The following is an excerpt from a column by the University of Illinois Springfield Associate Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Administration and Director of the Doctor of Public Administration program Travis Bland. This column appeared in The State Journal-Register on July 31, 2021. 

COVID-19 has not gone away and residents still need to get tested.

Luckily, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has a list put together to help you find the location nearest you.

If you are wanting to get tested with the UI Shield Saliva test, regardless of symptoms, you have a few options.

The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies and the Visual Arts program are seeking applicants for “Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln‘s Legacy," a remote artist-in-residency program focusing on the legacies of Abraham Lincoln.

7.30.21

Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff —

Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued new recommendations that all individuals, including those who are fully vaccinated, wear face coverings when indoors in public settings in areas that have substantial or high community transmission of COVID-19. Sangamon County is included among many counties in Illinois with substantial transmission.

Hometown: ChicagoMajor: EconomicsFuture Plans: Attend graduate school or find a full-time job

Rommel Shaw says his favorite thing about the University of Illinois Springfield is the “family feel the campus brings.” He is a student worker at the Student Union, treasurer for the Upsilon Xi Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. and treasurer for the Black Male Collegiate Society (BMCS). He chose UIS for the small class sizes. Following graduation from UIS, in fall 2021, he plans to attend graduate school or find a full-time job.