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From Provost Schwab
Dear Colleagues,
As we approach the middle of the semester and spring recess, I hope you are finding opportunities to enjoy a bit of the milder temperatures and slowly increasing minutes of daylight. I know that I welcome the change and appreciate the reminder that many things in life are cyclical.
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Dear UIS Administration, Faculty, and Staff:
At the University of Illinois Springfield, we're incredibly proud of our students' drive and ambition. We know many of you are planning for the next step in your academic and professional journeys, whether it's graduate school, a professional licensure, a certification or developing new skills to advance your career. We wholeheartedly support your pursuit of excellence.
Dear Colleagues,
As we complete the transition to our new Course Survey App (launched Intersession 2024-25), we want to let you know of an important deadline for accessing historical course evaluation student comments (Fall 2024 and earlier).
From Provost Schwab
Dear Colleagues,
I start this month’s newsletter with a bit of enrollment news now that we have passed 10th-day census. We are slightly up in total headcount (4,401) and student credit hours (+2.22%) compared to last spring. This is good news, and I thank everyone for their efforts in retaining and recruiting students. Here are a few take-aways:
Athletic Academic Recognition
On February 13th at halftime of the men's basketball game, any student-athlete (regardless of sport) who has earned a cumulative GPA of 3.4 or higher will be introduced. The seniors who will be introduced have been asked to select the UIS faculty or staff member who has been most influential during the student's time here. That person will be introduced along with the student. If you are asked – congratulations! Please accept only one invitation if you get asked by multiple seniors.
The Office of Undergraduate Education is pleased to announce the Spring 2025 Engaged Citizenship Common Experience (ECCE) Speaker Series event schedule. All scheduled events below are free and open to the public.
Faculty Course Survey App Walk-Through Session Feb. 3
The UIS Course Survey App was launched this Spring, beginning with Intersession courses. Full-time and adjunct faculty are invited to attend a walk-through informational session to preview your students’ experience in the Course Survey App. Plenty of time is planned for Q&A, and we welcome questions to help populate the Course Survey App FAQ. We hope you can attend this session if you have not already participated in a Fall 2024 session.
Faculty Course Survey App Walk-Through Session Jan. 31
The UIS Course Survey App was launched this Spring, beginning with Intersession courses. Full-time and adjunct faculty are invited to attend a walk-through informational session to preview your students’ experience in the Course Survey App. Plenty of time is planned for Q&A, and we welcome questions to help populate the Course Survey App FAQ. We hope you can attend this session if you have not already participated in a Fall 2024 session.
From Provost Schwab
I am watching the snow fall for the first time this season and appreciating how our lovely campus changes appearance throughout the year. It has been a busy fall semester, and I hope you are poised for a strong finish and looking forward to the coming holidays. Good luck managing the projects, presentations, papers, exams (and grading!) ahead. Please read below about some training and informational sessions coming up, including a session on the new UIS Course Survey app (Dec. 4) and a webinar on countering human trafficking on college campuses (Dec.