SPRINGFIELD – University of Illinois Springfield students collected 9,074 pounds of food and grocery items during the annual Trick-or-Treat for Canned Goods event on Sunday. A total of 10 teams, comprised of more than 130 students, went door-to-door in Springfield neighborhoods.All items collected will be donated to Central Illinois Foodbank, which distributes supplies to food pantries, soup kitchens, residential programs and after-school programs in a 21-county region.Last week, students
SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois Springfield Theatre Program will present six performances of “Hurricane Diane” by Madeleine George. The show will run for two weekends: Friday, Nov. 1, through Sunday, Nov. 3, and Thursday, Nov. 7, through Saturday, Nov. 9, in the Studio Theatre on the lower level of the Public Affairs Center at UIS. All performances will begin at 7:30 p.m., except for the Sunday show on Nov. 3, which will start at 2 p.m. There will be a post-show discussion on Nov. 7.
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield’s Sangamon Experience will open a new exhibit and premiere a documentary film titled “Soil & Soul: Farming in the Sangamon River Valley.” The documentary tells the stories of 10 individuals who have spent their lives farming throughout the Sangamon River Valley, an area encompassing approximately 1,500 square miles in central Illinois. WHEN: 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7 (Film screening at 6 p.m. in Brookens Auditorium and exhibit viewing at 7 p.m. on
SPRINGFIELD – The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “A More Perfect Union” by St. Louis-based artist John Early. The exhibition will open on Monday, Oct. 21 and run through Thursday, Nov. 14. In conjunction with this exhibition, the artist will present an Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speaker Series lecture from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6 in Brookens Auditorium, located on the lower level of Brookens Library. Early’s lecture, “Creative
SPRINGFIELD – Professor of Equity and Policy Pamela (Iyabo) Twyman Hoff has been named the James J. Stukel Presidential Professor at the University of Illinois Springfield. The endowed professorship will provide Hoff with significant financial support to conduct research and other academic-related activities. “I am incredibly honored to receive the Stukel endowment,” Hoff said. “The recognition of my work and the work to come is a tribute to the countless Black women in higher education and beyond
WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield will hold three Lunch & Learn Series events this fall. The series is presented by the UIS Alumni SAGE Society and the Illinois State Historical Society.WHERE: Illini Country Club, 1601 Illini Rd., Springfield Oct. 10 – “The Marvelous Land of Oz!”Doors open at 11 a.m., lunch at 11:30 a.m., program at Noon Mark W. Sorensen, past president Illinois State Historical Society, will discuss the 125th anniversary of “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” which spawned