The agreement below is referenced in the Tenure Rollback Request online form.

The purpose of the document is to reflect the understanding and agreement entered into between <faculty name> and The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, University of Illinois Springfield, College of <college>, Department of <dept>, with respect to the rights of said <faculty name> pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 of Article X of the University of Illinois Statutes.

Qualifications

Distinction is the “prime controlling consideration” for an academic department’s nomination of an individual to receive an honorary UIS degree.  According to the Faculty Personnel Policy, “The person should have made a distinguished contribution to knowledge and creativity in the relevant field of endeavor, or have shown sustained activity of uncommon merit.  The contributions may be made in a wide range of activities; the following list is not exhaustive:

All requests for off-campus travel by staff/administrators in the Division of Academic Affairs must be authorized in advance. Please use Chrome River to request pre-approval. The purpose of travel pre-approval is to reduce risk to the individual and to the institution by clearly identifying when the employee is in work-related travel mode, and when the employee is on personal time.

Questions regarding travel requests should be directed to your supervisor.

Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost

One University Plaza
MS PAC 525
Springfield IL  62703-5407

Email: mkrof2@uis.edu

Hours of Operation:  Staff in the Provost’s Suite serve students and support faculty and staff with a hybrid schedule of on-campus and remote work days. We encourage you to connect with a Provost’s Suite staff member by email to arrange an appointment, to ensure they are available on-campus before you stop by.

The Director of Economic Development & Innovation (DEDI) leads a focused economic development and innovation effort at UIS to plan, coordinate, and implement entrepreneurial activities to benefit the regional economy in collaboration with the Discovery Partners Institute – Illinois Innovation Network.

NIA Process

• Faculty initiate NIA forms for the coming academic year (fall and spring semesters) according to college deadlines, for all activities other than assigned teaching responsibilities.
• ALL PROPOSED NIAs for the coming academic year – including those referenced in contracts/offer letters and through the CBA, with descriptive plan and specific goals, must be completed and submitted by current faculty members, acted upon by the Department Chair/Head or School Director, and routed to the Dean for consideration.
• All Dean-approved NIA

Faculty Employment

Deans, Dean's Office staff, and Department/School administrators with questions about the faculty employment process at UIS may contact Monica Kroft: mkrof2@uis.edu.

Requests to approve per-course (adjunct) faculty

Adjunct Approval Requests are submitted whenever the department/unit wishes to:

University of Illinois Springfield values and supports the required participation of both on-ground and online students in university sanctioned events. Requests by organizations for permanent and/or temporary sanctioning of events will be considered by the Office of the Provost, with input from the Campus Senate Committee on Admissions, Recruitment and Retention (CARR).

UIS looks forward to welcoming new full-time faculty this coming fall. New Faculty Orientation and Teaching & Learning Academy events are scheduled for August 16-18, with classes beginning on August 25, 2023