The 10-month @UISedu master's degree program producing journalists who hold government and politicians accountable. Director: @jasonpiscia.
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PAR ALUMS: It's newsletter time. Please take a moment to send us an update for the 2026 PAR Alumni Newsletter. Get your update in by Oct. 31 and we'll enter you in a drawing for one of three restaurant gift cards. Submit now: go.uis.edu/PARnewsletter
A few outings for the PAR class over the last couple of weeks. First photo: Some students attended a Local News Summit at UIS, hosted by Press Forward Springfield and PAR. Second photo: We visited the Illinois Supreme Court as part of our unit of court reporting.
Also, we were an invited by the World Affairs Council of Central Illinois to come to Illini Country Club to hear journalist Jeffrey Trimble talk about his time covering Russia. And this past weekend, students went to East Peoria for the @INBA1955 Fall Convention.
Regina Garcia Cano (PAR '13) is a correspondent for The Associated Press in Venezuela. She appears prominently in this FRONTLINE/AP documentary about what comes next for Venezuela after the January capture of the country's leader, Nicolas Maduro. youtube.com/watch?v=2iTMt2lf…
PAR is hitting the road for a Chicago field trip. We're visiting some newsrooms and attending the FOIA Fest open records conference. We're running a little fundraiser this month to cover student expenses. We appreciate your support of journalism! go.uis.edu/partravel26
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Have you heard? The 2025 PAR Alumni Newsletter has been released, and everyone is reading it. A link to it has been emailed to all alumni who haven't blocked messages from UIS. If you're not seeing it, email [email protected] or DM us and we'll get you a copy.
ALT Bobblehead dolls of Barack Obama, Ronald Reagan, George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln "read" the PAR Alumni Newsletter on a laptop screen.
The final edit of the 2025 PAR Alumni Newsletter is complete. (Blame him for any typos you find.) ALUMS: Look for your copy in your email around 10 a.m. CST on Thursday.
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PAR Alums: If you haven't noticed by the email, text messages and LinkedIn alerts, we're in the home stretch of assembling the 2025 PAR Alumni Newsletter. Thanks to everyone who has sent us an update. There's still time. Visit go.uis.edu/PARNewsletter by Dec. 8.
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Today is the first-ever UIS Day of Giving. PAR is focusing on our travel fund, which sends our students to educational conferences, including this weekend's FOIA Fest in Chicago. Please help us meet our goal before we head to Chicago on Friday. Donate: bit.ly/PARtravel
PAR ALUMS: Before you head into the holiday weekend, take a moment to submit your information for the 50th annual PAR Alumni Newsletter. Happy Thanksgiving! go.uis.edu/PARnewsletter
JOB ALERT: PAR grad Marc Chase of Lee Enterprises let us know that the @OWHnews is hiring a Nebraska state government reporter: us242.dayforcehcm.com/Candid…
PAR ALUMS: Time is running out to submit your entry for the PAR Alumni Newsletter. Help us make the 50th edition the biggest yet: go.uis.edu/PARnewsletter
Congrats to Ben (PAR ’21).
🌟Some personal news to end a busy week of news🌟
Today is my last day with The Daily Line.
Next week I will be joining the great team at @CapitolNewsIL as their newest statehouse reporter.
See you for veto session!
UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program retweeted
.@UISPAR Director @JasonPiscia writes about how to be a better news consumer during the #2024Election in a column published by the @ILTimes. He emphasizes avoiding misinformation and seeking out fact-based sources. #UISedu
➡️ Read the Column: bit.ly/4feP4Zf
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We've been collecting entries for the PAR Alumni Newsletter for less than three weeks and we've heard from about 11% of you. Not bad!
Help us hit our goal of a 78% response rate. bit.ly/PAR24newsletter.
Respond by Oct. 31 and we'll enter you in a drawing for a $20 gift card.
Thank you to Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis for speaking with the PAR class today about the importance of the public understanding the judicial system. Theis and the other justices have are in town hearing oral arguments. 📸 = Chris Bonjean
ALT Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and PAR students.
ALT Illinois Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Jane Theis and PAR students.
Thank you for making time for us, Chancellor. This experience helps our students build their skills and confidence as they prepare to question public officials at the Statehouse next semester.
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Thank you to @NPRinskeep for visiting with some of our PAR students to talk about journalism. The @MorningEdition host is at #UISedu @UISUnion tonight to talk about his new Lincoln book. uis.edu/event/22nd-annual-ma…
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We’re here on campus watching tonight’s presidential debate at a gathering hosted by the School of Politics and International Affairs. We’re playing debate bingo!
ALT A group of people gathered to watch the presidential debate at UIS.
ALT An image of a presidential debate bingo card with names of various policy issues and people that may or may not be mentioned in the debate.
.@brendenmoore13 (PAR ’18) has often advocated it’s OK to put ketchup on a corn dog, despite what encased meat connoisseurs say. @GovPritzker has razzed him about this. At today’s @ILStateFair ribbon-cutting, the gov made a peace offering - a corn dog with ketchup AND mustard.
