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Oct 29, 2025
Welcome to the COLRS Catch Up! We'd like to start by introducing Melanie Weigel, who is joining us as an Extra Help eLearning Specialist! Melanie holds a Master's degree in Library and Information Science from the UIUC…
Oct 29, 2025
UIS employees showed their generosity and spirit during our SECA Bingo event on Wednesday, Oct. 22, raising $1,116 for Compass for Kids—a record-breaking total and $343 more than last year’s…
Oct 29, 2025
As part of our NorthStar priorities, the Campus Services unit will be sunsetted after extensive review with help from the University of Illinois System. Clients who use Campus Services frequently are being contacted to…
Oct 29, 2025
UIS is a member of the Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce. RISE Springfield, the young professionals networking group of chamber, is planning their annual Leadership Conference for Tuesday, April 28,…
Apr 20, 2026
4.20.26
Dear Faculty, Staff and Students,
Late last night, UIS and UPI Local 4100 Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Union reached a tentative agreement on a three-year collective bargaining agreement, and we were pleased to have all UIS faculty…
Mar 10, 2026
Academic Affairs Colleagues,
I write to provide an update on the Academic Portfolio Review and Prioritization process. From the beginning, the Academic Portfolio Review (APR) was not intended to be a retrospective exercise. It was designed…
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