Alumni Inducted into ILSIP Hall of Fame
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Three alumni were inducted into the Samuel K.
Alumna Teresa Haley Awarded 2019 First Citizen
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Civil rights leader Teresa Haley ’92 LAS, MA ’94 PAA, president of the Springfield
Meet Alumnus Dewey Detmers
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Dewey Detmers ’11 MBA is the Director of Voice Services at Windstream Communications.
Star Parties: A Tradition Since 1977
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For more than 40 years, Star Parties have hosted community members of all ages to view celestial objects.
UIS Ranked 4th Best Public Regional University
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UIS has been ranked the fourth best public university in the Midwest Regional category
Largest Freshman Class in UIS History
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Freshman enrollment at UIS grew by more than 18 percent according to Fall Semester 2019 census numbers.
Meet Alumna Elizabeth Kelly
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Elizabeth Kelly ’14 PAA is an Associate Attorney at Tueth, Keeney, Cooper, Mohan & Jackstadt in Edwardsville.
Examining Role of Museums in Civic Life
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Hinda Seif, Associate Professor of Sociology/Anthropology and Women/Gender Studies spent the month of July exploring museums and curated cultural collections around Washington, DC with 24 colleagues from across the nation.