksgiving, and Christmas into one day and get them all over with at once?’”

Kodeski won the 1999 After Dark Award, and with his husband, fellow BGBG member Edward Thomas Herrera, the 2007 James Grigsby Award.

He earned a bachelor’s degree from Davis and Elkins College in West Virginia.

Kodeski has worked at UIC since 2013.For 10 years he was a producer for the

Siskel and Ebert TV show. He also worked in continuing medical education and spent 10 years working in bookstores.

“My parents are the only ones in their family who graduated from high school,” the Lincoln Square resident said. “It’s a big deal that I and my siblings went to college.”

“It’s definitely a critical area of research, as climate change scientists expect more fre-quent and heavier rainfall events. If these events are going to happen more often, we need to better understand the relationship to human health.”

Jyotsna Jagai, research assistant professor of environmental and occupational health sci-ences, on the link between extreme rainfall, sewer overflow into waterways and illness, Sept. 23 Pump Handle science blog

True life tales from Niagara Falls native

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UIC staff member David Kodeski, right, performs “True Life Tales from the Honeymoon Capital of the World,” at Chicago’s Stage 773, based growing up in Niagara Falls. Musician Naomi Ashley, left, will perform songs composed for his stories.

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STUDENT SUPPORTBy Brian Flood — [email protected]

UIC received its third federal grant in five years — for a total of $5.6 million — to boost academic and social support ser-vices for Asian American and Pacific Islander undergraduate students.

The latest grant, a five-year, $1.5 million award from the U.S. Department of Edu-cation’s Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institu-tion program, will fund supplemental tu-toring, academically integrated mentorship and internships.

“The latest funding builds on the suc-cesses of both previous grants to provide more academic tutoring as well as mentor-ship for students through Asian American studies curriculum and the Asian Ameri-can Mentor Program,” said Karen Su, principal investigator for the grant, which will establish the UIC Pipeline for Asian American and Pacific Islander Student Success (UIC PASS).

The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Asian Americans will hold a town hall Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. in the Student Services Building, Rooms B and C, to dis-cuss the impact of the previous grants and look ahead to initiatives under the new grant.

The first Department of Education grant in 2010 led to the Asian American and Native American Pacific Island-er-Serving Institution Initiative at UIC. Su is also principal investigator/project director.

That award, which concludes later this month, enhanced the Asian American studies program and the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center and funded research on the experiences of Asian

American and Pacific Islander undergradu-ates at UIC.

The second grant in 2011, which runs through next September, supports academ-ic and writing skills development, college preparation, career advancement and fi-nancial aid.

“Many of UIC’s Asian American and Pacific Islander students are English lan-guage learners, children of immigrants, first-generation college students, and low-income,” said Su, clinical assistant pro-fessor of Asian American studies.

“These grants provide significant re-sources for the university’s ongoing sup-port of at-risk students in key areas such as recruitment, retention and graduation.”

UIC is the only Midwest university among the 10 institutions selected for the latest round of funding.

To be eligible for funds through the Department of Education program, an institution must be a designated Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-serving institution and its under-graduate enrollment must be at least 10 percent Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander. At least half the institution’s degree-seeking students must be eligible for federal Pell financial aid grants.

This fall, more than 22 percent of UIC’s undergraduates identify as either Asian American or Native American Pacific Is-lander and about half of undergraduates receive Pell grants.

“UIC’s status as a national leader among urban, public higher education institutions in providing access and programs for un-derserved students is further enhanced by

the Department of Education’s latest fund-ing,” said Tyrone Forman, associate chan-cellor and vice provost for diversity.

UIC is federally recognized as a Mi-

nority Serving Institution through its sta-tus as a funded Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution.

UIC awarded third grant for Asian American undergraduate initiatives

UIC has received three federal grants in five years to provide academic and social support services for Asian American and Pacific Islander students.

TOWN HALL ON ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER STUDENT INITIATIVES3 p.m. Oct. 15 Student Services Building

Breast cancer survivors to celebrate at UI Health

Breast cancer survivors and the people who care for and about them will be cele-brated Friday at UIC’s first Breast Cancer Survivor Appreciation Day.

The free event, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the courtyard across Taylor Street from UI Hospital, will include dancing, music, re-freshments and information.

Invited are breast cancer survivors, families and friends, and supporting UI Health and UIC faculty, staff and stu-dents. More than 150 are expected. All are encouraged to wear pink.

“We thought it was a great opportunity to open our doors, bring our resources and community resources, and share with our patients and the community,” said Dawn Ellen Smith, communications di-rector for the UI Cancer Center and one

of the organizers.“We have such a large population of

breast cancer patients and survivors throughout the community that we work with and are trying to impact. We’ve re-ceived a lot of feedback that they want to be engaged in the work we’re doing.”

