SPOTLIGHT

Larine Y. Cowan
Make a Difference Award

The Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award was presented to ESLARP Director Laura Lawson and FAA Dean Robert Graves earlier this month during the 24th Annual Celebration of Diversity breakfast on November 11, held at the I Hotel. Presenting the award to ESLARP was Interim Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Robert Easter, and Menah Pratt-Clarke, Interim Assistant Chancellor and Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access.

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Light Rail

The 1990 neighborhood improvement plan also called for economic development and job generation. EPDC, with help from UIUC students and faculty, succeeded in lobbying city officials and government agencies to route a light-rail line through Emerson Park and provide a station stop in the neighborhood. The Emerson Park Metrolink light-rail station was completed in 2001 providing residents with easier access to job opportunities on both sides of the Mississippi River.