This year’s theme is: Time is precious. Leap into Extraordinary. Let’s celebrate leap year since we have an extra day in 2024! What can you do with an extra 24 hours? What impact can you have? Make it count.

Welcome to the first e-newsletter for the UIS Division of Advancement! We are excited to share what we're working on and to share opportunities for collaboration. 

The University of Illinois Springfield honored Saul Morse, an attorney at the Springfield law firm Brown Hay & Stephens, with the University of Illinois Foundation’s William E. Winter Award for Outstanding Advocate Leadership during a Celebration of Philanthropy event on April 25, 2023, in the Student Union Ballroom.

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield will hold three Lunch & Learn Series events this fall. The series is presented by the UIS Alumni SAGE Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.

WHEN: Doors Open 11 a.m. | Lunch 11:30 a.m. | Program 12-1 p.m.
Oct. 5, Oct. 26 and Dec. 6

WHERE: Illini Country Club, 1601 Illini Rd., Springfield

The most significant fundraising campaign in the history of the Sangamon Valley region has raised millions of dollars to benefit the University of Illinois Springfield.

The University of Illinois Springfield honored Karen Hasara of Springfield with the University of Illinois Foundation’s William E. Winter Award for Outstanding Advocate Leadership during a Celebration of Philanthropy event on April 13, 2022, in the Student Union Ballroom.

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield will hold three Lunch & Learn Series events this spring. The series is presented by the UIS Alumni SAGE Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.

WHEN: Noon-1 p.m. on March 10, April 6 and May 3

WHERE: The March 10 program will be a virtual-only format via Zoom Webinar. The April 6 and May 3 programs will be hybrid with in-person and virtual participation options.