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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 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 15, 2025
Dear colleagues,
We are delighted to invite you to the system-wide Student & Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Committee event, "Bite-Sized Wellbeing During Uncertain Times: Evidence, Practice and Resources…
Sep 15, 2025
Greetings Campus Community,
Please be advised that the Springfield Fire Department will perform a fire training simulation at the Sunflower 700 Building beginning Tuesday, September 16 and continuing through Friday…
Dec 09, 2025
12.9.25
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
As the holiday season draws near, I have been reflecting on what makes me proud to be a Prairie Star. It is not just our accomplishments, though we have many to celebrate. It is the spirit of this…
Dec 04, 2025
December 2025
From Provost Schwab
Greetings,
As we approach the end of the fall semester, I want to send a note of appreciation to all members of the UIS community for all you do. Over the Thanksgiving break I had a chance to reflect on…
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Employee Recognition
Aug 01, 2024
Douglas Brackney has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for July 2024. He is an administrative aide in the Career Development Center.
His supervisor, Katherine Battee-Freeman,…
Getting to Know You
Jan 29, 2025
Jennifer Harris is the office administrator for the Center of Lincoln Studies.
What do you like about your job?
I enjoy the variety of projects I’m involved in. I love to plan and keep a running task list. There…
Employee Events
No employee specific events at this time. Check back soon! Visit our main website calendar for other university events.