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        <a  href="/news/message-chancellor-faculty-contract-update-42222">Message  from  the  Chancellor:  Faculty  Contract  Update  4.22.22</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">4.22.22



Dear  Students  and  Colleagues:



I  apologize  for  sending  this  email  so  late  on  a  Friday  night;  however,  I  thought  it  was  important  that  I  inform  you  of  our  latest  efforts  to  reach  a  contract  agreement  with  the  faculty  union.&nbsp;



Beginning  Friday  afternoon  and  extending  well  into  the  evening,  the  UIS  administration  and  faculty  union  bargaining  teams  had  our  10th  bargaining  session  of  the  calendar  year—our  seventh  session  with  the  independent  federal  mediator.&nbsp;</div>
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        <a  href="/news/myra-kaufman">Myra  Kaufman</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Myra  is  Assistant  Director  for  the Office  of  Graduate  Intern  Programs.  Myra  meets  with  prospective  graduate  students  and  discusses  the  programs  UIS  has  to  offer  and  help  them  find  new  career  paths  they  may  not  have  been  aware  of.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/message-chancellor-faculty-contract-update-42122">Message  from  the  Chancellor:  Faculty  Contract  Update  4.21.22</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">4.21.22



Dear  Students  and  Colleagues:



The  University  has  learned  that  the  UIS  United  Faculty  has  formally  filed  a  Notice  of  Intent  to  Strike  with  the  Ãå±±½ûµØ  Educational  Labor  Relations  Board,  as  they  indicated  they  would  do  yesterday  when  announcing  their  strike-authorization  vote.  While  this  action  means  that  the  union  can  opt  to  strike  any  time  after  a  10-day  waiting  period,  which  we  believe  to  be  no  sooner  than  May  2,  it  does  not  mean  that  a  strike  will  occur.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/chrissy-ferree">Chrissy  Ferree</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Chrissy  is  the  heart  and  soul  of  IIP.  The  more  I  know  her,  the  more  I  am  amazed  at  her  genuine  care  and  concern  for  everyone,  her  love  for  our  clients,  her  respect  of  the  students  and  her  positive  influence  on  those  around  her.  She  is  a  credit  to  UIS!Stephanie  Kamel,  Interim  Director  of  IIP



What  does  your  position  entail,  what  do  you  like  most  about  your  job  or  what  motivates  you  to  wake  up  and  go  to  work?</div>
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        <a  href="/news/vanessa-ferguson">Vanessa  Ferguson</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">What  does  your  position  entail,  what  do  you  like  most  about&nbsp;your  job  or  what  motivates  you  to  wake  up  and  go  to  work?I  love  walking  into  the  NPR  studio  and  seeing  the  awesome  people  I  work  with.  I  also  love  when  I  can  sit  down  with  a  community  member  and  have  a  heart-felt  conversation  about  what  inspires  them.



What  drew  you  to  your  current  position?</div>
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