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Chancellor's UIS Updates
News
Oct 03, 2022
10.3.22
Dear Colleagues 鈥�
Welcome to October! The air is a little crisper, and crops are being harvested all around our campus. We鈥檙e fully into鈥�
Sep 21, 2022
9.21.22
Dear Colleagues 鈥�
I am pleased to announce the start of the State and University Employee Combined Appeal (SECA) campaign, a statewide effort鈥�
Sep 20, 2022
9.20.22
Hello, UIS employees鈥�
I鈥檝e been enjoying seeing everyone on campus and getting to know our students. Now that the U of I State Tour has鈥�
Sep 16, 2022
9.16.22
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff 鈥�
Last night, UIS celebrated the completion of our multi-year fundraising campaign, Reaching Stellar, with an鈥�
Sep 07, 2022
9.7.22
Dear UIS Colleagues 鈥�
I am thrilled to share the amazing news that our university鈥檚 enrollment this semester is up 6.4 percent over Fall 2021鈥�
Aug 22, 2022
8.22.22
Hello, UIS!
Thanks so much to everyone who welcomed students to campus last week and to those who taught classes on Friday for our鈥