The event will include a line dance by Fre2Dance and an African dance perfor-mance and movement workshop by Ayo-dele Drum and Dance.

Food and beverages will be provided — “something on the light and healthy side,” Smith said — courtesy of UI Health, the Cancer Center and the UI Center for Breast Care.

Representatives of several cancer support groups, including Imerman Angels, Bright Pink, Gilda’s Club Chicago, the American

Breast cancer survivors and UI Health staff dance outside the hospital during the Pink Glove Dance Competition in 2014. — Photo: Hossein Fatemi


Cancer Society and the Metropolitan Breast Cancer Task Force, will be on hand.

Physicians and survivors will speak at a mini-forum. There will be a raffle and breast

cancer survivors will receive gift bags.In case of bad weather, the event

will be held in UI Hospital conference rooms 1130-1135.


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UIC Theatre opens season with classicBy Anne Brooks Ranallo — [email protected]

People who need a moral compass as they face a “new normal” — that’s the theme for this year’s productions by the UIC Theatre.

The season opens Friday with an Arthur Miller classic, “A View from the Bridge.” Tickets are free to UIC fresh-men with i-card.

The play, performed by student ac-tors, is directed by Steppenwolf ensem-ble member Yasen Peyankov, head of the theatre program.

One performance of each play throughout the year will be followed by a talk led by theater critic and UIC in-structor Jonathan Abarbanel, with spe-cial guests, directors and cast members.

All plays will be performed at the UIC Theatre, 1044 W. Harrison St. Tickets may be purchased online at theatreandmusic.uic.edu/theatre-season or at the box office for $17 general public ($50 for the season) and $12 students and seniors ($36 for the sea-son).

For more information, call 312-996-2939 or email [email protected].

“A View From the Bridge”By Arthur Miller, directed by Yasen Peyankov

In 1950s Brooklyn, longshoreman Eddie Carbone loses his grip on his identity when his immigrant relatives arrive, leaving unnatural desires stripped raw in this tale of the American dream gone wrong.

Oct. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10 at 7:30 p.m.Oct. 4 (theatre talk) and 11 at 2 p.m.

“As You Like It”By William Shakespeare, directed by Dado

Gender and the rules of romance are flipped on their heads in the bewilder-ing forest of Arden, where Shakespeare’s beloved characters romp through one of his most enduring comedies. Long-time Chicago director Dado brings to life the twists and turns of exile in a topsy-turvy world.

Nov. 13, 14, 19 (theatre talk), 20, 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 15, 22 at 2 p.m.Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. (school matinee)

UIC student Bobby Campbell plays longshoreman Eddie Carbone in “A View from the Bridge,” which opens Friday at the UIC Theatre.

PENSION PROBLEMSExperts will discuss solutions for Illi-

nois’ financial problems and the state em-ployees pension crisis Thursday at a forum sponsored by the UIC chapter of the State University Annuitants Association.

“Addressing Illinois’ Fiscal Problems and Political Logjam” will be held 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in 302 Student Center East.

Speakers include Ralph Martire, exec-utive director of the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability, political science professor Dick Simpson and Bill Barclay, former board member of the Illinois Fi-nancial Authority.

For more information, visit uic.edu/orgs/suaa or contact chapter president Brenda Russell, [email protected].

GRAD SCHOOL IN YOUR FUTURE?A free Graduate and Professional

School Fair will be held 3 to 7 p.m. Thursday in the UIC Forum for students, employees and the community.

Representatives from more than 200 graduate and professional programs will be available to provide information about their specific programs.

No advance registration is required. For information, visit go.uic.edu/gradfair

If you require any accommodations to participate in the event, contact 312-996-2300 or [email protected]

#FLAMESFRIDAYStudents, faculty and staff are en-

couraged to show their UIC pride by wearing UIC apparel or UIC red cloth-ing every Friday.

Share photos on social media #FlamesFriday.

VACATION AND/OR SICK LEAVE PAYOUTS

UIC employees may defer vacation and/or compensable sick leave payouts to their 403(b) and/or 457 retirement accounts upon separation or retirement from the university.

For instructions on submitting an election form to make a deferral, contact Payroll and Benefits at [email protected] or 312-996-6471 at least 60 days before the last day of employment.

APAC ONLINEThe September issue of APAC News

now is available online at uicapac.blogspot.com/

Articles in this issue include a survey of employee views on the job analysis project, insurance claim nonpayment, infrastructure funding and an interview with President Timothy Killeen.

The blog is produced by the Academ-ic Professional Advisory Committee.

“SNAFU”By Jennie Buckham, directed by David Kersnar

Inspired by the stories of veterans, this compelling drama explores the struggle of soldiers and their loved ones to navigate life after combat as conflict stretches be-yond the battlefield. Lookingglass Theatre founding member David Kersnar directs a world premiere based loosely on “The Od-yssey.”

