The University of Illinois Springfield’s popular Friday Night Star Parties will resume the Friday after Labor Day and run through the end of October. Those dates include Sept. 8, 15, 22 and 29 and Oct. 6, 13, 20 and 27. Friday Night Star Parties are held from 8 to 10 p.m., weather permitting, at the UIS Observatory on the roof of Brookens Library.

Welcome to the new academic year. For those new to UIS, like me, welcome! For those who are returning after what I hope was a restful and rejuvenating break, welcome back! We will be offering this update from the Office of the Provost roughly monthly throughout the academic year to help keep you informed about what is happening within Academic Affairs, highlight resources to support your work, and to feature some of the great work of faculty, staff, and students. It will also be a mechanism to keep you informed of policies, procedures, and

According to UIS policy, each academic year the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost notifies the UIS community of the names of those among the faculty scheduled for tenure review and second- or fourth-year reappointment review. Listed below are the names of the faculty members scheduled for reviews this academic year. Faculty review decisions involve critical commitments for the university and important steps for each individual involved. We would like to make these decisions with the benefit of fair and accurate information.

8.30.23

Dear Colleagues:

Time is running out to register for our first Professional Development Retreat for Civil Service/Academic Professional staff and Faculty. The retreat is focused on Wellness in the Workplace and takes place Sept. 15. Registration closes this Thursday, Aug. 31.

Below are some highlights of resources available to UIS faculty on the COLRS Website.

Please contact COLRS for more information or assistance!

We encourage instructors to be explicit about their generative AI (ChatGPT) policy in their syllabus, on assignments, and during class.