UIS Orbit is a resource for University of Illinois Springfield employees to find important news and announcements, new hire information, human resources info, upcoming employee events and more!
Oct 17, 2024
We are pleased to announce our new Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program!
The Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program honors outstanding graduates under the age of forty or those who have graduated within…
Oct 16, 2024
The annual State and University Employees Combined Appeal (SECA) campaign is underway! There’s no better time to give back and invest in the causes you care about than right now. The UIS SECA web page is open and …
Oct 16, 2024
Dear Faculty and Staff —
It is that time in the year when the number of people struggling with their mental health typically increases. Common themes include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and difficulties with…
Oct 15, 2024
The annual fire drills for this year will be conducted on Thursday, October 31, and Friday, November 1 for the UIS campus. Please pay special attention to your building assembly…
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…
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…
Department Newsletters
See What's Cooking
Employee Recognition
May 11, 2022
Yokasty Owens has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for May 2022. She is a building service worker who has worked at UIS since 2019.
Her nominator said she always “…
Getting to Know You
Employee Events
No employee specific events at this time. Check back soon! Visit our main website calendar for other university events.