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        <a  href="/news/uis-hold-virtual-panel-arts-advocacy-racial-equality">UIS  to  hold  virtual  panel  on  arts  advocacy,  racial  equality</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  is  holding  a  panel  discussion  on  arts  advocacy  and  racial  equality.



The  UIS  Music  Program  is  hosting  "From  Diversity  to  Inclusion:  Arts  Advocacy  and  Racial  Equality  in  the  21st  Century."



The  panelists  will  discuss  their  efforts  to  engage  the  arts  to  tackle  issues  of  silencing,  prejudice,  and  racism,  as  well  as  encourage  equity  and  inclusivity  in  the  arts.



UIS  Music  Program  Director  and  Associate  Professor  of  Ethnomusicology  Yona  Stamatis  will  moderate  the  discussion.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/university-illinois-system-will-not-require-act-sat-admission-2-years">University  of  Illinois  system  will  not  require  ACT,  SAT  for  admission  for  2  years</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The  University  of  Illinois  System  announced  Thursday  that  three  state  universities  will  not  require  students  to  submit  standardized  test  scores  for  admission  applications.&nbsp;



University  of  Illinois  Urbana-Champaign,  University  of  Illinois  Chicago  and  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  will  allow  high  school  students  to  apply  for  admission  for  the  two  upcoming  academic  years  without  taking  the  ACT  or  SAT.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-sets-flag-display-sexual-assault-awareness">UIS  sets  up  flag  display  for  sexual  assault  awareness</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  is  observing  Sexual  Assault  Awareness  Month  Day  of  Action.



The  UIS  Women's  Center  and  Civic  Engagement  Center  created  a  display  of  1,000  flags.



The  display  also  includes  resources  for  those  who  are  victims  of  sexual  assault  or  know  someone  who  is.



This  story  aired  on  WICS  Newschannel  20  on  April  6,  2021.



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        <a  href="/news/dancing-help-sick-children-community">Dancing  to  help  sick  children  in  the  community</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  is  on  a  mission  to  help  sick  and  injured  kids  in  our  community.



UIS  held  its  yearly  dance  marathon  on  Saturday  to  raise  money  for  the  HSHS  St.  John’s  Children's  Miracle  Network.



You  can  help  simply  by  dancing!



This  story  aired  on  WICS  Newschannel  20  on  April  10,  2021.



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        <a  href="/news/registration-underway-uis-summer-courses">Registration  underway  for  UIS  summer  courses</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½  doesn't  stop  just  because  it's  summer.



The  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  has  now  opened  registration  for  summer  courses.



There  are  more  than  200  courses  to  choose  from.



This  story  aired  on  WICS  Newschannel  20  on  April  12,  2021.



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