The University of Illinois Springfield is a member of the National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements. Learn about The University of Illinois System SARA compliance, licensing, and complaint information.

Federal regulations mandate institutions of higher education to provide contact information for filing complaints. Below, current and prospective students will find institutional and external contact information for the complaint process.

Spring 2025

This toolkit of resources is designed to be a one-stop shop for newer and experienced academic unit administrators, including chairs, heads, and directors. If you do not find what you are looking for, or if you have a suggestion for additional toolkit resources, please contact Monica Kroft.

Presentation Topic Resources

As topics are shared with the Chairs & Heads Forum throughout the year, video recordings and other resources will be added to the toolkit.

Committee and Task Force Members

Scroll down through the accordion menu below to access membership for current committees, task forces, and working groups. Faculty university personnel committees are listed first, followed by an alphabetical listing of other groups.

Link to the committee archive page, where you will find Academic Affairs committees, task forces, and working groups which have completed their work and/or are no longer active.

New Program Proposal Guidelines

Administrative Policy & Timeline

Within university guidelines, department and schools will determine the number, type, and level of courses that constitute an undergraduate major, graduate major, academic minor, academic concentration, or graduate certificate. Descriptions of majors and major requirements, minors and minor requirements, concentrations, and graduate certificates will be published in the UIS Catalog.

Guidelines

• View Guidelines for Program Honors (PDF)
• UIS Levels of Governance Table
• View Course Schedule Production Calendar(s)
• Course Schedules web page for the Standardized Course Schedule

World-Class Teaching

The Division of Academic Affairs is committed to hiring an increasingly diverse faculty with a strong commitment to excellence in teaching, improving teaching assessment and feedback systems, recognizing and rewarding high quality teaching, and investing in ongoing development of faculty efforts to integrate teaching, scholarship, outreach, and service activities. The following general goals have been developed in support of this priority:

The Division of Academic Affairs is committed to ensuring students receive a Premier Educational Experience at UIS. The following general goals (bold font), together with bulleted action goals, have been developed in support of this priority:

The Division of Academic Affairs has developed operational plans in support of the promise and potential of UIS’ Strategic Compass to provide students with a Premier Educational Experience. This promise rests on achieving goals associated with the directional pillars of World-Class Teaching, Experience-Engaged, Personal Attention, and Liberal Arts Skilled.

Resources for current faculty and Academic Affairs staff

• Academic Personnel Calendar
• Department/School/Program Leadership Change Requests
• Faculty Course Evaluation Reports
• Faculty Files Office