What’s your favorite season of the year and why?
My favorite season is fall. I love everything about it—the changing leaves, the crisp weather and, most importantly, Halloween.
Visiting Pumpkin Creek Farm has become a yearly tradition for my family, and I look forward to it every year. We love their corn maze because it has trivia questions as you navigate through it. We’ve made it a competition to see who gets the most answers correct—competing with siblings is always fun! We can't wait to take my nephew this fall for the first time!
The 20th annual Faculty and Staff Campaign Kickoff event is Thursday, March 6, from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.
As a thank you to our faculty and staff donors, all employees who make a gift to any UIS fund on March 6 will receive this personal fan with fun UIS messages. You will also have an opportunity to collect more UIS swag just for coming to the kickoff event.
If you have any questions about this event or the Faculty and Staff Campaign, please reach out.
I hope to see you next Thursday!
Kate Bolte
Please join us on March 13, 2025, at 3:00 PM, in the Student Union Ballroom to celebrate this year's CARE, CAPE and Star Award nominees! Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available.
The following message was emailed to all UIS students about mental health resources that are available to them as we near midterms.
Hello Students,
ATTENTION FACULTY:
The 54th annual UIS Commencement ceremonies will be held in Sangamon Auditorium in the UIS Performing Arts Center. There will be three ceremonies as follows:
As part of the university’s NorthStar strategic visioning initiative, the University is announcing a Voluntary Separation Plan (UIS-VSP) available for all employees who have an appointment greater than 50% FTE and who have not provided a written notice of resignation or intent to retire from UIS prior to the Plan Effective Date.
Please be aware that Parking Lot E will be closed on Monday, February 24, so that school children may safely enter the UIS Performing Arts Center for the Staley Class Acts performance The Giver.
Thank you.
Parking Operations
Office: BSB 43
Phone: (217) 206-8502
Email: parking@uis.edu
The state budget proposed today by Gov. JB Pritzker would provide a 2.7 percent increase in state-appropriated general operating funds for the University of Illinois System, increasing the system’s general funds appropriation to $730.1 million for the coming fiscal year. The proposal represents a continuation of the vital reinvestment our state and Gov. Pritzker have made in recent years in public higher education.
Today, February 14, is the final day to register for March crowdfunding opportunities (Faculty and Staff Campaign and March 19-20 Day of Giving).
These are tremendous opportunities to raise funds and promote your unit, program, or project to our greater UIS community, including faculty and staff, alumni, and friends.
Our 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) partner, Duo, is reporting issues with SMS (text messaging) delivery of passcodes. Duo has identified the cause of the issue and is working to restore SMS service.
Duo Push notifications are not affected, and individuals are encouraged to utilize this option as it is the most secure and convenient while we wait for service to be restored.