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Hometown: Elgin, IllinoisMajor: CommunicationFuture Plans: Work as a creative graphic designer or photographerAmanda Jones works as a library student assistant and photographer for the UIS Observer (formerly The Journal) and Campus…
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The Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois Springfield is seeking an adjunct broadcast writing instructor to provide individualized and group instruction during the Fall 2022 semester to graduate-level students…
Bryan Rives, Director of Performing Arts Services at the University of Illinois Springfield, talks to WMAY radio about the upcoming performances at the UIS PAC and updated theatre policies following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The University of Illinois Springfield Child Protection Training Academy, part of the UIS Alliance for Experiential Problem-Based Learning, has been awarded $720,000 in federal appropriations to increase the number of trained frontline…
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Allison Thornley has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for March 2022. She has worked for UIS Athletics since 2011 and currently serves as the associate athletic director for strategic…
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Hometown: Chicago, IllinoisMajor: Masters in Public Administration (MPA)Future Plans: Earn a doctorate degree
DeJoie Simmons is the Student Government Association treasurer, Student Organization Funding Association (SOFA) chair and…
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Degman
Longtime Springfield radio listeners likely the remember the voice of Alex Degman (PAR ’09), who worked for WTAX-AM as a reporter, anchor and news director from 2012 to 2015. If they don’t recall his WTAX days, local residents…
The Night Before: A Trauma-Informed Virtual Experiential Training
31 Training webinar dates available: 9:00 a.m. – 3 p.m.
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Participants will be immersed in a domestic violence case and work…
3.23.22
Dear UIS Students and Colleagues:
Two years ago, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to take hold of our world, we found ourselves experiencing a newfound sense of uncertainty, faced with decisions we had never before imagined…
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The University of Illinois Springfield has selected the next chancellor for the school and vice president for the U of I system.
Dr. Janet Gooch has served as executive vice president and provost at Truman State University since 2017…
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Greetings Past Commencement Volunteers,
Commencement time is quickly approaching and, once again, I am looking for volunteers to help us make this year’s Commencement memorable for our students. We are heading back down to the…
commencement
Congratulations on your elligibility to graduate! If you have not already done so, take action now to ensure your participation in Commencement ceremonies on May 14.
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