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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…
Sep 15, 2025
Per the COCI Policy, each fall, academic staff members must complete a disclosure reporting non-university activities (RNUA) and request for approval of such activities and whenever a change in such…
Sep 11, 2025
Dear Faculty and Staff,
I am thrilled to share the official results from last year’s Faculty and Staff Campaign. Thank you to thank for making it one for the record books!
Thanks to your generosity and spirit, we…
Sep 10, 2025
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Dr. Dahlen’s ECCE Speaker Series event scheduled for tonight (9/10/2025) has been cancelled.
We apologize for the late notice and the inconvenience.
Thank you,
Kimberly Craig…
Mar 23, 2026
3.23.2026
Dear UIS Community:
Last week, UIS hosted the March Board of Trustees meeting. We were thrilled to see the Board vote to approve our proposed Bachelor’s of Applied Science in Engineering Technology, which will support a strong…
Mar 10, 2026
Academic Affairs Colleagues,
I write to provide an update on the Academic Portfolio Review and Prioritization process. From the beginning, the Academic Portfolio Review (APR) was not intended to be a retrospective exercise. It was designed…
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Employee Recognition
Jun 28, 2023
Laura Hecht has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for June 2023. She is a customer service representative for UIS Residence Life.
In her role, Hecht works at the Residence Life…
Getting to Know You
Sep 25, 2024
John Ferry is a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry in the UIS School of Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health. His research areas include environmental chemistry, toxicology,…
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