Dear UIS Campus Community,

The university needs everyone to help minimize natural gas usage on campus through next week.

The university has been notified by its natural gas supplier of a high likelihood that a natural gas Operational Flow Order (OFO) will be issued. While UIS works daily to reduce its carbon footprint and minimize natural gas consumption, this week presents an especially critical challenge. Any natural gas usage exceeding the university’s contractual allowance incurs significantly high costs during an OFO.

Dear Website Editors,

As the semester begins, here are a few key updates and reminders to help you maintain accurate and accessible content on your unit's pages:

Call for Papers

They are inviting you to submit your research in all areas related to behavioral and social finance/economics to the 18th International Conference of the BFWG to be held on Jun. 4-6 in London. As in previous years, the Conference promises to bring together a vibrant community of academics and practitioners in finance, economics, psychology, and decision sciences, featuring regular and poster presentations, academic and practitioner keynotes, and research awards.

Due to current and forecasted weather conditions, please review the following updates regarding campus operations.

Information for Employees

The Liberal Leave Policy is in effect for the remainder of today, Jan. 10. Employees are advised to use their discretion when determining their presence on campus due to any travel concerns.

Spring 2025 Start Dates

• Sixteen-week & first-half courses will be published and made available for students on Monday, January 13th at 12:01 a.m.
• A resource page on copying your Canvas content is available.

Need Help

What is happening?

We'll be hosting weekly 30-minute hands-on workshops on a variety of topics. If there are other topics you'd like to see offered, please reach out to Kara at kmcel2@uis.edu.

Faculty and Staff,

UIS Athletics is collecting snack items for Compass for Kids, a not-for-profit organization that is transforming the Springfield community. Through innovative after-school and summer programs, Compass for Kids provides critical resources and support to underserved children in Springfield Public Schools (District 186).

What do I need to do?

If you use the Zoom Desktop client, please update your software to the most recent version.

Dear Students, Faculty, and Staff,

Facilities and Services will be overseeing the inspection and testing of fire alarms this week. The alarm horns and the strobe lights will be activated intermittently as part of the test procedures to ensure all components of the system are working properly. Please note: You should not ignore any alarms sounding outside this schedule or alarms that sound for a prolonged length of time.

Please be advised that tomorrow, Wednesday, January 8, Parking Lots C-North, C-South, D, E, and the PAC Teardrop will be closed to campus for parking due to the Illinois House of Representatives Inauguration ceremony.

SMTD bus service will be reduced to service only at the bus shelter next to Founders Residence Hall at Eliza Farnham and Vachel Lindsay Drive from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.