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Chancellor's UIS Updates
News
Aug 19, 2022
8.19.22
Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff —
Welcome to the 2022-23 Academic Year! Classes begin today, and our campus is buzzing with renewed energy…
Aug 15, 2022
8.15.22
Dear UIS Colleagues —
I invite you to join me and other members of the UIS leadership team from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 19, as we kick off…
Aug 08, 2022
8.8.22
Hello, UIS—
I can hardly believe that next week marks the beginning of fall semester with move-in and the first day of classes. I look…
Aug 03, 2022
8.3.22
Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff —
I am writing to confirm our COVID-19 requirements for Fall 2022. For the past two years, UIS has been…
Jul 26, 2022
7.26.22
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff —
Today, the UI System shared its COVID-19 requirements for the Fall 2022 semester. UIS supports this approach…
Jul 25, 2022
Hello, UIS —
In three weeks, we’ll welcome students back to campus—can you believe it? Summer has flown by, but I know we’ll all be ready for campus to…