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Jul 10, 2025
AI Detection
Copyleaks AI Detector Update
On July 8, Copyleaks upgraded its AI detector from v8.1 to v9. Our Copyleaks representative has indicated that "you may notice some differentiation in results on scans…
Jul 09, 2025
We have Bocce ball courts on campus!
We’d like to offer a summer lunch league for UIS employees. Yes, it’s a bit warm outside, but it’s not a game that takes a lot of energy. It's a game that's a lot of fun.
A…
Jul 09, 2025
Employees not currently enrolled in payroll deduction can purchase a 2025-26 parking hang tag online by enrolling in payroll deduction or using a debit or credit card. Please note that employees not enrolled in payroll…
Jul 08, 2025
Timely Warning – Attempted Arson
Date/Time of Incident: Over the night of July 7, 2025Location: Public Affairs Center (PAC)
Dear campus community member,
The UIS Police Department is issuing this Timely…
Jul 02, 2025
7.2.25
Dear colleagues —
I’m pleased to share that the UIS Innovation Center will lease space at Horace Mann’s downtown Springfield campus to expand programs that support economic development in the region. The 2.5-year lease will allow the…
Apr 01, 2025
From Provost Schwab
Colleagues,
I hope you are doing well as we approach the final weeks of the academic year. It’s amazing to think that we will soon welcome a new batch of graduates into the UIS alumni ranks.
Over the past few days, I’ve…
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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
Mar 11, 2025
Ryan Bye is the Director Strategy and Partnerships for the Office of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs.
Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?
I spent the past 11 years working…
Employee Events
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