Monday, September 21, 2015

September 21-27, 2015


ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • GRADUATE MINOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
The graduate minor in Latin American Studies will require the student to complete 12 graduate hours; 8 of the hours must be at the 500-level.
Area Coursework: A minimum of 8 graduate hours at the 400/500-level from courses in two different departments approved by CLACS every semester.
The Center updates and posts approved courses in our website and announce them through our listserv. Our Center has approximately 104 faculty affiliated from different departments in campus, and we approve their courses as part of our curriculum. The Center will record the approved courses on a master list to be kept in the unit that will be used to certify that students took approved courses during their studies in the minor.
Language Component: At least 4 hours in language coursework taken in any Latin American language (Portuguese, Spanish or Native American Language or Haitian Creole) while enrolled in the Graduate Minor program. In the case that not enough or advance language courses are offered, The Center also accepts as equivalent area courses taught in these languages, i.e. literature class taught in Portuguese or Spanish. If the chosen language course is at the 400-or 500 level it may count towards the required 12 hours for Graduate Minor. We anticipate that students registering in the Minor already have knowledge of Latin American language. If the Student's Master's thesis or doctoral dissertation deals with a country from Latin America and the Caribbean, we advise students in this minor to speak with their advisor about including a committee member from the minor area.  We recommend that the courses taken for the minor not be applied to course requirements in the students' Master's or PhD program
 http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/minor/default.aspx   

  •         NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
We are pleased to announce new comprehensive research guides for Peru (http://guides.library.illinois.edu/c.php?g=348380) and Bolivia (http://guides.library.illinois.edu/bolivia). 
For questions about these guides or Latin American and Caribbean Studies research at the Library, please contact Prof. Antonio Sotomayor at asotomay@illinois.edu

  •        8TH ANNUAL LATIN AMERICAN FILM FESTIVAL  CONTINUES UNTIL Thursday Sept 24!!!
ART THEATER CO-OP, 126 w. Church Street. Champaign


For the last eight years the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) at the University of Illinois organizes a one-week Latin American film festival for all the community.
This year festival, Sept. 18-Sept. 24 we will screen six recent fiction films and one documentary from different countries of the region.

The Film Critic (Argentina)
The Invisible Collection (Brazil)
I’m not Lorena (Chile)
Behavior (Cuba)
His Wedding Dress (Cuba-Spain)
Operation Carrot (Uruguay)
All of Me (Mexico).

This year we celebrate the newly established relations with Cuba with two films and we are very pleased to announce the presence of the director of Invisible Collection, Bernard Attal, for a Q&A session with the audience on Friday night.

Each film will be screen three times and all of them have subtitles.

CHECK OUR BROCHURE FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT EACH FILM: 
http://issuu.com/canopoo/docs/programa_issuu?e=11900015%2F14900432

For information on the films and complete schedule check : http://www.arttheater.coop/

The Latin American Film Festival is made possible with the support from the Department of Anthropology, Spanish & Portuguese, Latino/a Studies, La Casa Cultural Latin, The Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies, the Office of Vice President for Institutional Advancement of Parkland College,
and Jon’s Pipe Shop.
  
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LECTURES
  • THE LEMANN INSTITUTE FOR BRAZILIAN STUDIES
Lecture Series
Presents

FLAVIA ANDRADE, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health
PARTICIPATION IN PRODUCTIVE ACTIVITIES AND HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG BRAZILIANS ADULTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
101 International Studies Building
2pm

This talk focuses on the role of employment and health disparities in Brazil. I will compare the self-reported health outcomes of individuals who were employed, unemployed, and non-economically active and explore the age and gender differences. I seek to demonstrate the health disparities by employment status among Brazilian adults.

Flavia Andrade is an Associate Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health at UI. Prior to coming to UI, she was a postdoc at the University of Chicago. She has an MA (Demography) from Federal University of Minas Gerais in Brazil, and an MS (Population Health) and a PhD (Sociology) from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her current research projects focus on the health, well-being and quality of life in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and among Latinos in the U.S.

  • THE CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN STUDIES
LECTURE SERIES
Presents

IRENE LUNGO
Ph.D. Candidate, Sociology, El Colegio de Mexico

PERSISTENT INEQUALITIES AND A NEW ERA. JUSTIFICATION OF PRIVILEGES IN THE SALAVADORIAN UPPER-MIDDLE CLASS

My concern is about the new aspects of social inequalities in contemporary El Salvador, especially considering the way they are modeled by everyday practices. Currently, El Salvador is characterized by the primacy of neoliberal accumulation model, the rise of an unprecedented democracy, a reconcentration of capital, the persistence of deep inequalities, increased social violence and migration. In this context, a “globalized” Salvadoran middle class has emerged. Studying this group allows us to learn new facets of the neoliberal capitalism in El Salvador, and to identify changes in everyday experiences on socioeconomic inequalities.

