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Oct 29, 2025
UIS employees showed their generosity and spirit during our SECA Bingo event on Wednesday, Oct. 22, raising $1,116 for Compass for Kids—a record-breaking total and $343 more than last year’s…
Oct 29, 2025
As part of our NorthStar priorities, the Campus Services unit will be sunsetted after extensive review with help from the University of Illinois System. Clients who use Campus Services frequently are being contacted to…
Oct 29, 2025
UIS is a member of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. RISE Springfield, the young professionals networking group of chamber, is planning their annual Leadership Conference for Tuesday, April 28,…
Oct 27, 2025
Feeling Ducky? Ready to go duck wild?
Get ready to put your ducktective skills to work with the UIS campus-wide duck hunt! From Monday, October 27, at 8:00 AM through Friday, October 31, at 3:00 PM, the…
Mar 10, 2026
3.10.26
Dear faculty, staff and students,
I am pleased to share that the University of Illinois System’s Mental Health Awareness and Support website now offers new Mental Health Self-assessment Tools available to all…
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
Jan 29, 2025
Jennifer Harris is the office administrator for the Center of Lincoln Studies.
What do you like about your job?
I enjoy the variety of projects I’m involved in. I love to plan and keep a running task list. There…
Employee Events
No employee specific events at this time. Check back soon! Visit our main website calendar for other university events.