| University of Illinois at Springfield | |
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| Established | 1970 |
| Type | Public |
| Endowment | US$8.1 million [1] |
| Chancellor | Susan J. Koch |
| President | Michael J. Hogan |
| Academic staff | 325 full and part time faculty |
| Students | 5,174 |
| Undergraduates | 3,197 |
| Postgraduates | 1,977 |
| Location | Springfield, Illinois |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Colors | Blue and white |
| Athletics | 11 teams in 6 sports - NCAA Division II - Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Mascot | Prairie Stars |
| Website | UIS Website |
The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield, Illinois. The University was established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly and became a part of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995.
The University of Illinois at Springfield serves almost 5,000 students in 21 undergraduate programs, 20 master's programs, and a doctorate in Public Administration. The university was once one of the two upper-division and graduate universities in Illinois, but now accepts freshmen, transfer and graduate students.
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In 1967, the Illinois General Assembly created a Board of Regents to operate Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University, as well as a third unnamed institution in Springfield. In 1969, Governor Richard Ogilvie signed into law a bill officially creating Sangamon State University. It originally operated as an "upper-division" university--that is, a university that offers only the last two years of undergraduate education, as well as graduate work. The first classes were held on September 28, 1970 at First Methodist Church. In October, SSU moved to its interim facility.
The school grew steadily over the years. Its first permanent building, Brookens Library, opened in 1976, and its first dorms opened in 1980.
In 1995, Governor Jim Edgar signed a bill which abolished the Board of Regents and merged SSU with the University of Illinois system. On July 1, SSU officially became the University of Illinois at Springfield. Naomi Lynn, the last president of SSU, became the first chancellor of UIS. In 2001, it admitted freshmen for the first time.
UIS is classified in the US News and World Report rankings as a "Regional University", which is a school which provides " a full range of undergraduate programs . . . some master's level programs . . . [but] few, if any, doctoral programs." In the 2011 rankings, UIS ranks #4 amongst public Regional Universities in the Midwest Region.[2][3] ("National Universities" within Illinois, such as UIUC, NIU, ISU, and SIUC, are not ranked against UIS and other Regional Universities.)
The University of Illinois at Springfield has been offering online courses and degrees since 1999. The Sloan Consortium has recognized UIS with the 2007 award for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Teaching and Learning [4] and the 2008 Ralph E. Gomory Award for Quality Online Education.[5] The Society for New Communications Research, in 2008, also recognized UIS with their Award for Excellence in Online Reputation Management.[6]
Each year since 2001, the Sloan Consortium has offered one award for "Most Outstanding Achievement by an Individual in Online Learning" - the 2002 award was given to Professor Emeritus Ray Schroeder, the 2003 award was given to Visiting Research Professor Burks Oakley, and the 2006 award was given to the UIS James J. Stukel Distinguished Professor, Karen Swan.
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Undergraduate Online Degrees
Graduate Online Degrees
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Certification Programs Online
Certificates Online
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The UIS Journal is the weekly student newspaper of the University. Its circulation is 2,000 per week.[7]
Most buildings are given a three-letter acronym based on the name.
Upper Quad
Lower Quad
Elsewhere on Campus
Approximately 950 students live in campus housing. Campus apartment flats, townhouse apartments, and family housing clusters are named after native Illinois plants.
Residence Halls & Commons
Apartment Flats
Townhouse Apartments
Family Housing
UIS athletic teams are known as the Prairie Stars, the university competes in the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Valley Conference. The university joined the GLVC in October 2008 and became a full-fledged Division II member on Aug. 1, 2010.
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Most of the streets that lie within the campus are named after Illinois poets and novelists.
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