http://illinois.edu/lb/imageList/2241 News headlines and hot topics from the University of Illinois at Springfield http://www.uisprairiestars.com/news/2012/2/6/GEN_0206123351.aspx Active http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2241/59474 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:00:00 CST Hot Topics Over 100 UIS student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.0 or better and the entire program combined to post a 3.04 GPA as the Athletic Honor Roll for the fall semester 2011. http://events.uis.edu/2012/01/uis-to-celebrate-black-history-month.html Active http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2241/48060 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Hot Topics UIS is celebrating Black History Month in February with a variety of events designed to educate and raise awareness. http://news.uis.edu/2012/01/uis-announces-fall-semester-2011-deans.html Active http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2241/59141 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Hot Topics A total of 527 students have been named to the Dean's List for the 2011 fall semester. To qualify for the designation, a student must be an undergraduate who took at least eight graded semester hours and maintained a grade-point average of at least 3.75 for the semester. http://spotlight.uis.edu/2012/01/uis-democrat-and-republican-leaders.html Active http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2241/58888 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Hot Topics Bipartisanship can be found under one roof at UIS! For the second year in a row, the chairman of the College Republicans and president of the College Democrats live in the same townhouse, but thats not all. The secretaries of both organizations are also roommates. http://news.uis.edu/2012/01/uis-tops-28-million-dollar-brilliant.html Active http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2241/58771 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Hot Topics The $28 million goal for the Brilliant Futures Campaign has been surpassed. To date, UIS has gifts, pledges and commitments totaling more than $28.4 million. http://news.uis.edu/2012/01/uis-computer-science-management.html Active http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2241/58626 Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Hot Topics The online Computer Science and MIS graduate degree programs rank highly in the first-ever survey of national online programs by U.S. News & World Report. http://news.uis.edu/2012/01/uis-named-best-value-public-college-by.html Active http://illinois.edu/lb/article/2241/58384 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:00:00 CST Hot Topics UIS has been named one of the top 100 best values in public colleges by Kiplingers Personal Finance for 2012. The ranking is based on high four-year graduation rates, low average student debt at graduation, abundant financial aid, low sticker price and great value.