UIS approved for membership in COPLAC
Provost Harry Berman announced that University of Illinois at Springfield has been unanimously approved for membership in the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges (COPLAC). The vote places UIS among a select group of 25 public liberal arts institutions representing 23 states and one Canadian province.

Renowned Lincoln Scholar accepts Lincoln Chair position
Renowned Lincoln Scholar Michael A. Burlingame accepted the Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies position. Dr. Burlingame was a keynote speaker and panelist at the February Lincoln bicentennial celebrations in Springfield, and was inducted into the Lincoln Academy of Illinois.

New vice chancellor for student affairs appointed
Starting July 1, Timothy L. Barnett will be the new vice chancellor for student affairs. Previously, Barnett was the vice chancellor for student and enrollment services at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks.

View the video presentation of "How They Made a Living"
Watch presentations by Taylor Pensoneau and Debra Guardia Reid '84 ACES from the final Central Illinois: Patchwork of People seminar series. Pensoneau and Reid will discuss the lives of Illinois coal miners and agricultural practices in the Land of Lincoln.

Video presentation of "How They Lived at Home"
In this educational video presentation, Stacy Pratt McDermott '91 LAS, MA '93 LAS, PHD '07 LAS, discusses domestic law, matrimony and divorce in Sangamon County from 1837 to 1861. Also featured is Stacey Robertson, who talks about the myths and truths of frontier women.

New UIAA Board Members
Six alumni from the University of Illinois joined the Board of Directors of the University of Illinois Alumni Association at its May meeting in Urbana. The Association is the largest alumni organization in the United States, with more than 650,000 living alumni from all three campuses of the University -- Urbana, Chicago and Springfield. View the new UIAA Board members.

Become a career resource for UIS alumni and students
Network with alumni, students and community professionals and promote your profession through the UIS-Success Professional Network. You control which networking activities to participate in, the number of times you're willing to be contacted and when to make your profile active.

View photos from UI Day at the Capitol
A group of University of Illinois alumni and students convened April 1 at the Illinois Capitol to galvanize support for the University during a difficult budget year. View photos of the well-attended event.

Video presentation of 'How Their Diversity Enriched Us'
From the Central Illinois: Patchwork of People lecture series, watch a presentation by Kathryn Harris, MS '71 LIS, about the African-American plight in 19th century Sangamon County, and Rabbi Barry Marks, who will discuss the Jewish experience in Springfield.

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