Alumni Resources

Tell us your news! Let us know if you have moved or updated your contact information, got married, had a baby or made a career change. We want to know what's been going on with you! 

Follow UIS on social media @UISeduAlumni to read the latest campus and alumni news, learn about upcoming events, look back on University history and traditions and connect with your fellow graduates.

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As a graduate, you are part of a powerful and diverse network of alumni. UIS Unite connects alumni and students for career success and community.

UIS Unite goes beyond what LinkedIn and other sites offer by allowing users to schedule and attend mentorship meetings within the site and make truly meaningful connections. Our community is special because it's made of Prairie Stars, just like you, and you'll feel that support from day one.

On UIS Unite You Can:

• Offer or receive career advice
• Find or post job opportunities
• Learn new skills and develop professionally
• Expand your professional network
• Join engaging special interest groups
• And more!

The Alumni Association sends a monthly email to give you all of the updates on your fellow alumni, what's currently happening on campus, upcoming events, and much more!

Not currently signed up for our monthly newsletter, the Alumni Update? If you are an alum, update your contact information. If you are a friend of UIS email us and we will add you.

UIS Today provides in-depth coverage of the people, places and topics that matter to you. This alumni magazine is published twice per year and is also available digitally.

To view digital versions of all the magazine issues, visit our UIS Today Issue Library.

Don't currently receive the magazine but would like to receive a copy? Email us to get signed up!

When the former Sangamon State University became the third campus of the University of Illinois in 1995, many alumni expressed the desire to obtain replacement diploma certificates reflecting the new identity of the institution. UIS diploma certificates, with a presentation cover bearing the seal of the University of Illinois, are currently available through the Office of Advancement for a $35.00 processing fee. Please contact our office to place an order by calling 217-206-6058 or emailing at advancement@uis.edu.

In need of an official transcript? The UIS Registrar office is here to help! Order your transcript today.

The Alumni SAGE Society is a group of University of Illinois Springfield/Sangamon State University alumni and friends ages 50 and better. The group offers opportunities for Service, Action, Growth and Enrichment, as alumni and friends connect and reconnect with one another and the University community.

The Alumni SAGE Society and the Illinois State Historical Society partner to provide thought-provoking, expert-led Lunch & Learn programs each fall and spring. These lunch-time programs include a hot lunch, and new and interesting topics each session. View our calendar of events to see topics for our latest Lunch & Learn Series. These programs are open to the public – invite your friends!

Regardless of what career development stage you are in, UIS is here for you. We want to help you succeed throughout your life and career. The Career Development Center provides resources and services for alumni, including the GOALS Program to help you with career planning. Select the module below that corresponds to your unique career development stage in GOALS.

• Illinois Connection Advocacy Network
  • Illinois Connection is the University of Illinois Alumni Alliance’s legislative advocacy network. Its mission: to gain greater federal and state support for the University of Illinois’s three campuses as well as their interests. By increasing awareness and understanding of the U of I’s positive impact on the state, nation and world, Illinois Connection advocates help to ensure the University’s legacy and longevity.
    Visit the Illinois Connection Advocacy Network website to subscribe to their weekly e-newsletter with updates on state issues impacting the University of Illinois System, or join the network. Follow them on Facebook.
• Sangamon Auditorium Volunteer Association
  • Join a trained corps of more than 235 volunteer ushers to greet, direct, assist and ensure the safety and comfort of patrons attending performances and other events at Sangamon Auditorium and the Studio Theatre. For more information about the Sangamon Auditorium Volunteer Association visit their website(link is external) or call 217-206-8432.
• Volunteer and Civic Engagement
  • Present to first-year students on the topics of leadership and service to students in the Leadership for Life service program. We also welcome professionals with experience in one of our five areas of service: youth and education, hunger and homelessness, public health, community awareness, and sustainability.
    For more information, contact volunteer@uis.edu(link sends email) or 217-206-7716.
• College of Education and Human Services Alumni Council
  • The CEHS Advisory Board advocates and supports the growth and development of the College’s educational programs.  Members of the board actively participate in identifying sources of financial support, provide insight into new education and human services practices, and suggest improvements and opportunities for the College and its programs to grow and meet the needs of the local community and beyond.  For more information, please email the CEHS Office Administrator(link sends email).
• International Student Services
  • Regular, on-going Host Family program that can greatly use more volunteers.
  • Help with various activities for the annual International Festival.

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Illinois Connection is the University of Illinois Alumni Alliance’s legislative advocacy network. Its mission: to gain greater federal and state support for the University of Illinois’s three campuses as well as their interests. By increasing awareness and understanding of the U of I’s positive impact on the state, nation and world, Illinois Connection advocates help to ensure the University’s legacy and longevity.

Visit the Illinois Connection Advocacy Network website to subscribe to their weekly e-newsletter with updates on state issues impacting the University of Illinois System, or join the network. Follow them on Facebook.

UIS Alumni are eligible for a local UIS borrowing card which can be obtained by requesting a library card. By presenting this card they may check out any of the general circulation items for an initial loan of four weeks with three renewals, and one title from the Video/DVD collection for one week with no renewals. They may not request items through I-Share or regular interlibrary loan. Alumni can use electronic resources in person at the library, but they do not have remote access to licensed databases.

Alumni – evolved to become gender neutral – refers to a group of comprised of more than one gender who have completed their studies, esp. at a college or university; can also be used to refer to a group of men only.   

Alumnae – a group of women, who have completed their studies, esp. at a college or university.      

Alumna - a woman who obtained a diploma from a school, usually high school level or above; a woman who is a graduate or former student of a school, college, or university.

Alumnus - a man who obtained a diploma from a school, usually high school level or above; a man who is a graduate or former student of a school, college, or university.

Alum – An inclusive slang term for a graduate of a university or other institution…the term Alum has fluidity, though, as recognition of non-binary individuals continues to evolve.