Department News Archive

Hometown: SpringfieldMajors: Elementary Education & CommunicationFuture Plans: Earn a master’s degree University of Illinois Springfield student Amanda Brown came up with the idea to add children’s libraries to local laundry mats.…

6.17.22 Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff — I am writing to update you that UIS will not be offering on-site Shield COVID-19 testing after June 29. This includes testing for both the public and the university community…

The Shield COVID-19 testing site is closed today, June 20, due to a laboratory closure. The site will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 21.

We are pleased to announce that pronouns can now be included on nameplates for faculty and staff. Signage standards have been amended to include pronouns below the name - see the photo at the right for a sample nameplate appearance.…

Beginning July 1st, UIS CareerConnect will be powered by Handshake. This is a vendor change that will impact both students and employees who either hire students or support students’ career development via jobs, internships, and career…

6.17.22 Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff — I am writing to update you that UIS will not be offering on-site Shield COVID-19 testing after June 29. This includes testing for both the public and the university community…

This is an excerpt of a story published by NPR Illinois on June 16, 2022. The University Press of Kansas published in May a book by University of Illinois political science professor Jason Pierceson, a leading scholar on LGBTQ issues…

Hometown: Springfield, IllinoisMajors: Public Policy and Political ScienceFuture Plans: Work in a role creating and developing public policy Molly Harms chose the University of Illinois Springfield because of the scholarship and…

“The pandemic impacted all of the Center’s divisions in a variety of ways.  For the Child Protection Training Academy it meant an immediate transition to a different kind of simulation training, one that had not yet been contemplated…

Paul Pinneo has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for June 2022. He has worked as Web Specialist III for the UIS Office of Web Services since July 2019. Pinneo’s nominator describes him as “a great…

6.14.22  Dear UIS Colleagues:   New Student Orientation is in full swing, and if you are on campus this summer, I hope you get a chance to get outdoors to enjoy our beautiful grounds. We’re so proud of UIS Baseball, taking…

Students graduating in Summer 2022 or Fall 2022 must submit an online Graduation Application via Student Self-Service (https://apps.uillinois.edu/ - “Graduation” tab) by July 4, 2022 (Summer 2022) or October 3, 2022 (Fall 2022). …