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Sep 16, 2025
Are you looking to boost your activity and improve your health in a fun, supportive way? Are you interested in joining an encouraging, noncompetitive team that celebrates progress and encourages each other?…
Sep 16, 2025
Vachel Lindsay Drive will be closed Wednesday, September 17 at noon and re-open Thursday September 18 at noon.
Please use Ernest Hemingway Drive and University Drive to access campus during this time.
Residents…
Sep 16, 2025
A section of Richard Wright Drive will be closed Friday, September 19 from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm for the Homecoming Pep Rally Block party.
We appreciate your understanding and encourage everyone to take…
Sep 15, 2025
Greetings Campus Community,
Please be advised that the Springfield Fire Department will perform a fire training simulation at the Sunflower 700 Building beginning Tuesday, September 16 and continuing through Friday…
Sep 17, 2025
9.17.25
Dear Colleagues,
As we begin another academic year at UIS, I am writing to invite you to participate in the State and University Employees Combined Appeal (SECA) campaign. SECA offers faculty and staff a meaningful way to…
Aug 28, 2025
From Provost Schwab
Colleagues,
I hope your semester is off to a good start and that you have enjoyed meeting new students and colleagues and reconnecting with others. The beautiful weather has provided a wonderful backdrop for the flurry of…
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Employee Recognition
Aug 18, 2025
Nathan Curry, a grounds worker, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for August 2025.
Curry is recognized as a conscientious employee who is kind and considerate. He helps…
Getting to Know You
Sep 12, 2025
What do you like about your job?
I love the opportunity to connect with students every day. One of the most rewarding aspects of my work is the highly collaborative nature of Student Affairs—not only within our…
Employee Events
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Join CSPL for a special Constitution Day program, "The Constitution: From Principles to Practice" on Sept. 17! The work of the Center will be highlighted through its relation to issues of Constitutional importance.…
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Join NPR Illinois and the Center for State Policy & Leadership for this special Constitution Day panel on the First Amendment. Sean Crawford, NPR Illinois Managing Editor and host of State Week and Statewide, will…
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The search for the UIS Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facilities and Services has yielded three finalists. Finalists will be visiting campus and offering a presentation on the following dates:
An open forum…
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The University of Illinois Springfield will host a groundbreaking for its Library Commons building at 1:30 p.m. Sept. 19 on the UIS quad, near the Student Union.
The Library Commons is a publicly funded project…