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!

Nov 17, 2025
Dear faculty and staff: The University of Illinois Springfield gains its post-secondary school accreditation from the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). In August 2018, UIS was reaccredited by the HLC…
Nov 14, 2025
Dear students, faculty and staff:
Nov 14, 2025
The nomination period is now open!
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…
Oct 01, 2026
10.1.26 Dear Faculty and Staff, I would like to invite you to the 2026 Fall Employee Information Session at 3 p.m. Oct. 15 in Brookens Auditorium. During the session, you will hear from me and other UIS leaders about key campus updates and…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Oct 08, 2026
October 2026 From Provost Schwab Colleagues, With the midpoint of the semester approaching and the first fall colors beginning to arrive, I’ve been thinking about how important it is to protect time for rest and self-care. I know this is a…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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Employee Recognition

Ashley Hall
Dec 15, 2022
Ashley Hall named the UIS Employee of the Month for December 2022
Ashley Hall has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for December 2022. She is the director of the UIS Student Union. Hall’s nominator praises her for covering the workload of…

Getting to Know You

Tammy Martin headshot.
Sep 11, 2024
Getting to know you: Tammy Martin
Tamara (Tammy) Martin is a clinical instructor in the College of Education. Can you give us a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS? In K-12 education, I served as both a teacher and an administrator.…