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Aug 15, 2025
Register your organization or department for the Involvement Expo! Registration is open now until August 20th. Register Now Involvement Expo will be held on August 26th from 4 to 6 p.m. on the Quad.…
Aug 14, 2025
Be part of the excitement as campus comes alive for the new semester! Welcome Table - Be a friendly face at key campus locations during the first few days of classes. You’ll help students and visitors find their way…
Aug 13, 2025
The following are major site prepation and construction priorities for Library Commons each month. August 2025 Foundation work, including drilling for support columns, began.As more employees and students return…
Aug 13, 2025
With myUIS retiring on August 15, students should visit our new portal myUIconnect. myUIconnect is now the go-to resource for student information and staying connected to UIS. Student…
Aug 22, 2025
8.22.25 Dear UIS Community — Welcome to the start of the fall semester. Today marks the 55th first day of classes since this university welcomed its first students in 1970. It is a moment to celebrate our history and look ahead to the future…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
May 07, 2025
Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to let you know the appointment of Dr. Miriam Wallace, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), to also serve as Interim Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Education (CPAE) will be…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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Employee Recognition

Jan 30, 2025
Building Service Foreman John "Jack" Stege has been named the 2024 Employee of the Year at the University of Illinois Springfield. He was honored during a reception on Jan. 30, 2025, in the UIS Student…

Getting to Know You

Mar 27, 2025
DeShun Campbell is a program/student advisor (LS) for the College of Business and Management. What’s the most rewarding project you have worked on? As an advisor, I work with many students, mostly international,…

Employee Events

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Sign up for website editor training on the uis.edu website. Training typically lasts an hour and is open to all staff and students. Web Editor Training Sign Up
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Explore the use cases of accessibility checkers. ODA Zoom
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Ashlynn Stillwell, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will discuss her work on sustainable water and energy systems. Water and energy are closely…
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Sign up for website editor training on the uis.edu website. Training typically lasts an hour and is open to all staff and students. Web Editor Training Sign Up