This is an excerpt of an NPR Illinois Community Voices story published on June 5, 2023.

"Bruce Sommer is the Director of Economic Development and Innovation at the University of Illinois Springfield. He teaches Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and he is the co-founder of Innovate Springfield and Sangamon CEO. He spoke to Community Voices about the move Innovate Springfield will make in two years to 401 E. Washington St., where new programs and offerings will be provided to local entrepreneurs."

The following is an excerpt of an article published by the Chicago Tribune on May 31, 2023.

"Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Wednesday kicked off a statewide tour to promote the $50.6 billion budget passed by lawmakers days earlier, with a focus on increased higher education funding during a stop at the University of Illinois at Springfield campus.

The following is a column written by UIS Chancellor Janet L. Gooch that was published online by The State Journal-Register on May 31, 2023.

"On May 12, I stood on the University of Illinois Springfield commencement stage and congratulated more than 700 members of the Class of 2023 for completing their bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The Bank of Springfield Center was filled with proud family members, friends, faculty and staff who were there to cheer on our latest group of graduates.

The following story was published by NPR Illinois' Community Voices on May 16, 2023.

"Editor and co-host Bea Bonner sat down with Dr. Sara McPherson to explore how the UIC nursing program came to Springfield. UIC and UIS have partnered to allow a greater range of students to engage with healthcare professionals and learn the ropes of what comes with taking care of others. From state-of-the-art training dummies to a realistic learning space, the UIC nursing program has what it needs to help its students decide on a career path in nursing."

The following is an excerpt of a story published by The State Journal-Register on May 13, 2023.

"For the vast majority of the 700-plus students graduating from the University of Illinois Springfield Saturday, they spent much of their time at the Springfield campus learning the skills that they need to succeed in their careers and building the kind of lifelong relationships that only college could provide.

The following story was published by the Illinois Times on May 11, 2023.

The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on May 11, 2023.

"LaNise Kirk has come to terms with the enemy.

In April 2022, Kirk, a 46-year-old mother of three from Roodhouse and a graduate student at the University of Illinois Springfield, learned that a rare form of cancer she had contracted four years earlier had returned.

This time, doctors told her it was metastatic and Stage 4.

They gave her a year or less to live.

The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on May 10, 2023.

"University of Illinois Springfield softball coach Shannon Guthrie appreciates local talent.

They can draw a good crowd to be sure, but it’s more imperative that they produce.

Chatham Glenwood’s Carolyn Franke, Williamsville’s Danielle Dennis and Rochester’s Reagan Miles certainly hold their own in the cauldron of NCAA Division II. They particularly form a strong nucleus in the infield: Franke at first base, Dennis at second and Miles as the starting pitcher.

The following story was published by the Chicago Sun-Times on May 8, 2023.

"Small and mid-sized Illinois cities have surpassed Chicago’s gun homicide rate in recent years, mirroring a national trend, a new analysis of city-level firearm violence data found.

Magic Wade, a political science professor at the University of Illinois Springfield, studied firearm homicide and injury data from the Gun Violence Archive for small, mid-size and large cities nationwide from 2015 to 2021.

NPR Illinois' Community Voices published this story on May 5, 2023.

"UIS computer science professor and director of the new Orion Lab Joshua Smith sat down with Community Voices to explain its creation, its current status, and how it is designed to allow accessibility to those who may not have access to the tools to help make their dreams a reality."