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Loren Easter
Jun 27, 2022
Retired Illinois Army National Guard Lt. Col. Loren Easter of Springfield has been named the first program director for Military and Veteran Student Services at 69ÂÜÀòapp Springfield. He brings 27…
Jun 22, 2022
The office of Web Services has scheduled website maintenance on the uis.edu from 10:00am to Noon on Monday, June 24, 2022. The website will be available to view but website editors will not have access during to login…
Pronoun nameplate example
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…
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Jun 20, 2022
Beginning July 1st, UIS CareerConnect will be powered by Handshake. This is a vendor change that will impact both students and employees who either hire students or support students’ career development via jobs,…
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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