As part of UIS' "Exploring Graduate School" week, Public Affairs Reporting director Jason Piscia this week hosted a presentation highlighting the financial, educational and professional advantages of our 10-month master's degree program that focuses on journalism about politics and government.

Piscia also interviews Ben Szalinski, a 2021 PAR graduate who is now a legislative reporter with The Daily Line, a political newsletter based in Chicago.

For more information about PAR, visit uis.edu/par or contact us at par@uis.edu. The next PAR class begins Aug. 23, 2024.

2.2.24

Good morning!

I am thrilled to share that we are offering faculty and staff the opportunity to attend another on-campus Professional Development Retreat as part of our Rise initiative. This semester’s retreat will take place Friday, March 1, and is focused on Redefining Workplace Culture.

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Consider a Disappearance,” an exhibition by Chicago-based artist and experimental filmmaker Ruby Que. “Consider a Disappearance” will open on Monday, Feb. 12 and run through Thursday, March 7. An opening reception will be held at the gallery from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15.

University of Illinois Center for Lincoln Studies announced multiple significant achievements and upcoming events that will further illuminate the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln.

University of Illinois Springfield, in collaboration with Innovate Springfield, its dynamic business incubator in downtown Springfield, is creating a new high-tech lab and class to teach high school students how to turn their innovative product ideas into reality.