Are you interested in serving on the UIS Green Fee Committee? On-campus undergraduate and graduate students in all majors are welcome to apply.
Applications are due Friday, 9/22, at 10 PM. To apply, submit a current resume and a one-page cover letter describing why you are interested in the committee and the skills/experiences that you would bring to the position using this webform.
Harmonize has added several new features to its enhanced online discussion platform for Fall 2023:
In-person ID Center services will be unavailable on September 6 and 7 as we move to our new location in University Hall Building, Room 1004 (UHB1004).
Staff will continue to be available by email during the move to assist with meal plans and other online inquiries. Full services resume Friday, September 8 at the new location.
By Grace Nance, Spring 2023 LLE SOA Research & Outreach Intern
The UIS Sociology/Anthropology Department is delighted to welcome Dr. Maria Dueñas as a new Assistant Professor of Sociology beginning August 2023!
Facilities and Services will oversee the inspection of fire alarm systems during the week of July 3rd.
This is primarily a visual inspection, but there will be brief, intermittent activations of alarm horns and strobe lights as part of inspection procedures.
Elevators will be included in the alarm inspection. Signage will be posted when an elevator is taken out of service. Every effort will be made to ensure an operational elevator is available in buildings with multiple elevators as well as to return an elevator to service as quickly as possible.
Q and A with Dr. Peter Shapinsky, Professor of History
Dr. Shapinsky was recently featured as an Episode Advisor in the PBS video “The Obscure History of Japanese Sea Lords.” In this Q and A, Dr. Peter Shapinsky talks briefly about his experience working on the project.
How did PBS reach out to you?
Q and A with Stephanie Hedge
Director of Composition, Associate Professor of English
Where did you go for your undergraduate education?
The University of Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
Where did you go for your graduate education?
My MA was also at U of W. Ph.D. was at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
What was your major(s)?
The Creation of One Truth: Single-Ledger Entries for Multiple Stakeholders Using Blockchain Technology to Address the Reconciliation Problem.
Dr. Ryan Williams, associate professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at UIS, has contributed his expertise to the popular Netflix documentary series, I am a Stalker. Production crew and campus interviews occurred in March 2022, and Williams spent hours speaking with the producers, who he says were “curious and open to listening to what the scholarly literature has found on the topic.”
“Criminologists rarely get asked by the media to discuss crimes other than violent murders, which make up a small percentage of violent crimes,” Williams says.
November Know Your U Event- Moon Party
Join UIS Human Resources and Chancellor Gooch on the roof of Brookens Library on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, from 7:00-9:00pm for the Know Your U Moon Party, where we will learn about the newly renovated UIS Campus Observatory and the famous UIS Star Parties!