The following is an excerpt from a story published in The State Journal-Register on May 1, 2023.

"UIS will hold its commencement at the Bank of Springfield (BOS) Center at 2 p.m. on May 13. A total of 706 students will participate in the ceremony out of the 1,177 students who are eligible to graduate.

UIS professor emeritus of communication Raymond Schroeder will be awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters.

7.31.23

Dear Faculty and Staff —

I am pleased to share that Jacob K. Friefeld has been selected to serve as the Director of the Center for Lincoln Studies. He will begin his appointment Aug. 16.

Jacob K. Friefeld, Ph.D., has been named the director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield starting Aug. 16, 2023. He comes to UIS from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield where he served as the Illinois and Midwest studies research historian.

University of Illinois Springfield Executive Director of Innovation and Opportunity Robert Kerr was on Sports Radio 1450's AM Springfield with Sam Madonia to talk about the future UIS Innovation Center on July 31, 2023.

Listen to the interview