The next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held Wednesday, October 1, at 10 a.m.  The meeting will be held in BRK 141A (located in ITS).  All civil service employees are welcome to attend.

Campus Senate will meet on Friday, September 26, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, in the Lincoln Residence Hall Great Room.

If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible.

Doing Less with Less, Effectively: Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium

After a successful inaugural event, we're excited to invite you back for another engaging gathering of Illinois educators and thought leaders in online teaching and learning. Our theme, "Doing Less with Less, Effectively," emphasizes innovative strategies for impactful online education within evolving resource constraints.

UIS faculty and staff are invited to honor this year's recipient of the prestigious University Scholars Award. Please register by Friday, September 19.

Dear colleagues,

We are delighted to invite you to the system-wide Student & Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Committee event, "Bite-Sized Wellbeing During Uncertain Times: Evidence, Practice and Resources to Share", scheduled for Tuesday, October 14, from 1 - 3 p.m. CST, free via Zoom.

This hands-on training session introduces participants to the use of digital accessibility evaluation tools—such as WAVE, PAC 2024, and Microsoft Office accessibility checkers —to assess and improve the accessibility of digital content. Attendees will learn how to identify common accessibility barriers, interpret automated test results, and understand the limitations of these tools in relation to manual testing and user experience.

It will be held in BRK 416 and online in the ODA Zoom.

This session covers best practices for captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, and more in videos and multimedia. ODA Zoom

Discover best practices for creating accessible word documents.. Participants can apply their knowledge through an interactive workshop. ODA Zoom

Discover best practices for creating accessible presentations. Participants can apply their knowledge through an interactive workshop. ODA Zoom

Learn the top eight accessibility issues to watch for when creating online and digital content. ODA Zoom