This kickoff event was a renewed all-employee assembly intended to kick off the new academic year together. Attendees heard from the chancellor and each vice chancellor about their goals for the 2023-24 academic year, and introductory information about our newest faculty colleagues and administrators also was shared.
Faculty and staff are invited to hear from Chancellor Gooch, Dr. Ken Kriz and Dr. Vickie Cook about important university priorities, including budget and enrollment.
The Future of Higher Education and the Impact of the Demographic Cliff presented by Dr. Vickie Cook. You can register online.
This spring, UIS is offering faculty and staff the opportunity to attend another on-campus Professional Development Retreat as part of our Rise initiative. This semester’s retreat will take place Friday, March 1, and is focused on Redefining Workplace Culture.
Join COLRS staff to learn about navigating the Canvas interface and the foundational tools for organizing and building a course at UIS. Topics covered include: navigating, communicating with students, creating modules and assignments, and gradebook.
Please join us from 9-11 a.m. Jan. 31 in Brookens Auditorium for our very first presentation in the Employee Development Series - The Future of Higher Education and the Impact of the Demographic Cliff! Our expert speaker for this presentation is Dr. Vickie Cook, Vice Chancellor for Enrollment & Retention Management.
You're invited to join in the celebration!
The Employee of the Year celebration is scheduled for 3:30-5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 in the Student Union Ballroom. Register by Jan. 19 and mark your calendars to come out and support your colleagues!
2023 Employees of the Month
All faculty and staff are invited to a Holiday Happy Hour from 4-5 on December 19 in the Student Union Ballroom. There will be music, drinks and appetizers to celebrate the season! Release time will be in effect for this event. To help us plan for the festivities, please register using the link below.
UIS Campus Senate will meet on Friday, December 8, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in PAC 160, Community Room (formerly known as C/D).
The agenda can be found here: https://uofi.box.com/s/70i33ors777paqtz2vx60j1xassecta1. If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible.