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Loren Easter
Jun 27, 2022
Retired Illinois Army National Guard Lt. Col. Loren Easter of Springfield has been named the first program director for Military and Veteran Student Services at the University of Illinois Springfield. He brings 27…
Jun 22, 2022
The office of Web Services has scheduled website maintenance on the uis.edu from 10:00am to Noon on Monday, June 24, 2022. The website will be available to view but website editors will not have access during to login…
Pronoun nameplate example
Jun 20, 2022
We are pleased to announce that pronouns can now be included on nameplates for faculty and staff. Signage standards have been amended to include pronouns below the name - see the photo at the right for a sample…
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Jun 20, 2022
Beginning July 1st, UIS CareerConnect will be powered by Handshake. This is a vendor change that will impact both students and employees who either hire students or support students’ career development via jobs,…
Apr 07, 2025
4.7.25 Good afternoon, UIS: Commencement is just a month away, marking an exciting time for our students. I encourage everyone to sign up as a volunteer by April 11 for at least one ceremony to support our graduating students and…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Mar 04, 2025
From Provost Schwab Dear Colleagues, As we approach the middle of the semester and spring recess, I hope you are finding opportunities to enjoy a bit of the milder temperatures and slowly increasing minutes of daylight. I know that I welcome…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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