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Jul 03, 2025
The elevator in PAC Tower 1 has been taken out of service for the near future. Substantial repairs are necessary, which may take some time to complete. We will share status updates as they become available. Thank…
Jul 03, 2025
UIS Central Receiving and UIS Mail Services, as part of Campus Services, jointly serve as the delivery hubs for packages arriving on campus through major carriers, such as FedEx, DHL, UPS and the U.S. Postal Service.…
Jul 03, 2025
Our offices (Diversity Center, Women’s Center, and Gender and Sexuality Student Services) will be closed from Wednesday, July 3rd, through Sunday, July 6th. We will resume regular operations on Monday, July 7th. You…
Jul 02, 2025
Greetings Campus Community, Next week initial preparations will begin for the Library Commons construction project. Starting on July 7, Parking Lot A-North will be closed to allow the contractor to install…
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…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Apr 03, 2025
Dear UIS Community, As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance student success, we have recently begun work on our HLC Quality Initiative, a large-scale improvement process required by HLC as part of our participation in the Open Pathway…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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Employee Recognition

Apr 21, 2025
Ravneet Chhokar, director of environmental compliance and safety in Facilities and Services, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for April 2025. “Ravneet’s cheerful and…

Getting to Know You

May 15, 2025
Taylor Lester is the program coordinator for the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service (COLRS). Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS? Before coming to UIS, I was a…

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