April 24 Friends, I’ve spent the last six months meeting with university friends, people who have worked with us over time but are not alumni or employees, and one of the common refrains from this group…
April 17 This week, I went to Springfield to testify in support of SB 3756 — the NEST (Newborn Equity Support Transfer) Program to the Honorable Members of the Illinois Senate Appropriations Health and Human…
April 10 Last year’s changes to Medicaid and the ACA are expected to leave about 15 million more Americans without access to health insurance. When those people get sick, they often end up in emergency departments…
April 3 When I arrived here, I did not expect RFU’s students, staff, and faculty to have such an energetic artistic culture, or at least I could not tell there was so much artistic activity from the website…
March 27 This week I visited the Lake County Children Advocacy Center LCCAC and the RFU Medical Clinic at the CAC. I have written about this collaboration before and the important work this partnership does for…
March 20 Today is Match Day for our graduates from the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine and the Chicago Medical School (CMS), and I raced around Chicagoland this morning doing my best to get…
March 13 Over my four months, I have tried to meet as many people from the university as possible, including alumni. Last week, I made my first alumni trip to join a gathering of graduates in the Los Angeles area…
March 6 Way back when I was interviewing to be president of this wonderful university, I spent a good deal of time trying to figure out the culture of the place. By the time I signed, I had some small sense, and…
February 27 This week, I had the great joy of joining State Senator Julie Morrison for the celebration of her AMA Award for Outstanding Government Service. The senator represents the RFU district and has a full career…
February 20 Over the last 100 days or so, I have had the chance to learn about many amazing projects and programs at RFU. None is more crucial or unique in the state than the RFU Children’s Advocacy Center Medical…
