Sangamon State University
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| Motto | Leadership Lived |
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| Type |
Liberal Arts College Land-grant Public |
| Established | 1969 |
| Endowment | US$12.1 million |
| Chancellor | Susan J. Koch |
| President | Timothy L. Killeen |
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Academic staff
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832 |
| Students | 5,431 |
| Undergraduates | 3,437 (27 major degree programs) |
| Postgraduates | 1,994 (20 master's degree options and a doctorate in public administration) |
| Location | Springfield, Illinois, 62703-5407, U.S. |
| Campus | Rural |
| Colors | Deep Navy and White |
| Athletics | 16 varsity teams |
| Mascot | Prairie Stars |
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Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division II – Great Lakes Valley Conference |
| Website | www |
The University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) is a public university in Springfield, Illinois, United States. The university was established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly and became a part of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995. As a public liberal arts college, and the newest campus in the University of Illinois system, UIS is a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges. UIS is also part of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) and the American Council on Education. The campus' main repository, Brookens Library, holds a collection of nearly 800,000 books and serials- in addition to accessible resources at the University of Illinois at Chicago and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign campuses.
The University of Illinois at Springfield serves roughly 5,700 students in 27 undergraduate degree programs, 20 master's degree programs, and a doctorate in Public Administration. The university was once one of the two upper-division and graduate universities in Illinois, but now accepts freshmen, transfer and graduate students.
In 1967, the Illinois General Assembly created a Board of Regents to operate Illinois State University and Northern Illinois University, as well as a third unnamed institution in Springfield. In 1969, Governor Richard Ogilvie signed into law a bill officially creating Sangamon State University. It originally operated as an "upper-division" university—that is, a university that offers only the last two years of undergraduate education, as well as graduate work. The first classes were held on September 28, 1970 at First Methodist Church in downtown Springfield. In October, SSU began offering classes in the current campus location near Lake Springfield.
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