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Oct 07, 2022
The SHIELD COVID-19 testing site on campus will be closed Monday, Oct. 10, due to a lab closure. The site will re-open at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11.
Oct 06, 2022
Protect yourself and others by getting your flu shot this year! UIS Health Services and the Sangamon County Department of Public Health are offering flu shots to the UIS community from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct....
family dressed like the characters from Disney's "Up" in front of their decorated car
Oct 03, 2022
The Cox Children’s Center and the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center encourage your participation in our annual Trunk or Treat for Canned Goods campus event. Sign up (either as an individual or as a department) to...
Sep 30, 2022
The Office of Campus Relations will be hosting two Open Photo Studio sessions for Fall 2022 for all staff or faculty. These can be used for university purposes such as department websites, campus directory, speaking...
Mar 10, 2026
3.10.26 Dear faculty, staff and students, I am pleased to share that the University of Illinois System’s Mental Health Awareness and Support website now offers new Mental Health Self-assessment Tools available to all...
Chancellor Gooch
Janet L. Gooch, Ph.D.
Chancellor
Mar 10, 2026
Academic Affairs Colleagues, I write to provide an update on the Academic Portfolio Review and Prioritization process. From the beginning, the Academic Portfolio Review (APR) was not intended to be a retrospective exercise. It was designed...
Brandon Schwab
Brandon Schwab, Ph.D.
Provost

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