Excitement is growing at the University of Illinois Springfield as construction is underway on the new Library Commons building. The publicly funded project was made possible by a $42.5 million investment from the State of Illinois.

The PAC Tower 1 elevator was repaired today and is back in service. Unfortunately, Kone was not able to repair the PAC Tower 2 and Brookens library-side elevators, so both remain offline at this time.

We will continue to share updates as more information becomes available.

Facilities and Services 

Business Services Building (BSB) 33 

Email: facilities@uis.edu 

We’re excited to invite you to submit a breakout session proposal for the Student Leadership Summit, taking place on Saturday, September 6, 2025, in the Student Union Ballroom!

This year’s theme is "Written in the Stars: Charting Your Leadership Journey", focused on helping student leaders recognize their unique paths, discover their guiding values, and build meaningful connections that shape their constellation of influence.

Greetings, Campus Community,

The Tower 1 elevator is being taken offline temporarily pending inspection and operational assessment by Kone.

Please note that the Tower 2 elevator remains out of service due to issues obtaining the parts necessary to make repairs.

The Tower 3 elevator is open and available for use. The contractor is aware and able to assist as needed.
Please report any issues to facilities@uis.edu. And as always, don't hesitate to reach out with questions.

Don’t miss the annual Faculty-Staff Academic Year Kickoff!

Mark your calendar to attend the annual Faculty-Staff Kickoff at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in the Student Union Ballroom. You will hear from the chancellor and vice chancellors about university priorities for the coming academic year and meet new faculty and staff. It’s an opportunity to start of the year strong and to network with employees across campus.

Bring an item for the UIS Cares Food Pantry for entry into a UIS swag drawing!

Cabling work for the VAV (Variable Air Volume) infrastructure on the 4th floor of UHB will begin on Wednesday, July 30, and is expected to continue for approximately 2-3 weeks. During this period, technicians will be working to install and configure the necessary cabling for the system.

Every effort will be made to minimize disruptions, but there may be work materials in the hallways and some areas may experience temporary fluctuations in room temperature.

As part of the upcoming Convocation on August 21, we are creating a welcome video featuring friendly faces from across campus. Please submit by August 10. 

Videos should be no longer than 10 seconds. You are welcome to have a whole team of your staff/department together, or do them individually. 

Thanks to campus and system-level financial support, ITS is in the process of implementing a campus-wide infrastructure refresh as part of our efforts to improve Wi-Fi performance. This is a multi-phase project with an expected projected completion date of August 2025.

During the week of July 28, we will be upgrading WUIS and Cox Child Care Center.

During the transition for each building, laptops, tablets, and phones should automatically switch to the new Wi-Fi after a possible brief interruption in service.