Please mark your calendars for our Supervisor Development Day event from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Thursday, October 30, 2025, in the Student Union Ballroom. Doors will open, and a continental breakfast will be available starting at 8:30 a.m. This will be an in-person event exclusively for supervisors. Tentative topics to be discussed will include, but are not limited to:

The search for the UIS Assistant Vice Chancellor for Facilities and Services has yielded three finalists.  Finalists will be visiting campus and offering a presentation on the following dates:

An open forum will take place for interested faculty and staff to attend in-person and learn more about each of the candidates.

Candidate resumes and a link for providing feedback will be available at the open forum, but here is the feedback link.

All permanent Academic Professional and Civil Service employees who have been employed for 6+ months are eligible to participate with supervisory approval. Participants will tour the Therkildsen Field Station and public use areas of the Nature Preserve. If time permits, we will also gather water samples to view in the lab. For more information on the Know Your U program. Please visit the HR website. Registration is required for this event.

We are excited to announce that our September session of the Employee Development Series will be Planning Events on Campus. Many events and activities are happening on our campus at any given time and there are important components to consider and procedures to follow leading up to a successful event. This session will cover a range of topics that will include but are not limited to: Reservation Processes/Procedures for Spaces on Campus, Facility Use Agreements, Timelines and Processes, Safety and Security at Events, and Risk Management.