The Office of Strategic Communications will be hosting two Open Photo Studio sessions for Fall 2024 for all staff or faculty. The photos can be used for university purposes such as department websites, campus directory, 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 next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 2, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. All civil service employees are welcome to attend.
There will be an open comment period at the end of the meeting for anyone who would like to participate. If you wish to participate in the open comment period, please email CSAC@uis.edu with the anticipated subject matter by Tuesday, October 1.
In October, the Office of Digital Accessibility (ODA) and COLRS will share an accessibility tip on writing and including alternative text for images in Microsoft Word and Canvas content.
Join us to learn about creating useful alt text for images.
Sign up for website accessibility training to learn about the changes to website workflow to edit the uis.edu. Training typically lasts half an hour.
UIS faculty and staff are invited to honor this year's recipient of the prestigious University Scholars Award on Monday, September 30, in the Student Union Ballroom.
UIS Campus Senate will meet on Friday, September 13, 2024, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in PAC 160, Community Room (formerly known as C/D).
If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible.
Please join us for the Ceremony of Investiture of Dr. Pamela (Iyabo) Twyman Hoff as the James J. Stukel Presidential Professor in the School of Education on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.
The next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held tomorrow, September 4, 2024, at 10 a.m. via Zoom. All civil service employees are welcome to attend.
Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to any CSAC member.
Thank you,
Aaron Stewart
Facilities Business Manager
CSAC President
University of Illinois Springfield
217-206-8360
astew5@uis.edu
In case you missed it, last week the Office of Digital Accessibility (ODA) and COLRS shared an accessibility tip on Color contrast in files and Canvas content.
Several aspects need to be considered when we talk about color contrast, including: ratios, text size, images of text, and non-text guidelines.
Join us to learn how to check for successful color contrast and fix issues in PowerPoint and Canvas.
UIS Campus Senate will meet on Friday, August 30, 2024, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in PAC 160, Community Room (formerly known as C/D).
If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible.