Quote of the day:
"We live in our desires rather than in our achievements."
George Moore

Audit: CSU misspent millions (Chicago Sun-Times)
A new audit of Chicago State University found "significant deficiencies,'' including millions of dollars in improper no-bid contracts, an employee who was wrongly awarded a $250,000 contract and thousands of dollars in charges to a university credit card that weren't backed up with receipts.

Chicago State officials again improperly made purchases, audit shows (Chicago Tribune)
Chicago State University officials again failed to follow proper purchasing procedures and charged meals and travel to a university credit card without providing receipts or explanations for the expenses, according to a state audit released Thursday.

U of C plans $200M Friedman Institute (Crain's Chicago Business)
(Crain’s) — The University of Chicago announced Thursday that it is creating a $200-million economics institute to honor the late Milton Friedman, Nobel Prize winner and longtime faculty member.

These two grads prove age doesn't matter (Daily Herald)
Two years later, at 63 and 18 years old, Dudek and Loiacano will be the oldest and youngest CLC students to receive their diplomas during Saturday's commencement ceremony.

NIU shooting victims to receive degrees at commencement (Daily Herald)
The university will present posthumous degrees to the families of three of the victims -- Dubowski, Garcia and Gehant -- while the other two families will receive the honor at a later date.

Fox Lake schools get grant to improve student reading (Daily Herald)
Fox Lake teachers will have $100,000 to spend on literacy, starting with a summer "reading boot camp" for teachers.

For- and NonProfit and Other Issues in Innovation (Inside Higher Ed)
“For-profit or not-for-profit: Does it matter?” Or, is that even the right question to be asking, challenged Ron Perkinson, formerly senior vice president of the Whitney International University System.

UI's first female dean leaving for Northwestern (News-Gazette)
URBANA – The first woman to be dean of the University of Illinois' largest college is leaving to take a similar post at Northwestern University. Sarah Mangelsdorf, dean of the UI College of Liberal Arts and Sciences since 2004, was appointed this week as dean of Northwestern's Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, effective Aug. 16.

Higher emphasis placed on ministry in redesigned theological studies program (Quincy Herald-Whig)
Quincy University recently announced that it has redesigned its master's program in theological studies with a higher emphasis on ministry.

Department hosts awards ceremony (The Macomb Journal)
Darcie Shinberger, University Relations director, received the Distinguished Alumna of the Year award because of her professional accomplishments and continued dedication to Western Illinois University.

Mine rescue teams show 'camaraderie' during competition (The Southern Illinoisan)
INA - Decidedly unMay-like temperatures and driving rains didn't stop 11 teams from giving their all in the annual Robert Earl Jones Commemorative Mine Rescue Competition Thursday at Rend Lake College.

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