Two topics will be analyzed: a) the emergence of the “global” middle class in the Salvadoran contemporary context, and b) everyday experience of violence in the “global” middle class and their coping strategies. This analysis will explore how everyday practices could reproduce or challenge inequalities. The discourses and strategies against violence can generate (or subvert) social and symbolic boundaries toward other social segments, especially the lower classes.

Irene Lungo Rodríguez is a PhD candidate in sociology from the El Colegio de México . She holds a MA in Social Sciences in FLACSO-México and a degree in Social Anthropology from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala.

  •  LATINO/A STUDIES FALL COLLOQUIA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30
3:30-5:00pm 
Room 103, 1207 W. Oregon, Urbana

Dr. MARLA RAMIREZ, Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Associate
TRANSGENERATIONAL ILLEGALITY: THE MEXICAN REPATRIATION PROGRAM & BANISHMENT OF U.S. CITIZENS

Family storytelling has been at the core of Mexican families for generations and banishment, or as generally known “repatriation,” stories have been passed down over nearly ninety years since the early 1920s banishments of U.S. citizens of Mexican descent. The repatriation records in the early 1900s accounted for over one million Mexicans; a startling sixty percent were U.S. citizen children. Trinidad Rodríguez became one of 600,000 U.S. citizen children unconstitutionally banished from her home country as a result of the repatriation efforts of the Great Depression. This paper focuses on the Rodríguez Molina family, participating oral history interviewees include the son, daughter-in-law, and grandson of a now deceased, Trinidad Rodríguez. My study found that many U.S. returnees and their descendants’ continued struggles to belong in their ancestor’s homeland represent a transgenerational illegality that has been nearly impossible to shake.

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CONFERENCES/CALL FOR PAPERS
  • LATIN AMERICA IN TRANSLATION SERIES – CALL FOR PROPOSALS
In the English-speaking world, Latin Americans are more often written about than read.  As a result, the educated public in the United States continues to learn most of what it does know about the region from Latin Americanists who are themselves foreigners to the national realities they study. Since October 1990, the UNC and Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies has undertaken an effort to address this imbalance by establishing an ongoing editorial series, “Latin America in Translation/En Traducción/Em Tradução.”
The Latin America in Translation Series is a joint initiative of the UNC and Duke Consortium, Duke University Press (DUP), and the University of North Carolina Press (UNCP) and is directed by an editorial committee of faculty members and editors from the three sponsoring institutions. Since 1993, more than 40 books have been published in the series with more forthcoming regularly.
The UNC-Duke Consortium is pleased to announce the 2015 Call for Proposals
Deadline of October 16, 2015.  Detailed nomination instructions, as well as a link to the new nomination form, can be found at:  http://jhfc.duke.edu/latinamericauncduke/2014/01/06/latin-america-in-translation-call-for-proposals/
To see the list of titles that have appeared in the Series up till now, please go to https://www.dukeupress.edu/Catalog/ProductList.php?viewby=series&id=38 (for Duke) and http://www.uncpress.unc.edu/browse/books?page_type=series&page_type_id=47 (for UNC).

  • URBAN AFFAIRS ASSOCIATION 46th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
    ***Special Track: Urban Issues in Central & South America and the Caribbean***
March 16-19, 2016
Hilton San Diego Bayfront Hotel—San Diego, California,

The Urban Affairs Association (UAA) is North America’s leading urban policy research association engaged in understanding emerging issues and looking for feasible solutions from a multidisciplinary perspective. For more than forty years the UAA has brought together social scientists, public administrators, planners, and others interested in urban affairs to exchange information, experiences, and ideas on the most important urban issues. In light of the growing importance of Central/South America and the Caribbean Islands, and the proximity of the conference location in San Diego, the 2016 UAA conference will include a Special Track on Urban Issues in Central/South America & the Caribbean Islands.

