Link to Provost Papini’s communications and announcements regarding preparations for spring 2022:

• Spring 2022: COVID Classroom Information (January 12, 2022)
• UIS Instructional Plan – Spring 2022: Provost’s Communication 10 (October 21, 2021)
• Spring 2022: Provost’s Communication 9 (September 21, 2021)

• Notice of applications for tenure and faculty reappointments 2021 (August 24, 2021)
• Guidance for Fall 2021: Provost’s Communication 8 (Operational Plans – August 17, 2021)
• Updated COVID-19 Classroom Requirements and other information – Fall 2021 (August 16, 2021)
• Reappointment of faculty with probationary status (August 2, 2021)
• Faculty Guidance for Fall 2021: Provost’s Communication 7 (Faculty Personnel, Course Evaluation, Travel, and Search Processes – July 12, 2021)
• Communication 6: Important information about tenure, promotion, and reappointment applications & portfolios (July 6, 2021)
• Faculty Personnel Policy – version 8.16.2021
• Communication 5: Spring 2021 Planning (September 17, 2020)
• Communication 4: Important information about tenure, promotion, and reappointment applications & portfolios (July 9, 2020)

• Fall 2020 Academic Plans at UIS (July 9, 2020)
• Faculty Guidance for Fall 2020: Provost’s Communication 3 (June 19, 2020)
• Faculty Guidance for Fall 2020: Provost’s Communication 2 (June 8, 2020)
• Faculty Guidance for Fall 2020: Provost’s Communication 1 (June 1, 2020)

Provost Papini’s spring communications and announcements regarding COVID-19:

• Pause on-campus delivery of on-ground and hybrid classes (November 10, 2020)
• COVID-19 UIS guidance for research (April 28, 2020)
• COVID-19 The use of incomplete grade for Spring 2020 (April 27, 2020)
• COVID-19 Final examinations (April 13, 2020)
• COVID-19 Summer and Fall registration (April 6, 2020)
• COVID-19 APRs for Spring 2020 (April 6, 2020)
• COVID-19 Student evaluations for spring 2020 (April 3, 2020)
• COVID-19 Tenure rollback requests (April 1, 2020)
• COVID-19 Spring grading (March 27, 2020) – sent to faculty & staff via UIS Employee DL
• COVID-19 Plan for faculty personnel, course evaluation, and search processes (March 18, 2020)

View past communications and announcements*

• Notice of applications for tenure & faculty reappointments ( September 8, 2020)
• Reappointment of faculty with probationary status (July 29, 2020)
• Faculty Personnel Policy – version 8.16.2020 (July 1, 2020)

• Notice of applications for tenure & faculty reappointment (August 28, 2019)

• Reappointment of faculty with probationary status (July 30, 2019)
• Faculty Personnel Policy – version 8.16.19 (July 1, 2019)
• Important information about tenure, promotion, and reappointment applications & portfolios (July 1, 2019)
• Faculty Personnel Policy – version 10.15.18 (October 15, 2018)
• Notice of applications for tenure & faculty reappointment (August 28, 2018)
• Reappointment of faculty with probationary status (July 26, 2018)

• Important information about tenure, promotion, and reappointment applications & portfolios (June 5, 2018)
• Conversation Starter 4 – UIS Exploration Academy (April 23, 2018)
• Conversation Starter 3 – Embedding Teaching and Learning in Experience (April 9, 2018)

• Conversation Starter 2 – Requisite Training in Online Teaching and Learning (January 16, 2018)
• Conversation Starter 1 – Course Enrollment Caps (January 8, 2018)
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• Notice of applications for tenure & faculty reappointment (September 2, 2017)

• Important reminder regarding course texts & materials (August 7, 2017)
• Reappointment of faculty with probationary status (July 17, 2017)

• Correspondence submitted to faculty personnel files (September 9, 2016; updated February 27, 2019)
• Notice of applications for tenure & faculty reappointment (rev September 29, 2016; August 28, 2016)
• Reappointment of faculty with probationary status (July 22, 2016)
• Faculty Personnel Policy – version 7.16 (June 30, 2016)

*Note: Informational items