Chancellor Janet Gooch will host an Oct. 26 conversation with Brian Beals, who spent 35 years wrongfully imprisoned, and Illinois Innocence Project attorney Maria de Arteaga.

The University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Experience and UIS Performing Arts Center will host “Story Harvest,” a free afternoon of workshops exploring how oral histories can preserve memories, uncover overlooked stories and strengthen connections to the past.

The year’s Chancellor’s holiday video is getting a fun new twist, and the campus community is invited to be part of it!

We’ll be celebrating our UIS family through a series of silly, festive and slightly awkward “family photos” featuring students, faculty, staff, campus departments, athletic teams and other groups from across campus.

Want to be part of it?

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to announce “Post Wet,” an exhibition by artist Mike Rea. The exhibition opens Oct. 12, and runs through  Nov. 19. A public reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the UIS Visual Arts Gallery in the Public Affairs Center. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

The University of Illinois Springfield will host its 11th annual Prairie Stars 5K and 1 Mile Walk at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at The Recreation and Athletic Center (TRAC) on the UIS campus.

The UIS will host an open house for prospective students and their families from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in the Student Union.

UIS will welcome alumni and friends to the 2026 UIS Alumni Gala, “A Night Among the Stars,” from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Student Union Ballroom.

Register by Sept. 18 to join the United Way Day of Action from 1-4 p.m. on Oct. 2.

Register now for SECA Bingo, taking place at 11:30 a.m. Oct. 7 in the Student Union Ballroom!

Once a Star, Always a Star is the theme for UIS Homecoming 2026, taking place Oct. 4-10.