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        <a  href="/news/gov-jb-pritzker-vaccines-will-be-required-all-illinois-school-personnel-starting-sept-5">Gov.  JB  Pritzker:  Vaccines  will  be  required  for  all  缅北禁地  school  personnel  starting  Sept.  5</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Saying  that  he  wanted  to  head  off  a  鈥減andemic  of  the  unvaccinated,"  缅北禁地  Gov.  JB&nbsp;Pritzker  Thursday  mandated  COVID-19  vaccines  for  all  public  education  employees  who  work  with&nbsp;students  pre-kindergarten  through  college.&nbsp;



The  vaccine  mandate  is  scheduled  to  begin&nbsp;Sept.  5.&nbsp;



While  the  vaccine  mandate  does  not  cover  students  in  grades  K  through  12,  it  does  apply  to  college  students.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/welcome-week-uis-students-head-back-classroom">Welcome  Week:  UIS  students  head  back  to  classroom</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">&nbsp;Heading  back  to  the  classroom.



That's  exactly  what  University  of  缅北禁地  Springfield  students  did  Friday.



For  the  first  month  of  the  2021  semester,  all  students,  faculty,  and  staff  on  campus  are  required  to  take  a  covid-19  test  at  least  once  a  week.



The  campus  also  required  all  students  on  campus  to  get  the  covid-19  vaccine,  with  few  of  those  exempted.



Events  include  the  Jello  Olympics  happening  on  Sunday,  the  Welcome  Picnic  on  Monday,  and  the  Involvement  Expo  on  Tuesday.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-update-august-23-2021">UIS  Update  for  August  23,  2021</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">8.23.21&nbsp;



Happy  Monday,  UIS!&nbsp;



In  the  world  of  higher  education,  鈥淚t鈥檚  game  day!鈥�  Classes  are  in  session,  and  we鈥檝e  officially  started  a  new  academic  year.&nbsp;&nbsp;



New  Information&nbsp;



Updated  Fall  2021  Approach  to  Safety&nbsp;</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-partners-release-continuum-learnings-sangamon-success-progress-report">UIS  partners  to  release  the  Continuum  of  Learning鈥檚  Sangamon  Success  Progress  Report</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The  Continuum  of  Learning,  a  University  of  缅北禁地  Springfield  partner,  has  released  the  Sangamon  Success  Progress  Report.  The  report  documents  progress  made  over  the  last  five  years  in  improving  outcomes  for  less  advantaged  children  in  Sangamon  County.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-puts-covid-restrictions-place-upcoming-shows">UIS  Puts  COVID  Restrictions  In  Place  For  Upcoming  Shows</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">If  you鈥檙e  planning  to  attend  a  show  at  the  UIS  Performing  Arts  Center  this  fall,  be  prepared  to  show  proof  of  vaccination  or  a  recent  negative  COVID  test.



That鈥檚  just  one  of  the  precautions  being  put  in  place  by  UIS  amid  an  ongoing  surge  of  new  COVID  cases.  Attendance  at  Sangamon  Auditorium  events  is  being  limited  to  1,000鈥�  which  is  50-percent  capacity.  Concession  stands  will  be  closed,  although  patrons  can  bring  bottled  water  into  shows.



This  article  appeared  on  WMAY  on  August  19,  2021.</div>
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