Join the Chapter of Aspiring Educators at UIS!

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The Illinois Education Association (IEA) Aspiring Educators is a pre-professional organization for undergraduate and graduate students preparing for careers in education. Being part of Aspiring Ed connects you to other preservice teachers from UIS, LLCC, and other universities, providing leadership opportunities, professional development, community activities, scholarship/insurance opportunities, connections to potential future job opportunities, and more. We are excited for you to be a part of our chapter and to be a part of a growing number of university chapters across Illinois. We meet monthly and attend two conferences a year.

Questions? Email Dr. Helen Brandon.

Student leadership team hosting a table at UIS Involvement Expo
Aspiring Educators
Leadership Team
Dr. Helen Brandon and Aspiring Educators at 2025 conference
Spring 2025 Aspiring Educators Conference
Aspiring Educators students meeting with Director of Aspiring Educators
Aspiring Educators with
Dr. Lindsey Jensen

Kappa Delta Pi 

The Alpha Alpha Gamma chapter of Kappa Delta Pi, the International Honor Society in Education, at the University of Illinois Springfield inducted eleven new members during a ceremony on Sunday, October 17, 2021. Students inducted at this year’s ceremony included:  James Biggers (PATI & KDP Treasurer), Amanda Brown, Carissa Chrysokos, Jenna Cisco (PATI), Madelynn Dean, Arielle Fisher, Bailey Martin (PATI), Nicolette Owens, Katelinn Pierson, Lauren Pumphrey, Savannah Wilken.

International Education Honorary

  • KDP Ceremony Sign
    KDP Ceremony Sign
  • Kappa Delta Pi Fall 2016 Initiates
    Kappa Delta Pi Fall 2016 Initiates
  • Kappa Delta Pi Fall 2017 Initiates
    Kappa Delta Pi Fall 2017 Initiates
  • Kappa Delta Pi Spring 2018 Initiates
    Kappa Delta Pi Spring 2018 Initiates
  • Kappa Delta Pi Ceremony 2021
    Kappa Delta Pi Ceremony 2021