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Oct 17, 2024
We are pleased to announce our new Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program! The Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program honors outstanding graduates under the age of forty or those who have graduated within…
Oct 16, 2024
The annual State and University Employees Combined Appeal (SECA) campaign is underway! There’s no better time to give back and invest in the causes you care about than right now. The UIS SECA web page is open and …
Oct 16, 2024
Dear Faculty and Staff — It is that time in the year when the number of people struggling with their mental health typically increases. Common themes include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and difficulties with…
Oct 15, 2024
We still have spots open to register for next week's Know Your U trip to Emiquon Nature Preserve on October 23rd! Our schedule has us departing the university at 9am and returning at approximately 3:30pm. …
Jul 02, 2025
7.2.25 Dear colleagues — I’m pleased to share that the UIS Innovation Center will lease space at Horace Mann’s downtown Springfield campus to expand programs that support economic development in the region. The 2.5-year lease will allow the…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Apr 01, 2025
From Provost Schwab Colleagues, I hope you are doing well as we approach the final weeks of the academic year. It’s amazing to think that we will soon welcome a new batch of graduates into the UIS alumni ranks. Over the past few days, I’ve…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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