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Jul 15, 2025
As site preparation and construction for Library Commons continues between the Health Sciences Building (HSB) and Student Union, please avoid walking through parking Lot A-North and the sidewalks…
Jul 14, 2025
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…
Jul 11, 2025
Greetings UIS Community,
The PAC plumbing project is progressing well and is on schedule with approximately 40-50% of the initial project phase completed.
As part of this current phase, temporary adjustments…
Jul 10, 2025
AI Detection
Copyleaks AI Detector Update
On July 8, Copyleaks upgraded its AI detector from v8.1 to v9. Our Copyleaks representative has indicated that "you may notice some differentiation in results on scans…
Dec 09, 2025
12.9.25
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
As the holiday season draws near, I have been reflecting on what makes me proud to be a Prairie Star. It is not just our accomplishments, though we have many to celebrate. It is the spirit of this…
Dec 04, 2025
December 2025
From Provost Schwab
Greetings,
As we approach the end of the fall semester, I want to send a note of appreciation to all members of the UIS community for all you do. Over the Thanksgiving break I had a chance to reflect on…
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Employee Recognition
Jul 10, 2023
Ardis Livingston has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for July 2023. He is an electrician for UIS Building Maintenance.
His supervisor, Chuck Coderko, said he always…
Getting to Know You
Aug 30, 2024
Mike Hermann is the athletic director.
Can you give us a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?
I’ve had the chance to serve as the director of athletics at three previous institutions: Niagara,…
Employee Events
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