The Chancellor’s Office Subject File, 2002-2004, consists of correspondence and materials from Richard Ringeisen's administration. These files contain correspondence, reports, evaluations, invitations, proposals, and miscellaneous documents between Chancellor Ringeisen and such organizations as the Central IL Higher Education Consortium, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Center for Govt. Studies, the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce, the Illinois Symphony Orchestra (ISO), Springfield Area Arts Council, the United Way, the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and the Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE).

Also included within the Chancellor’s Office Subject File are records of correspondence and interaction with groups such as the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), Council for the Arts & Sciences at Urban Universities, and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges (AGB). Files containing correspondence and joint ventures between the Univeristy of Illinois at Springfield and other public state of Illinois universities such as Eastern Illinois University (EIU), Northern Illinois University (NIU) and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine (SIU), are also included. Files related to planning between UIS and the other Universities within the University of Illinois system constitute another component within the record.

Other folders contain information regarding such topics as registration and the registrar’s Office, academic deans, faculty tenure, the construction of the University Hall Building (UHB), student organizations, faculty organizations and committees, the Sangamo Club, the Capital Scholars Program, files relating to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as well as budgetary planning and concerns.