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8.22.22
Hello, UIS!
Thanks so much to everyone who welcomed students to campus last week and to those who taught classes on Friday for our official first day. It’s so exciting to see the campus come alive! Please don’t…
chancellor
8.19.22
Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff —
Welcome to the 2022-23 Academic Year! Classes begin today, and our campus is buzzing with renewed energy after a quiet summer. I hope everyone is recharged and excited for a new…
chancellor
Dear colleagues,
I am excited to announce that the new Training and Development Resources website is now live.
The site includes all training materials currently housed by System HR as well as the Office of Business and Financial…
campus announcement
8.15.22
Dear UIS Colleagues —
I invite you to join me and other members of the UIS leadership team from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, as we kick off the 2022-23 Academic Year with a townhall meeting. We will use this time together…
chancellor
Good morning:
UIS has re-established a SHIELD saliva-based COVID-19 testing site on campus available to active-status students, faculty and staff this semester. The site opens TODAY in a new location: Classroom 28 in the WUIS Building…
campus announcement
The following is an excerpt from UIS Director of Athletics Laura Liesman. The column appeared in The State Journal-Register on August 14, 2022.
Although the calendar says that summer is still here for another month, the 2022-23…
UIS in the news
Greetings!
Our August COVID-19 briefing is at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 12. We will provide an overview of Fall 2022 guidelines related to COVID-19, discuss the upcoming reopening of our SHIELD testing center, and answer questions.…
campus announcement
Gary Anderson has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for August 2022. He works as a business administrative associate for UIS Online, Professional, and Engaged Learning (OPEL).
After 24 years of…
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8.8.22
Hello, UIS—
I can hardly believe that next week marks the beginning of fall semester with move-in and the first day of classes. I look forward to seeing many of you back on campus and to the success of the semester with…
chancellor
Colleagues,
The beginning of a new academic year is a great time to refresh your memory and advance your knowledge of how to respond to disclosures of sexual harassment and sexual misconduct. Knowing how to respond to disclosures can…
campus announcement
As the Covid-19 vaccines were rolled out, UIS created a policy stating:
“All UIS faculty, staff, volunteers and long-term guests who work on the UIS campus or in off-campus UIS facilities must be fully vaccinated. New hires must be…
campus announcement
The website continues to show dramatic improvements in site performance post-migration.
The pageviews continues to increase from June to July by an overall 5.05% for 838,650 pageviews. The average time on the page also went up to…
campus announcement