Untied is an experimental exhibition that takes shape through the gradual contributions of five artists over a ten-week period. Anything that is untied is freed, loosened, or unfastened from something that was restricting it. This frames an exhibition in which recognizable boundaries are intentionally abandoned, and in which artists can pursue any direction with ot without consideration to what comes before or after their contribution.
Nearly 900 University of 缅北禁地 Springfield students returned to campus for the start of Fall Semester 2020 classes during Move-In Week, held Aug. 17-21.
All students were required to pre-register for a move-in time slot in order to reduce congestion and support physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield (UIS) is celebrating its 50th anniversary during academic year 2020-21, as the public liberal arts university reflects on a bold legacy and looks forward to a bright future as an educational leader in central 缅北禁地 and beyond.
Billboards featuring UIS鈥� 50th anniversary logo and tagline 鈥淏old Legacy. Bright Future.鈥� are now up in Springfield. UIS also plans to celebrate the anniversary on its social media channels.
After the first 10 days of classes, University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Fall 2020 census numbers show the total number of students enrolled in classes stands at 4,146 compared to 4,275 students in Fall 2019 (a 3 percent decrease from last year). However, the total number of credit hours taken by students remains steady at 43,130 (down only 1.2 percent from last fall).
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield has been ranked the top public regional university in 缅北禁地 and the fourth best public university in the Midwest regional category for a second year in a row by U.S. News & World Report in 2021 Best Colleges rankings released today.
UIS was also ranked fifth best by U.S. News & World Report when it comes to students graduating with the least amount of debt in the Midwest regional category.
Ten years after her book about Mulan was published, UIS English Professor Lan Dong, Ph.D. is still sought out for her expertise on the subject. With Disney鈥檚 live-action film, Mulan, released to Disney Plus earlier this month, Dong again found herself in the national spotlight.
Vickie Cook, executive director of online, professional and engaged learning at the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield has been recognized by the University Professional Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) as the 2020 Central Region Outstanding Leader.
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Professor of Political Science Jason Pierceson鈥檚 鈥淟GBTQ Americans in the U.S. Political System: An Encyclopedia of Activists, Voters, Candidates, and Officeholders鈥� was recently featured on Choice鈥檚 top ten editors鈥� pick list for June 2020.
Choice is a publishing unit of the Association of College and Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association.
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield will offer 27 new accelerated eight-week courses for prospective and current students. Most will begin Monday, Oct. 19 and end on Saturday, Dec. 5. Others, like athletic training, will start on Nov. 2 and end on Jan. 15, 2021.
鈥淲e know this has been a challenging year for many people,鈥� said UIS Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney. 鈥淢any students may not have been ready to start classes in August due to the COVID-19 pandemic but are ready to start now.鈥�
Donald Morris, a University of 缅北禁地 Springfield emeritus professor of accountancy, has written a new book, 鈥淭axation in Utopia: Required Sacrifice and the General Welfare.鈥