Feb. 19, 20, 24, 25, 26, 27 at 7:30 p.m.Feb. 21 (talk to follow), 28 at 2 p.m.

“Passing Strange”Book and lyrics by Stew, music by Stew

and Heidi Rodewald, directed by Derrick Sanders

This rowdy rock musical follows a rebellious African-American youth searching Europe for the ever-elusive

“real.” While he seeks meaning in a series of misadventures with sex, drugs and art, he finds his middle-class background at odds with racial stereotypes he both em-braces and rejects. Jeff-Award-winning UIC faculty member Derrick Sanders directs. UIC musicians will perform music and vocals.

April 8, 9, 13, 14 (theatre talk), 15, 16 at 7:30 p.m.

April 10, 17 at 2 p.m.

Free flu shots offered in October for UIC employees, retirees

Free flu shots for UIC employees and retirees will be offered Oct. 13 and Oct. 20.

State employees and retirees enrolled in Quality Care or state-sponsored man-aged care insurance plans are eligible.

Employees must present health insur-ance card and i-card. Retirees and survi-vors must present state-sponsored health insurance card and state ID or driver’s license.

The flu shots will be given by College of Pharmacy students. The free shots are sponsored by the College of Pharmacy, the Payroll and Benefits Office and the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services.

For more information call 312-996-6471 or 312-996-6300.

Get a free flu shot Oct. 13 or Oct. 20. — Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin

Oct. 13: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thompson Rooms, Student Center West

Oct. 20: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Cardinal Room, Student Center East


Student musicians embrace mariachiStudents in a new UIC music group are

embracing their heritage through mariachi, the folk music of Mexico.

“Mariachi can help people connect with their culture, their roots,” said Giovanni Garcia, trumpeter for Mariachi Fuego, UIC’s first music ensemble dedicated to mariachi music.

Mariachi Fuego performs tonight in a concert with the UIC Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. at the Merit School of Music, 38 S. Peoria St. Admission to the Latino Music Festival event is free to UIC students with i-card; others pay-what-you-can.

“We’re a traditional mariachi, playing songs written for the mariachi medium,” says Javier José Mendoza, UIC Orchestra conductor and visiting instructor in the School of Theatre and Music.

The mariachi genre is largely based on Mexican history and folklore; it’s consid-ered a large part of Mexican national iden-tity.

Mariachi Fuego performed in the Little

Village and Pilsen Mexican Independence Day parades earlier this month to great enthusiasm.

“It’s amazing to see how the audience and public reacts to a mariachi and particu-lar songs — it enlivens them,” said Mendo-za.

Erendira Izguerra, the group’s student director and violinist and a senior majoring in music, grew up listening to mariachi at home.

“It really inspires me. It pushes me be-cause it’s my culture and it feels so good to do it,” she said.

Others in the group are playing the music for the first time.

“This mariachi is important because a lot of students grow up not recognizing their cultures,” Izguerra said.

“After a few generations, not a lot of cul-tural practices are passed on,” Garcia agreed. “But now we have resources like Mariachi Fuego to connect to our roots. It’s a big help for students to not lose parts

Mariachi Fuego performs in Pilsen’s Mexican Independence Day Sept. 12. The group also appeared in the Little Village Parade.

UIC ORCHESTRA AND MARIACHI FUEGO7:30 p.m. Sept. 30Merit School of Music, 38 S. Peoria St.UIC students free; others pay-what-you-can

By Francisca Corona — [email protected]

of their heritage.” Mariachi Fuego began as a music activi-

ty last year, then expanded to become a one-credit instrumental ensemble class this semester, meeting two hours a week.

The band currently has 16 members: six violinists, two guitarists, three trumpeters, two bassists, two lead vocalists and one vihuela player (a kind of guitar). They hope to raise money for instruments and suits.

Izguerra is also a member of the Orbert

Davis Chicago Jazz Philharmonic. “Using different styles, and making your

brain work to do that, definitely makes a musician better, and the more styles of music you expose yourself to, the more op-portunities you get,” she said.

The class is open to all majors. Students interested in joining can email Mendoza, [email protected].

“We’re starting to sound really good now,” Garcia said.


Two classrooms in Burnham Hall were combined this summer to create a larger space where students can more easily collaborate.

Burnham Hall 204 and 208 are the most recent renova-tion projects completed by the UIC Office of Campus Learning Environments in partnership with the Academic Computing and Communications Center.

The rooms were combined to create a large rectangular room. Long rows of tables and chairs were added on the same platform level so that students can just turn their chairs around to work with classmates.

“Whenever possible, we try to create these active learn-ing classrooms,” said Wendy Jeanes, assistant director of the campus learning environments office. “We want to support and encourage active teaching methods.”

Other improvements include acoustic treatments on the walls and ceilings, lighting enhancements, portable whiteboards and a multimedia podium.

“Students can capture their thoughts on the whiteboard, then take a photo using their smartphone and share it with the whole class through the lecture capture tool on Black-board,” Jeanes said.

The renovations were completed with suggestions from an advisory board of students and faculty members, Jeanes said.

Similar renovations with swivel seats and multimedia enhancements were recently completed in another class-room in Burnham Hall and one in Douglas Hall, Jeanes said.

“We’ve had great faculty and student response,” she said.

By Christy Levy — [email protected]

Improvements promote active learning in Burnham Hall

A renovated space in Burnham Hall has seating that allows students to easily collaborate. “We want to support and encourage active teaching methods,” says Wendy Jeanes, Office of Campus Learning Environments.

By Bill Burton — [email protected]

Quick response helps rescue pedestrian

The quick actions of a UIC Police offi-cer and the students of the UIC Emer-gency Medical Services ambulance may have saved the life of a pedestrian who was struck by a semi-truck at an intersec-tion near campus.

UIC Police Officer Mike Mesce heard screams as he drove his patrol car near Roosevelt Road and Ashland Avenue about 7:30 p.m. Sept. 15. He saw a woman who had been dragged under the truck wheels as it turned the corner.

He immediately turned on his lights and siren, then stopped the truck. He freed the woman, who had severe lower

-body injuries, and radioed for backup.First on scene, several minutes before

Chicago Fire Department paramedics arrived, was UIC EMS-1, a basic- life-support ambulance staffed by stu-dents who are state-licensed EMTs.

The crew — pre-med students Chris-topher Wolz, Christian Carrera and Jil-lian Sachen — applied a tourniquet to the leg of the 22-year-old victim, Mesce said, while he controlled the scene.

CFD paramedics arrived a few min-utes later in an advanced-life-support ambulance to transport the patient to Stroger Hospital, where she was in criti-cal condition.

How did the three undergraduate stu-dents handle the life-threatening situa-tion at the scene?

“I felt prepared,” said Sachen, a senior

majoring in neuroscience. “We’ve all done this a lot in mock scenarios. Everyone knew what to do.”

Sachen is a teaching assistant in EMS 200, which prepares students for certifica-tion and licensure as EMTs. She has served on the state’s only student-run, licensed-to-transport ambulance crew for two years.

Carrera, a senior double-majoring in history and biology, said he was proud of the team’s response.

“Going in, I felt very confident with the people we had,” he said.

UIC EMS-1 is staffed by student EMTs.


To prevent kids’ cavities, project starts with familiesBy Sam Hostettler — [email protected]

Fonseca, David Avenetti and Sheela Raja, College of Dentistry; Michael Berbaum and Oksana Pugach, Institute for Health Research and Policy; and Jennie Pinkwater, Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

The best way to improve a child’s health is to improve the health of the whole family.

That’s the basis of a new UIC outreach program to reduce cavities in Chicago’s low-income and minority infants and toddlers.

“If the parents or caregivers aren’t prac-ticing good oral hygiene themselves, the chance that the children will take good care of their own teeth is much lower,” said Molly Martin, associate professor of pediatrics in the College of Medicine.

Funded by a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, the multidisciplinary program will train community health workers to talk with families about oral hygiene at health clin-ics, WIC centers and in their homes.

The researchers will look at which set-ting, or combination of settings, is more effective for reaching people.

“We might find that families are more likely to take action if they are reached in the clinic and at home than they are if they are just reached at a clinic,” said Martin, a fellow of the UIC Institute for Health Research and Policy and principal investigator on the NIH grant.

The study, called Coordinated Oral Health Promotion Chicago (CO-OP Chicago), includes UIC researchers in

clinical pediatrics, dentistry and health policy.

They will recruit and train six commu-nity health workers to talk with 1,500 families in Chicago who have children between the ages of 6 months and 3 years. The families will be studied for two years to evaluate their overall oral health and the incidence of cavities in the children.

Almost half of children 11 years and under have cavities, one of the most com-mon chronic health conditions of child-hood, particularly among low-income and minority children. In Chicago, 63 percent of third graders have cavities, and more than half go untreated.

Pediatric dentists in the College of Dentistry will develop the training curric-ulum for the community health workers.

“Improving oral health and access to care for families and children is some-thing we are very excited to be a part of through this grant,” said Marcio da Fon-seca, head of pediatric dentistry.

The grant to UIC is one of 10 an-nounced by the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research as part of the new national Multidisciplinary and Collaborative Research Consortium to Reduce Oral Health Disparities in Chil-dren.

The UIC grant is administered by the

Institute for Health Research and Policy, an all-campus home and incubator for multidisciplinary health research.

