Good Idea Fund (GIF) Awards Announced
The Provost's Leadership Team is pleased to announce 12 of 23 Good Idea Fund (GIF) proposals submitted for AY 24-25 have been awarded full or partial funding. Read about funded proposals as well as outcomes of last year's Good Idea initiatives.
Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program
We are pleased to announce our new Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program!
The Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program honors outstanding graduates under the age of forty or those who have graduated within the previous 5 years. Honorees are selected for their emerging and unique innovation, creativity and success in their chosen career and/or life's work. Established by the UIS Young Alumni Committee in 2024, the inaugural class of honorees will be selected and recognized in the Spring of 2025.
Prairie Stars Travel to Hammond, Indiana to Compete in Midwest Regional Crossover
The UIS volleyball team is set for a busy weekend as they travel to Hammond, Indiana, to compete in the annual Midwest Regional Crossover. The Prairie Stars will face Ohio Dominican and Purdue Northwest on Friday, with matches at 11:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. UIS will finish the tournament on Saturday with a match against Cedarville at 11:30 a.m. The event features 38 NCAA Division II teams from the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC), Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC), and Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC).
Message from the Chancellor: Fall Employee Information Session is TODAY
10.16.24
Dear Faculty and Staff —
I hope you are planning to join us today at the Fall Employee Information Session from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in Brookens Auditorium. Presenters will include myself and vice chancellors Vickie Cook and Ken Kriz. We also will have the opportunity to hear from Nick Jones, executive vice president and vice chancellor for academic affairs for the U of I System, and Paul Ellinger, U of I System CFO and comptroller. There will be time for questions following the presentations.
UIS Workplace Giving Campaign - Do Good, Feel Good!
The annual State and University Employees Combined Appeal (SECA) campaign is underway! There’s no better time to give back and invest in the causes you care about than right now. The UIS SECA web page is open and accepting donations through November 13th. Please consider a gift today!