In 2023, UIS was awarded a $2.25 million Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) Grant from the US Department of Education that will allow the university to focus on improving and expanding high-impact educational practices.
The High Impact Practices steering committee and sub-committee members, as well as additional resources on High Impact Practices, are listed below.
Examples of High-Impact Practices at UIS
The examples below were shared at the 2025 Assurance of Student Ñî¹óåú´«Ã½ Day, held April 16, 2025.
- Dr. Neeraj Rajasekar, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Dr. Lynn Fisher, Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Dr. Jennifer Manthei, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Dr. Shipra Gupta, Internship Supervisor and Associate Professor of Marketing, Department of Management, Marketing and Operations
- Dr. Peter Shapinsky, Professor, Department of History
- Dr. Serkan Karadas, Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance