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Oct 22, 2026
Add a Visual Touch to Your Pages with the New UIS Icon Block A new UIS Icon block is now available in Gutenberg, giving content editors an easy way to add icons to their pages. Use it to highlight important…
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Oct 20, 2026
Read key takeaways from the Oct. 15 Employee Information Session on facilities, strategic planning, academics and enrollment.
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Oct 19, 2026
UIS employees who live in select Sangamon County precincts can cast their vote in the 2026 Midterm General Election early on campus.
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Oct 19, 2026
The railroad crossing on 11th Street between East Hazel Dell Road and Earnest Hemingway Drive will be closed for repairs until at least 7 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23.
Oct 27, 2026
Chancellor Gooch has appointed Yanhui Guo, associate professor of computer science, as the chancellor’s associate for institutional artificial intelligence strategy and Katie Pavelko, program director of the student union, as the chancellor’s…
Oct 08, 2026
October 2026 From Provost Schwab Colleagues, With the midpoint of the semester approaching and the first fall colors beginning to arrive, I’ve been thinking about how important it is to protect time for rest and self-care. I know this is a…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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Employee Recognition

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Jul 29, 2026
Kelsea Hott named UIS Employee of the Month for July 2026
Kelsea Hott, human resource officer in Human Resources, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for July 2026.  Her nominator recognizes her as a hard-working team member who is…

Getting to Know You

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Sep 08, 2026
Getting to know you: Anthony Bogetti
How did you get started in your career field?: Though I am now a professor of chemistry, I did not always like chemistry. I began college as a biology major on a pre-med track. After struggling with chemistry early…