After nine-years, UIS is now wrapping up the reaccreditation process, certifying its reeducation standards nationally. Dennis Papini, vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost, said he was positive the process, involves peer-review from other educational institutions, verifying the universit...

Total general enrollment for the University of Illinois Springfield dropped 8.7 percent between fall 2016 and fall 2017, according to the 10-day head count performed last week. The results for the head count, which were made available to the campus senate and are available through the campus senate web p...

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated annually on the UIS campus, with various events hosted by the Diversity Center, Women’s Center, and Organization of Latin American Students (OLAS) arranged to celebrate and educate on the contributions of Hispanic Americans. The Journal chatted with Coordinator of Prog...

Jantzen Eddington, the community standards, and student conduct coordinator, currently serves as the acting dean of students at UIS. Eddington was officially named acting dean June 23, 2017. Eddington fills the role left by Charles Osiris, former associate vice chancellor and dean of students. Osiris, w...