Chancellor Gooch sends a semimonthly UIS Update newsletter to faculty and staff to highlight university priorities, events, and need-to-know info.
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Publication Schedule
Newsletters are scheduled by semester, and submission deadlines are the Thursday before the publication date.
- Aug. 4, 2025
- Aug. 18, 2025
- Sep. 1, 2025
- Sep. 15, 2025
- Sep. 29, 2025
- Oct. 13, 2025
- Oct. 27, 2025
- Nov. 10, 2025
- Nov. 24, 2025
- Dec. 8, 2025
- Dec. 22, 2025
Chancellor's UIS Updates
News
Jan 25, 2022
1.24.22
UIS Colleagues –
I hope this newsletter finds you safely back into a routine and staying warm as we endure the frigid days of January.…
Jan 11, 2022
1.10.22
Happy New Year, UIS Colleagues –
Welcome to 2022 and to the spring semester! You have already received communication…
Jan 06, 2022
1.6.22
Important announcements in this message:· Details of the UIS booster requirement are below; deadline is Jan. 21 for most individuals· Entry testing…
Dec 21, 2021
12.21.21
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff –
As we learn more about the trajectory of COVID-19 over the coming weeks, I want to urge each of you to take…
Dec 17, 2021
Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff —
We have just completed an exceptionally successful Fall 2021 semester. A quick look at the numbers clearly shows how…
Dec 14, 2021
12.13.21
Dear Colleagues,
This is our last newsletter for 2021! Winter break has arrived like a much-welcomed friend – a needed break to…