The Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program: Katie Brethorst
The Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program: Katie Brethorst
The Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program has recently announced the members of its inaugural class, designed to celebrate exceptional graduates under the age of 40 or those who have earned their degrees in
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Madison Siefken
Hometown: Adel, IowaMajor: MarketingFuture Plans: Career in marketing
Madison Siefken enjoys the small campus environment and valuable opportunities at the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield. Siefken is a member of the UIS Volleyball team and works as a content creator for the UIS Office of Media Strategy. She chose UIS because of the location and the athletics program. After graduation, Siefken plans to start her career in the marketing field.
Leadership is lived at UIS. Every Day.
UIS honored with Voter Friendly Campus designation
The University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield has been named a Voter Friendly Campus for 2025-26 by the Fair Elections Center’s Campus Vote Project and NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. This marks the third time UIS has earned the designation.
UIS Baseball Travels to Maryville for Midweek Matchup
The UIS baseball team will head to St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday for a 2:00 p.m. matchup against the Maryville Saints. This midweek game is the first of two meetings between the teams this season, with the return game scheduled for April 1 in Springfield. Both games are non-conference contests.
Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield (11-10, 6-5 GLVC)
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Aden Marucco awarded a $16,000 scholarship to attend the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield
Aden Marucco of Taylorville, Ãå±±½ûµØ, has been admitted to the University of Ãå±±½ûµØ Springfield for the fall semester of 2025 and awarded a $16,000 Star Scholar Award for tuition over four years. At UIS, he will major in political science.
The scholarship is awarded based on high school GPA and can be renewed if the student maintains college GPA requirements.
In high school, he was involved in FFA and worked as the school’s greenhouse manager.
