UIS Professional Development Retreat | Sept. 15 | Register by Aug. 31!

In response to faculty and staff feedback, UIS is offering a Professional Development Retreat next month for Civil Service/Academic Professional staff and Faculty. A multidisciplinary team of UIS colleagues has developed an exciting half-day retreat focused on Workplace Wellness.

Formerly referred to as our faculty convocation, this event is a renewed all-employee assembly intended to kick off the new academic year together! Join us from 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in the Student Union Ballroom to hear briefly from Chancellor Gooch and each vice chancellor about our goals for this year, and we will share introductory information about our newest faculty colleagues and administrators. This event will be capped off with snacks and time to catch up with colleagues.

Chicago, Illinois 

University of Illinois, Anthropology 

DePaul University, Cybersecurity | U.S. Army War College, Strategic Studies 

Tujereng, West Coast Region of The Gambia

University of The Gambia, PhD in Public Administration

Ural Federal University, Russia, Management

The University of Illinois Springfield Assistant Professor of Computer Science Xiang Huang and Associate Professor of Math Science Liang Kong have been awarded a highly competitive grant from the U.S.