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Sep 18, 2025
We hope you will be able to join in celebrating this year’s University Scholars Award recipient on Wednesday, September 24.
If you plan to attend and have not yet registered, please do so by end of day Friday,…
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 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 05, 2025
9.5.25
Dear UIS community —
The start of a new semester brings fresh energy, new goals and the promise of opportunity. However, as we move forward together this fall semester, it’s important to recognize that some members of our university…
Aug 18, 2025
Colleagues,
Welcome to the new academic year! I always look forward to New Faculty Welcome Week and this year is no exception. It is invigorating to see more people on campus as we gear up for the return of students and the start of fall…
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Employee Recognition
Jun 17, 2025
Kali Osburn, building service sub-foreman in Campus Recreation, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for June 2025.
“Kali is committed to keeping a clean and welcoming space…
Getting to Know You
Aug 27, 2025
Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?
After receiving my Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, I spent a year teaching in the university’s history department before accepting a…
Employee Events
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Aaron Hughes is an artist, curator, and anti-war veteran whose work explores the impact of war, violence, and trauma on individuals and communities. In this lecture, Hughes will share images and stories from his…
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All permanent Academic Professional and Civil Service employees who have been employed for 6+ months are eligible to participate with supervisory approval. Participants will tour the Therkildsen Field Station and…
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Protect yourself and others by getting your flu shot this year! UIS Health Services and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health are offering flu shots to the UIS community from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, October…
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The Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Office of Graduate Intern Programs are pleased to host the 2025 Samuel K. Gove Legislative Internship Hall of Fame Reception & Induction Ceremony! Please save the…