| State Tipoffs Involving Illinois Newsletter for Saturday August 17, 2024 ( 6 items ) |
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Augustana Awarded $25,000 Teagle Foundation Grant to Support First-Year Course, Faculty Development
ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 17 -- Augustana College issued the following news:
Augustana College Provost Dr. Dianna Shandy announces the college has been awarded a $25,000 Cornerstone: Learning for Living planning grant from the Teagle Foundation. The competitive grant funds will be used for faculty professional development and to revise the college's first-year general education curriculum.
"This Cornerstone grant is pivotal to Augustana's future curricular renewal efforts," said Dr. Shandy.
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Equitable Healthcare Lab at the Institute of Design Releases Landmark Report on the Role of Design in U.S. Health Systems
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The Illinois Institute of Technology issued the following news release:
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First-ever study of how professionally-trained designers are being integrated into the core missions of health systems
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Illinois Institute of Technology's (Illinois Tech) Institute of Design (ID) Equitable Healthcare Lab has released "The Role of Design in US Health Systems," the first comprehensive assessment of design's role in healthcare.
2023 marked the 20th annivers
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Hyatt Completes Sale of Hyatt Regency Orlando for $1.07 Billion
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 17 -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024:
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Hyatt Exceeds $2 Billion Sell-Down Commitment
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Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE:H) today announced that an affiliate of Hyatt has completed the sale of the 1,641-room Hyatt Regency Orlando and adjacent 45 acres of land to affiliates of RIDA Development Corporation and an Ares Management Real Estate fund ("Ares") for approximately $1.07 billion, while retaining
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Ill. National Guard Officer Who Led Unit's Southwest Border Mission Earns MacArthur Leadership Award
SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, Aug. 17 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news:
East St. Louis, Ill. - Capt. Elizabeth Mead of Williamsville, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard's East St. Louis-based 1844th Transportation Company, was awarded the U.S. Army's General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award, one of only seven National Guard officers to receive the award nationwide.
Mead led her unit's deployment to the Southwest Border from October 2022, returning just two day
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Northwestern expert discusses the importance of Black women to Democrats ahead of Harris's speech at the DNC
EVANSTON, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- Northwestern University issued the following news release:
CHICAGO - The Democratic National Convention will culminate a week from today in Chicago with Vice President Kamala Harris accepting the party's nomination and giving what may be the most important speech of her political career. Black women will be listening closely.
Northwestern University scholar Sally Nuamah has explored the role of Black women in American politics and the implications policies that
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TEGNA Names Jim Kizer President and General Manager at WOI and KCWI
MCLEAN, Virginia, Aug. 17 -- TEGNA, a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release:
Tysons, Va. - TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) today announced that Jim Kizer has been named president and general manager at WOI and KCWI, TEGNA's ABC and CW duopoly serving Des Moines, Iowa, effective immediately. Kizer adds these duties to his existing role as president and general manager at WQAD serving Quad Cities in Iowa and Illinois.
Kizer is a seasoned media executi
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