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Apr 03, 2026
National Student Employee Appreciation Week is coming soon - April 13-17 Do you supervise student staff? Would you like them to receive a little token of appreciation the week of April 13th? If so, sign up by…
Apr 02, 2026
Dear UIS Community: The University has been diligent in negotiations with the labor union that represents tenured and tenure-track faculty, and another mediation session is scheduled for this afternoon. We are…
Apr 01, 2026
The Annual Evaluation Process for Academic Professional and Civil Service employees has begun!  Human Resources is pleased to present an updated electronic version of the Annual Performance Evaluation to…
Apr 01, 2026
April 1st is National Walking Day and Campus Recreation created an opportunity for our campus to get moving. We wish to invite our staff and faculty to participate! The 1-mile walk has been rescheduled …
Apr 10, 2026
4.10.26 Dear Colleagues — Dr. Jamarco Clark, vice chancellor for student affairs, has shared that he will be leaving UIS to take on an exciting new opportunity as the next vice president for student affairs for Wichita State University,…
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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Employee Recognition

Mar 03, 2026
Jeff Sudduth, IT technical associate for Information Technology Services, has been named the University of Illinois Springfield Employee of the Month for February 2026. Sudduth’s expertise supports other units on…

Getting to Know You

Mar 06, 2026
Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS? I was born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and grew up in Mahomet, Illinois, where I graduated from high school in 1996. I played golf in high school and…

Employee Events

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Another round of Take Your Child to Work Day is happening April 23, 2026. We have a full afternoon planned that includes a dorm tour, exercise science activity, E-sports tour and more. We welcome up to 20 kids, aged 10…
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Interested in the progress of the Library Commons? Want to learn more about the construction process of the building? If so, join us on Friday, April 24th.  Library Commons Construction Update…
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Interested in the progress of the Library Commons? Want to learn more about the construction process of the building? If so, join us on Friday, April 24th.  Library Commons Construction Update…
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