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May 07, 2025
This is an annual reminder that your employees may be eligible to participate in an alternative or flexible work schedule, operations permitting, in accordance with applicable policies, rules, and collective bargaining…
May 06, 2025
OPEL Fellows for 2025-2027 Leah Bueso Dr. Leah Bueso, Assistant Professor in the School of Education, will explore technological options for implementing restorative practices in online courses. Restorative…
May 02, 2025
Dear colleagues, At today’s Campus Senate meeting, the following individuals were elected as officers for the 2025/2026 academic year: Lynn Fisher (SOA), Senate ChairHolly Thompson (HDC), Senate Vice-ChairKristi…
Apr 29, 2025
The State Department of Central Management Services (CMS) has announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Benefit Choice enrollment period will begin May 1 and end June 2, 2025.  If you do not want to change…
Apr 06, 2026
3.23.26 Dear UIS Community: UIS is working to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty Chapter of UPI Local 4100. Please continue to monitor your UIS email for updates from the university and visit our…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
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…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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