WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield will host a webinar panel discussion on human rights violations, legal recourses for victims the role of the international community in the conflict in Ukraine.

This virtual Zoom webinar is free and open to the public. It is hosted by the UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and UIS College of Public Affairs and Administration. Co-sponsors include the UIS Office of Continuing and Professional Education and NPR Illinois.

WHEN: 12-1 p.m. Thursday, May 19, 2022

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Campus Recreation Department will host the annual Health and Safety Fair. This year’s theme is “Don’t Gamble with your Health.” This event is free and open to the public, UIS students, faculty, staff and alumni.

WHEN: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2022

WHERE: The Recreation and Athletic Center, 2171 University Drive, Springfield

University of Illinois Springfield Continuing and Professional Education (CAPE) will offer four academic summer camps for middle and high school students in June and July. Each experience will be led by a UIS faculty member and will offer students a challenging, fun and affordable summer experience.

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The University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free virtual public webinar titled “After Effects of the Pandemic: The Challenges in Health Care Delays and Long COVID-19” at Noon Friday, April 1 via Zoom.

Sangamon Experience at the University of Illinois Springfield will present five livestreamed historical discussions at 6 p.m. every Wednesday in March as part of their “Women’s History Month: Community Trailblazers” series.

The University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free virtual public webinar titled “The Health of our Local Economy and Businesses after Two Years of the COVID-19 Pandemic” at Noon Friday, Feb. 18 via Zoom.

The University of Illinois Springfield and the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus Foundation (ILBCF) Speaker Series will discuss “Creating an Equitable and Inclusive Health Care System in Illinois” during a Zoom virtual event from 5:30-7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022.

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) Music Program, the UIS Diversity Center and NPR Illinois will host “Lift Every Voice: Collage Concert in Celebration of Black History Month.” The concert is free and open to the public.

WHEN: 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022

WHERE: UIS Performing Arts Center, Sangamon Auditorium

The UIS Visual Art Gallery's reception for the WORK/PLAY exhibition originally scheduled for Thursday, Feb. 17 has been rescheduled due to inclement weather. The reception will now be held on from 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24.

The University of Illinois Springfield Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a free virtual public webinar titled “A Long and Winding Road: How COVID-19 Has Evolved and How the Current Wave of Infections is Affecting Patients and the People and Institutions Who Care for Them” at Noon Friday, Jan. 21 via Zoom.