Co-investigators on the grant are Wil-liam Frese, Usha Raj and Benjamin Van Voorhees, College of Medicine; Marcio da

To reduce cavities in children, outreach should also include parents and caregivers, says UIC researcher Molly Martin. — Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin


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SPECIAL EVENT

UIC OPEN HOUSE UIC showcases its diverse programs and academic opportunities to thousands of prospective students, families, alumni and community members8 a.m.–2 p.m.openhouse.uic.edu

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HERITAGE CONCERT UIC Orchestra performs with UIC’s Mariachi Fuego. Part of the Latino Music Festival7:30 p.m. Merit School of Music 38 S. Peoria St.

SPECIAL EVENT SEP30 ADDRESSING ILLINOIS’

FISCAL PROBLEMS AND POLITICAL LOGJAMUIC chapter of the State Universities Annuitants Associ-ation presents its 2015 Fall Forum. Panel includes Ralph Martire, executive director, Center for Tax and Budget Accountability; Bill Barclay, UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business; Dick Simpson, political science11 a.m.–12:30 p.m. / 302 SCE

LECTURE

A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

UIC Theatre production of Arthur Miller’s tale of the American dream gone wrong. Directed by Yasen Peyankov. Tickets free for UIC freshmen with i-card; $12 for other stu-dents; $17 for general public. Purchase tickets at go.uic.edu/bridge

7:30 p.m. Oct. 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10

2 p.m. Oct. 4, 11

UIC Theatre

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SPECIAL EVENTOCT2-4, 7-11

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND CANCER: THE EVIDENCE STEP BY STEPUI Cancer Center’s Diet and Behavior Shared Resource research conference9 a.m.–4 p.m. College of Nursing Events Centergo.illinois.edu/ dbsrpacancerconf

CONFERENCE OCT 08

OCT 14 UNIVERSITY

BAND7:30 P.M.

UIC THEATRE

THE ROLE OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE COMMUNITY

David Spacek, deputy director of transit for public transportation programs, Illinois Department of Transportation. Sponsored by the Urban Transporta-tion Center Noon 110 CUPPA Hall

LECTUREOCT 15 GONE OUR SMALL

DIFFERENCES, WE ARE ONEUIC Wind Ensemble and guest artists — the New Century Saxophone Quartet, soprano Ashlee Hardgrave and alto sax-ophonist Chris Hemingway — perform four pieces, including the world premiere of “Three Places in Jazz,” composed by James Syler7:30 p.m. UIC Theatre

SPECIAL EVENT OCT 17


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By David Kwon — [email protected]

“I joined the Army for the discipline, and now I will use it to better myself through school,” says Binh Ly, junior in engineering physics. “The Army has really shaped me as a person.”

Binh Ly dropped out of Moraine Valley Community College to enlist in the U.S. Army, an experience that helped shape his future college success at UIC.

“I joined the Army for the discipline, and now I will use it to better myself through school,” said Ly, a junior in en-gineering physics. “The Army has really shaped me as a person. I miss the camaraderie I developed with my fellow soldiers.”

He joined the Army as a tank mechanic in 2007, a job that consisted of maintenance and retrieval of M1 Abrams tanks, as well as maintaining tank battle system readiness and effectiveness. After graduating from basic training and tank mechanic school at Fort Knox, Ken-tucky, Ly joined the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colorado.

Ly completed two tours in Iraq on behalf of Operation Iraqi Freedom, his first deployment consisting of six months in 2008 and 2009 and his second lasting 11 months from 2010 to 2011.

During deployment, he conducted maintenance on and retrieval of high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehi-cles and mine resistant ambush protected vehicles. He also conducted mounted and dismounted patrols.

He served for four-and-a-half years before being hon-

orably discharged. After his service, he re-enrolled in Mo-raine Valley for a year before transferring to UIC in spring 2013.

“I learned to be flexible in the Army,” Ly said. “Things can change on a dime, and being able to adapt will broad-en your experiences and success.”

During his time in service, Ly reached the rank of E-4 Specialist and was awarded two Army Commendation Medals and three Army Achievement Medals. He was also given the Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars, Army Good Conduct Medal, Global War on Ter-rorism Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Expert Marksmanship

Badge and Army Service Ribbon.Ly was born in Vietnam and lived there until he was 3

before his family moved to Los Angeles. They lived there for 10 years, then moved to Chicago.

“I chose UIC for its diversity and proximity to my hometown,” Ly said.

On campus he is a Project LEAD peer adviser, works with the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership program and is a member of the Student Veterans Associ-ation. Ly also volunteers at the Anti-Cruelty Society.

After completing his bachelor’s studies at UIC, he hopes to attend UIC’s master’s program in energy engi-neering. After graduate school, Ly plans to conduct re-search in energy development.

Colorful chalk and lively music set the scene as UIC students created a mural in the quad to “chalk out” what peace looks like.

Students created their artwork while sharing with each other what they do to create peace, said Megan Carney, director of the UIC Gender and Sexuality Cen-ter. The Sept. 8 event was sponsored by the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change and led by the J-DEF Peace Project.

