If the Great Lakes Valley Conference Men’s Soccer Championship Tournament was held today, the University of Illinois Springfield would qualify for the first time.
UIS sits in sixth place in the 16-team conference standings with a 4-2 league record.
The top eight teams advance to the single-elimination GLVC tourney, and UIS has never finished high enough in the standings to earn a berth.
“I think we’re taking a few more risks going forward,” UIS first-year coach Adam Hall said. “We’re not as defensive. We’re actually trying to get forward and score. The guys are buying in to the new methods and new style of play.”
UIS could easily be undefeated in the GLVC. It fell 1-0 to Missouri-St. Louis on Sept. 16.
The Stars last had a winning record in 2008 when they compiled a 7-5 mark in their final year of competing at the NAIA level.
This story appeared in The State Journal-Register on September 29, 2016.
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Saturday, October 1, 2016
Shakespeare Garden dedicated at UIS
The University of Illinois at Springfield dedicated its new Shakespeare Garden Thursday, which includes plants and flowers mentioned in The Bard’s plays and poems.
There are roses in honor of “Romeo and Juliet"; columbine, which is mentioned in “Hamlet”; and daisies from “Love’s Labor’s Lost." The garden also has a fountain and a bench with a statue of William Shakespeare so that visitors can sit down and have their picture taken with it.
Chancellor Susan Koch said the Shakespeare Garden is not just for faculty and students. “The Shakespeare Garden is another beautiful addition to our growing campus,” Koch said. “As we are growing in enrollment, we are also growing in our contribution to the community. We feel like the garden is going to be another great attraction, not only for people on the campus, but for people in the community.”
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
Brian Beckerman, superintendent of grounds at UIS, designed the garden.
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on September 29, 2016.
Read the entire article here.
There are roses in honor of “Romeo and Juliet"; columbine, which is mentioned in “Hamlet”; and daisies from “Love’s Labor’s Lost." The garden also has a fountain and a bench with a statue of William Shakespeare so that visitors can sit down and have their picture taken with it.
Chancellor Susan Koch said the Shakespeare Garden is not just for faculty and students. “The Shakespeare Garden is another beautiful addition to our growing campus,” Koch said. “As we are growing in enrollment, we are also growing in our contribution to the community. We feel like the garden is going to be another great attraction, not only for people on the campus, but for people in the community.”
This year marks the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death.
Brian Beckerman, superintendent of grounds at UIS, designed the garden.
This article appeared in The State Journal-Register on September 29, 2016.
Read the entire article here.
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Online enrollment up at UIS
Online learning is a trend that has grown significantly in recent years, and the University of Illinois Springfield has seen a big uptick in online enrollment this year.
UIS has seen a 4.5% increase in online enrollment this fall, with over 30% of the entire student body made up of students who are only taking online classes. However, the growth is nothing new for UIS.
Dr. Vickie Cook is the Director of the UIS Center for Online Learning, Research and Service. She said, "We had online programs that started in late 1999-2000, and we have continued to grow every semester, except for one, throughout that time frame."
There are over 1,600 online students at UIS this fall.
Rene Corso is one of those students, who went back to school to get a bachelor's degree in business administration.
"Whenever I was younger, it was a lot better for me to go to a classroom," said Rene. "It offered more structure."
She says she chose to take online classes because of its convenience. "Being a little bit older, working full time and having a family, it just made it a lot easier for me to be able to do it online at my own leisure," said Rene.
The online learning program at UIS has expanded globally.
The program has students in 46 states, 2 territories and 9 countries.
This story appeared on WICS Newschannel 20 on September 28, 2016.
Watch the story online.
UIS has seen a 4.5% increase in online enrollment this fall, with over 30% of the entire student body made up of students who are only taking online classes. However, the growth is nothing new for UIS.
Dr. Vickie Cook is the Director of the UIS Center for Online Learning, Research and Service. She said, "We had online programs that started in late 1999-2000, and we have continued to grow every semester, except for one, throughout that time frame."
There are over 1,600 online students at UIS this fall.
Rene Corso is one of those students, who went back to school to get a bachelor's degree in business administration.
"Whenever I was younger, it was a lot better for me to go to a classroom," said Rene. "It offered more structure."
She says she chose to take online classes because of its convenience. "Being a little bit older, working full time and having a family, it just made it a lot easier for me to be able to do it online at my own leisure," said Rene.
The online learning program at UIS has expanded globally.
The program has students in 46 states, 2 territories and 9 countries.
This story appeared on WICS Newschannel 20 on September 28, 2016.
Watch the story online.
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