UIS Excels at Good Life Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, IL (February 27, 2023) – UIS Speech and Debate participated in their their competition of the semester in a virtual tournament hosted by the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The Good Life Tournament featured competition from thirty schools across the country. UIS was represented in this competition by returning competitor Clark Morgan and first-year student Yasmin Palencia. Morgan placed sixth in impromptu speaking.
UIS Attends Doane University Tournament
SPRINGFIELD, IL (February 20, 2023) – UIS Speech and Debate recently attended the Feline Frolic Tournament hosted by Doane University in Crete, NE. This tournament featured competition from twenty-five universities from around the country. Returning team member Clark Morgan represented UIS in impromptu speaking. "The team continues to get better and better with each competition. We're always learning more about our events and perfecting our techniques and approaches" says Director of Speech and Debate Timothy Bill.
UIS Warms Up at Hot Cocoa Classic
SPRINGFIELD, IL (February 6, 2023) – The spring semester of competition for the UIS Speech and Debate Team began this past week at a competition hosted virtually by the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Urbana-Champaign. UIUC hosted their annual competition entitled the Hot Cocoa Classic this year. The tournament involved nineteen schools representing nine different states. Returning competitor Clark Morgan entered impromptu speaking at this competition and placed 5th.
Center for Faculty Excellence: April Events
GPT’s Role as a Search Engine
Thu, Apr 6, 2023 | 1 - 2 pm
Presenter: Join Ray Schroeder, Professor Emeritus, as he leads us on an exploration of how ChatGPT and similar AI could be used as a search engine in place of Google.