The School of Politics and International Affairs and CSPL will host a virtual panel on 2026 midterm election results from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 12 via Zoom.

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield School of Politics and International Affairs and Center for State Policy and Leadership will host a virtual panel discussion titled “Voting Rights in 2026.” The discussion will explore changes to voting laws and election procedures in the United States since the 2024 presidential election and how those changes could affect voters in the upcoming midterm elections.

WHEN: Noon Thursday, Oct. 29

WHERE: Zoom

UIS Theatre will present six performances of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play “Rabbit Hole” Nov. 6-8 and 12-14 in the Studio Theatre.

Chancellor Janet Gooch will host an Oct. 26 conversation with Brian Beals, who spent 35 years wrongfully imprisoned, and Illinois Innocence Project attorney Maria de Arteaga.

On September 29, the Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance (AEF) hosted Eck, Schafer & Punke, LLP (ESP) on campus for a Meet the Firm event focused on connection, conversation, and career exploration between the firm and department students.

The University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Experience and UIS Performing Arts Center will host “Story Harvest,” a free afternoon of workshops exploring how oral histories can preserve memories, uncover overlooked stories and strengthen connections to the past.

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies will host the 24th annual Beaumont Endowed Lincoln Legacy Lecture, “Lincoln and America 250,” featuring Jon Grinspan, the curator of political history at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and Saladin Ambar, professor of political science and senior scholar at the Eagleton Center on the American Governor at Rutgers University. A book signing will follow the program.

The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to announce “Post Wet,” an exhibition by artist Mike Rea. The exhibition opens Oct. 12, and runs through  Nov. 19. A public reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15 at the UIS Visual Arts Gallery in the Public Affairs Center. Admission is free and all are welcome to attend.

The University of Illinois Springfield will host its 11th annual Prairie Stars 5K and 1 Mile Walk at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at The Recreation and Athletic Center (TRAC) on the UIS campus.

The UIS will host an open house for prospective students and their families from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in the Student Union.