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Jun 20, 2022
The Shield COVID-19 testing site is closed today, June 20, due to a laboratory closure. The site will reopen at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 21.
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Jun 20, 2022
We are pleased to announce that pronouns can now be included on nameplates for faculty and staff. Signage standards have been amended to include pronouns below the name - see the photo at the right for a sample…
Jun 13, 2022
Congratulations to the newest CSAC members: Jamie Weber Will Newton Rexann Whorton Aaron Stewart Patricia Meyer Lydia Schillinger Mary Ellen Gass Kimberly Rutherford
Jun 10, 2022
The office of Web Services has scheduled website maintenance from 10:30am to Noon on Monday, June 13, 2022. Website editors will not have access during this time to make updates to the site. If you have any issues…
Jul 02, 2025
7.2.25 Dear colleagues — I’m pleased to share that the UIS Innovation Center will lease space at Horace Mann’s downtown Springfield campus to expand programs that support economic development in the region. The 2.5-year lease will allow the…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Apr 01, 2025
From Provost Schwab Colleagues, I hope you are doing well as we approach the final weeks of the academic year. It’s amazing to think that we will soon welcome a new batch of graduates into the UIS alumni ranks. Over the past few days, I’ve…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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