Track Committee:
Ana Sabogal, Catholic University, Lima, Peru
Janina Leon, Catholic University, Lima, Peru
Lucia Capanema-Alvares, Fluminense Federal University, Brazil
Lucia Álvarez, Universidad Nacional de Mexico
Soledad Arqueros, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Cecilia Giusti, Texas A&M University, US

For complete information about this track: http://urbanaffairsassociation.org/conference/conference2016/submit-a-proposal/
Proposal deadline: October 1, 2015
For more information on the conference: http://urbanaffairsassociation.org/conference/conference2016/

Questions? Contact us at: conf@uaamail.org

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IN THE MARKET
  • COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR- CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
The successful candidate will be a dynamic and creative individual responsible for conveying the Center’s internal and external messages through an integrated communication strategy. Working with center administration, and faculty, the candidate will update and maintain communications materials using a variety of media channels to support the Center’s mission, raise awareness of Center programs and initiatives, and engage Center constituents.

Job Duties:
Revise and manage overall communications plan for the Center by strategizing how to effectively communicate Center information across multiple platforms.
-Systematically review communications plan to ensure the most recent technologies and approaches are being implemented
Revise and maintain Center website and content. Monitor analytics.
-Make improvements on website to be more user-friendly and navigable
-Regularly review webpages to ensure content is current and error free 
-Coordinate and enhance Center promotional materials including broadcast, print, online, electronic, and direct mail.
-Manage and monitor Center's social media accounts
-Write and distribute press releases on select Center initiatives
-Assist with annual reports, newsletters, and other Center publications
Work with Center administration, faculty, and other stakeholders to explore ways to increase Center visibility and increase engagement with our constituents while following UF branding regulations.
-Serve as liaison with UF media relations
-Collaborate with development officer to enhance relationships with alumni
-Work with faculty to enhance their social media skills to highlight their work

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Spanish and/or Portuguese language skills, experience working with diverse teams, media production (video)
Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, marketing, public relations, or a related field. 2-3 years experience in this type of position. Strong research, writing and proofreading skills to ensure high quality and accuracy, project management, ability to work independently on multiple projects as well as working on a team.

To access the UF Careers page, please go to:
http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/job/493551/communications-coordinator

http://explore.jobs.ufl.edu/cw/en-us/listing/

  • ASSISTANT/ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF HISTORY, MODERN LATIN AMERICAN (since 1800)
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
The Pennsylvania State University Department of History invites applications for a tenure-track position in the history of Modern Latin America (since 1800). The appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant or Associate Professor, depending upon qualifications, and will begin in August 2016. The successful applicant should be able to enhance the graduate concentration in Latin American history, demonstrate an active research agenda, be able to contribute immediately to both graduate and undergraduate teaching in the department, and be ready to participate in the Latin American Studies program. Candidate must have a Ph.D. in hand at date of application. Prospective candidates should submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of application that describes current and future research, and evidence of teaching effectiveness at https://psu.jobs/job/58906. Applications may also include up to three offprints or unpublished papers or chapters. Please request three letters of reference be sent to Search Committee, Modern Latin America, Department of History, The Pennsylvania State University, 108 Weaver Building, University Park, PA 16802. Review of applications will begin on November 15, 2015, and continue until the position is filled.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS: For more about safety at Penn State, and to review the Annual Security Report which contains information about crime statistics and other safety and security matters, please go to http://www.police.psu.edu/clery/, which will also provide you with detail on how to request a hard copy of the Annual Security Report.

Penn State is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer, and is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Deadline:11/15/15
Minimum Requirements: Ph.D.
Preferred Qualifications: Enhance graduate concentration in Latin American history
Documents Required:
Letter of Application to include current and future research, current curriculum vita, evidence of teaching effectiveness. Also send three letters of reference
Contact Information:
Search Committee, Modern Latin America, Dept. of History, Penn State University, 108 Weaver Building, University Park, PA 16802
Additional Information: apply at https://psu.jobs/job/58906
  • UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA CRUZ, DEPARTMENT OF LATIN AMERICAN AND LATINO STUDIES
Assistant or Associate Professor, BRAZIL/BRAZILIAN STUDIES
The Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a tenure track (Assistant) or tenured (Associate) professor position that focuses on Brazil/Brazilian studies. Using the analytical framework of transnationalism, we seek a scholar whose work on twentieth-and/or twenty-first century Brazil will strengthen one or more of our Department’s four substantive themes of (1) Transnationalisms, Migrations, and Displacement; (2) Intersectionality, Identities, and Inequalities; (3) Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change; and (4) Culture, Power, Knowledge.

We welcome a variety of inter- and transdisciplinary approaches in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and seek to recruit in fields that include Anthropology, History, Literature, Politics, and Sociology, and the interdisciplinary fields of Cultural Studies, Ethnic and Critical Race Studies, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Media Studies, and Urban Studies. An applicant whose work focuses on popular culture, media or digital media, south/south migration, indigeneity, and/or dissident sexualities is of particular interest.

