UIS to host Lincoln Legacy workshop, film premiere and discussion on “Lincoln and Anti-Racism”
The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies will hold a workshop for K-12 social studies educators on “Lincoln, Antislavery, and Antiracism,” a premier of the film “Lincoln & Douglas: Touring Illinois in Turbulent Times” and the 2021 Mary and James Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series discussion on “Lincoln and Anti-Racism” on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021.
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Crystal Snodgrass
Bio: Crystal E. Snodgrass, DPA Doctoral Candidate, is investigating whether the extent to which health care partners collaborate in a Medicare Accountable Care Organization (ACO) affects ACO performance on federal quality and cost measures. An ACO is a formal partnership established by health care providers willing to be accountable for the cost and quality of care for their patients in exchange for a share in the cost savings associated with improving care.
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Jackie L. Newman
Hometown: Springfield, IL
Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Business Management
Graduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Public Administration
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Jason C. Garnett
Hometown: Marion, IL.
Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale, Administration of Justice.
Graduate Institution and Major: University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale, Administration of Rehabilitation
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Brent Todd
Bio: Brent Todd is a member of the 2015 cohort. He has served in faculty, support, and administrative positions in higher education since 2002. He is currently dean of instruction at Lincoln Trail College in Robinson, Illinois. Mr. Todd’s research interests include community college faculty teaching load and its implications for management and policy.
Degrees: B.S. Botany and M.S. Biological Sciences, Eastern Illinois University
Email: btodd3@uis.edu