Faculty Feedback: Help Improve Library Services
Dear UIS Faculty Members:
The Senate Committee on the Library invites you to participate in a brief survey designed to better understand how faculty use, value, and evaluate library resources. Your insights are vital in helping us improve and tailor library services to better support your teaching, research, and professional needs.
The survey will take approximately 5–10 minutes to complete and will remain open until midnight on April 16th.
UIS hosts 'Hackathon' to solve real-world challenges using tech
The following story was reported by WAND-TV on Feb. 12, 2025.
"The goal is they work in these teams and they really begin to see how what they're learning in the classroom can be used to for real world problems for populations that maybe many aren't thinking about or aren't thinking about how technology can be the solution," said Travis Bland, interim dean of the College of Health, Science and Technology.
UIS awarded Voter Friendly Campus designation
The following story was reported by WAND-TV on March 25, 2025.
The University of Illinois Springfield has been named a Voter Friendly Campus for 2025-26 by the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education.
UIS students now have access to free test prep courses, saving thousands
The following story was reported by WCIA-TV on March 17, 2025.
The Prepare for Illinois’ Future Program is a partnership between Illinois, the Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) and Kaplan, an education company. It provides students with free access to Kaplan’s test prep resources for graduate admissions, licensure, and credential exams.