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Nov 13, 2025
To UIS Civil Service Employees:
On behalf of the State Universities Civil Service Employee Advisory Committee, we are writing to invite you to participate in an important constituent survey. Your feedback is…
Nov 12, 2025
On Thursday, November 13, Parking Lot J will be closed to campus for parking due to an event being held at the Student Union.
On this date, please make sure to plan accordingly and utilize alternate…
Nov 12, 2025
Kaplan is expanding outreach efforts to increase awareness of its Prepare for Illinois' Future Powered by Kaplan's All Access LicenseTM program across the UIS campus. The current focus is on engaging College of…
Nov 11, 2025
The University of Illinois Springfield is excited to team up with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for a special game day experience! UIS students, staff, families and friends can take advantage of a special…
Apr 06, 2026
3.23.26
Dear UIS Community:
UIS is working to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Chapter of UPI Local 4100. Please continue to monitor your UIS email for updates from the university and visit our…
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…
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Employee Recognition
Apr 30, 2024
John “Jack” Stege has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for April 2024. He is a building service foreman in the janitorial department.
His supervisor, Pattie Meyer, 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…
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