The Department of Latin American and Latino Studies has a long tradition of collaborative and interdisciplinary work, and we especially encourage applications from strongly qualified candidates eager to extend their teaching and research activities across disciplinary boundaries. A specialist in Brazil will substantially enrich the department’s existing strengths while also helping UCSC acknowledge the formidable role Brazil plays in the region and in the world.

The successful candidate must be able to work with students, faculty and staff from a wide range of social and cultural backgrounds. In addition to expanding the research and curriculum profile of our recently launched doctoral program, the successful candidate will also contribute significantly to our undergraduate program. We are especially interested in candidates who will contribute to the diversity and excellence of the academic community through their research, teaching, and service, and we encourage both domestic and international candidates to apply.

Deadline: Review of applications will begin on September 28, 2015. 

To ensure full consideration, applications should be complete and letters of recommendation received by this date. The position will remain open until filled, but not later than 6/30/2016.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: Ph.D. or equivalent foreign degree in Social Science or Humanities field, or related field is expected to be conferred by June 30, 2016; demonstrated record of research and university teaching.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Demonstrated excellence in research and publication, proven distinction in university teaching and administrative service. Proficiency in Spanish, Portuguese or an indigenous language of the Americas.

For Associate Professor: Record of publications; demonstrated experience in university teaching at both the graduate and undergraduate levels; and administrative service.
Documents Required:
TO APPLY: Applications are accepted via the UCSC Academic Recruit online system. All applications must include: (1) letter of application; (2) curriculum vitae; (3) research statement; (4) pedagogy statement; (5) 2-3 writing samples/publications (20-30 pages each, published work expected from associate professor candidates); (6) teaching evaluations if available; and (7) 3 confidential letters of reference*. Additional publications may be requested of associate-level applicants considered for appointment. All applicants are invited to submit a statement addressing their contributions to diversity through research, teaching and/or service. All documents/materials must be submitted as PDF files. Apply at https://recruit.ucsc.edu/apply/JPF00292

Refer to Position #JPF00292-16 in all correspondence.
*All letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. For any reference letter provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service, career center), direct the author to UCSC’s confidentiality statement at http://apo.ucsc.edu/confstm.htm
Contact Information:
VISIT THE APO WEB SITE AT: http://apo.ucsc.edu
  • ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES; GLOBAL & AREA STUDIES
nine-month academic year, tenure-track appointment with 65% teaching, 25% research, 5% advising and 5% service
University of Wyoming - Global & Area Studies Program

The successful candidate will be a Latin Americanist teacher-scholar, with interests in interdisciplinary work in the Social Sciences. Responsibilities will include teaching core classes for the program, such as Introduction to Global Studies, important regional classes, such as Introduction to Latin American Studies, and upper division and Masters-level classes in the candidate’s area of specialty. A successful research program must be established by the time of tenure. Preference for a focus on Development and/or Environment and Natural Resources.

Deadline: November 12, 2015

Minimum Requirements: Candidates should have their Ph.D. in a relevant Social Science or international interdisciplinary degree program at the time of appointment, August 2016. Additionally, candidates should have a demonstrated Latin American focus, teaching experience, and experience with research publications and/or presentations.

Preferred Qualifications: Preference for a demonstrated focus on Development and/or Environment and Natural Resources.

Documents Required: Submit a curriculum vitae, a letter of application that describes current and future research, evidence of teaching effectiveness and the names and contact information of three references to the provided contact information.

Applications via email preferred, paper accepted. Review of applications begins November 13, 2015. Complete applications received at that point will be given priority.

Contact Information:
Dr. David A. Messenger
Director, Global & Area Studies Program
University of Wyoming
Dept. 4299, 1000 E. University Ave.
Laramie, WY 82071-2000
dmesseng@uwyo.edu

Additional Information:
More information on the Global & Area Studies Program can be found here: http://www.uwyo.edu/intstudy/ 

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OPPORTUNITIES

  • THE EDUCATION JUSTICE PROJECT (EJP)- APPLICATIONS
 The Education Justice Project (EJP) is accepting applications for Spring 2016, until October 1. EJP offers upper-division courses and other academic programs to men incarcerated at Danville Correctional Center, a medium-security men’s prison about 35 miles east of campus. Among the programs we’re especially seeking members for this year are: writing tutors, anti-violence education program (CAVE) facilitators, and someone to coordinate our writing workshop program. More information is available on the EJP website at educationjustice.net and at the upcoming information sessions.

