Springfield firefighters were dispatched to a residential hall at the University of Illinois Springfield at around 3:45 p.m. Monday in response to a reported fire.
When firefighters arrived at the location, they found an extinguished fire in a bathroom, with thick smoke throughout the second floor. They said the fire was extinguished by a university police officer with a dry-chemical extinguisher.
This story appeared on WCIA.com on Nov. 16, 2021.
Illinois lawmakers are pushing once again for fewer tests to become a teacher.
Rep. Sue Scherer, D-Decatur, filed a new bill aimed at increasing the number of teachers by decreasing their testing requirements.
It would get rid of the teacher performance assessments, or "edTPAs."
Dr. Meghan Kessler teaches future teachers at the University of Illinois Springfield.
She says eliminating this test wouldn’t make it easier to become a teacher, but it would make it more accessible.
The University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free public webinar titled “Overcoming Misinformation during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Mainstream and Social Media, Public Health, and Outreach to the General Public and Disadvantaged Populations” at noon Friday via Zoom.
Making their first ever appearance in the NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer tournament, the University of Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars played host to Maryville on Sunday. Having scored just two goals all season, Chatham’s Darian Turner matched his total to help give the Prairie Stars the 2-1 victory over their conference rival.
This interview and article appeared on Channel 1450 on November 21, 2021.
The information technology field offers incredible opportunities for skilled professionals, and a computer science master's degree puts graduates in a position to capitalize.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects the addition of more than 660,000 new computer occupations between 2020 and 2030. An advanced computer science degree can lead to some of the most in-demand positions among them.
The University of Illinois Springfield cross country program prides itself on local talent. All but one runner hails from the state of Illinois — most from downstate.
Those local connections would become extra meaningful this weekend if the entire men’s cross country team qualified for the NCAA Division II meet for the first time in school history.
Future college students can now apply to all Illinois’ public universities with just one application.
A simple check of a box will send applications to 900 schools throughout the state.
The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) joined the Common App in September before Governor Pritzker’s announced all public universities in Illinois would join the program.
Making the switch has already increased the number of freshmen applications the school has received, and more are expected.
The University of Illinois Springfield is giving students a chance to speed up their academic progress over the holidays.
UIS will offer 18 different “accelerated” courses for academic credit. The classes run for a five-week period from December 13th through January 15th. Classes will be offered in multiple subjects, including communications, computer science, economics, history, public administration, and more.
This story was published on WMAY on Oct. 25, 2021.
About a year before Christine Mallinson gave birth to her first child, she and her husband agreed that all of their children would take her last name. The decision came down to family cohesion: The couple wanted their children—they eventually had two—to share a last name with the only cousin near their kids in age, who was Mallinson’s niece.
In a fiscal year marked by a return to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Illinois’ fundraising totals hummed right along.
The University of Illinois System and the UI Foundation pulled in their fourth-largest fundraising total on record in the fiscal year that ended June 30, with $446.1 million in new gifts, grants, pledges and deferred commitments.
The UI system’s three campus fundraising initiatives have exceeded the initial $3.1 billion combined goal, raising $3.26 billion since the campaigns began in 2017.