UIS Campus Senate will meet on Friday, October 11, 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 next installment of the monthly Employee Development Series: Soft Skills, A Panel Discussion. It’s not only technical expertise that makes an employee great, but the personal attributes that also allow for effective interaction are equally important. Communication, teamwork, problem-solving, and time management are all examples of soft skills that are hard to measure but have a significant impact in the workplace.
The UIS Police Department provides training presentations on ways to minimize your risk during an active shooter / active threat incident. The next class will be on Wednesday, October 23, at 10:00 am in Brookens Auditorium. The presentation will be approximately 1 hour in length.
On Oct. 16, join Chancellor Gooch, Vice Chancellor Vickie Cook and Vice Chancellor Ken Kriz at 3 p.m. in Brookens Auditorium for updates about university priorities for the coming year with a Q and A at the end of the session.
This event was recorded for those who couldn't attend.
The Cox Children’s Center and the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center are once again hosting Trunk or Treat for Canned Goods. Please sign up to participate in this year’s event which is being held on Friday, October 25, from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Set up will begin as early as 8 a.m.
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 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.