University of Illinois at Springfield

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University of Illinois at Springfield
Established 1969
Type Public
Endowment US $2.197 billion[1] (systemwide)
Chancellor Richard D Ringeisen
President B. Joseph White ending 31 December 2009, Stanley Ikenberry (interim effective 1 January 2010)
Faculty 325 full and part time faculty
Students 4,855
Undergraduates 2,863
Postgraduates 1,898
Location Springfield, Illinois
Campus Suburban
Colors Blue and white
Mascot Prairie Stars
Athletics 10 teams in 6 sports - NCAA Division II - Great Lakes Valley Conference
Website UIS Website
UIS Logo.png

The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) is a liberal arts 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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[edit] Academics

[edit] Rankings

UIS is ranked among the best public universities in the Master’s category. UIS is a Tier 1 institution and the fourth best public university in the Midwest according to the 2009 Edition of America's Best Colleges by U.S. News and World Report. The report also notes that UIS students graduate with the third smallest debt load of all universities in their category. The Master’s category includes colleges and universities that provide a full range of undergraduate and master’s programs but only a few, if any, doctoral programs.[2]

[edit] Online Degrees

The University of Illinois at Springfield has been offering online courses and degrees since 1999. Building on a rich tradition of serving the non-traditional learner, UIS has received national acclaim for excellence in online teaching and learning. The Sloan Consortium (with 1,500 members, the largest association of colleges and universities committed to excellence in online teaching and learning) has recognized UIS with the 2007 award for Excellence in Institution-Wide Online Teaching and Learning [3] and the 2008 Ralph E. Gomory Award for Quality Online Education. [4] The Society for New Communications Research, in 2008, also recognized UIS with their Award for Excellence in Online Reputation Management. [5]

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.

Undergraduate Online Degrees

  • Business Administration (B.B.A.)
  • Computer Science (B.S.)
  • Economics (B.A.)
  • English (B.A.)
  • History (B.A.)
  • Liberal Studies (B.A.)
  • Mathematics (B.A., minor)
  • Philosophy (B.A., minor)
  • Women and Gender Studies (minor)


Graduate Online Degrees

  • Computer Science (M.S.)
  • Environmental Studies (M.A.)
  • Human Services Administration (M.A.)
  • Legal Studies (M.A.)
  • Liberal and Integrative Studies (M.A.)
  • Management Information Systems (M.S., minor)
  • Public Administration (M.P.A.)
  • Public Health (M.P.H.)
  • Teacher Leadership (M.A.)



Certification Programs Online

  • Mathematics, Teacher Education (Secondary)



Certificates Online

  • Business Process Management (Graduate)
  • Digital Organizations (Graduate)
  • Environmental Risk Assessment (Graduate)
  • Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security (Graduate)
  • IT Project Management (Graduate)
  • Legal Aspects of Education (Graduate)
  • Chief School Business Officer (Post Master's)

[edit] Campus Life & Organizations

The UIS Journal is the weekly student newspaper of the University. Its circulation is 2,000 per week.[6]

[edit] Campus Buildings

Most buildings are given a three-letter acronym based on the name.

Upper Quad

  • University Hall - UHB
  • Public Affairs Center - PAC
  • Sangamon Auditorium in PAC
  • Brookens Library - BRK
  • Health & Sciences Building - HSB

Lower Quad

  • WUIS/WIPA Radio Station - WUIS
  • Student Life Building - SLB
  • Visual and Performing Arts Building - VPA
  • Student Affairs Building - SAB
  • Human Resources Building - HRB
  • Cox Child Care Center

Elsewhere on Campus

  • The Recreation and Athletic Center - TRAC
  • Sangamon Schools Credit Union
  • Shepherd House
  • Spencer House
  • UIS Campus Police Dept.

[edit] Campus Housing

A diverse group of approximately 900 students live in campus housing, and many are actively involved with campus life and community events. Campus apartment flats, townhouse apartments, and family housing clusters are named after native Illinois plants.

