University of Illinois Springfield students helped to collect 7,899 pounds of food during the annual Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods event on Sunday. A total of 12 teams, consisting of 108 students, went door-to-door in several Springfield neighborhoods collecting canned goods and other non-perishable food items.
The Cox Children’s Center and the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center encourage your participation in our annual Trunk or Treat for Canned Goods campus event. Sign up (either as an individual or as a department) to decorate a vehicle. Use your creativity! This can be a car, truck, golf cart, wagon….you name it!
Family Pride Laundry in Springfield has a new spin for its customers: a children's library.
The idea of turning a corner of the laundromat into a place where youngsters can read originated with Amanda Brown, a 20-year-old student at University of Illinois Springfield.
"I was just really attracted to it because I love working with kids. And I thought this would be a perfect way to be able to help the community," said Brown, who is studying elementary education and communications.
University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) raised the American flag in a ceremony Thursday to commemorate Veteran's Day.
The annual Flag Raising Ceremony honored the holiday's historical connection to World War I.
Following the flag raising, Alicia Tate-Nadeau, the director of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency, gave a keynote address.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on Nov. 11, 2021.
The mission of the Volunteer & Civic Engagement Center is to provide the students, faculty, and staff at University of Illinois Springfield with opportunities to learn and lead by serving in the community. It is our goal to make service a part of the experience for every UIS community member and by doing so, to develop a commitment to civic and social responsibilities within individual students, faculty and staff as well as UIS as a whole.
University of Illinois Springfield students went trick-or-treating for a cause Sunday.
Seven teams of students traveled around the Capital City asking for canned food donations to be donated to the Central Illinois Food Bank.
Organizers say that the annual event is an important one, and that the goal this year was to collect 10,000 pounds of food.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on Oct. 31, 2021.
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2025 Good As Gold Ceremony-April 21, 2025
Join us each year as we come together to honor the remarkable individuals and organizations that enrich the Springfield community through their dedication and service. The Good as Gold Ceremony, established in 2009, shines a spotlight on the tireless volunteers and nonprofit organizations that embody the spirit of giving.
If you are looking to promote a service opportunity, recruit volunteers for a semester or year-long commitment, or are seeking to define a longer term volunteer related relationship between your organization and UIS we would like the opportunity to help you be successful in connecting with the UIS Campus. Below are some resources to help in that process. We encourage you to read our brief guide on how to be effective in recruiting and working with our volunteers.
