‘I love the atmosphere’: New UIS Esports Arena creates dedicated space for gaming
The following story was broadcast by WCIA-TV 3 on Sept. 14, 2023.
"When you think of playing sports, you probably think of a basketball court. For some students at the University of Illinois Springfield, it’s a new esports gaming arena.
'It’s been a project, probably about four years in the making,' said Jay Swenson, the school’s assistant director of campus recreations. 'We visited other schools, tried to see what their models were and we kind of took what we liked from all of them.'
Mid-Semester Enrollment & Retention Management Division Updates
Enrollment & Retention Management Update - October 2023
The Enrollment & Retention Management Division has launched a new website. This site has many updated links and includes a current version of the ERM Strategic Plan, as well as an updated Admissions Recruitment Plan.
For a second consecutive year, UIS overall enrollment increases
The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on Sept. 11, 2023.
"For the second consecutive year, enrollment at the University of Illinois Springfield has gone up, this time a 11% surge, school officials reported Monday.
A total of 4,661 students were enrolled for the fall semester, up from 4,198 students last year.
The campus saw increases this year in the number of freshman and transfer students.
A top administrator is out as HSHS continues to deal with fallout from cyberattack
UIS opens cutting edge esports arena
The following story was broadcast by WAND-TV on Sept. 6, 2023.
"Today the University of Illinois Springfield debuted a cutting edge facility for its esports team. It comes as the National Esports Collegiate Conference is exploding in popularity, now governing 237 American college esports teams.
Prairie stars: Popular star parties return to UIS beginning Sept. 8
The following story was published by The State Journal-Register on Sept. 6, 2023.
"Who hasn't looked up at the night sky and pondered a thought or two?
'One of the few things we have in common (as human beings) is an experience with the night sky,' said John Martin, an associate professor of astronomy/physics at the University of Illinois Springfield. 'We experience it differently today than people did 20,000 years ago.
'What are the stages for kids growing up? It's dinosaurs first, then outer space. It's something that captures our imagination, that way."