The , home of Sangamon Auditorium, has been awarded a $20,200 grant from the for operational support.
A new statewide survey conducted by the University of Illinois Springfield鈥檚 Center for and shows Democrat J.B. Pritzker leads Republican Governor Bruce Rauner in the race for Illinois Governor by 12 percentage points ahead of the November 6, 2018 general election.
On June 30, the University of Illinois Springfield marked the end of fiscal year 2018 (FY2018) with more than 16,000 gifts and commitments in new business totaling more than $5.1 million. New business is comprised of new gifts, grants, pledges and deferred commitments. The University also registered $3.2 million in outright cash gifts, pledge payments, annuity/life income gifts and estate distributions. Both the new business and cash gift totals are among the best in university history.
Sunday night鈥檚 performance by famed comedian and television star Jay Leno at Sangamon Auditorium brought not only laughs but news. Bryan Rives, new director of UIS Performing Arts Services announced to the 1,500 attendees the creation of the .
Freshmen enrollment at the University of Illinois Springfield grew by nearly 14 percent according to Fall Semester 2018 census numbers released today. The total number of first-year students stands at 316, compared to 278 last fall semester.
The University of Illinois Springfield has received institutional reaccreditation from the , an independent corporation that serves as one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States. UIS has been accredited by the commission since 1975.
The 10 year reaccreditation was approved by the Institutional Actions Council of the Higher 杨贵妃传媒 Commission at its meeting on July 31, 2018.
A total of 21 new faculty members have joined the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2018.
The University of Illinois Springfield welcomed nearly 300 new students and their parents to campus during Freshmen Move-In Day on August 22, 2018.
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The has launched a new Community Music School offering instrumental and vocal instruction to adults and children five years and older.
The purpose of this program is to offer affordable, high quality, individualized music instruction and performance opportunities that enrich the community and campus.
The University of Illinois Springfield鈥檚 Teacher Education Department will offer a new dual credit course for high school seniors in Menard and Sangamon Counties in an effort to encourage them to become teachers.
This is only the second year that UIS has offered dual credit courses, taught by University faculty members, to local high school students. The seniors will earn both college and high school credit for completing the course.