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Oct 21, 2025
Greetings,
Between October 20-24, Facilities will begin testing the heating systems in the legacy campus buildings to prepare for the colder months ahead. These tests will primarily take place in the early mornings…
Oct 20, 2025
Dear Campus Community,
The annual fire drills for this year will be conducted on Thursday November 6th and Friday November 7 for the UIS campus. Please pay special attention to…
Oct 20, 2025
Dear Campus Community,
As many of you are already aware, Amazon AWS is experiencing a significant outage today. Many of the companies that UIS works with are impacted by the outage, which means that many services…
Oct 17, 2025
The roofing contractor will have a crane on site Tuesday morning, October 21, to place materials on the roof. The crane will be positioned on the west side of Founders, just off Eliza Farnham Drive. The bus…
Dec 09, 2025
12.9.25
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
As the holiday season draws near, I have been reflecting on what makes me proud to be a Prairie Star. It is not just our accomplishments, though we have many to celebrate. It is the spirit of this…
Dec 04, 2025
December 2025
From Provost Schwab
Greetings,
As we approach the end of the fall semester, I want to send a note of appreciation to all members of the UIS community for all you do. Over the Thanksgiving break I had a chance to reflect on…
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Employee Recognition
Feb 19, 2025
Heath Bruce, assistant director of marketing, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for February 2025.
“Heath has consistently demonstrated outstanding performance in working…
Getting to Know You
Jun 27, 2025
Who do you call as soon as you hear good news?
My wife. She’s my biggest cheerleader and best friend. Then I call my parents and sisters.
My parents and sisters have always been my rock throughout my whole life…
Employee Events
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