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Website. www.uis.edu. The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield, Illinois. The university was established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1969 as Sangamon State University with a focus on post-graduate education. It became the third member of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995.
The University of Illinois System is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Illinois, consisting of three campuses located in Chicago, Springfield, and Urbana-Champaign. Across all campuses, the University of Illinois System enrolls more than 94,000 students. [4] It had an operating budget of $7.18 billion in 2021. [5]
With a total height of 361 feet (110 m), the Illinois Capitol is the tallest non-skyscraper capitol structure, even exceeding the height of the United States Capitol with its dome in Washington, D.C. [4] In contrast, the shortest skyscraper-style tower state capitol is the North Dakota State Capitol in Bismarck, stands a mere 241.67 feet (73.66 m) tall.
The UIS Prairie Stars (also Illinois Springfield Prairie Stars and formerly Sangamon State Prairie Stars) are the athletic teams that represent the University of Illinois Springfield, located in Springfield, Illinois, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the Division II level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference ...
Reserved seating. Capacity. 2,000. Website. sangamonauditorium.org. Sangamon Auditorium is a 2,000-seat concert hall and performing arts center located in Springfield, Illinois, on the campus of the University of Illinois Springfield. It was built in 1981. It is the home of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra. Hal Holbrook opened the auditorium on ...
Naomi B. Lynn served as the first chancellor in 1995, and there have been 5 chancellors in total. The current chancellor is Janet L. Gooch, who has held the position since July 1, 2022. On February 28, 1995, Governor Jim Edgar signed a bill reorganizing higher education in Illinois, which in the process abolished the Board of Regents of ...
University of Illinois System campuses. Public universities and colleges in Illinois. Great Lakes Valley Conference schools. Universities and colleges in Springfield, Illinois. Public liberal arts colleges in the United States. Hidden categories: Commons category link is on Wikidata. Wikipedia categories named after universities and colleges in ...
WUIS (91.9 FM), branded on-air as NPR Illinois, is the National Public Radio member station in Springfield, Illinois, United States. It primarily features National Public Radio news and talk programming. The station is owned by and based at the University of Illinois Springfield. It operates a full-time satellite, WIPA in Pittsfield, which ...