Members of the J-DEF Peace Project started the mural and students added their chalk drawings.

Anna Ruiz wrote, “Man Made Borders will not stop us!” Ruiz is a member of the Fearless Undocumented Alliance student group, which aims to create a flourish-ing environment for UIC undocumented students.

“We don’t remember how important peace is,” she said. “It’s something we take for granted and it affects how we interact with other students.”

The J-DEF Peace Project extends the dialogue of peace through visual arts, said Jeff Maldonado. He co-founded the J-DEF project with his wife, Elizabeth, as a tribute to their son, Jeff Jr., who was killed by gang vio-

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Colorful chalk drawings show what peace looks like lence. An aspiring hip-hop artist, Jeff Jr. wrote about sociopolitical issues, culture and gang violence.

Jocelyn Chavez said she loved how the event facili-tated interaction among students who may not normal-ly interact, in a space students pass while walking to class.

“It’s great to see what’s present and how we all have similarities, especially with the theme,” she said.

The Peace Project mural kicked off a series of events sponsored by Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change on the impact violence has within our communities. They include the African-American Cul-tural Center, Asian American Resource and Cultural Center, Disability Resource Center, Gender and Sexu-ality Center, Latino Cultural Center and Women’s Leadership and Resource Center.

“The Peace Project shines a different light on the issue of violence by using a positive angle,” said Mark Martell, director of the Asian American Resource and Cultural Center.

“Students collaborate, transcending their identities, to create a language of peace.”

Students add chalk drawings to a peace mural in the Quad – Photo: Edith Tovar


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Studying past to learn about present

Chicago-area teachers and their students learn about the present by studying the past with the help of a UIC summer program for local educators.

“Rethinking the Gilded Age and Progressivisms: Race, Capitalism and Democracy, 1877-1920” is a four-week summer institute for 30 schoolteachers, kindergarten through high school, who study American society and politics from more than a century ago.

The program, first held in 2013, received a $198,000 grant renewal from the National Endowment for the Humanities for summer 2016.

“We are excited that the NEH has hon-ored us with another opportunity to connect past and present again next year,” said Rob-ert Johnston, project co-director and aca-demic director.

“We have been thrilled — but not sur-prised — at the level of thoughtfulness, en-gagement and commitment to scholarly inquiry of the 30 teachers whom we brought to the institute again this summer.”

The institute features discussions, lectures and research on the Gilded Age and the

Progressive Era. Participants go on related historical and cultural outings in Chicago.

The teachers develop lesson plans to help their students connect the era with current events.

In addition to Johnston, professor of history and director of UIC’s teaching of history, other UIC faculty and staff in-volved with the program are Leon Fink, distinguished professor of history, Jeff Sk-lansky, associate professor of history, plus special collections staff in the UIC Li-brary and Jane Addams Hull-House Mu-seum.

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Faculty members Leon Fink (left) and Robert Johnston . — Photo: Matthew Kaplan


Rockford plans new residencies

The College of Medicine at Rock-ford plans to add five new residency programs to its existing residency in family medicine.

“It’s my belief we need to recruit and retain physicians, improve the quality of care and provide a financial boon to the Rockford area,” said regional dean Alex Stagnaro-Green.

The campus wants to add residencies in emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, general surgery, internal medicine and psychiatry.

The residencies would be developed by a consortium that could include Swedish American Health System, OSF St. Anthony Medical Center, Mercy Rockford Health System, Cru-sader Clinic and Rosecrance Treatment

Centers, Stagnaro-Green said.The new residencies could graduate

100 residents a year and attract $30 mil-lion in federal funding to Rockford, he said, adding that it would cost $2 mil-lion to launch the new residencies.

Organizers hope to raise $100,000 for the residency programs and stu-dents at an Oct. 2 fundraiser, the Boardwalk Casino Bash. For informa-tion, visit rockford.medicine.uic.edu

New residencies was the subject of a survey of 350 Rockford-area physicians conducted by the Rockford medical site.

“Two-thirds of them gave a very strong sense that residency programs would be positive, and they were inter-ested in becoming involved in educat-ing,” Stagnaro-Green said.


UIC students in engineering, urban planning and earth sciences presented their award-winning plan to manage campus storm water at the annual con-ference of the Water and Environment Federation Sept. 26-30 in Chicago.

The team won first place in the mas-ter plan category of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Campus Rain-Works Challenge last spring, compet-ing against more than 500 college students from 64 teams in 23 states.

The EPA and the Water and Envi-ronment Federation invited the stu-dents to present their project at WEFTEC 2015, the federation’s annu-al conference that includes thousands of professionals in water quality science and engineering. The team was part of the Stormwater Congress Sept. 29 at McCormick Place.

