Human Resources Updates and Announcements: April 2024

Publish Date

2024-04-03

Annual Evaluations for Civil Service and Academic Professional Employees

The Annual Evaluation Process for Academic Professional and Civil Service employees has begun! The evaluation period is from April 1, 2023 – May 31, 2024. Evaluations must be submitted to Human Resources no later than close of business Friday, June 7, 2024. Supervisors should utilize this electronic form to complete the annual evaluation and to submit the evaluation to Human Resources. As a reminder, supervisors will assign self-evaluations to their individual employees. Employees should NOT click on the evaluation form to start their self-evaluations. More information on the annual evaluation process, including best practices and Frequently Asked Questions, can be found on the Human Resources website.

HR will also be holding two training sessions for supervisors that cover best practices for completing annual evaluations. See dates and times below:

Annual Evaluation Training for Supervisors (Session 1): April 10, 2024, from 9:00-10:30am via Zoom. You can use this link to join this session.
Annual Evaluation Training for Supervisors (Session 2): April 23, 2024, from 3:00-4:30pm via Zoom. You can use this link to join this session.

If you need assistance with the Annual Evaluation process, please contact Kenzie Westlake at mwest22@uis.edu.

Employee Development Series

April Session

Please join us for the April Employee Development Session: Search Committee and Search Chair Orientation. This session will be presented by the UIS Access and Equity Office and a panel of experienced Search Chairs and Search Committee Members.

Effective hiring for the University is critical to our long-term success as a learning institution that serves its students and staff well. Attracting and hiring outstanding people is the goal of every Academic Professional and Faculty search committee – the better our search teams run, the better our faculty and staff will become.

All faculty and staff may be asked to participate on a search committee. If you have ever considered serving on a search committee, and you want to learn more about it, this session is for you. If you have previously served on a search committee but you need a refresher on the process, or you want to learn more about becoming a search chair, this session is for you.

In this session, attendees will:

Learn what it takes to be an effective Search Committee Member.
Learn how to be an effective Search Committee Chair.
Learn how you can support your Search Committees as a Hiring Manager.

The session will be held in-person in PAC 154 on April 24, 2024, from 10:00-11:30am.

Event Announcement

End of Academic Year Party

We are excited to announce that the theme for the 2024 End of Academic Year Party will be Decades! We encourage you and your colleagues to embrace your favorite decade and join us as we celebrate the end of another academic year at UIS.

This year’s event will be held on the Student Union Patio on May 13, 2024, from 11:00-1:00pm. Don’t miss out on the fun! RSVP today!

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Event Reminder

Retirement & Recognition Ceremony

The Annual Retirement & Recognition Ceremony will be held on April 11, 2024. We will celebrate our retirees for their service, as well as celebrate our colleagues for milestone achievements of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years of service. Breakfast will be served. Click here to RSVP.

When: April 11, 2024
Time: 9:00-10:30am
Where: Student Union Ballroom

Take Your Child to Work Day

Take Your Child to Work Day will be held on April 25, 2024. The University has put together a fun-filled day that includes a dorm tour, a police demonstration, and a tour of the new E-Sports Arena. We welcome up to 20 kids, 11-15 years of age, to come and join us for the afternoon.

Register your child today. Please register your child as soon as possible to ensure there is a spot for them to participate.