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Completion of website migration brings drastically improved site performance
Completion of website migration brings drastically improved site performance
The University of Illinois Springfield Office of Web Services launched a new website design on the Drupal content management system, and migrated from WordPress a year ago June 1st. The goal of the update was to modernize the…
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COVID Testing Instructions for the week of July 11
Thank you for your continued flexibility this month to comply with the state testing requirement for unvaccinated students, faculty and staff on our campus. For the week of July 11, UIS will accept COVID-19 test results from any test that…
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Jess Sheffield
“Upon graduating from UIS MLS in 2018, I worked at St. John’s Hospital as a MLS in the core lab for just under two years. I applied to Physician Assistant School in April 2019 and began my journey as a PA-S at the University of Charleston…
Hailey Riggs
“The CLS [MLS] program exceedingly prepared me to enter the field as a new tech… [in PA school at Evansville] my preceptor commented that I was miles ahead of other students in the same rotation because he didn’t have to waste time…
Samaryia Magee named the UIS Employee of the Month for July 2022
Samaryia Magee named the UIS Employee of the Month for July 2022
Samaryia Magee has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for July 2022. She has worked as a program/student advisor for the UIS Diversity Center since 2018. Magee’s nominator calls her a “passionate…
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Chancellor's Newsletter for July 11, 2022
Chancellor's Newsletter for July 11, 2022
Hello, UIS— Thank you for your warm welcome during my first full week on the job as your new Chancellor. I’m honored to follow such a smart and caring leader like Chancellor Whitney, and I’m impressed by all the changes you’ve…
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Nate Huddleston
“CLS [MLS] truly prepared me enough to face challenges in the lab…all the teachers in CLS [MLS] definitely trained me well to start my career as a clinical [medical] laboratory scientist”.
Umar Sodiq of Ojo, Nigeria awarded a $4,000 scholarship from the University of Illinois Springfield
Umar Sodiq of Ojo, Nigeria, a 2017 graduate of Al-Kawthar Model College, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2022 and awarded a $4,000 Lincoln Merit Scholarship for tuition over four years. At UIS…
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Kim Espejo
“I graduated with a Bachelor in MLS with minors in Public Health and Biology.  I started applying for jobs in December/January [of my senior year]…I was offered a position at OSF during the first week of March [of my senior year]…I…
Ashley Henry
“My CLS [MLS] degree provided me with all the correct pre-requisites to get into my graduate program…The CLS [MLS] program provides an immense amount of clinical knowledge that a majority of medical professionals are lacking in the…
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Autumn Harris
Hometown: Chicago, ILMajor: Master's in Human Development Counseling Future Plans: Become a high school or college counselor Autumn Harris says she loves the “very close-knit and community-oriented” feeling at the University of…
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Here's what the experts say you need to know about renting or buying a home in Springfield
This is an excerpt of a story published by the State Journal-Register on July 10, 2022. With rents increasing and interest rates on home loans going up, people have been left with the question, "Is it better to rent or own a home?"…
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