🎓 Every graduating class has its own soundtrack. Whether it was the anthem playing during Senior Week, a track that defined your final semester, or a song that marked your walk across the stage—music has a way of taking us back.⁣ ⁣ Drop your class year + the song that instantly takes you back 👇⁣ ⁣ #ILLINOISalumni #WeAreFamILLy #Classof2025 (fb)

Sarah Seiler Watson, ’79 ED, MA ’03 UIS, is demonstrating how education, communication, and heritage can intersect to drive meaningful community growth. As executive director of Looking for Lincoln and the Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area, she oversees a vast network of 43 Illinois counties to promote heritage tourism and leadership development. Her standout initiative—the LEAD Academy—empowers eighth graders statewide to explore values like integrity and perseverance through the lens of Lincoln’s life. 📖 Cultural Concierge: https://uiaa.org/2025/05/14/cultural-concierge/ Education at Illinois #ILLINOISalumni (fb)