The University of Illinois Springfield has joined a the College Cost Transparency Initiative (CCT) as a distinguished partner. This significant affiliation underscores UIS' unwavering commitment to the principles and standards championed by the CCT Initiative, which aims to provide comprehensive and understandable details to prospective and current students about the cost of higher education.

This year’s theme is: Time is precious. Leap into Extraordinary. Let’s celebrate leap year since we have an extra day in 2024! What can you do with an extra 24 hours? What impact can you have? Make it count.

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “Turn On Every Light,” a mixed-media installation by Peoria-based artist Heather Brammeier. This exhibition serves as a celebration of the human instinct to collect and reinvent.

“Turn On Every Light” will open on Tuesday, Jan. 16 and run through Thursday, Feb. 8. An exhibition reception will be held at the gallery from 5:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 25. This event is free and open to the public.