The University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free virtual public webinar titled “After Effects of the Pandemic: The Challenges in Health Care Delays and Long COVID-19” at Noon Friday, April 1 via Zoom.

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The University of Illinois Springfield Child Protection Training Academy, part of the UIS Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning, has been awarded $720,000 in federal appropriations to increase the number of trained frontline child protection and law enforcement professionals.

The University of Illinois Springfield has signed a new transfer admission guarantee agreement (TAG) with Illinois Central College (ICC) in East Peoria. The new agreement guarantees ICC students admission to UIS and provides a clear pathway for them to complete their bachelor’s degree, as well as utilizing reverse transfer credits to complete their associate degrees.

Longtime Springfield radio listeners likely the remember the voice of Alex Degman (PAR ’09), who worked for WTAX-AM as a reporter, anchor and news director from 2012 to 2015.