Don’t miss the annual Faculty-Staff Academic Year Kickoff!
Mark your calendar to attend the annual Faculty-Staff Kickoff at 2:30 p.m. Aug. 21 in the Student Union Ballroom. You will hear from the chancellor and vice chancellors about university priorities for the coming academic year and meet new faculty and staff. It’s an opportunity to start of the year strong and to network with employees across campus.
Bring an item for the UIS Cares Food Pantry for entry into a UIS swag drawing!
Cabling work for the VAV (Variable Air Volume) infrastructure on the 4th floor of UHB will begin on Wednesday, July 30, and is expected to continue for approximately 2-3 weeks. During this period, technicians will be working to install and configure the necessary cabling for the system.
Every effort will be made to minimize disruptions, but there may be work materials in the hallways and some areas may experience temporary fluctuations in room temperature.
As part of the upcoming Convocation on August 21, we are creating a welcome video featuring friendly faces from across campus. Please submit by August 10.Ìý
Videos should be no longer than 10 seconds. You are welcome to have a whole team of your staff/department together, or do them individually.Ìý
Thanks to campus and system-level financial support, ITS is in the process of implementing a campus-wide infrastructure refresh as part of our efforts to improve Wi-Fi performance. This is a multi-phase project with an expected projected completion date of August 2025.
During the week of July 28, we will be upgrading WUIS and Cox Child Care Center.
During the transition for each building, laptops, tablets, and phones should automatically switch to the new Wi-Fi after a possible brief interruption in service.

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The Office of Web and Digital Strategy has launched new department/term content blocks and new card blocks to provide additional options for editors to use, without requiring custom code!
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Residence Life is seeking volunteers to assist with our Fall 2025 Move In! This is a wonderful way to meet new students, welcome families to campus and celebrate the start of the year!
Move In Day for New Students will take place on Wednesday, August 20. We need volunteers to assist with various roles from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you are interested in helping us out, please add your name and information to the Google Doc sign-up. Please sign up by 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 27: Â
Facilities and Services will oversee the inspection of fire alarm systems in the coming week. This is primarily a visual inspection, but there will be brief, intermittent activations of alarm horns and strobe lights as part of inspection procedures.
Please see the building inspection schedule below:
Greeting colleagues,
The new academic year will be here in just a few weeks! If you are planning to hire a student to work during Fall semester, please register for the .
2025 Foot in the Door Fair
- Thursday, August 28, 2025
- 3-5 p.m.
- Student Union Ballroom
Registration fees: