UIS baseball earns GLVC Coach and Player of the year
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield baseball team was honored by the Great Lakes Valley Conference for their many accomplishments this season.
Head coach Ryan Copeland was named the conference Coach of the Year. He led the team to a 34-5 regular season record, as well as winning the second regular season division title ever.
All the world's 'a stage experience': UIS grads revel in pomp despite the circumstances
Aaleiyah聽Spaulding of Springfield said Thursday she had not been on聽the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield聽campus since the school went to remote classes in March 2020.
Spaulding was taking part in a聽"stage experience" at Sangamon Auditorium, marking her graduation with a degree in psychology. That experience聽may have kept down the number of guests because of COVID-19 , and Spaulding couldn't celebrate with all of her classmates, but it was memorable nonetheless, she said.
UIS now offering free COVID-19 saliva testing to the public
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield, in partnership with SHIELD 缅北禁地, is now offering free COVID-19 saliva testing to the public.
The free tests are being funded through an agreement between the 缅北禁地 Department of Public Health and SHIELD 缅北禁地 using federal relief money.
Community testing is available between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday in the Student Union (west entrance).
UIS runners Jones, Christy qualify for NCAA outdoor championships
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield runners Blake Jones and Taryn Christy became the first athletes in school history to qualify for a spot in the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the school announced on Tuesday.聽
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on May 19, 2021.
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UIS webinar explores COVID-19 implications for returning to work
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Innovation Hub, UIS Center for State Policy and Leadership and the Community Health Roundtable will host a public webinar聽鈥淐OVID-19 and Returning to Work: Implications for the Workforce, Women and Work Sectors.鈥
In the webinar, panelists will discuss how聽issues like聽childcare and the聽lingering fear of COVID-19 infection are affecting the state and local workforces, why women may be more affected than men in returning to work and what re-start challenges聽businesses are facing.