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Sep 23, 2021

UIS to offer four new affordable, high-quality online graduate business degrees
Sep 22, 2021

UIS to hold Graduate School Week Sept. 27-Oct. 1
Sep 20, 2021

UIS to offer 42 accelerated courses starting Oct. 18 to help students continue their educational goals
Sep 16, 2021

UIS Police Department to host a public safety day for Springfield-area children
Sep 14, 2021

UIS joining Common App, waiving application fees through the 2022-23 academic year
Sep 13, 2021

UIS ranked the top public regional university in Illinois for a third year by U.S. News & World Report
Sep 08, 2021

University of Illinois Springfield sees positive trends despite slight decrease in enrollment
Sep 07, 2021

UIS’ popular Friday Night Star Parties to be held in a virtual format starting Sept. 10
Aug 30, 2021

UIS meets record-breaking fundraising goal almost a year ahead of schedule
Aug 19, 2021

UIS report finds a high number of 2019-20 graduates are employed or continuing their education

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Aug 23, 2021

UIS partners to release the Continuum of Learning’s Sangamon Success Progress Report

Aug 18, 2021

University of Illinois Springfield announces eight new faculty appointments

Jun 22, 2021

UIS partners with Green Flower to offer non-credit online certificates on cannabis industry topics

Jun 15, 2021

UIS and Community Health Roundtable to host a webinar on “The Lasting Effects of COVID-19”

Jun 04, 2021

UIS Director of Study Away Programs Jonathan GoldbergBelle honored for excellence in community programming

May 18, 2021

UIS and Community Health Roundtable to host a webinar on “COVID-19 and Returning to Work”

Apr 20, 2021

UIS Education Honor Society inducts new members

Apr 19, 2021

UIS Good as Gold Ceremony honors more than 50 local volunteers, businesses and organizations

Apr 19, 2021

Arnold Henning named the Interim Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Designate at UIS

Apr 19, 2021

Laurie Buck named UIS Interim Director of Financial Assistance

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Sep 16, 2021

UIS Police Department to host a public safety day for Springfield-area children

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Police Department will host a public safety day for Springfield-area children. The event will…

Sep 16, 2021

UIS and Community Health Roundtable to explore animals’ ability to transmit infections to humans

The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Hub, UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will…

Sep 09, 2021

UIS Visual Arts Gallery to present “AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BROWN BUFFALO II” by José Guadalupe Garza

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BROWN BUFFALO II,” an exhibition by…

Sep 07, 2021

The University of Illinois Springfield’s popular Friday Night Star Parties will be held in a virtual format this fall due to the COVID-19…

Sep 02, 2021

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield will hold three virtual Lunch & Learn Series events this fall. The series is presented by…

Aug 19, 2021

UIS Visual Arts Gallery to present 180,000+, an exhibition that combines activism, research and ecological awareness by PlantBot Genetics

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present 180,000+, a mixed-media art exhibition by Wendy DesChene…

Aug 18, 2021

UIS and Community Health Roundtable to host a webinar on going back to school during COVID-19

The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Hub, UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will…

Aug 17, 2021

UIS and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation Speaker Series to discuss criminal justice reform and police accountability

The University of Illinois Springfield and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) Speaker Series will discuss “Tackling…

Jun 15, 2021

UIS and Community Health Roundtable to host a webinar on “The Lasting Effects of COVID-19”

The University of Illinois Springfield Innovation Hub, UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will…

Jun 03, 2021

UIS Center for Lincoln Studies to hold online panel discussion on the history of Juneteenth

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies will hold an online panel discussion on “Why Juneteenth:…

UIS In the News

Sep 20, 2021

Happy Graduation (in September!)

Springfield’s class of 2020 was honored Saturday afternoon in two separate commencement exercises, deferred because of the pandemic.…

Sep 20, 2021

“Bats, monkeys and dogs, oh my!”- UIS webinar on animals’ ability to transmit diseases to humans

The University of Illinois Springfield hosted a webinar Friday regarding animals’ ability to transmit infectious diseases to humans.…

Sep 17, 2021

UIS to honor the Class of 2020 during two special commencement ceremonies

The University of Illinois Springfield will honor the Class of 2020 during two special commencement ceremonies on Saturday afternoon.…

Sep 17, 2021

Pandemic heightening food insecurity for college students

The pandemic heightened food insecurity for families across Illinois. Now, research is showing students on college campuses are also…

Sep 15, 2021

UIS waives application fees through 2022-23 academic year

University of Illinois Springfield is waiving all application fees starting from now through the 2022-2023 academic year for all incoming…

Sep 14, 2021

UIS top public university in Illinois, report says

The University of Illinois Springfield is taking the top prize yet again on U.S. News & World Report list of top public regional…

Sep 13, 2021

UIS Perspectives: Virtual Star Parties help community explore, enjoy fabulous night sky

The following is an excerpt from a column by University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor of Astronomy-Physics John Martin. This…

Sep 13, 2021

Springfield honors 20th anniversary of 9/11 with stair climb at Crowne Plaza hotel

Stair climbers commemorated 9/11 in a literal way Saturday. The climbers, among them those too young to remember first-hand the…

Sep 09, 2021

UIS officials: COVID-19 continues to affect enrollment numbers

Fall enrollment numbers at the University of Illinois Springfield took a 5% plunge, school officials said Wednesday. The…

Sep 07, 2021

UIS’ Whitney: We must tell our story

By the numbers, University of Illinois Springfield has room for improvement. The first ten days of class are in the books, and…

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