1st Annual UIS Digital Accessibility (A11Y) Workshop

ODA is excited to announce the 1st Annual Digital Accessibility (A11Y) Workshop, happening Wednesday, October 1, 2025 from 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Accessibility allies are vital partners in our mission to create a more inclusive digital environment at UIS. They help bridge the gap between campus units and accessibility efforts, ensuring that everyone—students, faculty, and staff—can engage with digital content equitably.

Get Your Flu Shot at UIS: Nov. 5

Protect yourself and others by getting your flu shot this year! UIS Health Services and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health are offering flu shots to the UIS community from 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, November, in the UIS Performing Arts Center lobby.

Please ensure you bring your health insurance card with you when arriving. Flu shots are free for those in network with Aetna, Blue Cross, Cigna, Humana, Health Alliance, Meridian, Medicare, Medicaid, Molina, and UnitedHealthcare.

Get Your Flu Shot at UIS: Oct. 24

Protect yourself and others by getting your flu shot this year! UIS Health Services and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health are offering flu shots to the UIS community from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, October 24, in the UIS Performing Arts Center lobby.

Please ensure you bring your health insurance card with you when arriving. Flu shots are free for those in network with Aetna, Blue Cross, Cigna, Humana, Health Alliance, Meridian, Medicare, Medicaid, Molina, and UnitedHealthcare.

Employee Development Series: Planning Events on Campus

We are excited to announce that our September session of the Employee Development Series will be Planning Events on Campus. Many events and activities are happening on our campus at any given time and there are important components to consider and procedures to follow leading up to a successful event. This session will cover a range of topics that will include but are not limited to: Reservation Processes/Procedures for Spaces on Campus, Facility Use Agreements, Timelines and Processes, Safety and Security at Events, and Risk Management.

9/11 Day of Service

The 9/11 Day of Service and Remembrance invites us to honor the lives lost and the heroes who answered the call on September 11th by uniting in acts of kindness and service. Born from the vision of David Paine and Jay Winuk—whose brother Glenn, an attorney and volunteer firefighter, was killed while responding at the World Trade Center—this day transforms tragedy into a movement for good.

Water-Energy Sustainability Across Scales: Systems, Society, Self

Ashlynn Stillwell, Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will discuss her work on sustainable water and energy systems. Water and energy are closely linked resources with clean water and sanitation services dependent on energy, and fuels production and electric power generation dependent on water. This water-energy nexus spreads across scales to include large-scale infrastructure systems, societal trends and patterns, and individual behaviors.

Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Indigenous Truthtelling of Boarding Schools

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—Oklahoma. Centered on the collaboration of students and professionals engaged in mentored, community-centered research, this presentation highlights how archival searches, archaeology, oral histories, and digital mapping are used to understand and share Indigenous stories. Dr.