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materials engineering students Nick Haas, Lisha Wu, David Klawitter and Emmanuel Dominguez; urban planning and policy students Curtis Witek and Eduardo Munoz; and earth and environ-mental sciences student Ann Cosgrove. Ben O’Connor, assistant professor of civil and materials engineering, is the group’s adviser.

The Campus RainWorks Challenge is a national EPA competition for students to design green storm water infrastruc-ture on campus. The UIC team created a 10-year plan to improve rainwater man-agement on the east side of campus and reduce runoff by 30 million gallons.

The plan would replace lawn with na-tive grasses and plants to save on mainte-nance, mowing and irrigation, and re-place parking lot pavement with more permeable materials (to be done when upgrades or repairs are already planned).

The team receives the RainWorks award from EPA administrator Susan Hed-man. L-R: back row Ann Cosgrove, Ben O’Connor, Curtis Witek, Nick Haas; front row David Klawitter, Emmanuel Dominguez, Lisha Wu, Hedman and Eduardo Munoz. – Photo: Joshua Clark/UIC Photo Services

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PEOPLE

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Legal expert to lead justice center

Legal and government professional Juli-ana Stratton is new director of the Center for Public Safety and Justice.

The research center, founded in 1997 by the U.S. Department of Justice to support community policing and problem-solving techniques, recently became a part of the College of Urban Planning and Public Af-fairs.

The center offers training, technical as-sistance and research. It maintains partner-ships with the Bureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency and other agencies.

Recent projects include a national pro-tocol for law enforcement responses to missing persons with dementia, a proce-dural justice series for the King County (Washington) Sheriff ’s Office and a revi-sion of the Illinois Basic Law Enforcement Academy curriculum for best practices.

Stratton was executive director of Cook County Justice for Children, an indepen-dent nonprofit that promotes transparency and accountability by the Cook County Juvenile Court.

“I look forward to engaging the commu-nity around us in a dialogue about why public safety is an important aspect of urban planning and building strong com-munities,” she said.

Previously, Stratton was executive direc-tor of the Cook County Justice Advisory Council and managed the criminal and juvenile justice reform agenda for the Cook County Board president. She is trained in Peacekeeper Circles, a preventative restor-

ative justice model for elementary-aged students and teachers.

“Juliana Stratton’s understanding of the justice system, and of the critical need for restorative justice, will serve the Center for Public Safety and Justice well,” said CUPPA dean Michael Pagano.

For nearly 20 years, Stratton was presi-dent of JDS Mediation Services Inc., an alternative dispute resolution firm. She was a deputy hearing commissioner for the Chicago Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection and an adminis-trative law judge with the Chicago De-partment of Administrative Hearings and the Chicago Commission on Human Re-lations.

Stratton earned a law degree from De-Paul University and an undergraduate de-gree in broadcast journalism from the Urbana-Champaign campus. She taught negotiation skills at Loyola University’s Graduate School of Business and serves on the hearings board of the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission.

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New faces, new titlesJason Rex

TolliveR is the new associ-ate vice chan-cellor for student affairs and director of Campus Auxil-iary Services.

Before start-ing his new job at UIC Sept. 21, Tolliver was executive direc-tor of Arizona Student Unions at the University of Arizona. Before that, he was executive director of University Auxiliary Services at Louisiana State University.

ChRisTine DevoCelle, former vice president for development services at the University of Illinois Foundation, was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer of the fundraising organization.

Ralph Keen, professor of history and the Arthur J. Schmitt chair of Cath-olic studies, is interim dean of the Hon-ors College. Keen was executive officer of UIC’s religious studies program in 2014-15. Before joining UIC in 2010, he was associate professor of religious studies at the University of Iowa.

saRa hall was named director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, part of the Center for Student Success Initiatives. She is associate professor of Germanic studies and chair of the minor in moving image arts. Hall was also associate dean in the Honors College.

RobeRT Winn, professor of medicine and associate vice president for community based practice in the Office of the Vice President for Health Affairs, was named director of the University of Illinois Cancer Center. He has been interim director since 2014. Jason Rex Tolliver

Robert Winn — Photo: Roberta Dupuis-Devlin


SPORTS

By Dan Yopchick — [email protected]

Volleyball wins Horizon League opening weekend

Nicole Johnson notched 58 assists for the Flames Saturday. — Photo: Steve Woltmann

UIC completed its opening weekend of Horizon League play in exciting fashion Saturday afternoon by knocking off the newest Horizon League member, Northern Kentucky, on the road, 3-1 (21-25, 25-18, 25-23, 26-24).

The win over the Norse, coupled with Friday’s victory at Wright State, means the Flames (8-7, 2-0 Horizon League) are 2-0 to begin conference play for the first time since 2012.

“With Northern Kentucky being new to the Horizon League, we were not entirely sure what to expect today,” UIC head coach Katie Schumacher-Cawley said. “They are an extremely talented team and they made us fight hard for every point. I’m happy that we were able to per-severe and finish the weekend on another positive note.”

