Priyanka Deo is an instructor in the School of Communications and Media and director for Student Media.
Can you give a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?
My journey to the University of Illinois Springfield began as an undergraduate, studying political science and sociology/anthropology. I also was a CAP Honors student, received a varsity tennis scholarship and served as captain of the women’s varsity tennis team during my senior year.
Good morning, all:
We are partnering with ITS to offer several Course Survey report demo sessions to highlight the enhanced reporting functionality of the recently-launched Course Survey App. Instructors will have on-demand access to a variety of reports for your courses (once data is available for Spring 25), including filters by course level, semester, part-of-term, and modality (online, classroom, blended).
We hope you will be available to participate in one of the three sessions:
Dear Faculty and Staff:
The communication below was just sent to all graduates participating in the upcoming commencement ceremonies.
To the University of Illinois System community:
Across the University of Illinois System, our promise to offer an excellent education includes providing an environment rich with opportunities for global engagement, cross-cultural understanding, and a diverse community from which to learn. Our international students, faculty, and staff are integral to this environment and bring unique perspectives, talents, and experiences that enrich campus life.
Faculty members and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for and promote the Faculty Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (FELP).
The UIS Observer needs your help with the 2025 Best of UIS and Beyond Contest! Voting for your favorite finalists will take place
Springfest 2025 is just around the corner, and we need judges to help make this long-standing UIS tradition a success! Running from April 21st–26th, Springfest brings together students, faculty, staff, and alumni for a week of friendly competition and campus spirit.
Judges play a key role in scoring competitions, ensuring fair play, and keeping the excitement going. Sign-ups are open now through April 15th—we welcome faculty, staff, students, and alumni to participate!
Thanks to campus and system-level financial support, ITS is in the process of implementing a campus-wide infrastructure refresh as part of our efforts to improve Wi-Fi performance. This is a multi-phase project with an expected projected completion date of August 2025.
During the week of April 7, we will be upgrading the Public Affairs Center, Foxglove, and Marigold.
During the transition for each building, laptops, tablets, and phones should automatically switch to the new Wi-Fi after a possible brief interruption in service.
Greetings, Campus Community:
A critical plumbing repair will be performed the week of April 7 on the first floor of PAC. Work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 8 and wrap up on Friday, April 11. If that schedule changes, we will send out an update.
Water will be shutoff for all restrooms, sinks, and fountains in the following areas:
The Office of Undergraduate Education is accepting ECCE Speaker Series proposals for events that will take place during the Fall 2025 semester.
The deadline for Fall 2025 event proposals is Monday, April 14 at 5 PM.
The proposal form and instructions are included below