Listed below are the departments in the Division of Student Affairs and Administrative Services.
Athletics
Director: Dr. Rodger Jehlicka
217/206-6674
Athletics provides a competitive, culturally diverse, gender-equitable sports program, one which will serve as a window to the University in an environment of integrity and equity that enables student/athletes to achieve.
Career Development Center
Director: Ms. Tammy Craig, M.A., L.C.P.C.,
N.C.C., D.C.C
217/206-6508
Career Development Center provides individualized services to educate our diverse student and alumni population, addressing career development and job search needs. Providing professional career counseling and current career guidance resources, CDC promotes a greater awareness of the world of work and the need to view career development as a lifelong process.
Counseling Center
Director: Dr. Judy Shipp
217/206-7122
Counseling Center provides supportive services for students and employees. Confidential counseling is provided to address the personal concerns of students and employees in a safe and private environment, counseling and outreach programming that address issues of concern to students including stress and time management, depression, substance abuse, conflict resolution, communication skills and relationship concerns.
Cox Children Center
Director: Ms. Stacey Hembrough
217/206-6610
The Cox Children Center provides a model of high quality early education and care in a safe, nurturing environment for children of students, employees and community.
Disability Services
Visiting Director, Office of Disability Services:
Suzanne B. Woods, M.A.
217/206-6666
Disability Services provides academic accommodations to students with documented disabilities and to assist students in succeeding in college-level courses by empowering them through a variety of support services.
Enrollment Management
Director: Dr. Marya Leatherwood
217/206-206-7847
Enrollment Management seeks to continuously improve UIS' ability to attract, retain, and graduate students who are seeking a high quality education by providing enrollment services designed to meet the needs of a diverse student body.
Please see the Admission Requirements and Residency Requirements. Applicants should also check the Program Requirements in the Course Catalog to learn of special requirements, prerequisite coursework, and/or enrollment limits. Course Schedules and Course Descriptions are also available online.
Facilities and Operations
Director: Mr. David T. Barrows
217/206-6530
UIS Physical Planning and Operations provides highly valued service to the campus community. Maintenance and Construction, Facility Services, Building Services, Grounds Maintenance and Administrative Services.
Financial Assistance
Director: Dr. Gerald Joseph
217/206-6724
The Office of Financial Assistance aspires to ensure access to and affordability of an UIS education. We are committed to service excellence in our interaction with students and families and in assisting them seek funding to meet their educational goals. We strive to be fair, objective and professional in our dealings with all of our students in support of the University's goals of enrolling and graduating a highly talented and diverse student body. We are dedicated to providing for the proper stewardship and fiduciary responsibility of all federal, state, institutional and private funding.
Food Service
Director: Mr. Alan Barnhart
217/206-6768
Food Services provides quality food, beverage and service at the lowest price possible to meet the needs of the diverse University community.
Health Services
Director: Ms. Lynne Price, RNC, MS
217/206-6676
Health Services provides cost effective, comprehensive, accessible, professional health care to the campus community and provide preventive services and resources that support participation in health care, enabling individuals to recognize health as a comprehensive state over which they have control.
Housing and Residential Life
Director: Mr. John Ringle
217/206-6190
Housing and Residential Life fosters personal & academic growth in each resident, while providing diverse, progressive, collaborative, & reasonably-priced developmental environments integral to their premier public liberal arts education. Also provide exemplary customer service, intentional campus life experiences, & inclusive traditions which support & enhance their residential living/learning communities.
International Student Services
Director: Rick Lane
217/206-6678
International Affairs provides support services for international students, faculty and staff and for UIS students and faculty interested in studying in another country.
Journal Newspaper
Advisor: Ms. Debra Landis
217/206-NEWS (6397)
The Journal is an editorially independent student newspaper of the University of Illinois at Springfield. Our mission is to publish news and feature stories, editorials and opinions relevant to the campus community while upholding the highest professional and ethical standards as outlined in The Journal's code of conduct and editorial by-laws and procedures.
Multicultural Student Affairs
Director: Ms. Terri Jackson
217/206-6333
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs is dedicated to developing understanding of cultural differences through educational, cultural, and social programming activities. The office supports student organizations, offers guidance on issues related to diversity, and strives to promote and incorporate an appreciation for all that a multicultural campus offers. Programs and activities sponsored and co-sponsored by the office are designed to create a campus climate that welcomes diversity, eliminates divisions, and decreases intolerance and stereotyping.
In coordination with other campus offices, the Office of Multicultural Affairs promotes intercultural dialogue and other initiatives that encourage respect for and celebration of race, ethnicity, national origin, and sexual orientation.
Recreational Sports
Director: JT Timmons
217/206-7103
Recreational Sports provides the best comprehensive recreational sports program by offering quality activities, equipment, facilities, and service for the betterment of body, mind, and spirit to enhance the recreational, educational, and social lives of the UIS community.
Student Life
Director: Ms. Cynthia Thompson
217/206-6665
Student Life encourages involvement and provides assistance to students as they become involved in the various co-curricular opportunities and sponsors campus-wide events and activities of interest to students and Springfield community.
Student Volunteers and Civic Engagement
Director: Kelly Thompson
217/206-7716
Student Volunteers and Civic Engagement provides services and learning to social justice and civic engagement while fostering responsive, reciprocal partnerships between students, faculty, staff and community.
Women's Center
Director: Ms. Lynn Otterson
217/206-7173
The Women's Center works to improve the status of women in higher education at the University of Illinois at Springfield. The Women's Center educates the campus community about gender-related issues, addresses matters of particular concern to women, and promotes a campus climate that is safe, healthy, and respectful of all people. The Center enhances all students' academic experiences by offering information, support, advocacy, referrals, and programming on a variety of gender-related issues.
