ALT Construction crews install exterior brick on the new UIS Library Commons.

ALT Workers install brick along the exterior of the UIS Library Commons.

ALT Workers install HVAC ductwork inside the new UIS Library Commons.

ALT A construction worker installs interior wall framing inside the UIS Library Commons.

ALT Campus with colorful trees, fallen leaves, sidewalks and people walking under a bright sky.

ALT Sunlit orange and red autumn maple leaves hang from branches against a blue sky and blurred green lawn.

ALT A road is framed by red autumn trees under a clear blue sky.

ALT A bronze Abraham Lincoln statue holding a top hat and an autumn leaf.

ALT Two UIS students smile while walking on campus near the colonnade on a sunny day.

ALT A student sitting at a desk and smiling with text that says "University of Illinois Springfield, Register Now, Earn your degree faster! Accelerated classes start Oct. 19.”

ALT Man speaks into a microphone between the Colombian and Mexican flags during a campus flag-raising event.

ALT Students in colorful skirts participate in a Hispanic/Latinx/é Heritage Month celebration on campus.

ALT Students work together to raise a flag during the Hispanic/Latinx/é Heritage Month celebration.

ALT Student raises the Colombian flag during the Hispanic/Latinx/é Heritage Month celebration at UIS.

ALT Chancellor Gooch listens as former U.S. Congresswoman Cheri Bustos speaks during the Chancellor’s Thinkers Series.

ALT Cheri Bustos speaks about authentic leadership during the Chancellor’s Thinkers Series at UIS.

ALT Cheri Bustos speaks to students in an Introduction to International Relations class at UIS.

ALT Cheri Bustos speaks to students in an Introduction to International Relations class at UIS.

ALT Volunteers wearing hairnets and gloves package meals together during the UIS 9/11 Day of Service.

ALT Volunteers measure rice and other ingredients to prepare meal packages during the UIS 9/11 Day of Service.

ALT A smiling UIS volunteer packages meals alongside others during the 9/11 Day of Service.

ALT UIS volunteers work together at a meal-packing station during the 9/11 Day of Service.

ALT A large American flag hangs from Brookens Library as the UIS community gathers outside following the Sept. 11 attacks.

ALT A man wearing a suit is smiling. Text on the left says "Rashad Austin, MBA '25, Prairie Perspectives, Alumni Feature." University of Illinois Springfield wordmark is at the bottom.

ALT UIS Class of 2030 students pose for a group photo in front of the Colonnade on campus.

ALT UIS women’s cross country runners compete on the course during the Prairie Stars Invitational.

ALT UIS and visiting men’s cross country runners compete at the Prairie Stars Invitational.

ALT A UIS men’s cross country runner races along the marked course at the Prairie Stars Invitational.

ALT A UIS women’s cross country runner races past spectators during the Prairie Stars Invitational.

ALT Two students cheer while playing cornhole during the RecPalooza Street Party at night.

ALT Students play with a ball near the pickleball courts during the RecPalooza Street Party.

ALT A student orders food from a food truck during the RecPalooza Street Party.

ALT A student orders tacos from a food truck during the RecPalooza Street Party.

ALT Student paddleboards across Lake Springfield with two other paddleboarders in the background.

ALT Student in a life jacket kayaks across the UIS Pond.

ALT Student balances while paddleboarding.

ALT Students help bring a kayak ashore as others paddle on the UIS Pond.

ALT A room is filled with people standing around tables. A vertical sign promoting technology careers is in the foreground. The University of Illinois Springfield wordmark is in the bottom right corner.

ALT Frank Moscardelli wearing a grey shirt and smiling in front of a blue background.