The following is an excerpt of a State Journal-Register article published on Oct. 11, 2022

"Amanda Knox, who made international headlines in a murder case in Italy in which she maintained her innocence, will perform Saturday with the Exoneree Band at the Illinois Innocence Project's fundraiser at Danenberger Family Vineyards in New Berlin.

Knox had been scheduled to be part of the "Defenders of the Innocent" event in May 2020, but that was thwarted by COVID-19. Knox did a livestream event that December.

The following is an excerpt of an Illinois Times article published on Oct. 10, 2022

"The University of Illinois Springfield History Department is hosting another History Harvest. The focus is “The Great Road Trip.”

Members of the public are invited to bring their photos, souvenirs and memorabilia from their travels to the event. UIS students will photograph or scan the items for inclusion in an online digital archive and exhibit.

The following is an excerpt of a WAND-TV story published on Oct. 6, 2022.

"University of Illinois Springfield students are raising awareness on college mental health.

Today 1,000 backpacks lined the Quad with stories of those who lost their lives to suicide. The backpacks were part of the "Send Silence Packing" project by national organization Active Minds.

The following is an excerpt of an Illinois Times article published on Sept. 29, 2022

"Chase Wilhelm thinks of Ignat Striletskyi's journey, which brought the 18-year-old from Ukraine to Springfield shortly after the Russian invasion in February, as a piece of fabric that a higher power must have helped create.

"It's a mystery of God," said Wilhelm, 38, a Montgomery County resident, state worker and ordained Disciples of Christ minister.

The following is an excerpt an opinion article published in The State Journal-Register on Sept. 25, 2022. It was written by Taryn Servaes, a recent UIS graduate who remains involved with the Illinois Innocence Project.

The following is an excerpt of a WMAY Radio story published on Sept. 20, 2022.

The University of Illinois Springfield has announced its schedule of accelerated courses that can allow students to pick up additional credits and possibly shorten the time needed to complete their degree.

Around 50 classes will be offered on an accelerated schedule from mid-October to early December. Course offerings include accountancy, business, communications, computer science, philosophy, teacher education, and more. The deadline to sign up is October 5th.

The following is an excerpt of a WTAX Radio story published on Sept. 16, 2022.

“Reaching Stellar,” the UIS fundraising campaign which started with a quiet phase in 2014, concluded on June 30th of this year, exceeding its $40,000,000 goal by more than 6%.

At an on-campus celebration Thursday night, the total amount was announced: $42,486,248.

The following is an excerpt from a story that appeared in The State Journal-Register on Sept. 7, 2022.

New University of Illinois Springfield Chancellor Janet Gooch had faith and a lot of hope that enrollment numbers would turn out well Wednesday.

This is an excerpt of a story broadcast by WICS-TV 20 on Sept. 5, 2022.

University of Illinois Springfield students are giving back.

The students took some time between classes to help clean up the campus on Friday.

It is part of their Anything Goes Fridays where students get the chance to get involved in the Springfield community and local charity organizations.

The event was run by the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center.

The following is an excerpt from a story that appeared on NPR Illinois' website on Sept. 1, 2022.

A nationally known research firm issued the report. Among the findings, UIS added $694.2 million in income to the Illinois economy in Fiscal Year 2021. UIS also supported 6,909 jobs