We are counting down until the 2025 Retirement & Recognition Ceremony where we will come together to celebrate our colleagues as a campus community. On April 17, 2025, we will celebrate our retirees for their service to the university. In addition to retirements, we will also be celebrating colleagues for milestone achievements of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years of service.

Please consider joining us in the celebration that will take place in the Student Union Ballroom from 9:00-10:30 a.m.

If you could not attend our Spring Employee Information Session on Wednesday, March 5, in Brookens Auditorium, the Office of Electronic Media has provided the following recording so you can hear updates about university priorities for the upcoming year from Chancellor Gooch and other members of Cabinet.

Dear Faculty,

We are receiving calls at the help desk from students who are having technical issues with their midterms because of the Respondus outage:

While the latest reports indicate that the situation is improving, I wanted to make sure that you are all aware of the outage in case it is impacting exams your students are taking today, and you want to extend deadlines as needed.

The 20th Faculty and Staff Campaign Kickoff is Thursday in the Student Union Ballroom! Here's the menu (and the associated viral YouTube videos) for the FREE LUNCH: 

Please be aware that on Tuesday, March 4, Parking Lot J and a section of Lot F will be closed to campus for parking due to an event being held at the Student Union.

Parking Lot E will also be closed on Tuesday, March 4, so that school children may safely enter the UIS Performing Arts Center for the Staley Class Acts performance The Boy from Troy.

On this date, please make sure to plan accordingly and utilize alternate parking lots authorized by your parking hang tag.

Thank you!

Donna Bull is an admissions and records coordinator (degree audits).

Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?
After spending five years teaching general music, band and choir in Sangamon County, I realized my passion was in higher education. Seeking opportunities to contribute to student success, I am now grateful to be part of the registrar's office at the UIS, where I can help students achieve their academic goals.

What do you like to do outside of work?

The 20th annual Faculty and Staff Campaign Kickoff event is Thursday, March 6, from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.

As a thank you to our faculty and staff donors, all employees who make a gift to any UIS fund on March 6 will receive this personal fan with fun UIS messages. You will also have an opportunity to collect more UIS swag just for coming to the kickoff event.

If you have any questions about this event or the Faculty and Staff Campaign, please reach out.

I hope to see you next Thursday!

Kate Bolte

Please join us on March 13, 2025, at 3:00 PM, in the Student Union Ballroom to celebrate this year's CARE, CAPE and Star Award nominees! Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available.

The following message was emailed to all UIS students about mental health resources that are available to them as we near midterms.

Hello Students, 

ATTENTION FACULTY:

The 54th annual UIS Commencement ceremonies will be held in Sangamon Auditorium in the UIS Performing Arts Center.  There will be three ceremonies as follows: