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Lexie Richardson awarded a $12,000 scholarship to attend the University of Illinois Springfield
Lexie Richardson of Greenview, Illinois, has been admitted to the University of Illinois Springfield for Fall Semester 2025 and awarded a $12,000 Star Scholar Award for tuition over two years. At UIS, she will major in pre-nursing.
The scholarship is awarded based on high school GPA and can be renewed if the student maintains college GPA requirements.
In high school, she was involved in volleyball, cheerleading, track and field, yearbook, chorus, scholastic bowl and the National Honors Society.
Student Union Holiday Hours Announcement
The Student Union is currently on holiday hours:
12/16/24 to 12/20/24 – Open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM12/21/24 to 12/22/24 – Closed on Weekend12/23/24 – Open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM12/24/24 to 1/1/25 – Closed1/2/25 & 1/3/25 – Open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM1/4/25 & 1/5/25 – Closed on Weekend1/6/25 to 1/8/25 – Open 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM1/9/25 & 1/10/25 – Open 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM
Resume regular hours on 1/11/25.
This Week in UIS Athletics | Dec. 16-22
The UIS basketball teams hit the road this week for a series of non-conference games during their winter break schedule.
Wednesday, Dec. 18
7:00 p.m. - Men's Basketball at Purdue Northwest
UIS Women’s Basketball Falls to Parkside
The Illinois Springfield women's basketball team was defeated 77-43 by Parkside on Saturday afternoon at TRAC. Kayla Rice and Emari Doby led the Prairie Stars with 15 points each, but the team struggled offensively against the Rangers.