UIS announces the death of Dr. Clarice Ford, vice chancellor for student affairs
The following message was sent to UIS students, faculty and staff on April 19, 2020 from UIS Chancellor Susan Koch.
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
The following message was sent to UIS students, faculty and staff on April 19, 2020 from UIS Chancellor Susan Koch.
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
Every morning Associate Professor of Human Development Counseling Holly Thompson goes to work upstairs in her guest bedroom with one of her favorite co-workers, three-year old Xaria. After a brief consultation and a quick hello on Zoom, Xaria heads back downstairs to consult with dad about more pressing issues like toys.
Thompson has found that separation of home and work life has been one of the most difficult challenges of remote learning.
Molly Lamb of Chatham has been named the new executive director of the University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership (CSPL).
University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor of Anthropology Lynn Fisher has been awarded a Mercator Fellowship for archaeological research at the University of Kiel in Germany t
Internationally recognized scholar Richard Gilman-Opalsky, associate professor of
The moment the Illinois “stay at home” order went into effect on March 21, the wheels were turning in Bruce Sommer’s head.
Ken Owen, UIS Associate Professor of history, recently placed 4th overall and 1st in his age category in the Prairie Star 5K, held earlier this month on the UIS campus.
The University of Illinois Springfield’s popular star parties are returning as virtual events this spring and summer. The Astronomy-Physics Program is planning six virtual star parties at 7 p.m. March 12, 8 p.m. April 9, 8:30 p.m. May 14, June 11 and Aug. 12 and 9 p.m. July 9.
Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies, Department of History
Research Interests: Life and times of Abraham Lincoln
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology/Anthropology
Research Interests: Archeology and the Stone Age