The University of Illinois Springfield Office of the Provost, in conjunction with the Campus Senate Committee on the Assessment of Student Learning, is pleased to announce that five faculty projects will be receiving program assessment grants for the 2023-2024 academic year. This grant program, which is in its inaugural year, is designed to promote best practices in program-level assessment of student learning outcomes.

The UIS community is invited to presentations by our two College of Health, Science and Technology (CHST) Inaugural Dean finalists on April 3 and April 5. Finalist CVs are included below. A link to the confidential feedback form will be shared following each finalist’s presentation.

Dr. Leah Berman

• Monday, April 3
• 10:45-11:45 a.m.
• PAC 3F

Dr. Dirk Schlingmann

Dear Faculty and Staff —

Dear Faculty and Staff —

Dear Faculty and Staff —

The election to fill vacancies on University Personnel Committees was conducted in accordance with the Faculty Personnel Policy, Article 2. Section 3, and the following individuals have been elected to serve:

Campus Promotions Committee: 2 at-large positions expiring 25/26

• Patty Byrnes (AEF)
• Neetu Singh (MIS)

Tenure Review Committee: 2 at-large positions expiring 25/26

Dear Faculty:

I’m following up on the Chancellor’s email to UIS students this morning to ask that you encourage students in your classes to participate in this brief student satisfaction survey. The survey opened today, March 22, and closes April 14.

WHAT?

On Wednesday, March 22 all enrolled students received an e-mail link to a survey from Chancellor Gooch.  

Dear Faculty and Staff —

Multiple consultations were held regarding the Huron Consultants’ report and the Union’s recommendations on that report. The final recommendations from Academic Affairs have been made to the Chancellor, and she will announce the University’s approach to salary adjustments to faculty on Monday.

This afternoon, I will meet with members of the Union to discuss the University’s final decision.

Dear Faculty and Staff —

Dear Faculty and Staff —

This was a short week for me here on the UIS campus. I was at home in Michigan on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday for personal business and routine appointments. Other than meetings on Monday about graduate assistantships, enrollment, and review of tenure and promotion files, it was a day with few surprises. At the Chancellor’s cabinet, topics discussed included: student survey regarding graduation, institutional effectiveness and assessment, and audit controls regarding operational deficits.

Dear Faculty and Staff —

This week had notable recognitions occur: three UIS professors were selected for the COPLAC Beard Leadership program – Associate Professor Shipra Gupta, CBM; Tih-Fen Ting, Associate Professor, CHST; and Associate Professor Magic Wade, CPAE. These colleagues will participate in a series of virtual leadership workshops this Spring followed by an intensive in-person event.