May 12, 2021
The Community Engagement Summit will highlight success stories from across the WSU system, including the Drive-in WiFi Hotspot Project initiated by WSU Extension.
By Steve Nakata, Division of Student Affairs
Community partnerships across the Washington State University system will take center stage during a virtual Community Engagement Summit on Friday, May 14, at 10 a.m.
Ryan Lazo, the community partnerships coordinator at the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE), said the summit has three main objectives: to share community engagement success stories; to facilitate networking and potential partnerships between WSU representatives, nonprofit organizations, and community leaders, including elected officials; and to educate participants on best practices for community engagement.
Courtney Cox
EAST ST. LOUIS – Indiana resident Gary Martin broke Illinois law by recording conversations at work, according to a judge presiding over Martin’s civil suit against his former employer.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Beatty declared the recordings inadmissible on Jan. 29.
“Plaintiff secretly recorded these conversations without the consent of all parties, violating the eavesdropping statute,” he wrote.
Attorney Stephen Williams of Terre Haute, Ind. sued Central State Construction of Marshall on Martin’s behalf last March.
The lawsuit alleges Martin purchased real estate to build a home and a lender preapproved a construction loan with a qualifying credit score of 788.
Busy comfort zone: Ochs balances Trimpe, EA-WR duties and waits
Ochs balances Trimpe,EA-WR duties and waits
Pete Hayes, phayes@thetelegraph.com
FacebookTwitterEmail
1of3
Jeff Ochs talks with his CM team last season during his tenure as interim girls basketball coach at Civic Memorial. Ochs, the AD at Trimpe Middle School, is now in his first season as head coach of the EA-WR girls basketball team. Even though he’s been busy handling both positions, he’s hoping the Region 4 mitigation level drops to Phase 4 so that all “his” teams can begin playing.Greg Shashack file | The TelegraphShow MoreShow Less
A transgender inmate convicted of “violent crimes” has reached an undisclosed settlement with the Illinois Department of Corrections in a lawsuit alleging she should have been transferred to a female prison.
District Judge Nancy Rosenstengel entered an order last month stating that the action is settled in its entirety. The parties requested additional time to finalize settlement documents, so she ordered the case to be dismissed with prejudice in 120 days.
The parties first engaged in a settlement conference on Nov. 18 via zoom before Magistrate Judge Mark Beatty. Plaintiff Tay Tay appeared with attorneys Sheila Bedi and Vanessa Del Valle. Attorneys Carla Tolbert and Melissa Jennings appeared on behalf of the Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC). The case did not settle at that time and a second settlement conference was ordered.