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Oct 29, 2025
UIS is a member of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. RISE Springfield, the young professionals networking group of chamber, is planning their annual Leadership Conference for Tuesday, April 28,…
Oct 27, 2025
Feeling Ducky? Ready to go duck wild? Get ready to put your ducktective skills to work with the UIS campus-wide duck hunt! From Monday, October 27, at 8:00 AM through Friday, October 31, at 3:00 PM, the…
Oct 24, 2025
To all website editors and unit heads, You spoke and we listened! The Web Team is excited to announce new website features designed to make editing and creating pages easier and more dynamic. What’s New: AI-…
Oct 24, 2025
If you could not attend our Fall Employee Information Session last Wednesday, Oct. 16, in Brookens Auditorium, the Office of Electronic Media has provided the following recording so you can hear updates about…
Nov 10, 2025
11.10.25 Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: The University Experience Survey remains available through Nov. 21. Over the past three weeks, you should have received a series of emails inviting you to participate. The next reminder email will be…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Nov 03, 2025
November 2025 From Provost Schwab Greetings, As we barrel toward the later part of the semester and the wonderful change of fall foliage, I’ve been reminded of the importance of self-care during this busy time of the year. I was recently…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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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 23, 2025
If you could switch jobs with anyone at UIS, who would it be and why? I would like to be the person who paints the lines on the sports fields. The robot line painter is fascinating. I took several years of drafting/…

Employee Events

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Ashlynn Stillwell, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will discuss her work on sustainable water and energy systems. Water and energy are closely…
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Campus community, The UIS Police Department will be rolling out a new training this fall, addressing ways to minimize your risk during an active threat incident. There will be two group sessions offered,…
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Campus community, The UIS Police Department will be rolling out a new training this fall, addressing ways to minimize your risk during an active threat incident. There will be two group sessions offered,…
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Sign up for website editor training on the uis.edu website. Training typically lasts an hour and is open to all staff and students. Web Editor Training Sign Up