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Dear Colleagues:
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield celebrated faculty achievements during the 2025 Faculty Honors Celebration held May 6 in the Student Union Ballroom. Chancellor Janet L. Gooch and Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Brandon E. Schwab presided over the annual event, which recognizes excellence in teaching, service, scholarship and community engagement.
From Provost Schwab
Colleagues,
As we come to the end of an eventful and sometimes challenging academic year, I simply want to express my appreciation for the faculty, staff, and students who make UIS the great place it is to learn, work, and play. This week鈥檚 faculty honors reception and commencement ceremonies are opportunities to celebrate, and I hope you are able to participate in some way. There is much more work ahead of us, and I hope you have a wonderful summer whether you are on campus, nearby, or far away.
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Course Survey Report Demo for Instructors - Thurs., May 1
Academic Affairs is partnering with ITS to offer several Course Survey report demo sessions to highlight the enhanced reporting functionality of the recently-launched Course Survey App. Instructors will have on-demand access to a variety of reports for your courses (once data is available for Spring 25), including filters by course level, semester, part-of-term, and modality (online, classroom, blended).
We hope you will be available to participate in one of these sessions on May 1:
Course Survey Report Demo for Instructors - Wed., April 23
Academic Affairs is partnering with ITS to offer several Course Survey report demo sessions to highlight the enhanced reporting functionality of the recently-launched Course Survey App. Instructors will have on-demand access to a variety of reports for your courses (once data is available for Spring 25), including filters by course level, semester, part-of-term, and modality (online, classroom, blended).
We hope you will be available to participate in our session on Wednesday, April 23::
Good morning, all:
We are partnering with ITS to offer several Course Survey report demo sessions to highlight the enhanced reporting functionality of the recently-launched Course Survey App. Instructors will have on-demand access to a variety of reports for your courses (once data is available for Spring 25), including filters by course level, semester, part-of-term, and modality (online, classroom, blended).
We hope you will be available to participate in one of the three sessions:
Faculty Personnel Policy
UIS Faculty Personnel Policy
The UIS Faculty Personnel Policy (FPP) is typically published each summer for the following academic year. The FPP covers such topics as faculty personnel files, faculty personnel reviews, leave and awards, appointment procedures, honorary degree procedures, and other useful information to assist faculty and academic units.
Dear UIS Community,
As part of our ongoing efforts to enhance student success, we have recently begun work on our HLC Quality Initiative, a large-scale improvement process required by HLC as part of our participation in the Open Pathway accreditation process. After conducting a university-wide survey and targeted focus groups last year, the Provost鈥檚 Leadership Team has determined that enhancing advising services for students will be the focus of our initiative.
From Provost Schwab
Colleagues,
I hope you are doing well as we approach the final weeks of the academic year. It鈥檚 amazing to think that we will soon welcome a new batch of graduates into the UIS alumni ranks.