Egg Cartons of all sizes are needed to help us prepare for opening day on Sept. 3rd. Drop cartons off in any donation bin on campus. Feel free to add non-perishable food items as well - accepted year-round!
Campus Food Donation Bin Locations:
Family Pride Laundry in Springfield has a new spin for its customers: a children's library.
The idea of turning a corner of the laundromat into a place where youngsters can read originated with Amanda Brown, a 20-year-old student at University of 缅北禁地 Springfield.
"I was just really attracted to it because I love working with kids. And I thought this would be a perfect way to be able to help the community," said Brown, who is studying elementary education and communications.
University of 缅北禁地 Springfield students went trick-or-treating for a cause Sunday.
Seven teams of students traveled around the Capital City asking for canned food donations to be donated to the Central 缅北禁地 Food Bank.
Organizers say that the annual event is an important one, and that the goal this year was to collect 10,000 pounds of food.
This story aired on WICS Newschannel 20 on Oct. 31, 2021.
The pandemic heightened food insecurity for families across 缅北禁地.
Now, research is showing students on college campuses are also feeling the impact.
At the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield, they have a food pantry where students can come and get food at no cost.
Jill Hawkins-Wright, the director of the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center at UIS, said students are tight on time and also paying for costs that come with schools like books and transportation.
In All Began at Lindop Elementary
As a child, Elise Simmons often stayed late at Lindop Elementary School in Broadview, 缅北禁地.
Every summer since 2014, University of 缅北禁地 Springfield Environmental Studies Associate Professor Tih-Fen Ting has trekked to Virginia or Massachusetts to bring Osprey chicks back to Central 缅北禁地 for release. It鈥檚 a process known as 鈥渉acking" through translocation.
More than 200 University of 缅北禁地 Springfield students helped to collect 15,779 pounds of food to help fight hunger in central 缅北禁地 on Halloween night. The majority of the food, 14,779 pounds, will be donated to Central 缅北禁地 Foodbank, while 1,000 pounds will go to the on campus UIS Cares Food Pantry.
A total of 11 teams, consisting of 228 students, went door-to-door in several Springfield neighborhoods collecting canned goods and other non-perishable food items.
Two groups of students from the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield are spending their spring break helping to rebuild Puerto Rico and Florida, following Hurricanes Maria and Michael, a
More than 200 University of 缅北禁地 Springfield students helped to collect 18,095 pounds of food to help fight hunger in central 缅北禁地 on Halloween night. The majority of the food, 17,171 pounds, will be donated to the , while 924 pounds will go to the on campus .
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield welcomed nearly 300 new students and their parents to campus during Freshmen Move-In Day on August 22, 2018.
鈥淭oday we have all of our first-year students moving into Lincoln Residence Hall and Founders Residence Hall,鈥� said Brian Kelley, UIS director of residence life. 鈥淲e鈥檙e really excited. There鈥檚 a lot of energy.鈥