making a difference in the world
- Center for Entrepreneurship
- CSPL Endowment Fund
- Downstate Illinois Innocence Project
- Emiquon Field Station
- Illinois Democracy Project
- Lincoln Legacy Lecture Series
- Public Policy Summit
- Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center
UIS has always cared about making a difference in the world:
- our commitment to public service
- our environmental initiatives
- our graduates meeting the human services needs of central Illinois
- our civic engagement and volunteer activities
Each individual and discipline at UIS provides a unique contribution: education, business, professional programs, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. In other words, we treat making a difference as a shared responsibility.
The goal of Enriching Individual Lives focuses on the way a UIS education will lead to the growth of the individual. The goal of Making a Difference in the World points to the way that UIS looks outward toward the betterment of society.
You Can Join Us
Please look over the above special initiatives at UIS. Each contributes to Making A Difference in the world, offering you a chance to join us as we have a positive impact on UIS, the central Illinois community, and even farther afield.
