All faculty and staff are invited to a Holiday Party from 4 to 6 p.m., Dec. 18, in the Student Union Ballroom. There will be music, drinks, and appetizers to celebrate the season. Release time will be in effect for this event.
The next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd, at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held in BRK 141A (ITS) and streamed via Zoom at the link below. All civil service employees are welcome to attend.
Join CSIL for a discussion with Cate Denial (Knox College) on her new book, A Pedagogy of Kindness. “Part manifesto, part teaching memoir, part how-to guide, A Pedagogy of Kindness urges higher education to get aggressive about instituting kindness, which Denial distinguishes from niceness. Having suffered beneath the weight of just “getting along,” instructors need to shift every part of what they do to prioritize care and compassion for students as well as for themselves.”
Join the Center for Faculty Excellence for an end-of-the-semester debrief! This is an opportunity to enjoy some complimentary coffee and cookies and to chat about the challenges and successes of the semester. What new approaches to teaching did you try? What worked? What didn’t? What are you seeing in the classroom that inspires you? What are you seeing that you didn’t expect? What plans are you making for next semester?
The UIS community is invited to presentations by finalists for the position of Dean, College of Public Affairs and Education in UHB 3145 on the following dates:
We welcome participation by our online community via Zoom, and a link will be shared the morning of each presentation.
Campus Senate will meet on Friday, November 21, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, in the Student Union North Ballroom.
If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible.
Please join us as Alan Freedman, Assistant Professor of Health Science and Chair of the University Requirements Committee, discusses the process of ECCE designation. Learn what ECCE designation means, how new and existing courses apply for ECCE designation, what kinds of themes to emphasize in ECCE applications, and how ECCE designation can enhance course appeal.
This is the third event in the CFE’s series on Course Proposals.
Join Dr. Layne Morsch for a session that provides an overview of how to create a strong narrative and offers guidance on selecting materials that highlight your best work for inclusion in your reappointment and tenure portfolio.
Kaplan is expanding outreach efforts to increase awareness of its Prepare for Illinois' Future Powered by Kaplan's All Access LicenseTM program across the UIS campus. The current focus is on engaging College of Business and Management instructors and academic advisors who support undergraduate and graduate business students.
To ensure the resilience and continuity of our essential university operations, Information Technology Services is conducting a Planned Disaster Recovery (DR) Failover Exercise on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.