2026 RISE Professional Development Retreat

This year’s RISE Professional Development Retreat, set for Feb. 6, will introduce and support the CARE Framework, a university-wide approach that focuses on creating a culture of caring and strengthening student-centered practices through Communication, Action, Respect and Empathy.

Sessions will be offered both in the morning and afternoon, with a shared keynote lunch experience for all participants.

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,

Facilities and Services will be overseeing the inspection and testing of fire alarms the week of January 13-16. The alarm horns and the strobe lights will be activated intermittently as part of the test procedures to ensure all components of the system are working properly. Please note: You should not ignore any alarms sounding outside this schedule or alarms that sound for a prolonged length of time.

Dear faculty and staff,

I am writing to share that I will be stepping down as president of the University of Illinois System at the end of my current contract, which concludes on June 30, 2027.

Serving in this role is truly the honor of my life. But my wife, Roberta, and I felt it was important to provide clarity about our family’s plans now, allowing ample time for the initiation of a thoughtful and thorough transition.

Can you give a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?

Preparing for the unexpected is what makes our campus resilient

We have returned all campus services back to UIS. All applications should be fully functional.

You can continue sharing feedback through the feedback form.

A huge thank you goes out to everyone who helped us test this morning. We appreciate you! Your partnership has helped make this an incredibly valuable exercise and is paving the way for UIS be even more prepared and resilient.

UIS ITS Client Services

You may now access your next cybersecurity training, called Physical Security Best Practices.

Note that this training is different from any previous training that you may have done. Please follow this link to begin your training, which is due by March 31, 2026.

Acting AEO and Title IX Coordinator

Donald Kamm is serving as Acting AEO and Title IX Coordinator while the university completes the search for our next AEO leader, which is anticipated to be completed this spring. He can be reached at titleix@uis.edu.

Lincoln Residence Hall

• 12/13: Desk closes at noon
• 1/10: Resume normal hours

Diversity Center

• 12/23-1/1: Closed
• 1/2: Resume normal hours

Brookens Library

• 12/14: Closed
• 12/15-12/18: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• 12/19: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
• 12/22-1/4: Closed
• 1/5-1/8: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• 1/9: 9 a.m.

Dear University of Illinois System community,

ITS will be performing essential maintenance on the UIS Core Router on Thursday, December 18th, beginning at 9:00 AM and concluding around 12:00 PM (Noon).

The Core Router serves as the high-speed backbone for the entire campus network. During the 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM maintenance window, there will be intermittent network connectivity (drops, slow speeds, or temporary outages) in the following locations: