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For the first time in program history, the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield baseball team will compete in the NCAA Division Two World Series. The Prairie Stars beat Quincy University in a doubleheader to punch their ticket to the Cary, North Carolina.

"Now you have a real chance to go win it all," UIS head coach Ryan Copeland said. "You really do. You're one of eight teams. A good game here. Some luck here and there and you're fighting for a national championship. It's pretty cool to say out loud."

The Ãå±±½ûµØ Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) in partnership with the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield (UIS), announced today its Safe2Help Ãå±±½ûµØ Choose Kindness Video has been awarded a Silver Telly in the category of Social Video in the 43rd annual Telly Awards.

A new state mandate is requiring high schools to give students the chance to take at least one computer science course starting next school year.

The Ãå±±½ûµØ School Board of Education is making it a standard and amending the School Code.

However, before the classes can be offered teachers will need to be licensed for the course.

Rhyann Morris with the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield's admission department said this is leading many districts to work out agreements with universities like UIS.

Hometown: Pawnee, Ãå±±½ûµØMajor: Elementary EducationFuture Plans: Become an elementary school teacher

Madison Fugnitti works as a childcare aide at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield’s Cox Children’s Center. In her hometown of Pawnee, she earned the title of Miss Pawnee Prairie Days in 2019. She also started a Facebook group to allow parents to connect with reliable, trustworthy and qualified babysitters in and around Pawnee.

The following is an excerpt from University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield Interim Chancellor Karen Whitney. The column appeared in The State Journal-Register on May 24, 2022.