Karen Whitney, Interim Chancellor, University of Illinois Springfield. Kelsea Gorski, Associate Chancellor for Public Affairs, University of Illinois Springfield. Bethany Bilyeu, Executive Director of Student Support Services, University of Illinois Springfield. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
Josh Whitman, Director of Athletics, Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, UIUC. Randy Ballard, Associate Director of Athletics – Sports Medicine, Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, UIUC. Jeremy Busch, Assistant Director of Athletics – Sports Medicine, Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, UIUC. Kent Brown, Associate Director of Athletics – Media Relations, Division of Intercollegiate Athletics, UIUC. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
The first formal annual report of the Health Service unit at University of Illinois Chicago after it was made an independent unit. Only the title, introductory letter, and “Section I: Historical Background of the Health Service” is included.
Dr. Bob Barish, Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs (VCHA), University of Illinois Chicago. John Coronado, Vice Chancellor for Administrative Services, University of Illinois Chicago. Margaret Moser, Executive Director of VCHA administration & operations, University of Illinois Chicago. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
While Dr. Barish and Margret typically work at UIC’s Office of VCHA and Vice Chancellor Coronado works
at UIC’s Administrative Services, this interview focuses on their work on a University of Illinois System
wide COVID-19 planning and response efforts. Dr. Barish was appointed by System President Tim Killeen
to lead these efforts.
Vance Martin, Executive Policy Advisor for Accessibility at the University of Illinois System. Oral history conducted for inclusion in the COVID-19 Documentation Project, a collaboration between the University of Illinois Archives and the University of Illinois System.
Vanessa Faurie graduated from U of I in 1987 with a B.S. in Journalism/News and also completed her MBA in 2015. During her freshman year she was occasionally contributing writer for the Daily Illini and by her senior year, she served as editor in chief. She also interned with Teen Age (magazine) and National Geographic before graduating. Faurie stayed in the Champaign-Urbana after graduating and has worked at the university since 1988. She started at the Alumni Center as an editor and has worked her way to becoming the Director of Advancement for Research Initiatives.
Vern Fein graduated from the University of Illinois in the early 1970s. Since that time he has stayed in the community and taught. In this interview, he talks about his political activism as a student and how those experiences have shaped his life. Fein served as president of the Students for a Democratic Society and was involved in Students for Free Speech. Fein worked for the on-campus underground newspaper, Walrus, helped establish the Red Herring, and was pivotal in campus organizing.
