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Chancellor's UIS Updates
News
Nov 30, 2021
11.29.21
Hello, UIS colleagues --
I hope you found time for some rest and recuperation this Thanksgiving weekend. At UIS we have so many…
Nov 15, 2021
11.15.21
Good morning, UIS Colleagues--
The days may be getting shorter, but there is still so much happening at UIS that makes this an exciting time of…
Nov 01, 2021
11.1.21
Dear Colleagues -
November is here, which means we are in the home stretch of the fall semester. It has been a truly…
Oct 18, 2021
10.18.21
Dear Colleagues –
It was exciting to see our campus buzzing with prospective students and families during last week’s Open…
Oct 05, 2021
10.4.21
Good morning, UIS—
Here we are in October, having just celebrated a successful 2021 Homecoming. Thank you to UIS Athletics, Student Life…
Sep 21, 2021
Good afternoon, UIS!
What a wonderful weekend of making memories as we welcomed back to campus the Class of 2020. Many thanks to Joan Sestak and James…