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Sep 09, 2025
Registration for the Emiquon Nature Preserve Event is Live! This year's trip will be taking place on October 24, 2025. All permanent Academic Professional and Civil Service employees who have been employed for 6+…
Sep 08, 2025
Renovations will begin on September 8 on the 3rd floor of HSB to create a Centralized Lab Equipment Facility. Rooms 329 and 330 will be transformed into a shared space for housing lab instruments accessible to all labs…
Sep 08, 2025
Guidelines and Instructions for Applying for CSAC Professional Development Funding for FY 2026 The Civil Service Advisory Council (CSAC) is pleased to announce that FY2026 funding has been made available to assist…
Sep 05, 2025
Protect yourself and others by getting your flu shot this year! UIS Health Services and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health are offering flu shots to the UIS community from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, October…
Sep 02, 2025
9.2.25 Good afternoon, UIS:  The fall semester is in full swing, and it’s amazing to see so many students back on campus and the energy they bring to our community. Thank you to the Division of Student Affairs for a wonderful Welcome…
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Jul 21, 2025
Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce the following faculty have been reappointed, in accordance with the Faculty Personnel Policy governing second- and fourth-year review of probationary faculty at UIS. 2nd Year Reappointment Brandon…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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Employee Recognition

May 14, 2025
Yoselin Gonzalez, a building service worker in facilities and services, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for May 2025.Gonzalez was nominated by campus colleagues for her…

Getting to Know You

Aug 04, 2025
How did you get started in your career field?  My journey into higher education began during my undergraduate years at Kentucky State University, where I was deeply engaged on campus. I started a book club,…

Employee Events

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Discover best practices for creating accessible word documents.. Participants can apply their knowledge through an interactive workshop. ODA Zoom
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Dear colleagues, We are delighted to invite you to the system-wide Student & Employee Mental Health and Wellbeing Committee event, "Bite-Sized Wellbeing During Uncertain Times: Evidence, Practice and Resources…
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Sign up for website editor training on the uis.edu website. Training typically lasts an hour and is open to all staff and students. Web Editor Training Sign Up
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The fall 2025 employee information session will be held from 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, in Brookens Auditorium. The session will include updates on NorthStar initiatives and other key developments. A Q and A…