Department News Archive

Comedian and television star Jay Leno helped announce the creation of the UIS Performing Arts Center. The Center encompasses Sangamon Auditorium, the Studio Theatre, Ticket Office and the Performing Arts Education Connections…

Reaching Stellar: The Campaign for the University of Illinois Springfield seeks to raise funds from friends and alumni to add to the excellence of UIS programs for students and our wider community. This month we feature…

UIS held a grand opening for Sangamon Experience, a new on-campus exhibition telling the history of the Sangamon Region of central Illinois. A crowd of over 270 guests watched as Chancellor Koch and others cut the ribbon.…

UIS has been ranked the top public regional university in Illinois and the fourth best public university in the Midwest regional category for a second year in a row by U.S. News & World Report in 2021 Best Colleges…

The second Tuesday of every month we explore a different professional topic within our LinkedIn Alumni Group. Topics Tuesday is an opportunity for you to learn and grow, and share your experiences with others. Join our February…

Thanks to many generous donors, the Reaching Stellar campaign has raised $22.8 million (57%), as of this month, toward the $40 million goal. Learn about recent gifts of note, including a 7-figure anonymous gift for the new…

Alumni Trif Alatzas, Patty Culhane and Natasha Korecki will be inducted into the PAR Hall of Fame in April. The HoF honors program graduates who have had distinguished careers in journalism and recognizes the contribution the…

Teresa Haley, ’92 LAS, MPA ’94 leads the fight for equality as president of the Illinois NAACP State Conference. This past February, she was presented the Activist of the Year award by the national NAACP organization at…

It can take decades to free an innocent person. Since the global pandemic began, IIP has helped release five people from prison. Its three-pronged mission – advocacy, education and reform – guides IIP’s work to bring justice…

The Public Good. Because we are all part of this journey together. You can have a role in the many ways that UIS contributes to The Public Good in our home community, the state of Illinois and around the world. These are just a…

Six UIS students “experienced engaged” in a powerful way this past summer through a faculty-led immersion with the Dilley Pro Bono Project, which serves immigrant mothers and children detained at the South Texas Family…

We are thrilled to offer you the inaugural digital edition of UIS Today, the new magazine of UIS. Published three times per year, UIS Today provides in-depth coverage of the people, places and topics that matter to…