The Center for State Policy and Leadership promotes evidence-based policy and practice in the public sector.
This Center’s mission is carried out through research that informs public decisions and understanding; internships, training programs, and applied problem solving that strengthens public leadership; and journalism that educates and engages citizens in public affairs. The Center:
Researches, evaluates, and helps form effective public policy,
Educates citizens on public affairs issues, and
Provides leadership and professional development programs.
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UIS and Community Health Roundtable to explore animals’ ability to transmit infections to humans
The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Hub, UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free virtual...
Jun 17, 2021
UIS, Community Health Roundtable to host webinar on lasting effects of COVID-19
The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Hub, the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free...
Oct 15, 2020
Federal government features UIS in video series on how to better prepare child welfare workers nationwide
A video series shot at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Child Protection Training Academy is serving as a national simulation training model for...
Feb 19, 2020
UIS Illinois Innocence Project executive director John J. Hanlon named to the Governor’s Task Force on Forensic Science
Gov. JB Pritzker has named John J. Hanlon, executive director of the University of Illinois Springfield’sIllinois Innocence Project, as one...
Ago 18, 2021
UIS and Community Health Roundtable to host a webinar on going back to school during COVID-19
The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Hub, UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free virtual...
Ago 17, 2021
UIS and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Speaker Series to discuss criminal justice reform and police accountability
The University of Illinois Springfield and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) Speaker Series will discuss “Tackling Criminal Justice...
Ago 02, 2021
UIS Perspectives: Inspiring professionals as agents of change
The following is an excerpt from a column by the University of Illinois Springfield Associate Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Administration and...
Jul 23, 2021
Our Cause Is Just - Local Civil War Documentary | Community Voices
The UIS Center for Lincoln Studies hosts a conversation on a locally produced Civil War documentary, Our Cause Is Just. It is produced by Zak Luken, a local ...