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Strategic Investment Fund
Overview
As UIS progressed from Academic Reorganization to Academic Revitalization, funds were made available to implement initiatives to increase enrollment at UIS. Proposals for the $2.5 million funding pool were considered in several rounds. Funded Strategic Investment Fund (SIF) proposals are highlighted in the accordion menu below.
Adjunct of the Year Award Recipients
The Adjunct of the Year Award at UIS recognizes the teaching accomplishments of UIS adjunct (per course) faculty member who has taught a minimum of four semesters at UIS in the previous three years.
Art & Artifacts Collection Policy
The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) seeks to collect works of art and objects that exemplify the University’s commitment to excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, creative accomplishment, and public service. The University of Illinois Springfield’s Art and Artifacts Collection exists to encourage an environment of life-long learning, enriching the cultural lives of members of campus, Springfield, and surrounding communities.
About Our Springfield Community
Overview
The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is a premier public university that provides students with a high-quality liberal arts education, exceptional public affairs opportunities, and outstanding professional preparation programs. UIS is one of three universities of the world-class University of Illinois system and has been ranked by US News & World Report as one of the top 10 regional public universities in the Midwest.
Official UIS News
UIS faculty members receive awards for teaching, excellence and service
The University of Illinois Springfield held a Faculty Honors Reception on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost Dennis Papini presided over the ceremony.
Four major awards – the Pearson Faculty Award, the Spencer Faculty Service Award, the Faculty Excellence Award and the Burks Oakley II Distinguished Online Teaching Award - were presented.
Distinguished Professorships
A university’s faculty represents one of its most precious assets. One of the ways universities can successfully attract and retain top talent is through named professorships and endowed chairs. To receive a named professorship is a hallmark of distinction – it signifies outstanding academic achievement and conveys invaluable financial support that helps to advance high caliber work. Here you will find information about current named professors and endowed chairs, as well as lists of faculty who have held these distinguished appointments in the past.
Faculty Awards
A university’s faculty represents one of its most precious assets. UIS faculty are nominated for 12 faculty awards each year: 11 University awards, and the University of Illinois University Scholars Award.
Recipients of faculty awards are recognized at the annual spring Faculty Honors Reception. Link to the Faculty Honors Reception newsroom article.
Contact Us
Academic integrity forms or communication about other confidential student information should be sent via the Protected Email Attachment Repository (PEAR) system to Guadalupe Trejo (gtrej@uis.edu).
If you have a question about academic integrity procedures, please contact the Academic Integrity Council (AIC): aic@uis.edu