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Jul 31, 2025
Don’t miss the annual Faculty-Staff Academic Year Kickoff!
Mark your calendar to attend the annual Faculty-Staff Kickoff at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in the Student Union Ballroom. You will hear from the chancellor and vice...
Jul 31, 2025
Greetings, Campus Community,
The Tower 1 elevator is being taken offline temporarily pending inspection and operational assessment by Kone.
Please note that the Tower 2 elevator remains out of service due to...
Jul 28, 2025
Thanks to campus and system-level financial support, ITS is in the process of implementing a campus-wide infrastructure refresh as part of our efforts to improve Wi-Fi performance. This is a multi-phase project with an...
Jul 28, 2025
As part of the upcoming Convocation on August 21, we are creating a welcome video featuring friendly faces from across campus. Please submit by August 10.
Submit a Video
Videos should be no longer than 10...
Mar 23, 2026
3.23.2026
Dear UIS Community:
Last week, UIS hosted the March Board of Trustees meeting. We were thrilled to see the Board vote to approve our proposed Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Engineering Technology, which will support a strong...
Mar 10, 2026
Academic Affairs Colleagues,
I write to provide an update on the Academic Portfolio Review and Prioritization process. From the beginning, the Academic Portfolio Review (APR) was not intended to be a retrospective exercise. It was designed...
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Employee Recognition
Nov 02, 2022
David Hecht has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for November 2022. He is the production manager for UIS Performing Arts Services.
“While there are a lot of components to his...
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