UIS finalizes purchase of downtown building for Innovation Center's new home
The following is an excerpt of a State Journal-Register story published on Dec. 7, 2022.
The University of Illinois Springfield has finalized the purchase of a downtown building that will serve as the new home of the UIS Innovation Center.
The center will take over the three-story, 24,600-square-foot Illinois Sheriffs' Association building at 401 E. Washington St.
University of Illinois trustees approved $950,000 for the building purchase earlier this summer.
UIS professor featured in Netflix true crime series
The following is an excerpt of a story published by WCIA-TV on Nov. 10, 2022.
You may have watched one University of Illinois professor in your latest Netflix binge-watch without even knowing it.UIS criminology and criminal justice professor Ryan Williams is interviewed as an expert in the new true-crime documentary series “I AM A STALKER”, released on Netflix late last month.
University of Illinois Springfield students learn the importance of civic engagement
The following is an excerpt of a State Journal-Register column written by Jill Hawkins, program director for the UIS Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center, that was published on Nov. 6, 2022.
The November general election is only two days away, and at the University of Illinois Springfield, we’re preparing to make sure every student has the ability to vote. From the day they arrive on campus, UIS students are taught the importance of civic engagement and how to register to vote.
UIS students collect nearly 8,000 pounds of food donations
The following is an excerpt of a WCIA-TV article published on Nov. 1, 2022
During the annual Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods event, University of Illinois Springfield students helped to collect food on Sunday for Central Illinois Foodbank.
Illinois colleges commit to diversity despite challenge to affirmative action admissions
The following is an excerpt of a State Journal-Register article published on Oct. 31, 2022
Considering an applicant's race to foster diversity in college admissions soon could be illegal.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments starting Monday on two landmark lawsuits that challenge affirmative action. Legal experts say the lawsuits could fundamentally reshape the college admissions process nationwide.