This is an excerpt of a story published by the State Journal-Register on July 10, 2022.
With rents increasing and interest rates on home loans going up, people have been left with the question, "Is it better to rent or own a home?"
Kenneth Kriz, University of Illinois Springfield's distinguished professor of public administration, said there isn't a right answer.
"The housing prices have been rising dramatically," Kriz said.
This is an excerpt of a story published by NPR Illinois on June 16, 2022.
The University Press of Kansas published in May a book by University of Illinois political science professor Jason Pierceson, a leading scholar on LGBTQ issues.
Pierceson’s book is called “Before Bostock: The Accidental LGBTQ Precedent of Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins.”
The following is an excerpt from University of Illinois Springfield Chancellor Janet Gooch. The column appeared in The State Journal-Register on July 3, 2022.
"When I first stepped onto the University of Illinois Springfield campus, I was struck by the level of commitment to place and purpose. The energy was palpable, and the sense of promise was contagious.
The University of Illinois Springfield baseball team is competing in the NCAA Division Two National Championship. UIS fell to Point Loma in the first round Saturday evening.
The team had 10 hits led by Austin Alderman and Kal Youngquist who each recorded two.
This story aired on WICS on June 4, 2022. Watch the entire story online.
The University of Illinois Springfield provides students with unique learning opportunities at the UIS Field Station at Lake Springfield and the Therkildsen Field Station at Emiquon in Lewistown. Dr. Tom Rothfus is the director of the field stations and spoke to Community Voices about the research being conducted and how it benefits the local habitats.
After years of trying and coming close, the Illinois-Springfield baseball team finally broke through and earned its first-ever trip to the NCAA Division II national championship.
It will have to wait before claiming its first victory at the finals. The Prairie Stars came, saw and were quickly conquered, as their bats went cold in back-to-back losses to Point Loma and Rollins.
The UIS Performing Arts Center has created a new program called Our Stage / Our Voices. Director of Artistic Programs Carly Shank and Artist in Residence Reggie Guyton spoke to Community Voices about the program and how it will help give a voice to under represented communities in the performing arts.
For the first time in program history, the University of Illinois Springfield baseball team will compete in the NCAA Division Two World Series. The Prairie Stars beat Quincy University in a doubleheader to punch their ticket to the Cary, North Carolina.
"Now you have a real chance to go win it all," UIS head coach Ryan Copeland said. "You really do. You're one of eight teams. A good game here. Some luck here and there and you're fighting for a national championship. It's pretty cool to say out loud."
A new state mandate is requiring high schools to give students the chance to take at least one computer science course starting next school year.
The Illinois School Board of Education is making it a standard and amending the School Code.
However, before the classes can be offered teachers will need to be licensed for the course.
Rhyann Morris with the University of Illinois Springfield's admission department said this is leading many districts to work out agreements with universities like UIS.
The following is an excerpt from University of Illinois Springfield Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney. The column appeared in The State Journal-Register on May 24, 2022.