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KickStart Orientation is a UIS staple in preparing new Prairie Stars for a transition from home to campus. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic...

The moment the Illinois “stay at home” order went into effect on March 21, the wheels were turning in Bruce Sommer ’s head. Sommer, UIS’ D...

The University of Illinois Springfield celebrated the accomplishments of the University of Illinois Foundation’s Brilliant Futures fundrai...

Dr. Joe G.N. “Skip” Garcia has been elected a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies . Vice president for health aff...

Two University of Illinois Springfield faculty members have published books with London connections. Richard Gilman-Opalsky , assistant pro...

The Legacy Dance Team from the University of Illinois Springfield paid a visit Monday, April 26, to students at the St. Patrick’s Freedom S...

The University of Illinois Springfield grounds crew is responsible for maintaining 3 70 acres of landscaping on campus every year. It’s a ...

Patrons at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Auditorium no longer have to worry about taking a tumble on the steep stairs t...

By Courtney Westlake At this year’s International Festival, Rick Lane noticed that during downtime, members of the Students of African Desce...

Kenneth Oldfield , emeritus professor of Public Administration, and Dr. Richard Greggory Johnson III , a colleague from the University of V...

Nancy Scannell , associate professor of Finance in the Department of Business Administration, was the invited keynote speaker at the Interna...

Jane Treadwell , UIS Library dean, was among employers honored at the 131st Fighter Wing/Bosslift/Employer Appreciation Day on November 19....

Randy Eccles (left), a 30-year veteran of radio stations WGN-AM in Chicago and KTAR-AM/FM in Phoenix, has been named Development Director ...

Dave Barrows has been appointed Associate Chancellor for Administrative Affairs at UIS. Barrows has been employed on campus since 1993, ser...

Todd Cranson will play the tuba in a duet performance, with Dia Langelier on piccolo, of "The Elephant and the Fly" at the Sprin...

By Courtney Westlake video photo Ralph Shank typically wears his hair a little shorter, but it can now almost be tied into a ponytail, and ...

Kenneth Oldfield , emeritus professor of Public Administration, was an invited panelist at the annual Public Administration Theory Network C...

By Courtney Westlake video At times like the bright, sunny, 75-degree days that Central Illinois has been experiencing, members of the UIS g...

Rassule Hadidi , Hanson Professional Services Faculty Scholar and professor and chair of the Management Information Systems Department at ...

Nearly 1,300 students received degrees at UIS' 37th commencement ceremony on May 10. See a printable list of graduates' names and de...