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Oct 29, 2025
UIS employees showed their generosity and spirit during our SECA Bingo event on Wednesday, Oct. 22, raising $1,116 for Compass for Kids—a record-breaking total and $343 more than last year’s…
Oct 27, 2025
Feeling Ducky? Ready to go duck wild?
Get ready to put your ducktective skills to work with the UIS campus-wide duck hunt! From Monday, October 27, at 8:00 AM through Friday, October 31, at 3:00 PM, the…
Oct 24, 2025
On October 29, join us in honoring our incredible faculty and staff who make the campus community so special. As part of the celebration, shoppers who spend $75 or more on apparel and gifts will receive a complimentary…
Oct 24, 2025
To all website editors and unit heads,
You spoke and we listened! The Web Team is excited to announce new website features designed to make editing and creating pages easier and more dynamic.
What’s New:
AI-…
Nov 10, 2025
11.10.25
Happy Monday,
Thank you to everyone who attended SECA Bingo. Together, we raised $1,116 for Compass for Kids, a record-breaking total that reflect your generosity.
Continuing that spirit of connection and impact, I invite you to…
Nov 03, 2025
November 2025
From Provost Schwab
Greetings,
As we barrel toward the later part of the semester and the wonderful change of fall foliage, I’ve been reminded of the importance of self-care during this busy time of the year. I was recently…
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Employee Recognition
Aug 18, 2025
Nathan Curry, a grounds worker, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for August 2025.
Curry is recognized as a conscientious employee who is kind and considerate. He helps…
Getting to Know You
Sep 23, 2025
If you could switch jobs with anyone at UIS, who would it be and why?
I would like to be the person who paints the lines on the sports fields. The robot line painter is fascinating. I took several years of drafting/…
Employee Events
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Ashlynn Stillwell, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will discuss her work on sustainable water and energy systems. Water and energy are closely…
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Campus community,
The UIS Police Department will be rolling out a new training this fall, addressing ways to minimize your risk during an active threat incident. There will be two group sessions offered,…
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Campus community,
The UIS Police Department will be rolling out a new training this fall, addressing ways to minimize your risk during an active threat incident. There will be two group sessions offered,…
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Sign up for website editor training on the uis.edu website. Training typically lasts an hour and is open to all staff and students.
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