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        <a  href="/news/heres-what-experts-say-you-need-know-about-renting-or-buying-home-springfield">Here&#039;s  what  the  experts  say  you  need  to  know  about  renting  or  buying  a  home  in  Springfield</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">This  is  an  excerpt  of  a  story  published  by  the  State  Journal-Register  on  July  10,  2022.



With  rents  increasing  and  interest  rates  on  home  loans  going  up,  people  have  been  left  with  the  question,  "Is  it  better  to  rent  or  own  a  home?"



Kenneth  Kriz,  University  of  Illinois  Springfield's  distinguished  professor  of  public  administration,  said  there  isn't  a  right  answer.



"The  housing  prices  have  been  rising  dramatically,"  Kriz  said.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/covid-testing-instructions-week-july-11">COVID  Testing  Instructions  for  the  week  of  July  11</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Thank  you  for  your  continued  flexibility  this  month  to  comply  with  the  state  testing  requirement  for  unvaccinated  students,  faculty  and  staff  on  our  campus.  For  the  week  of  July  11,  UIS  will  accept  COVID-19  test  results  from  any  test  that  has  Emergency  Use  Authorization.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/samaryia-magee-named-uis-employee-month-july-2022">Samaryia  Magee  named  the  UIS  Employee  of  the  Month  for  July  2022</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Samaryia  Magee  has  been  named  the  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  Employee  of  the  Month  for  July  2022.  She  has  worked  as  a  program/student  advisor  for  the  UIS  Diversity  Center  since  2018.



Magee’s  nominator  calls  her  a  “passionate  advocate  and  mentor  for  students  at  UIS.”  Magee  coordinates  a  variety  of  programs,  including  those  that  specifically  support  first-generation  college  students.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/autumn-harris">Autumn  Harris  </a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Hometown:  Chicago,  ILMajor:  Master's  in  Human  Development  Counseling  Future  Plans:  Become  a  high  school  or  college  counselor</div>
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        <a  href="/news/umar-sodiq-ojo-nigeria-awarded-4000-scholarship-university-illinois-springfield">Umar  Sodiq  of  Ojo,  Nigeria  awarded  a  $4,000  scholarship  from  the  University  of  Illinois  Springfield</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Umar  Sodiq  of  Ojo,  Nigeria,  a  2017  graduate  of  Al-Kawthar  Model  College,  has  been  admitted  to  the  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  for  Fall  Semester  2022  and  awarded  a  $4,000  Lincoln  Merit  Scholarship  for  tuition  over  four  years.  At  UIS,  he  plans  to  major  in  computer  science.



The  scholarship  is  awarded  based  on  high  school  GPA  and  can  be  renewed  for  a  total  of  four  years  if  the  student  maintains  college  GPA  requirements.



At  Al-Kawthar  Model  College,  he  played  football  (soccer)  and  table  tennis.</div>
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