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News
Jul 27, 2021
7.27.21
Dear UIS Colleagues —
Today we are issuing our UIS Fall 2021 Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy in alignment with the UI System’s recently…
Jul 27, 2021
7.27.21
Dear Students:
As we quickly approach the fall semester, my hope is that you are seeing your university act in many ways to prioritize your…
Jul 13, 2021
7.12.21
Happy Monday, UIS!
I appreciate everyone’s hard work and caring approach to responding to questions from the July 1 announcement of our Student…
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…
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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…