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UIS discontinuing COVID-19 testing
Jun 20, 2022
6.17.22 Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff — I am writing to update you that UIS will not be offering on-site Shield COVID-19 testing after June 29. This includes testing for both the public and the…
Jun 20, 2022
The Shield COVID-19 testing site is closed today, June 20, due to a laboratory closure. The site will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 21.
Pronoun nameplate example
Jun 20, 2022
We are pleased to announce that pronouns can now be included on nameplates for faculty and staff. Signage standards have been amended to include pronouns below the name - see the photo at the right for a sample…
Handshake logo
Jun 20, 2022
Beginning July 1st, UIS CareerConnect will be powered by Handshake. This is a vendor change that will impact both students and employees who either hire students or support students’ career development via jobs,…
Mar 19, 2025
3.19.25 Dear Students, Faculty and Staff: The University of Illinois Springfield and UPI Local 4100 Non-Tenure Track Faculty Union have reached a tentative agreement on the terms of a three-year contract for the non-tenure track faculty…
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Jan 29, 2025
From Provost Schwab Dear Colleagues, I start this month’s newsletter with a bit of enrollment news now that we have passed 10th-day census. We are slightly up in total headcount (4,401) and student credit hours (+2.22%) compared to last…

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