Johnson County Schools
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Virtual Big Muddy Film Festival 2021 will include smartphone entries
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by Pete Rosenbery
CARBONDALE, Ill. – In preparing for its 43rd edition in March, the venerable Big Muddy Film Festival at Southern Illinois University Carbondale will provide a few new twists.
One of the nation’s oldest film festivals affiliated with a university and widely known for strong documentaries that highlight social issues, the virtual event will include a category for films shot with smartphones.
The 2021 festival, March 17-31, will also feature competitive films in four other categories: animation, experimental and narrative, along with virtual juror presentations. This year’s festival will feature 82 selections from 228 submissions, including three feature narratives making their U.S. premieres.
Digital Forensics Firm 4Discovery To Service Illinois Higher Education Institutions
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Chicago-based firm selected to perform digital forensics, incident response, and security assessment services for the next five years.
We’re proud that we’ll be able to help support the high-education institutions in Illinois. CHICAGO (PRWEB) February 10, 2021 Chicago-based digital forensics firm 4Discovery announced that they have been selected as a vendor for the Illinois Public Higher Education Cooperative, “IPHEC”. The selection was awarded under solicitation IPHEC2110 to provide Incident Response, Security Assessment, & Digital Forensic Services for IPHEC’s 13 public institutions of higher education in Illinois.
The award allows 4Discovery to serve as a vendor to respond to cybersecurity and data breaches, security audits and assessments, and digital forensic services for IPHEC’s members through 20
Slippery roads and the threat of more wintry weather are shifting plans for many schools in the region. Here is the list we have so far (Updated 2:25pm 2
SIU’s Touch of Nature offering high ropes/elements course training
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by Christi Mathis
CARBONDALE, Ill. Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature Environmental Center is hosting a specialized high ropes/elements training course this spring, giving people the chance to earn their Association of Challenge Course Technology certifications.
The class is set for April 19-22. Participants will gain experience on the zip line, flying squirrel, giant swing, climbing tower and multilevel high ropes course. New facilitators who want to become certified for high-elements as well as experienced facilitators seeking to improve their Level 1 skills will find the class valuable. After completing the course, participants will receive the one-year ACCT Level 1 Certification.