The following is an excerpt of a WMAY Radio story published on Sept. 20, 2022.

The University of Illinois Springfield has announced its schedule of accelerated courses that can allow students to pick up additional credits and possibly shorten the time needed to complete their degree.

Around 50 classes will be offered on an accelerated schedule from mid-October to early December. Course offerings include accountancy, business, communications, computer science, philosophy, teacher education, and more. The deadline to sign up is October 5th.

The following is an excerpt of a WTAX Radio story published on Sept. 16, 2022.

“Reaching Stellar,” the UIS fundraising campaign which started with a quiet phase in 2014, concluded on June 30th of this year, exceeding its $40,000,000 goal by more than 6%.

At an on-campus celebration Thursday night, the total amount was announced: $42,486,248.

The following is an excerpt from a story that appeared in The State Journal-Register on Sept. 7, 2022.

New University of Illinois Springfield Chancellor Janet Gooch had faith and a lot of hope that enrollment numbers would turn out well Wednesday.

This is an excerpt of a story broadcast by WICS-TV 20 on Sept. 5, 2022.

University of Illinois Springfield students are giving back.

The students took some time between classes to help clean up the campus on Friday.

It is part of their Anything Goes Fridays where students get the chance to get involved in the Springfield community and local charity organizations.

The event was run by the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center.

The following is an excerpt from a story that appeared on NPR Illinois' website on Sept. 1, 2022.

A nationally known research firm issued the report. Among the findings, UIS added $694.2 million in income to the Illinois economy in Fiscal Year 2021. UIS also supported 6,909 jobs