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The University of Illinois Springfield will offer 18 accelerated five-week online courses for prospective and current students. All classes will begin Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, and will conclude Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022.

“Many students have extra time over the holiday break, and this is a great chance for them to continue their education and potentially earn a degree in a shorter period of time,” said UIS Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney.

Janae Campbell of Chicago, a recent graduate of Dunbar Vocational Career Academy, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2021 and awarded a $4,000 Lincoln Merit Scholarship for tuition over two years. At UIS, she will major in pre-nursing. 

The scholarship is awarded based on high school GPA and can be renewed for a total of two years if the student maintains college GPA requirements.

On commencement day, it’s typical to want to get photographs to mark the occasion.

But not many people get a photo of themselves with the university’s chancellors and president of the University of Illinois System.

That’s was Christopher Holley’s experience though when he attended the 2020 Commencement Ceremony held Sept. 18 on the UIS campus.

In a fiscal year marked by a return to campus during the COVID-19 pandemic, the University of Illinois’ fundraising totals hummed right along.

The University of Illinois System and the UI Foundation pulled in their fourth-largest fundraising total on record in the fiscal year that ended June 30, with $446.1 million in new gifts, grants, pledges and deferred commitments.

The UI system’s three campus fundraising initiatives have exceeded the initial $3.1 billion combined goal, raising $3.26 billion since the campaigns began in 2017.