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Statue of Abraham Lincoln wearing a T-shirt that says Welcome to the Prairie with the Academic Year Kickoff logo above.
Jul 31, 2025
Don’t miss the annual Faculty-Staff Academic Year Kickoff! Mark your calendar to attend the annual Faculty-Staff Kickoff at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in the Student Union Ballroom. You will hear from the chancellor and vice…
Jul 28, 2025
Thanks to campus and system-level financial support, ITS is in the process of implementing a campus-wide infrastructure refresh as part of our efforts to improve Wi-Fi performance. This is a multi-phase project with an…
Jul 28, 2025
As part of the upcoming Convocation on August 21, we are creating a welcome video featuring friendly faces from across campus. Please submit by August 10.  Submit a Video Videos should be no longer than 10…
Jul 25, 2025
Do you know an exceptional employee who deserves to be an Employee of the Month? Nominate them now! If you are a University of Illinois Springfield employee, nominate someone for Employee of the Month. Upon…
Aug 17, 2026
8.17.26 Dear Faculty and Staff: A new academic year is here, and I hope you are looking forward to the semester ahead. It’s an exciting time at UIS! We are days away from Move-In Day, Aug. 20. The energy our students bring to campus each fall…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Aug 18, 2026
Colleagues, Welcome to the new academic year! One of my favorite times of the year is New Faculty Welcome Week and our annual fall kickoff events. It's energizing to see campus come alive again as we prepare for the return of students and the…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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