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Dec 01, 2025
Dear Campus Community, Due to a water main break, water service will be shut off in University Hall (UHB) and Lincoln Residence Hall (LRH) beginning at noon today until further notice. Repair work will begin…
Dec 01, 2025
Dear Campus Community, The main elevator in the Student Union is out of service due to an unexpected issue. A technician will arrive on-site Tuesday morning, December 2, to diagnose the problem and complete…
Nov 24, 2025
UIS Basketball is Back at TRAC The balls are bouncing in The Recreation and Athletics Center (TRAC) as the Prairie Stars have tipped off another exciting basketball season! You share a campus with a…
Nov 21, 2025
Dear Faculty,  We hope this email finds you well. We are gathering university-wide input to help shape UIS’ future direction in AI research, development, and university support infrastructure. This short…
Apr 10, 2026
4.10.26 Dear Colleagues — Dr. Jamarco Clark, vice chancellor for student affairs, has shared that he will be leaving UIS to take on an exciting new opportunity as the next vice president for student affairs for Wichita State University,…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Mar 10, 2026
Academic Affairs Colleagues, I write to provide an update on the Academic Portfolio Review and Prioritization process. From the beginning, the Academic Portfolio Review (APR) was not intended to be a retrospective exercise. It was designed…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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Employee Recognition

May 15, 2024
Carlene Hindert has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for May 2024. She is a human resources associate in the Human Resources Department. Her supervisor, Melisa Hatch, said that…

Getting to Know You

Feb 26, 2025
Tena Helton is a professor of English. Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS? I always knew I wanted to teach. I earned my bachelor's degree in English with an education…

Employee Events

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