The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) is a small, liberal arts university and the third campus of the University of Illinois. UIS was established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly and became a part of the University of Illinois on July 1, 1995. The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... : Home of President Abraham Lincoln United States Illinois Sangamon 60. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ... School colors are the colors chosen by a school to represent it on uniforms and other items of identification. ... Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ... The University of Illinois is a system of public universities in Illinois. ... The Illinois General Assembly convenes at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. ... is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

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Known for its small classes, personalized learning environment, and focus on teaching, UIS serves 4,700 students in 20 master's degree, 20 undergraduate programs, and a doctorate in Public Administration. The academic curriculum of the campus emphasizes a strong liberal arts core, and array of professional programs, extensive opportunities in experiential education, and a broad engagement in public affairs issues in its academic and community service pursuits. In education, teachers are those who teach students or pupils, often a course of study or a practical skill. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Public administration can be broadly described as the study and implementation of policy. ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... The Politics series Politics Portal This box:      Public administration can be broadly described as the study and implementation of policy. ...

UIS was once one of the two upper-division and graduate universities in Illinois. In 2001, UIS switched to a full four-year undergraduate program, and now enrolls approximately 300 freshmen, including 100 honors students each year to the Capital Scholars Honors Program. Future facilities for this expanding university include a 4,000 seat gymnasium/performance arena, part of a new $16 million recreation center. Other projects include a new residence hall (opening Fall 2008), and more suite-style and townhouse-style residences. Renovations of existing buildings, especially those constructed in the 1970s, are in the works. These buildings lie mostly on the east quad of the UIS campus. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Official language(s) English[1] Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Largest metro area Chicago Metropolitan Area Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq mi (149,998 km²)  - Width 210 miles (340 km)  - Length 390 miles (629 km)  - % water 4. ...

The campus offers many small classes, substantial student-faculty interaction, extraordinary internship and fellowship opportunities in state government and business, and an evolving technology-enhanced learning environment. UIS is also nationally known for its online programming, which offers dozens of online courses each semester and offers seven degree completion programs entirely online, reaching students all over the world, including members of the military serving in places such as Iraq.

Campus Diversity

The campus itself is said to be a place of free thought and open mindedness, thus lending to the oft-used phrase "Private School Education at a State School Price."

Some notable campus organizations that exist are:

• UIS Blue Crew

• Christian Student Fellowship

• Queer-Straight Alliance

• Indian Student Organization

• College Republicans

• Computer Science Club (Student Chapter of ACM

• College Democrats

• Campus Greens

• Students Allied for a Greener Earth

• Society of Conservative Students

• Housing Residents Council

The UIS Journal is the weekly student newspaper of the University. Its circulation is 2,000 per week.^[1]

Campus Buildings

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

Upper Quad

• University Hall - UHB
• Public Affairs Center - 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.

Campus Housing

A diverse group of approximately 1,000 students live in campus housing, and many are actively involved with campus life and community events. Campus apartment flat, townhouse apartment, and family housing clusters are named after native Illinois plants.

Residence Halls & Commons

• Lincoln Residence Hall - LRH
• Homer L. Butler Commons - HLB
• "Residence Hall at Eliza Farnham Drive" (Fall 2008)

Apartment Flats

• Clover Court - CLV
• Bluebell Court - BBL
• Larkspur Court - LKR

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• Pennyroyal Court - PRL
• Foxglove Court - FXG
• Marigold Court - MGR
• Trillium Court (Fall 2007)

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• Sunflower Court - SFL

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Campus Streets

The streets that lie within the campus are all named after Illinois poets and novelists.

• Vachel Lindsay Drive
• Carl Sandburg Lane
• Eliza Farnham Drive
• Gwendolyn Brooks Drive
• Nelson Algren Lane
• William Maxwell Lane
• Richard Wright Drive
• University Drive
• University Plaza
• Shepherd Road

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Notable alumni

• Ward Churchill - former University of Colorado professor, social critic, activist (BA, MA Communication)
• Timothy Davlin - Mayor of Springfield, Illinois
• Gary Delsohn - Reporter, chief speechwriter for California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger ('77, MA Public Affairs Reporting)
• Vince Demuzio - Illinois state senator, 1975-2004 (2002, M.A. in Education and Public Policy)
• Michael A. Dunbar - Sculptor ('76 MA)
• Lin N. Ezell - Director, Marine Corps National Museum ('74 BA Literature)
• Karen A. Hasara - Former mayor of Springfield, Illinois, Illinois state senator, ('72 BA Psychology, '92 MA Legal Studies)
• Robert "Bobby" McFerrin Jr.- vocal performer and conductor (attended 1976-77, did not receive degree)
• Dana Perino - White House press secretary ('95, MA Public Affairs Reporting)
• Michael S. Schwartz - Chairman, US Railroad Retirement Board ('80 MA Educational Leadership)

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Notable faculty

• Ron Michaelson, visiting professor of political studies - former executive director of the Illinois State Board of Elections

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• Chris Mooney and Kent Redfield, professors of political science - among the most-often quoted state government pundits in Illinois media.
• Philip Paludan, professor of history - Abraham Lincoln and American Civil War scholar, Lincoln Prize recipient, and the Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair of Lincoln Studies.
• Paul Simon, Founder/first director of UIS' Public Affairs Reporting Master's Program - United States senator, 1988 presidential candidate
• Charlie Wheeler, director of UIS' Public Affairs Reporting program - longtime Chicago Sun-Times reporter, award-winning columnist. [1]
• Larry Golden, professor emeritus of political science and legal studies - Director of Downstate Illinois Innocence Project.
• Sviatoslav Braynov - professor of Computer Science, nationally known for talks about security and artificial intelligence.
• Cullom Davis, professor of history - Archivist, founder of Abraham Lincoln Legal Papers Project

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References

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External links

• Official website
• Admissions website - arrange campus visits
• Official athletics website
• UIS MySpace Page
• Campus map
• From "Radical University" to Handmaiden of the Corporate State
• SSU/UIS Timeline
• The Journal: Weekly Student Newspaper of UIS
• The Podcasting Resource at UIS
• UIS on iTunes U