Human Resources presents the third annual Take Your Child to Work Day on April 24, 2025. We have a fun-filled day planned that includes a dorm tour, a slime activity, and a tour of the E-Sports Arena. We welcome up to 20 kids, aged 10-15 years old (7-9 years old with a parent present), to come and join us for the afternoon.

To participate, register your child(ren) today!

The Office of Strategic Communications will host an Open Photo Studio session for Spring 2025 for all staff or faculty from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, March 26. The photos can be used for university purposes such as department websites, campus directories, speaking engagements at conferences, etc. Any staff or faculty member who either hasn’t had their portrait taken or would like another, more recent, portrait taken is encouraged to attend. 

The Office of Strategic Communications will host an Open Photo Studio session for Spring 2025 for all staff or faculty from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25. The photos can be used for university purposes such as department websites, campus directories, speaking engagements at conferences, etc. Any staff or faculty member who either hasn’t had their portrait taken or would like another, more recent, portrait taken is encouraged to attend.

We are excited to announce the next installment of the Employee Development Series: Annual Evaluations, presented by Drew Schlosser and Kenzie Westlake from the Office of Human Resources on March 26, 2025, from 9 to 11 a.m. Information from this session will most benefit supervisors, but all are welcome to attend. Items that will be covered in this session include:

Please save the date for our next Chancellor’s Thinkers Series - A Call To Think: On Common Ground.  Chancellor Gooch will be joined by Matt Van Vossen and Ryan Melchin, Class of 2011 UIS Graduates. Matt and Ryan will discuss how they navigated diverse leadership roles on campus, including leading the college democrats and republicans while sharing a dorm room. Matt and Ryan exemplify respect for differences and the power of finding common ground.