Dear Civil Service Staff,

To UIS Civil Service Employees:

On behalf of the State Universities Civil Service Employee Advisory Committee, we are writing to invite you to participate in an important constituent survey. Your feedback is essential as we prepare to present Civil Service concerns to the Merit Board.

Feeling Ducky? Ready to go duck wild?

Get ready to put your ducktective skills to work with the UIS campus-wide duck hunt! From Monday, October 27, at 8:00 AM through Friday, October 31, at 3:00 PM, the hunt is on—unless all the ducks are rescued sooner. Winners will be announced after 3:00 PM on Halloween (because what is spookier than a duck with a QR code?).

Guidelines and Instructions for Applying for CSAC Professional Development Funding for FY 2026

The Civil Service Advisory Council (CSAC) is pleased to announce that FY2026 funding has been made available to assist Civil Service Employees (CS) at UIS with professional development. Any CS employee employed with a 50% (minimum) appointment may apply for up to $1,200 to use toward any aspect of past or future professional development occurring during the 2026 fiscal year (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026).

Congratulations to our new CSAC Representatives!

Seven Civil Service employees have been elected to represent on the Civil Service Advisory Council:

• AJ Hamm- Building Service Supervisor, Facilities and Services/Finance and Administration 
• Gwen Cribbett- Admissions and Records Officer, Admissions/Enrollment and Retention Management
• Jason Noyes- IT Manager/Administrative Coordinator, Information Technology Services/Academic Affairs
• Jeffrey Sudduth- IT Technical A

CSAC 2025 Nominations are in! Voting Polls are open!

Online Voting will take place June 16th to June 20th, 2025.

Eleven Civil Service employees have submitted nomination forms and are appearing on this year’s ballot as candidates for seven open positions:

Join Your Civil Service Advisory Council

Nomination Forms Available for CSAC Election

CSAC provides a communication link between Civil Service employees, the Director of Human Resources, the Chancellor, campus-wide, university-wide, and state-wide groups. All status (non-probationary) Civil Service employees are invited to submit online nomination forms for this year's Civil Service Advisory Council (CSAC) election.

Chancellor's Awards: The nomination period for the staff awards will open Monday, Feb. 3 and close Friday, Feb. 14.

A form will be sent out to allow nominations for the CARE & CAPE awards, as well as four additional staff awards.