Please save the date for our next Chancellor’s Thinkers Series - A Call To Think: On Common Ground.  Chancellor Gooch will be joined by Matt Van Vossen and Ryan Melchin, Class of 2011 UIS Graduates. Matt and Ryan will discuss how they navigated diverse leadership roles on campus, including leading the college democrats and republicans while sharing a dorm room. Matt and Ryan exemplify respect for differences and the power of finding common ground.

Strategic Planning Meeting

Bring together finance students and professionals in the Springfield, Illinois area.

In order to participate in Commencement, graduating students must complete an Intent to Participate form. Only those students who are eligible to participate will have access to the form.

The form is hosted at uis.edu/commencement and is available through March 24.

In order to participate in Commencement, graduating students must complete an Intent to Participate form. Only those students who are eligible to participate will have access to the form.

The form is hosted at uis.edu/commencement and is available through March 24.

The 10th annual lighting of the Colonnade will happen at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 15. Cookies and cocoa will be served at 5:15 p.m., followed by the lighting of the Colonnade by the Chancellor and SGA president.

If you can't attend in person, watch via Zoom.

Don’t Miss Out! Family Weekend Registration is Open Now!

Join us for Family Weekend at UIS, happening October 11-13, 2024! Bring your family and friends to enjoy fun activities like the Prairie Stars Family Reunion & Carnival, Family Game Night & Pizza Party, and more!

Please visit our Theatre Productions page for more information about the play, performance schedule, ticket information and more!

Transfer and Graduate New Student Orientation: Taking Care of Business

Get ready for success at UIS! We've designed optional orientation programs to help you get settled in, feel prepared, and meet new people. 

Welcome to the exciting journey as a Prairie Star at UIS! We are thrilled that you have chosen our University! Our Orientation programs are designed to help you and your parents/family members on board as you embark on this new chapter in your life.

All first-time, first-year undergraduates and first-year undergraduate transfer students (bringing in less than 24 credit hours) are required to complete a hybrid Orientation, consisting of three parts:

This In-person Orientation program is for undergraduate First-Year (Freshmen/women) and Freshmen/women Transfer Students admitted to the Summer and Fall 2024 semesters. It is the second, of a 3 part series of programs for students entering their first-year or transferring with less than 24 credit hours. The program's schedule and information about how to register are available at the First Year Student Orientation & Parent Relations website.