UIS Faculty and Staff:

UIS and the Center for State Policy and Leadership (CSPL) have been invited to partner in the Inaugural Edgar Fellows Capitol Connections Day.

The inaugural Capitol Connections Day for undergraduate college students interested in careers in public service will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, April 7, 2025, with morning sessions at the Illinois State Capitol and lunch and afternoon sessions at the Governor’s Mansion.  An optional tour of the Executive Mansion may be available at the end of the day. 

Human Resources presents the third annual Take Your Child to Work Day on April 24, 2025. We have a fun-filled day planned that includes a dorm tour, a slime activity, and a tour of the E-Sports Arena. We welcome up to 20 kids, aged 10-15 years old (7-9 years old with a parent present), to come and join us for the afternoon.

To participate, register your child(ren) today!

Thanks to campus and system-level financial support, ITS is in the process of implementing a campus-wide infrastructure refresh as part of our efforts to improve Wi-Fi performance. This is a multi-phase project with an expected projected completion date of August 2025. 

During the transition for each building, laptops, tablets, and phones should automatically switch to the new Wi-Fi after a possible brief interruption in service. 

The Office of Strategic Communications will host two Open Photo Studio sessions for Spring 2025 for all staff or faculty. The photos can be used for university purposes such as department websites, campus directories, speaking engagements at conferences, etc. Any staff or faculty member who either hasn’t had their portrait taken or would like another, more recent, portrait taken is encouraged to attend.

The Strategic Communications photo studio is in the Business Services Building, Room 95 (BSB 95).

Looking for something to do on campus this weekend? UIS was selected as the site for the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Midwest Regional this weekend. UIS has worked in partnership with Visit Springfield and Missouri S&T to plan to host the eight-team event.

UIS Athletics is excited to announce that the NCAA DII Men’s Basketball Regional Tournament will be hosted right here at the University of Illinois Springfield from March 15-18! This is an incredible opportunity to watch the best teams men's basketball teams in the Midwest compete. Here’s the tournament schedule:

For UIS faculty and staff awareness:

The following message was emailed to all UIS students regarding information about completing an Intent to Participate form to be able to participate in the 2025 Commencement Ceremonies:

Planning to Participate in Commencement? Take Action NOW!

Students planning to participate MUST complete the following steps:

Dear UIS Colleagues and Friends of UIS,

UIS Commencement 2025 is rapidly approaching, and we’re looking for volunteers to help make this year’s Commencement Ceremonies memorable for our students.

For faculty and staff awareness:

The following message was emailed to UIS students on March 6, 2025 regarding important commencement information to be aware of.

Dear students,

You are receiving this message because you may be eligible to participate in the 2025 Commencement Ceremonies. All critical commencement information will continue to arrive via your uis.edu email, so check your inbox frequently. You can also check the Commencement website for updates. 

We are counting down until the 2025 Retirement & Recognition Ceremony where we will come together to celebrate our colleagues as a campus community. On April 17, 2025, we will celebrate our retirees for their service to the university. In addition to retirements, we will also be celebrating colleagues for milestone achievements of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years of service.

Please consider joining us in the celebration that will take place in the Student Union Ballroom from 9:00-10:30 a.m.