Congratulations to Celia Burke (TA for UP204), Bev Wilson (UP2014), Mary Edwards (UP407), Stacy Harwood (UP335 and 494), and Steve Sherman (UP116) who ranked as excellent. Adjunct Lecturer Rob Kowalski ranked outstanding, the top ranking. Bravo, Rob! Read more.

We are pleased to announce that Lindsay Maurer Braun will join our department in the Spring 2018 semester, to teach transportation planning, including our popular UP 430/Urban Transportation Planning. Read more.   

As you return to campus, be aware that much of Green Street in Campustown and by the Illini Union is under construction as part of the Multimodal Corridor Enhancement Project (MCORE) project. We recommend that you sign up for construction updates at http://www.mcoreproject.com/.

Professor Daniel Schneider and Michael Levy, of the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, have been funded by the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) to organize a working group of experts to study the bed bug problem. Read more.

Robert B. Teska was recently honored with the Daniel H. Burnham Distinguished Service Award from Lambda Alpha International. We congratulate Bob on this much deserved honor. Read more.