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Founded in Oak Park, Illinois by artist Sabina Ott in 2011, the Terrain Biennial has produced five editions in 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, and now 2021. Terrain Exhibitions brings contemporary art where it is most needed and…
The University of Illinois Springfield School of Education and Springfield School District 186 have come together to support the new Diverse Workforce Pipeline Program.
The program aims to increase the number of diverse teachers…
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The Sangamon Experience at the University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) will present five live-streamed historical discussions at 6 p.m. on Wednesdays in March.
The series of live-streamed discussions is part of their “Women’s History…
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The University of Illinois Springfield Cox Children’s Center has received the Gold Circle of Quality designation, the highest rating possible, from ExceleRate Illinois, the state’s new quality rating and improvement system for early…
SPRINGFIELD, IL (February 28, 2022) – Novice UIS competitor Meghan Vlcek continued her streak of strong performances at the Online Asynchronous Tournament Series (OATS) sixth competition. This tournament was hosted by Southwest Minnesota…
How did UIS prepare you for the future? UIS prepared me to pursue a career in visual arts by offering a program that supplied the fundamental knowledge to strategically explore my interests. My professors helped guide me down the…
How did UIS prepare you for your job? UIS prepared me for my job at Ace Sign Co. by giving me the opportunity to work alongside professors, not only as a student, but as a Leadership Lived Experience Student Worker. The additional…
Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff —
On Monday, Feb. 28, the statewide mask mandate will be lifted, making mask-wearing optional in most public indoor spaces unless otherwise required by federal, local or organizational/business laws…
Breauna Spencer of Taylorville, a senior at Taylorville High School, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2022 and awarded a $36,000 Capital Scholars Honors Program scholarship. She plans to major…
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2.21.22
Good morning, UIS Colleagues –
We are officially one month away from the first day of spring. That is certainly something to celebrate after last week’s weather. There is so much happening on our campus and more…
chancellor
The goal of the Center for Lincoln Studies at UIS is to share the life and legacy of the nation’s 16th president.
And while those who run the Center wish they could have brought people onto campus during the first year it was open,…
reaching stellar
Dr. Richard Gilman-Opalsky is a professor of political science at the University of Illinois Springfield. He sat down with Community Voices to discuss his career and provided insight into what we can learn from riots. He also shared his…
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