All three schools in the University of Illinois System will see tuition hikes this fall.
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted Thursday morning to increase tuition for in-state freshmen.
This is only the second tuition increase in the past eight years.
The University of Illinois Springfield will see a 1.5% tuition hike.
This story appeared on WICS Newschannel 20 on Jan. 20, 2022.
The University of Illinois Springfield Campus Senate introduces new resolution to eliminate its General Education curriculum focusing on issues of diversity and engaged citizenship.
For over a decade now, Engaged Citizenship Common Experience has been a core curriculum of the UIS academic experience.
The ECCE curriculum also comprises Internships and Engagement Experiences, including study abroad/study away programs.
A group of faculty members oppose the resolution and are working to defeat it.
My name is Tatiana Thomas, and I am currently a student at University of Illinois at Springfield for a master of public administration degree with a certificate in labor relations. I work for the Department of Human Services at UIS as a graduate research assistant and recently began to volunteer with the Faith Coalition for Common Good.
A major redevelopment in the South Town neighborhood took its first step Tuesday as the committee of the whole sent to the full Springfield City Council an agreement authorizing The Springfield Project to purchase a building at 11th Street and South Grand Avenue using the city's community development block grant funds.
The University of Illinois system is the latest to require COVID booster shots to be on campus.
University President Tim Killeen announced today (Thursday) faculty, staff and students will need to get the shots when eligible.
At Springfield, in-person classes will take place, although faculty will be allowed some flexibility to request remote teaching.
UIC, UIS, Memorial Health System Partnership Aiming to Fix Nursing Shortage
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WICS) — A partnership between University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Illinois at Springfield and Memorial Health System is aiming to fix a local nursing shortage.
We're told there are hundreds of nurses needed in central Illinois hospitals and their importance cannot be overlooked.
Nurses are the unsung heroes of the hospital. They provide 90 percent of patients’ needs.
University of Illinois Springfield students will start the spring semester Jan. 18 in-person as planned while two University of Illinois campuses will start the spring semester with remote learning.
All UIS faculty, staff and students, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, will be required to undergo COVID-19 testing once they return to campus, UIS interim chancellor Karen Whitney announced in a campus letter.
A new bill filed in the Illinois House of Representatives on Monday calls for college tuition to be covered for future police officers, but there are strict requirements.
It’s a similar model to that of the military.
Experts like Ryan Williams with the University of Illinois Springfield say it won’t solve the law enforcement recruitment issues, but it could remove some barriers.
The Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) and University of Illinois Springfield will convene its fourth speaker series session which will be on ILBCF's Pillar III, which focuses on eliminating the Black community's barriers to economic access, equity and opportunity.
Jeff Lorber, Vice Chancellor for Advancement at the University of Illinois Springfield and Vice-President of the U of I Foundation, shares information on the university's Reaching Stellar campaign and how donors impact all aspects of university life in the latest edition of UIS Perspectives in The State Journal-Register.
The article was published on Dec. 5, 2021.