Residence Halls & Commons

  • Lincoln Residence Hall - LRH
  • Homer L. Butler Commons - HLB
  • Founders Residence Hall - FRH

Apartment Flats

Townhouse Apartments

Family Housing

[edit] Athletics

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 will begin competing in the 2009-2010 season.

[edit] Men's

[edit] Women's

[edit] Campus Streets

Most of the streets that lie within the campus are named after Illinois poets and novelists.

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] Notable faculty

  • Michael Burlingame, Professor of History - Nationally recognized Abraham Lincoln Historian and Author, Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair of Lincoln Studies, recently inducted into The Lincoln Academy of Illinois
  • Cullom Davis, Professor Emeritus of History - Archivist, founder of Abraham Lincoln Legal Papers Project
  • Larry Golden, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Legal Studies - Director of Downstate Illinois Innocence Project.
  • Matthew Holden, Professor of Political Science - author of the book "The White Man’s Burden," a classic in the early political scholarship on race and politics; Wepner Distinguished Professorship in Political Science; Historical/Political Author on Politics and Race (hired April 29, 2009)
  • John Knoepfle, Professor Emeritus of English - Noted poet and oral historian.
  • Patricia Langley, Professor Emeritus of Legal Studies, Women and Gender Studies, and Liberal and Integrative Graduate Studies - Regionally known as powerful voice for lesbian, homosexual, bisexual, and transgendered interest in central Illinois - [5]
  • Michael Lemke, Associate Professor of Biology - Director of UIS' Emiquon Field Station located on Illinois River near Havana, Illinois.
  • Karl McDermott, Ameren Endowed Professor of Business and Government - Former Vice President of National Economic Research Association and commissioner with Illinois Commerce Commission.
  • Deborah McGregor, Professor of History - Author of the book "From Midwives to Medicine"
  • Robert McGregor, Professor of History - Expert on the relationship between history and the environment.
  • Ron Michaelson, Visiting Professor of Political Science - Former Executive Director of the Illinois State Board of Elections.
  • Keith Miller, Professor of Computer Science - Nationally known expert on computer ethics.
  • Christopher Z. Mooney and Kent Redfield, Professors of Political Science - Among the most-often quoted state government pundits in Illinois media.
  • Adil Mouhammed, Professor of Economics - Noted expert on the institutional thought of Thorstein Veblen and contributor to the Mellen Studies in Economics series.
  • Phillip S. Paludan, professor of history - Abraham Lincoln and American Civil War scholar, Lincoln Prize recipient, and the Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair of Lincoln Studies (died August 1, 2007).
  • Larry Shiner, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy - Author of the book "The Invention of Art: A Cultural History"
  • Paul Simon, Founder/first director of UIS' Public Affairs Reporting Master's Program - United States senator, 1988 presidential candidate
  • Peter Wenz, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy - author of "Political Philosophies in Moral Conflict," a textbook in political philosophy
  • Charlie Wheeler, Director of UIS' Public Affairs Reporting program - longtime Chicago Sun-Times reporter, award-winning columnist. [6]
  • Karen Swan, Stukel Professor of Educational Leadership - Expert on technology and learning.

[edit] References

  1. ^ "UIF Financials - Endowment Market Value Details". University of Illinois. http://www.uif.uillinois.edu/storydetail.aspx?id=80. Retrieved September 29 2007. 
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  6. ^ About UIS Journal, UIS Journal, University of Illinois - Springfield. Retrieved 10 March 2007.
  7. ^ Illinois Secretary of State's Office. "Vince DeMuzio" (PDF). http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/illinois_bluebook/2005_2006/legislative_branch/demuzio.pdf. Retrieved 2007-11-30. 
  8. ^ a b NNDB. "University of Illinois at Springfield". http://www.nndb.com/edu/634/000082388/. Retrieved 2007-11-30. 
  9. ^ University of Illinois at Springfield. "UIS alum named White House press secretary by President Bush". http://www.uis.edu/newsreleases/2007/08/31-UISalumnamedWhiteHousepresssecretarybyPresidentBush.html. Retrieved 2007-11-30. 

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