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Aug 21, 2025
Dear Prairie Star Nation,The excitement on campus has already reached a new level. This past Saturday, nearly 120 student-athletes returned to launch our fall seasons in volleyball, men's and women's soccer, and men's鈥�
Aug 20, 2025
Dear UIS Faculty,
I鈥檓 writing to share an update about how students will access their ebooks and digital materials starting Fall 鈥�25. Our bookstore partner, Follett Higher Education, is introducing Kortext, a new鈥�
Aug 20, 2025
Join us to hear more about the Prepare for Illinois' Future Program powered by Kaplan All Access. This program has saved students in Illinois over $12,000,000 in out-of-pocket costs for Career Readiness and Test鈥�
Aug 20, 2025
August 20, 2025
An updated State of Illinois Employee Benefits Handbook was published by the State's department of Central Management Services (CMS).
This Handbook is updated every five years, and it details the鈥�
Aug 22, 2025
8.22.25
Dear UIS Community 鈥�
Welcome to the start of the fall semester. Today marks the 55th first day of classes since this university welcomed its first students in 1970. It is a moment to celebrate our history and look ahead to the future鈥�
May 07, 2025
Dear Colleagues:
I am pleased to let you know the appointment of Dr. Miriam Wallace, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS), to also serve as Interim Dean of the College of Public Affairs and Education (CPAE) will be鈥�
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Employee Recognition
Feb 19, 2025
Heath Bruce, assistant director of marketing, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for February 2025.
鈥淗eath has consistently demonstrated outstanding performance in working鈥�
Getting to Know You
May 15, 2025
Taylor Lester is the program coordinator for the Center for Online 杨贵妃传媒, Research and Service (COLRS).
Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?
Before coming to UIS, I was a鈥�
Employee Events
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This session covers best practices for captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and more in videos and multimedia. ODA Zoom
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This talk invites students and community members to explore how young researchers are helping uncover the layered histories of Native American boarding schools, especially in the heartland of Native America鈥擮klahoma.鈥�
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Doing Less with Less, Effectively: Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium
After a successful inaugural event, we're excited to invite you back for another engaging gathering of Illinois educators and thought鈥�
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