Taste of UIS lunchtime lectures return

The U of I Alumni Association at UIS will sponsor A Taste of UIS: Distinguished Faculty/Alumni Lunchtime Lectures -- three presentations featuring distinguished UIS faculty and alumni -- at Maldaner’s Upstairs in Springfield.

The program on September 14 will feature Sharon Graf, assistant professor of Ethnomusicology, speaking on “Incorporating Fiddle and Folk Music into the 21st Century Classroom: Why It Matters!”

On October 19, Tim Townsend, alumnus and a historian at the Lincoln Home historic site, will present “Here I Have Lived: The History of the Lincoln Home and Neighborhood.”

And on November 17, U of I President B. Joseph White will speak on “Integrity in Leadership.”

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