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Chancellor's UIS Updates
News
Jul 01, 2021
7.1.21
Dear UIS Students, Faculty and Staff —
Today we are issuing our UIS Fall 2021 Student COVID-19 Vaccination Policy in alignment with the UI System…
Jun 16, 2021
6.16.21
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff —
For the past 15 months, our UIS family has been committed to adhering to our United in Safety guidelines to…
Jun 14, 2021
06.14.21
Happy Monday, UIS!
Illinois officially entered Phase 5 of the Restore Illinois plan last week. I hope you saw my message on Friday asking our…
Jun 02, 2021
6.1.21
Happy Tuesday, UIS!
It’s finally feeling like summer on campus. Can you believe it is already June? This edition of the newsletter is a little…
May 18, 2021
5.17.21
Happy Monday, UIS!
We did it! We made it through a successful academic year, managed COVID-19 on our campus, vaccinated students and staff, and…
Aug 14, 2020
As readers of this column are well aware, UIS Chancellor Emeritus Susan Koch, who retired June 30 following nine years of dedicated leadership, cared deeply…