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Oct 15, 2025
The University of Illinois Springfield has named Robert Mitchell as assistant vice chancellor of Facilities and Services, effective Oct. 16. He will serve in a designate capacity pending formal approval by the…
Oct 10, 2025
The 2nd Act Campaign Has Reached $620,000
We’re thrilled to share some wonderful news! Thanks to a generous commitment from Dr. Sharron LaFollette, we’ll soon be expanding ADA seating in Sangamon Auditorium—…
Oct 10, 2025
As a reminder, Windows 10 will reach end of life on October 14 2025, and all university-owned Windows computers will need to be running Windows 11 before then. Computers running Windows 10 after October 14th will not…
Oct 09, 2025
Greetings Campus Community,
The women's restroom on the 4th floor in Tower 2 of PAC has been taken out of service for the foreseeable future.
Alternative restrooms in PAC Tower 2 include the restrooms on…
Jan 12, 2026
1.12.26
As we kick off the new year, take a moment to celebrate our Seven Star Successes of 2025. From strengthening the Illinois economy and earning national recognition for supporting first-generation students to achievements in athletics…
Dec 04, 2025
December 2025
From Provost Schwab
Greetings,
As we approach the end of the fall semester, I want to send a note of appreciation to all members of the UIS community for all you do. Over the Thanksgiving break I had a chance to reflect on…
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Employee Recognition
Dec 09, 2024
Teresa Seacrist, parking manager for University of Illinois Springfield Facilities and Services, has been named the Employee of the Month for November 2024.Seacrist oversees the university’s parking operations and is…
Getting to Know You
May 15, 2025
Taylor Lester is the program coordinator for the Center for Online Learning, Research and Service (COLRS).
Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?
Before coming to UIS, I was a…
Employee Events
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