  • ILLINOIS INTERNATIONAL GRANTS PROGRAM
We are currently accepting proposals for the IIP International Grants Program. Each year, Illinois International offers funding to sponsor international conferences on the Urbana-Champaign campus, as well as international research travel by Illinois faculty. Proposal details and requirements can be found online: International Conference Grants | International Research Travel Grants
We encourage you to forward this message to your colleagues or departments you think would be interested in pursuing these opportunities. Proposals should be submitted electronically at https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/3145498 (travel) and https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/239060 (conference). The deadline for proposals is November 2, 2015. If you have questions, please contact Julie Misa, Executive Director for Administration and Management, at (217) 333-9192 or jmisa@illinois.edu.

  • SEEKING HIGH PROFICIENCY ENGLISH SPEAKERS FOR PAID FELLOWSHIP IN COLOMBIA
The Atlas Corps English Teaching Fellowship is an 11-month (January 2016-December 2016) English teaching opportunity in Colombia for emerging professionals. This English teaching opportunity is a collaboration between Volunteers COLOMBIA, Heart for Change and Atlas Corps. It is a full-time teaching opportunity where high proficiency English speakers are taught the methodology to provide bilingual education in Colombia. Benefits include a living stipend, health insurance, teacher training, and ongoing professional development.
Eligibility: Applicants must be between the ages of 21 and 55, have at least a Bachelor's degree, be native English speakers or have high English proficiency, have at least basic Spanish language skills (we encourage all levels of Spanish to apply), and have interest in serving in an educational environment (we will provide the methodology, you provide the inspiration and energy).

Apply: For more details about eligibility requirements and the application process, please visit: http://bit.ly/AtlasCorpsEnglishTeachingFellowship

Note: Our priority application deadline is Sept. 30, 2015, to be considered for placement in January 2016. If you have any questions about the Fellowship, please email us at infocolombia@atlascorps.org

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IN THE COMMUNITY
  • 2015 HISPANIC HERITAGE CELEBRATION/ CELEBRACION DE LA HERENCIA HISPANA
 
    JOIN US AND ENJOY HISPANIC MUSIC, ART, FOOD , DANCE PRESENTATION, STORY TIME FOR KIDS, PINATA AND MUCH MORE!

      









  SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015
        12:00 - 3:00 pm
        Orchard Downs Community Center, Family & Graduate Housing

     Program organized by Family and Graduate Housing (FGH), the Family Housing Council (FHC) the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CLACS),
and La Casa Cultural Latina

http://www.clacs.illinois.edu/outreach/images/HHM-OD_2015.jpg


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IN THE NEWS

Pope Francis Careful in Navigating Cuban Politics  http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/world/americas/pope-francis-cuba.html?ref=world&_r=0

El Ejército a sus soldados en Iguala: “No te acerques ni te arriesgues”  http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2015/09/20/actualidad/1442784527_230294.html

Brazil bans corporations from political donations amid corruption scandal  http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/18/brazilian-supreme-court-bans-corporate-donations-political-candidates-parties

Maduro and Santos meet in Quito on border issue  http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://infolatam.com/&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

Argentina. Scioli retains lead in opinion polls to 35 days of elections  http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://infolatam.com/&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

'El Chapo' Guzman Had a Contract Out for DEA Official's Head http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/El-Chapo-Guzman-Had-a-Contract-Out-for-DEA-Officials-Head-20150921-0006.html
 
Free Speech Crackdown, Ecuador Edition http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/21/free-speech-crackdown-ecuador-edition/?wp_login_redirect=0
 
Quake in Chile leaves twelve dead; a million evacuated to escape high scale tsunami  http://en.mercopress.com/2015/09/18/quake-in-chile-leaves-twelve-dead-a-million-evacuated-to-escape-high-scale-tsunami

Peru. The fragility of Humala in the final stretch of his mandate http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http://infolatam.com/&sl=es&tl=en&hl=&ie=UTF-8

Obama nominates Latin American Hand To Key State Department Post http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/09/18/obama-appoints-latin-america-hand-to-key-state-department-post/

US ease restrictions on US companies seeking to make business in Cuba  http://en.mercopress.com/2015/09/19/us-ease-restrictions-on-us-companies-seeking-to-make-business-in-cuba

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Angelina Cotler, Ph.D.
Associate Director
Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies
Lemann Institute for Brazilian Studies
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
201 International Studies Building
910 S. Fifth Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Ph: (217) 333-8419
Fax: (217): 244-7333
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