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Jun 20, 2022
We are pleased to announce that pronouns can now be included on nameplates for faculty and staff. Signage standards have been amended to include pronouns below the name - see the photo at the right for a sample…
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Jun 20, 2022
Beginning July 1st, UIS CareerConnect will be powered by Handshake. This is a vendor change that will impact both students and employees who either hire students or support students’ career development via jobs,…
Jun 13, 2022
Congratulations to the newest CSAC members: Jamie Weber Will Newton Rexann Whorton Aaron Stewart Patricia Meyer Lydia Schillinger Mary Ellen Gass Kimberly Rutherford
Jun 10, 2022
The office of Web Services has scheduled website maintenance from 10:30am to Noon on Monday, June 13, 2022. Website editors will not have access during this time to make updates to the site. If you have any issues…
Oct 27, 2025
10.27.25 Happy Monday, I want to thank you all for joining me for the Fall Employee Info Session on Oct. 16 to discuss enrollment and retention, construction projects and how we are moving towards our NorthStar initiative to make our…
Chancellor Gooch
Sep 20, 2025
Dear UIS Community, Last evening, Friday, September 19, the White House issued a Presidential Proclamation enacting certain restrictions on specific entries into the United States for nonimmigrant workers with H1-B visas. The…
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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