The following is an excerpt of a State Journal-Register column published on March 10, 2023, written by Michele Gribbins, director of the University of Illinois Springfield’s Center for Online Learning, Research and Service (COLRS).

Greetings! Here are some important updates and announcements from the UIS Office of Human Resources:

Annual Evaluations

WHAT: The University of Illinois Springfield Department of Campus Recreation will host its annual Health and Safety Fair. This event is free and open to the public, UIS students, faculty, staff and alumni.

WHEN: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 19, 2023

WHERE: UIS Quad

DETAILS: The event will offer meal prep ideas, a rock-climbing wall, outdoor yard games, prizes and giveaways.

The University of Illinois Springfield Office of the Provost, in conjunction with the Campus Senate Committee on the Assessment of Student Learning, is pleased to announce that five faculty projects will be receiving program assessment grants for the 2023-2024 academic year. This grant program, which is in its inaugural year, is designed to promote best practices in program-level assessment of student learning outcomes.

Two University of Illinois Springfield employees were honored with Chancellor’s awards recognizing academic professional and civil service excellence during a ceremony in the Student Union Ballroom on Wednesday, April 5, 2023.