Maria Zavala is a financial aid coordinator in the Office of Financial Aid.

What do you like about your job?

Guadalupe Trejo is an office administrator for the vice chancellor of academic affairs.

Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?

Hometown: Yorkville, IllinoisMajor: MBAFuture Plans: Finding a marketing position in London, England

Maddie Grandys loves the close-knit and diverse community at the University of Illinois Springfield. Grandys is part of the UIS women’s soccer team and she works as a graduate assistant at the Student Union. She chose UIS because of the soccer team and the scholarship opportunities. Following graduation, Grandys plans to move to London, England, and find a marketing position within the nonprofit sector.