Department News Archive

Dr. Betsy Goulet “How to prepare people who help children" is the focus of the conversation with the UIS Child Protection Training Academy (CPTA) director Betsey Goulet. The CPTA is part of the UIS Center for State Policy and…

The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies and the Visual Arts program are seeking applicants for “Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln‘s Legacy," a remote artist-in-residency program …

UIS Professor of Public Administration and member of the Institute for Illinois Public Finance (IIPF), Beverly Bunch, discusses the need for budgeting and how things are going post-pandemic. The IIPF is part of the UIS Center for State…

The University of Illinois Springfield Department of Campus Recreation will host a 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, at the Crowne Plaza Springfield, located at 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy., to mark the…

COVID-19 has not gone away and residents still need to get tested. Luckily, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has a list put together to help you find the location nearest you. If you are wanting to get tested with the…

The following is an excerpt from a column by the University of Illinois Springfield Associate Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Administration and Director of the Doctor of Public Administration program Travis Bland. This column…

"We have a pretty big digital divide between the Black and white population," says Tom Chi, chief innovation officer for the city of Springfield. This is one of the drivers behind the city's recent internet survey. Partnering with…

7.30.21 Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff — Earlier this week, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention issued new recommendations that all individuals, including those who are fully vaccinated, wear face coverings when…

I learned about politics when I asked for a new bike at age seven. First my mom, and then my dad, asked me if the other parent had agreed to this life-changing purchase. They had the authority to make the decision, of…

The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies (CLS) and Visual Arts Program is seeking applicants for an innovative remote artist-in-residency program focusing on the legacies of Abraham Lincoln. Twenty Illinois…

The following email was sent to UIS students, faculty and staff on July 28, 2021. Dear Campus Community, A planned power outage is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 1 beginning about 7:30 a.m. The outage is anticipated to last about six…

7.27.21 Dear UIS Colleagues — Today we are issuing our UIS Fall 2021 Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy in alignment with the UI System’s recently announced requirement that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by…