The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery annual silent auction and benefit will take place both online and on-site at the gallery this year. The silent auction and benefit, featuring original works of art donated by local and regional artists, will launch online on Nov. 15 and remain live through final bidding at 7 p.m. Dec. 2. You can view the auction online.

Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Undergraduate Institution and major: King Abdulaziz University (2009) Bachelor of Science in Economics and Administration with Concentration in Organization and Administration Modernization

Graduate Institution and Major: Tennessee State University (2016) Master of Public Administration, Certificate program in nonprofit management.

TEDx UofISpringfield is seeking nominations for Springfield-area speakers for their second annual event on March 5, 2022. The deadline to submit a speaker application is Nov. 6 at 11:59 p.m.

TEDxUofISpringfield is a student-run event. Organizers are looking for speakers ranging in backgrounds, experience and interests. Selected speakers will be provided with a speaking mentor to help them prepare their talk and presentation for the big day when they speak live.

University of Illinois Springfield Professor Emeritus and Senior Fellow Ray Schroeder and the late Karen Swan, The James J. Stukel Presidential Professor of Educational Leadership at UIS, have authored two chapters in the new book “A Guide to Administering Distance Learning.”

The University of Illinois Springfield is now offering its students an opportunity to enroll in new degrees and minors with the recent addition of three new schools. 

The three new schools include the School of Education, the School of Public Management and Policy, and the School of Politics and International Affairs.