The following story was reported by WAND-TV on April 22, 2025.

"The University of Illinois Springfield delegation received the Outstanding Delegation award at the 2025 National Model United Nations (NMUN) Conference in New York City.

This award recognizes the top 20 percent of participating delegations based on criteria such as engagement, professionalism, and diplomacy."

The following story was reported by The State Journal-Register on April 14, 2025.

"Matthew Geras, an assistant professor of political science at UIS, said people are getting almost daily attention to what's going on in national politics.

While almost everyone probably has an opinion of President Donald Trump or former President Joe Biden, he said people may not have an easy time making informed opinions about local candidates or issues in part because they're getting less information about them.

The following column was published by the Illinois Times on April 7, 2025. The column is written by Anne-Marie Hanson, Ph.D., associate dean of the UIS College of Health, Science and Technology, and Jessica Flynn, Ed.D., director of the UIS Office of Engaged Learning.

The following story was published by NPR Illinois on April 8, 2025.

This story was reported by NPR Illinois on April 8, 2025.

"AI is at the forefront and is making its way into our everyday lives. During the March 2025 Lunch and Learn Series, Dr. Hei-Chi Chan, UIS associate professor of mathematical sciences and philosophy and co-founder of the university’s AI Campus Learning Community, gave a presentation on the evolution of AI, the university's AI Campus Learning Community, how students can make the best use of AI, and the future of AI in our society. UIS is offering a camp on AI this summer."

The following story was reported by the Illinois Times on Feb. 20, 2025.

The following story was reported by WAND-TV on Feb. 12, 2025.

"The goal is they work in these teams and they really begin to see how what they're learning in the classroom can be used to for real world problems for populations that maybe many aren't thinking about or aren't thinking about how technology can be the solution," said Travis Bland, interim dean of the College of Health, Science and Technology.

The following story was reported by WAND-TV on March 25, 2025.

The University of Illinois Springfield has been named a Voter Friendly Campus for 2025-26 by the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.

The following story was reported by WCIA-TV on March 17, 2025.

The Prepare for Illinois’ Future Program is a partnership between Illinois, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and Kaplan, an education company. It provides students with free access to Kaplan’s test prep resources for graduate admissions, licensure, and credential exams.

The following story was reported by NPR Illinois on March 24, 2025.

Chancellor Janet Gooch will be joined by Matt Van Vossen and Ryan Melchin, Class of 2011 UIS Graduates. Matt and Ryan will discuss how they navigated diverse leadership roles on campus, including leading the college Democrats and Republicans while sharing a dorm room. Matt and Ryan exemplify respect for differences and the power of finding common ground.