On move-in day, UIS optimistic about enrollment numbers for the fall
The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on Aug. 22, 2023.
69ÂÜÀòapp 185 University of Illinois Springfield freshmen were expected to move into residence halls on Tuesday as the school gears up for the start of classes on Friday.
Last year, UIS reversed a five-year downward trend in enrollment, though the 6.4% overall increase was due to the growth of graduate students.
UIS officials said on Tuesday that numbers for this fall were expected to be released on Sept. 11.
Sangamon CEO head named Innovate Springfield director
The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on Aug. 4, 2023.
The University of Illinois Springfield has named a local non-profit executive to be the new director of Innovate Springfield, to lead the incubator as it prepares to move into the school's new Innovation Center in two years.
Friefeld selected to lead the UIS Center for Lincoln Studies
The following story was reported by NPR Illinois on Aug. 1, 2023.
The University of Illinois Springfield has named a director for the Center for Lincoln Studies.
Jacob Friefeld comes to UIS from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, where he served as the Illinois and Midwest studies research historian.
State creates task force to consider merits, needed regulations for AI
The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on Sept. 4, 2023.
Joining a host of states across the country, Illinois is taking a hard look at the emerging presence of artificial intelligence — a computer technology that can perform problem-solving and decision-making typically seen by humans — by considering its possibilities while weighing its risks.