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Apr 24, 2025
Dear colleagues —
The search for the UIS Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration has yielded four finalists. They will be visiting campus for interviews on April 28, 29 and May 1, 2.
An open forum will…
Apr 22, 2025
April 22, 2025
System Human Resource Services (SHRS) recently updated our website to clarify information, answer common questions, and reference relevant legislation. Key updates include:
Military Leave – Updated…
Apr 21, 2025
To faculty and staff across the University of Ăĺ±±˝űµŘ System:
We are delighted to announce that we will once again be granting three gift days to employees eligible for leave benefits in the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal…
Apr 17, 2025
Have an idea for a UIS Homecoming event? Submit your idea on UIS Connection. Homecoming is set for Sept. 14–20. This year’s theme is “Written in the Stars”—a celebration of Prairie Star pride, connection, and…
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…
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…
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Sep 09, 2022
Bea Bonner has been named the University of Ăĺ±±˝űµŘ Springfield Employee of the Month for September 2022. She is the Community Voices Editor/Co-Host at NPR Ăĺ±±˝űµŘ.
She began working at UIS in 2016. According to…
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