First students to graduate from UISâ€™ new public policy bachelorâ€™s degree program

A group of four students will make up the first graduating class of the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfieldâ€™s new public policy bachelorâ€™s degree program. Students first started to enroll in the program in Fall Semester 2016.

UIS to hold two commencement ceremonies in downtown Springfield on May 11

The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield will hold two commencement ceremonies on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Bank of Springfield (BOS) Center, Ninth and Adams Streets in downtown Springfield. Of the 1,274 UIS students eligible to graduate, 744 will participate in the ceremonies.

UIS Good as Gold awards honor more than 60 local volunteers, businesses and organizations

The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield, Junior League of Springfield and the United Way of Central Ãå±±½ûµØ honored more than 60 Sangamon County volunteers and businesses during the 11th annual Good as Gold Ceremony. The event was held on Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at the UIS Student Union. The Good as Gold Ceremony was started in 2008 to honor people, businesses and organizations who freely give their time and talents to make Sangamon County a better place to live. Distinguished Volunteer Award

UIS students win awards from the International Society for Advancement of Management competition

A group of University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield students, who are members of the Society for Advancement of Management (SAM) student chapter brought home two awards from the 2019 International Management Conference held March 27-30, in Orlando, Florida. The team placed third in the International Collegiate Business Skills Championship.

Horace Mann donates $2,500 to fund UIS dual credit teacher education course for high school seniors

Horace Mann, a Springfield-based insurance and financial services company for educators, has donated $2,500 to the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Teacher Education Department to help cover the cost of a dual credit course for high school seniors in Menard and Sangamon counties. The goal of the dual credit course titled â€œFoundations of American Educationâ€ is to encourage more students to become teachers.