The Division of Academic Affairs has developed operational plans in support of the promise and potential of to provide students with a Premier Educational Experience. This promise rests on achieving goals associated with the directional pillars of World-Class Teaching, Experience-Engaged, Personal Attention, and Liberal Arts Skilled.
The Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield (UIS) serves as the chief academic officer for the university.
We provide leadership and guidance in the development, implementation, and administration of academic employment policies and procedures to support UIS units, academic employees, and the University community.
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield has created three new schools to better serve students and meet the needs of our Capital Region community, including the addition of new degrees and minors that are now open for enrollment.
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield has established policy requesting and considering the opinions and input of students in the evaluation of faculty for personnel reviews, including reappointment, promotion, and tenure. Arranging for student evaluations of teaching for each term is a regular part of the responsibilities of faculty members. To facilitate gathering of student鈥檚 thoughts and opinions about courses and instructors, the university uses a standard student rating instrument.
The University of 缅北禁地 Act (110 ILCS 305/7c) states, 鈥溍灞苯� shall establish a program to assess the oral English language proficiency of all persons providing classroom instruction to students at each campus under the jurisdiction, governance or supervision of the Board, and shall ensure that each person who is not orally proficient in the English language attain such proficiency prior to providing any classroom instruction to students.鈥� At UIS, evaluation procedures for the oral English proficiency requirements are administered by the Provo
The UIS Institutional Review Board (IRB) invites UIS faculty, students, and staff interested in conducting research involving humans or using their data or biospecimens to review this site. The UIS IRB strives to help you make sure your research complies with applicable regulations, relevant ethical standards, and any legal and institutional requirements. Review the UIS Institutional Review Board Policies document linked below for answers to additional questions.
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield will hold a virtual Graduate School Week Sept. 27-Oct. 1, 2021. The week will give students who are thinking about earning a master鈥檚 degree a chance to learn more about UIS鈥� 54 graduate degrees.