The Flames host Oakland at 4 p.m. Saturday at the Flames Athletic Center.

Senior Stephenee Yancy was unstoppable Saturday with 26 kills at a clip of .629. She added three digs and three blocks as she scored 29.5 points in UIC’s victory.

Junior Alyssa Ehrhardt joined Yancy in double figures with 15 kills, while freshman Morgan Mereday added eight.

Setter Nicole Johnson matched her season high with 58 assists.

Casey Harris led UIC in blocks with seven. Libero Bridget Powell paced UIC with 19 digs, while Tracy Friel added 17.

UIC started Horizon League play on the right note Friday with a 3-1 (25-20, 25-16, 28-30, 25-22) win away at Wright State.

UIC won the opening set 25-20 before taking a 2-0 lead for the match with a dominant 25-16 win in the sec-ond. The Flames dropped a tight third game, 30-28, and secured the victory set four (25-22) to pick up the win.

“Wright State has had a great season so far and we

knew we were going to be tested by them all night long,” Schumacher-Cawley said. “We were able to rise to the challenge and fight to get back on track.”

Yancy buried a match-high 20 kills for the Flames at a clip of .385. Ehrhardt had 15 kills and Kara Johnson added 11.

Ehhardt and Powell each recorded a match-high 17 kills.

The men’s and women’s cross country teams took first place at the College of DuPage Invita-tional Friday at St. James Farm Forest Preserve. The Flames swept the first two spots in the men’s and women’s races.

Sophomore Alex Bashqawi took first for the second consecutive year at the event, completing the 8K race with a time of 25 minutes. Teammate Kyle Hauser followed closely in second at 25:00.34. Sophomore Brixton Rill crossed the fin-ish line in sixth with a time of 25:33.95, and fresh-man Nathan Mroz finished eighth (25:42.13).

“Last year Bashqawi won the race and he took it again with a come-from-behind victory,” head coach Jim Knoedel said. “He showed how talented he really is.”

Senior Stephanie Sanders earned the top spot on the women’s side (17:59.67), as the Flames took five of the top 10 places in the 3-mile race. Senior Lauren Lindholm placed second, crossing the finish line in 18:09.77. Senior Emma Preston finished fifth with a time of 18:35.56, and fresh-man Allison Hansen followed in sixth (18:36.54). Junior Brittany Schwarz finished seventh (18:44.03).

“Sanders demonstrated what a strong runner she is, pulling away from the pack to easily win,” Knoedel said. “I was very happy with Stephanie and Lauren (Lindholm) with how they stepped up today.”

UIC heads to South Bend, Indiana, for the Notre Dame Invitational Saturday.

By Jennifer Zoellick — [email protected]

Cross country teams sweep first place at invitational

The men’s soccer team (4-3-2, 1-0-1 Horizon League) battled for 110 min-utes before its match against Milwaukee (2-4-2, 1-0-1 Horizon League) was decided in a 1-1 draw Sunday at Engel-mann Stadium.

Up next for the Flames is a 1 p.m. Saturday match versus Wright State at Flames Field.

On Sunday, Joel Leon tied the game in the 55th minute of play on a header off a free kick by Manny Chavez.

Each team was down a man early in the second half after Gonzalo Romo was handed his second yellow card in the 52nd minute and another was is-sued to Milwaukee’s Declan Rodriguez four minutes later.

The Flames outshot the Panthers, 23-16. Eight players added to the shot total, led by Jorge Alvarez (6), Chavez (5) and Jose Fuentes (4). Six shots came on goal from Leon, Alvarez (2), Chavez, Romo and Kyle Hamann.

By Laura White — [email protected]

Men’s soccer team fights to draw at MilwaukeeUIC took five quality shots in the first 25

minutes of play from Alvarez, Romo, Ha-mann, Fuentes and Leon.

The Panthers took a shot in the 27th min-ute that put them up 1-0.

Mike Jimenez took UIC’s next attempt but it went wide. The Flames had three con-secutive shots from Fuentes, Alvarez and Leon blocked in a 30-second span in the last five minutes of the half.

UIC made the tie in the 55th minute as Leon connected with a header off a free kick by Chavez for his first goal of the season and second of his career.

Alvarez put the first shot on goal in over-time as his sixth shot of the night was stopped. UIC had four chances in the re-maining 10 minutes of play from Chavez (2), Jimenez and Abel Guzman, with Chavez forcing a save in the 108th minute.

Goalkeeper Andrew Putna matched his career high with a season-high seven saves. The junior has 29 saves on the year and a 0.94 goals-against-average.

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Joel Leon scored a goal to tie the game Sunday versus Milwaukee. The Flames host Wright State Saturday at Flames Field. — Photo: Steve Woltmann

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