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Aug 21, 2025
Dear Prairie Star Nation,The excitement on campus has already reached a new level. This past Saturday, nearly 120 student-athletes returned to launch our fall seasons in volleyball, men's and women's soccer, and men's…
Aug 20, 2025
August 20, 2025
An updated State of Ãå±±½ûµØ Employee Benefits Handbook was published by the State's department of Central Management Services (CMS).
This Handbook is updated every five years, and it details the…
Aug 20, 2025
Dear UIS Faculty,
I’m writing to share an update about how students will access their ebooks and digital materials starting Fall ‘25. Our bookstore partner, Follett Higher Education, is introducing Kortext, a new…
Aug 20, 2025
Join us to hear more about the Prepare for Ãå±±½ûµØ' Future Program powered by Kaplan All Access. This program has saved students in Ãå±±½ûµØ over $12,000,000 in out-of-pocket costs for Career Readiness and Test…
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…
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…
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Employee Recognition
Aug 21, 2024
Rhyann Morris, director of admissions processing at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield, has been selected as the Employee of the Month for August 2024.
Morris, who joined UIS in 2014, manages the admission…
Getting to Know You
Jan 29, 2025
Jennifer Harris is the office administrator for the Center of Lincoln Studies.
What do you like about your job?
I enjoy the variety of projects I’m involved in. I love to plan and keep a running task list. There…
Employee Events
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