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.

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.

Jacob Friefeld, director of the Center for Lincoln Studies at the University of Illinois Springfield, has received the Caroline Bancroft History Prize from the Denver Public Library for “The First Migrants,” a book he co-authored with Richard Edwards. Published by Bison Books, the book examines the migration of Black homesteaders to the Great Plains from 1877 to 1920.

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.

Dear Campus Community,

Facilities and Services will be overseeing the inspection and testing of the fire alarm system in PAC on Tuesday, January 7. 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.

The next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, January 8 , at 10 a.m. via Zoom.  All Civil Service employees are welcome to attend. 

Due to winter weather conditions, we are providing an update regarding campus operations.

Information for Employees

The Liberal Leave Policy will be in effect on Monday, Jan. 6. Employees are advised to use their discretion when determining whether it is safe to commute to and from work in inclement weather.