We are pleased to announce our new Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program!

The Promising Prairie Star Recognition Program honors outstanding graduates under the age of forty or those who have graduated within the previous 5 years. Honorees are selected for their emerging and unique innovation, creativity and success in their chosen career and/or life's work. Established by the UIS Young Alumni Committee in 2024, the inaugural class of honorees will be selected and recognized in the Spring of 2025. 

The annual State and University Employees Combined Appeal (SECA) campaign is underway! There’s no better time to give back and invest in the causes you care about than right now. The UIS SECA web page is open and accepting donations through November 13th. Please consider a gift today!

Dear Faculty and Staff —

It is that time in the year when the number of people struggling with their mental health typically increases. Common themes include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and difficulties with interpersonal relationships. Though these struggles are often expressed at the individual level, they often arise from systemic issues in our environment and culture. We all have an opportunity to create a supportive environment for learning and growth.

We still have spots open to register for next week's Know Your U trip to Emiquon Nature Preserve on October 23rd! Our schedule has us departing the university at 9am and returning at approximately 3:30pm. 

The annual fire drills for this year will be conducted on Thursday, October 31, and Friday, November 1 for the UIS campus. Please pay special attention to your building assembly points as some have been revised for the ease of assembly by location.

UIS Crowdfunding provides an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to raise funds for University-related projects. Our goal is to provide support and guidance to units seeking funding and to create a unique experience for donors to make an impact on the UIS community.

On Tuesday, October 8, the UIS Office of Advancement is hosting an event at the Public Affairs Center.

Therefore, please be aware, on Tuesday, October 8, Parking Lot E will be closed to campus for parking due to this event.

PERKS spaces remain available for PERKS permit members to park in their designated space.

Thank you.

Parking Operations
Office: BSB 43
Phone: (217) 206-8502
Email: parking@uis.edu

Campus community,

UIS faculty,

I am writing to advise that a few minor changes have been made to the UIS Levels of Governance (LOG) policy document. The updated LOG can be found on the Academic Affairs Curriculum Planning & Review webpage.

The following changes were made to the LOG policy document: