Overview

Academic Professional (AP) positions are vested in the University of Illinois Springfield. Whenever an AP position within the Division of Academic Affairs becomes vacant (for any reason), the position and its associated funding revert to the Office of the Provost. Civil Service (CS) positions are vested in the University of Illinois Springfield through the State of Illinois.

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.

Purpose

Honorary degrees recognize those who have made profound and enduring contributions to scholarship, culture, or society. Recipients will be persons of great integrity, reflecting our values as an institution.

Eligibility

The criteria for selecting honorary degree recipients are:

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 (that is, any assignments other than teaching) – 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 f

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 each fall. New Faculty Welcome Week (NFWW) events begin August 16, or the first business day after (if August 16 falls on a weekend).