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.
Chips, candy, and maybe soon, contraceptives.
A new bill filed in the Illinois House aims to increase access to emergency contraceptive pills for students.
It would require at least one vending machine on public college or university campuses to offer emergency contraceptives as an option.
A spokesperson for the University of Illinois Springfield says emergency contraceptives are available there if you make an appointment with UIS Health Services.
The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the ability of government and public health officials to effectively communicate complex COVID-19 information to a diverse public audience. At the same time, multiple other common sources of information (and misinformation) have caused confusion and mistrust of official messaging. Expert panelists discuss the roles of public health officials, mainstream and social media, and efforts to counter misinformation throughout the population.
This Community Health Roundtable aired on NPR Illinois on Dec. 13, 2021.
The University of Illinois Springfield UNI 101 class worked with the Community Voices team in the fall of 2021 to put together podcasts examining Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "Letter From Birmingham Jail" from an ethos, logos and pathos perspective.
This recording aired on NPR Illinois on Nov. 23, 2021.
A U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report found 201,000 Illinoisans left their jobs in August alone.
But here in Sangamon County, the unemployment rate went from 5.9% in August to 4.9% the next month.
People working in the local job market say things have gotten much better, but we still have a long way to go.
Dr. Kenneth Kriz, a Public Administration professor at University of Illinois Springfield, says the unemployment rate doesn’t necessarily capture the whole picture.
Family Pride Laundry in Springfield has a new spin for its customers: a children's library.
The idea of turning a corner of the laundromat into a place where youngsters can read originated with Amanda Brown, a 20-year-old student at University of Illinois Springfield.
"I was just really attracted to it because I love working with kids. And I thought this would be a perfect way to be able to help the community," said Brown, who is studying elementary education and communications.
University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) raised the American flag in a ceremony Thursday to commemorate Veteran's Day.
The annual Flag Raising Ceremony honored the holiday's historical connection to World War I.
Following the flag raising, Alicia Tate-Nadeau, the director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, gave a keynote address.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on Nov. 11, 2021.