Department News Archive

5.31.22  Dear UIS Colleagues:   I hope you had a meaningful Memorial Day weekend, and maybe even got the chance to catch some Prairie Stars baseball. Last Friday and Saturday, UIS hosted the NCAA Division II Midwest Super…

A new state mandate is requiring high schools to give students the chance to take at least one computer science course starting next school year. The Illinois School Board of Education is making it a standard and amending the School…

The following is an excerpt from University of Illinois Springfield Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney. The column appeared in The State Journal-Register on May 24, 2022. Two years ago, I agreed to serve as interim chancellor at …

Hometown: Pawnee, IllinoisMajor: Elementary EducationFuture Plans: Become an elementary school teacher Madison Fugnitti works as a childcare aide at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Cox Children’s Center. In her hometown of…

Priority Deadline June 10th Fall Welcome is seeking Campus Departments to host events during Fall Welcome 2022  https://uisconnection.uis.edu/submitter/form/start/543244 Welcome Week Goals Welcome Week will generate fun…

The Center for Online Learning, Research, and Service will be offering three workshops this summer on HyFlex Teaching.   The HyFlex (hybrid flexible) learning model is both a teaching format that bridges and blends…

Andrew Adams graduated this month from UIS with a master’s degree that also gave him a fantastic internship experience. “I grew up in Illinois. I went to high school during the budget impasse, that was a conversation every day,” Adams…

Karen Whitney BOT Remarks | 5.13.22 Good morning. In the 22 months I have been with UIS serving as the Interim Chancellor, I am thrilled to share with you what I have come to know and appreciate most about UIS.  As I have said…

Hometown: Princeville, IllinoisMajors: Business Administration and AccountingFuture Plans: Pursue a master’s degree in accounting, while working full-time Nathan Ptak serves as community service coordinator for the Phi Kappa Tau…

For the 650 students who walked across the stage at the BOS Center Saturday to receive a diploma from the University of Illinois Springfield, graduation day had no shortage of anticipation and meaning. However, for one…

Hometown: Streator, IllinoisMajor: Social WorkFuture Plans: Earn a master’s degree in social work Emerson Krasnican chose the University of Illinois Springfield due to its size and the student organizations on campus. On campus, they…

5.16.22  Dear Colleagues:   We made it! Knowing the Class of 2022 has walked across the commencement stage should give us all a profound feeling of accomplishment. I am so thankful for this academic year and for each of…