First lady Jill Biden and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona visited Sauk Valley Community College in Dixon on Monday to discuss how the American Rescue Plan will support higher education in Illinois.
April 20, 2021
Students will learn more about the University of Wyoming, UW alumni will connect with their alma mater, and members of the public will find out more about UW’s presence in their community during a “The World Needs More Cowboys” celebration Wednesday, May 5, in Uinta County.
The public is invited to the event from 5-7 p.m. at the Historic Roundhouse in Evanston. Free appetizers and beverages will be served.
UW President Ed Seidel will be in attendance and speak during a brief program at the celebration, highlighting the university’s efforts to boost entrepreneurism and the state’s economy, among other topics.
Illinois community colleges now able to provide free SHIELD tests to state residents Connor Day
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Illinois s community colleges are now able to give free COVID-19 testing via an agreement between the Illinois Department of Public Health and U of I s SHIELD Illinois program.
As of Monday, April 19, the state s community colleges, including local institutions such as Sauk Valley and Black Hawk, have been given access to the University of Illinois s innovative saliva-based test created and distributed by its SHIELD Illinois program.
Colleges will be able to regularly administer tests to their students and staff, as well as set up clinics open to all Illinois residents at no cost.
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Community colleges across the state now have the ability to provide the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s (UIUC) innovative, saliva-based COVID-19 test at no cost to any state resident who wants one.
The testing will be funded through an agreement between the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and SHIELD Illinois, the University of Illinois System unit that is deploying the test throughout the state.
Under the agreement, the state’s 49 community colleges can test their own students and staff, and can choose to serve as community testing sites where any Illinois resident can get a free test.