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Jul 22, 2022
University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield baseball player Zion Pettigrew signed a free agent with the Washington Nationals organization this week. Pettigrew is a two-time All-American for the Prairie Stars, and is the…
Melissa Beisel
Jul 21, 2022
The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield has named Melissa Beisel the new director of the Department of Residence Life. She will oversee housing operations for more than 900 students living on the UIS campus. Her…
401 W. Washington Street building in downtown Springfield, future home of the UIS Innovation Center.
Jul 21, 2022
401 E. Washington Street building in downtown Springfield, future home of the UIS Innovation Center. The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Board of Trustees on Thursday approved the purchase of a property in downtown…
Jul 21, 2022
Annual Evaluation season has officially wrapped up for 2022! We would like to thank everyone for participating and for your patience as we rolled out the new electronic evaluation form. This system was an overall…
Oct 27, 2025
10.27.25 Happy Monday, I want to thank you all for joining me for the Fall Employee Info Session on Oct. 16 to discuss enrollment and retention, construction projects and how we are moving towards our NorthStar initiative to make our…
Chancellor Gooch
Sep 20, 2025
Dear UIS Community, Last evening, Friday, September 19, the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation enacting certain restrictions on specific entries into the United States for nonimmigrant workers with H1-B visas. The…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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