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Make a Gift| Name | Description | Type of Fund | Designation Use | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UIS Student Life Fund | Make a difference for Student Life at UIS by giving to this fund. We are building a community at UIS — a group of diverse people who come together to support each other, share common and learn from each other. | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Student Organizations Fund | Gifts to this fund provide unrestricted support of Student Organizations at UIS. | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Student Parent Organization Fund | This fund provides unrestricted support for the Student Parent Organization at UIS. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Student Affairs |
| UIS Student Radio Fund | UIS' student radio station provides a learning laboratory for students, an outlet for campus and community dialogue, a means of artistic expression, a forum for social consciousness, and an opportunity for personal enrichment. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Public Affairs & Education |
| UIS Student Union Building Fund | Gifts to this fund are used to support construction, upgrades and maintenance of the Student Union Building at UIS. The Chancellor of the University of Illinois, or designee, shall determine all uses of the Fund Assets, subject to the… | Gift Fund | Operation and Maintenance of Plant | Student Affairs |
| UIS Students Allied for Greener Earth | SAGE is an organization which faculty, staff, and students come together to promote environmental awareness on-campus as well as off-campus | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Students Transitioning for Academic Retention and Success (STARS) Program Fund | Students Transitioning for Academic Retention and Success (STARS Bridge Program) is a living learning community for freshmen students here at UIS. The STARS Bridge Program offers a variety of enhanced academic support services to help… | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Provost & VC Acad Affairs |
| UIS Substance Abuse Program Fund | This fund provides support for the Substance Abuse program in the Counseling Center in Student Affairs at UIS. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Student Affairs |
| UIS Survey Research Office | Gifts to this fund support The Survey Research Office (SRO), the unit of the Center for State Policy and Leadership that uses survey research to further the public affairs mission of the UIS campus. In practice, this has meant specializing… | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Center for State Policy |
| UIS Suzanna Kay Shiner Scholarship Endowment Fund | Free-spirited Suzanna Shiner was an expert in sonar mapping of the ocean floor. Her ship, “The Performer” was on its way to search for a downed British helicopter in the Atlantic when Suzanna suffered a burst blood vessel that ended her… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| UIS Syma R. Mendelsohn Endowed Scholarship Fund | Syma Mendelsohn moved to Springfield in 1973. She earned an MA in History at UIS (then Sangamon State) over the next three years. While working as a graduate assistant in the Oral History Project under the direction of Cullom Davis, she… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| UIS Teacher Education (Minor) | This fund provides money for special opportunities or extraordinary needs in the Teacher Education program at UIS. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Public Affairs & Education |
| UIS Ted Mims Scholarship Fund | In December 2015, Bill Hoffman MA ‘ 01 LAS, announced the creation of the Ted Mims Scholarship Fund for computer science Student Aid. The fund created a permanent legacy at the University of Illinois Springfield for Dr. Ted Mims, head of… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Health, Science and Technology |
| UIS Tennis Courts | Gifts to this fund support tennis courts at UIS. | Gift Fund | Operation and Maintenance of Plant | Student Affairs |
| UIS Tennis Program Fund | Gifts to this fund provide support to the Tennis Program at UIS. | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Terri Jackson Book Award Fund | This fund provides emergency money for students with financial need to purchase books. | Gift Fund | Student Aid | Student Affairs |
| UIS The Chapman-Staley Sangamon Auditorium Endowment Fund | This fund shall be used to provide unrestricted support to the Sangamon Auditorium at UIS. The Director of the Sangamon Auditorium, or designee, shall determine the specific uses of the net income from the Fund, subject to the approval of… | Gift Fund | Public Service | Finance & Administration |
| UIS The Speech and Debate Team Fund | Gifts here help fund events that the team budget cannot fund because of cost or restrictions, including national tournaments, international tournaments, forensics workshops and campus events. | Gift Fund | Student Services | Public Affairs & Education |
| UIS The Stars Supply Stop Fund | The Stars Supply Stop in the Student Union provides school supplies to aid students who may not have anticipated all the tools needed to be successful in the classroom. The Supply Stop aims to reduce the amount of additional costs students… | Gift Fund | Student Services | Student Affairs |
| UIS Theatre Program Gift Fund | This fund provides money for special opportunities or extraordinary needs for the UIS Theatre Program. | Gift Fund | Academic Support | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| UIS Theatre Scholarship Fund | Gifts here provide Student Aid to theatre students. The department decides how to award these Student Aid. The more you give, the more students they will be able to help. | Scholarship | Student Aid | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
| UIS This I Believe Award Fund | This fund supports awards for honorees in the “This I Believe Illinois” annual essay program for Illinois high school seniors. The award is a partnership with the Rotary Club of Springfield Sunrise and NPR Illinois at the Center for State… | Gift Fund | Public Service | Center for State Policy |
| UIS Thom M. Serafin Public Affairs Reporting Scholarship | Students seeking to excel in the journalistic and politically rigorous field of public affairs reporting can benefit from the generous contribution of prominent Midwest political analyst and communications advisor, Thom Serafin. As founder… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Public Affairs & Education |
| UIS Thomas A. Shearer Endowed Scholarship Fund | Thomas Shearer, who graduated from UIS in 1983 with a Bachelor's Degree in Environment and People, established a scholarship for students in Environmental Studies. At the time Mr. Shearer established the scholarship, Environmental Studies… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Health, Science and Technology |
| UIS Thomas A. Shearer Scholarship Fund | Thomas Shearer, who graduated from UIS in 1983 with a Bachelor's Degree in Environment and People, established a scholarship for students in Environmental Studies. At the time Mr. Shearer established the scholarship, Environmental Studies… | Scholarship | Student Aid | Health, Science and Technology |