The State of Illinois Family Bereavement Act, effective January 1, 2023, includes leave provisions allowing eligible employees to take up to ten days of unpaid leave following a qualifying event involving a covered family member. This Act provides unpaid leave time for additional circumstances related to bereavement and is available to any employee who has been employed by the University for at least 12 months and worked at least 1,000 hours in the last 12 months.

The University of Illinois Springfield has been named to Forbes’ Best Affordable Online Colleges list for 2023.

According to Forbes, UIS made the list because it has offered distance learning programs to students around the country for more than two decades. Forbes also noted that UIS offers a low net price per year, has a high online retention rate and offers mental health/counseling services to online students.

Sangamon Experience and the Diversity Center at the University of Illinois Springfield will host two Black History Month events that are free and open to the public.

Upcoming events include:

Two University of Illinois Springfield undergraduate students are working with Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Tih-Fen Ting to research factors affecting the winter survival of American kestrels, a type of bird that is experiencing population declines in North America.

Please be aware that Parking Lot E will be closed from early morning through 2:00 PM on Thursday, February 1 so that school children may safely enter the UIS Performing Arts Center for the Staley Class Acts performances of Freedom Flight.

Thank you!

Carly Shank (she/her)

Artistic Programs Director

UIS Performing Arts Center

1 University Plaza, MS PAC 397

Springfield, IL 62703

Desk:  217-206-8286

carmi1@uis.edu