FPLC Accepting Proposals for Fall Development Day Sessions

Fall Development Day is scheduled for October 13, and the FPLC is currently accepting proposals from individuals and groups who would like to present or host sessions. We welcome proposals on any topic relevant to our campus and would particularly like to encourage proposals related to artificial intelligence and/or active and engaged learning. Faculty and staff are encouraged to propose […]

Archaeology Alum Wins Paper Competition

Please join me in a hearty congratulations for Spring 2025 Anthropology graduate Reid Haugen, who has won the Jeanette E. Stephens Student Paper Award sponsored by the Illinois Archaeology Survey. His paper titled “Resistance Isn’t Always Futile: Electrical Resistivity at Historic Nauvoo” draws on geophysical methods, specifically electrical resistivity, to explore buried architectural features at a site of deep historical […]

Help Students Save: Designate Your Course as No-Cost for Spring 2026

As we begin to formalize our zero-textbook-cost (Z-Degree) pathway, we are identifying Spring 2026 course sections that do not require students to purchase textbooks (LASC and non-LASC). These sections will utilize Open Educational Resources (OERs), other free materials, or library resources. Course sections that meet the criteria will be marked as “No Cost for Textbooks” in eServices, allowing students to see this designation […]