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The University of Illinois Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield, Illinois, United States. The university was established by the Illinois General Assembly in 1969 as Sangamon State University with a focus on post-graduate education. It became the third member of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995. The university ...
Established as one of 37 public land-grant institutions established after the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act. The act was signed by Abraham Lincoln on July 2, 1862. The Morrill Act of 1862 granted each state in the United States a portion of land on which to establish a major public state university, one which could teach agriculture, mechanic arts, and military training, "without excluding ...
Although "there is no formal ranking process for HR/IR programs", [1] the University of Illinois LER is "widely known by employers and students as one of the top three programs in the world for human resources and industrial relations", according to the School of Labor and Employment Relations website. [2]
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Pages in category "University of Illinois at Springfield" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Urbana-Champaign campus was founded in 1867 as the Illinois Industrial University. It was one of the 37 public land-grant institutions created shortly after Abraham Lincoln signed the Morrill Act in 1862. [8] The university changed its name to University of Illinois in 1885, and then again to University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 1982.
A court-appointed receiver, of the Hostmark Hospitality Group, [20] formally took over operations of the now 23-years old establishment now renamed for three years as the President Abraham Lincoln Hotel and Conference Center, prompting then 40th Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (born 1956, served 2003–2009), to lift a previous ban on state ...
University of Illinois Springfield: Springfield: 1969 4,198 Master's Part of the University of Illinois system: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: Urbana Champaign: 1867 56,916 Research University Part of the University of Illinois system: Northeastern Illinois University: Chicago: 1867 5,756 Master's Northern Illinois University: DeKalb ...