25 Years of Springfest

Springfest is the longest running tradition at the University of Illinois at Springfield. Including events such as the Scavenger Hunt, trivia night, and Sports Day, there will likely be an event during the week that will appeal to the interest of the different people on each Springfest team.

"This is my first Springfest and I love it so far, like, I love the atmosphere just the adventure of doing stuff and new things to try," Junior student Yassmine Larde comments in fray during the Scavenger Hunt the first night,

This year marks the 25th year anniversary of Springfest. The Student Activities Committee (SAC) spends months worth of planning to ensure that Springfest is fun for all participants.

Junior Kylah Foster Griffin, Chair of the SAC Committee shares with us the planning that goes into Springfest. "Picking a theme, as it is the 25th year anniversary, we wanted something new and nice. Since Springfest started in 1992, the 90's theme was the clear answer everyone wanted."

Springfest is one of the only school-wide campus events that brings together students, staff, alumni, and faculty as they either judge or compete against each other in the week-long event.

"Before Springfest, we plan as far in advance as November for the Springfest in April. We had a few meetings with a planning committee that consisted of students and few staff members and as we got into the Spring semester we met every Friday up until Springfest."

Those interested in planning for Springfest next year, visit the UIS Connection website or like Springfest page on Facebook for updates.