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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Dear faculty and staff:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">It is our pleasure to share the news that former President Barack Obama will accept the 2018 Paul H. Douglas Award for Ethics in Government from the U of I System’s Institute of Government
and Public Affairs (IGPA) on Friday, September 7.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">The Douglas Award, which will be presented during an appearance on the Urbana-Champaign university campus, is given annually to public officials who have dedicated their careers to the
highest ideals of ethics, fair play and service to country.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">President Obama also will speak at 11 a.m. at the historic Foellinger Auditorium on the Main Quad at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The student-focused speech will address
students from across the U of I System. Students will receive information on how they can sign up for a chance to attend.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">It also will be available to all via livestream at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__go.illinois.edu_live&d=DwMCaQ&c=Y6HT0gyZH_Z4ZSRJdNYJeQ&r=jKhdakpned0dNJ7Ah10cpmFkTkdM8E_nIZcwXa0qj8I&m=Qii0GirmxYiMaQf-og_EKKEPrwD9X0LlEQN44DCKcOQ&s=ld63XhBKRErFFH2rwUO9YKqCAREU9CJCeizJl_sLN4k&e=" style="color: purple;" class="">go.illinois.edu/live</a>.
The livestream of this speech has been designated as an approved event for non-exempt civil service employees. These employees may view the livestream without taking benefit time, operations permitting and with prior supervisory approval.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">More on President Obama’s award and his speech are available in <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__emails.illinois.edu_newsletter_182462.html&d=DwMCaQ&c=Y6HT0gyZH_Z4ZSRJdNYJeQ&r=jKhdakpned0dNJ7Ah10cpmFkTkdM8E_nIZcwXa0qj8I&m=Qii0GirmxYiMaQf-og_EKKEPrwD9X0LlEQN44DCKcOQ&s=AiY3773yMQj5dGotD5LakrvIuTTtsKdeC9oNfnpAvEg&e=" style="color: purple;" class="">this
news release.</a><o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">It is an honor to host the former president, and we are grateful for his commitment to our nation and its youth – a goal that has been deeply ingrained in the U of I System’s core mission
since our land-grant founding.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Sincerely,<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;" class="">Tim Killeen, President, University of Illinois System<br class="">
Barbara J. Wilson, Executive Vice President and Vice President of Academic Affairs, University of Illinois System<br class="">
Robert J. Jones, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign<br class="">
Jon S. Davis, Interim Director, Institute of Government and Public Affairs<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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Office of the President <br class="">
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