Record number of Illinois higher education professors and K-12 teachers take UIS course on teaching online
The University of Illinois Springfield ION Professional eÑî¹óåú´«Ã½ Program’s Overview of Online Instruction course has seen a large jump in enrollment, as more Illinois higher education professors and K-12 teachers are wanting to learn how to better teach online during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Course enrollment jumped from 793 students in 2019 to 1,819 students so far in 2020. Just recently, 1,153 students completed the course during the April to July term.
UIS awarded a state grant to increase paid internship opportunities for students
The University of Illinois Springfield’s Office of Engaged Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ has been awarded a nearly $45,000 Illinois Cooperative Work Study Program grant to increase the number of paid internship opportunities available to students completing academic internships through the UIS Internships and Prior Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Program.
UIS requires saliva-based COVID-19 testing for on-campus students, faculty and staff
University of Illinois Springfield students, faculty and staff living, working or taking classes on-campus are required to participate in free saliva-based COVID-19 testing once a week during Fall Semester 2020.
The saliva-based Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test was developed by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The test can detect the virus in people who are asymptomatic and/or individuals early in the course of disease.
Test results are expected within the same day and should not exceed 48 hours, excluding weekends and holidays.
