As part of our All Access partnership with Kaplan, we are hosting a series of exclusive professional development sessions specifically for faculty and staff this semester. These opportunities are designed to provide you with the opportunity to learn more about specific topics close to the work you are already doing and how Kaplan All Access can help you reach your goals for your students intentionally as well.

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You're invited! Please join us for a Retirement Reception in honor of Dr. Vickie Cook, vice chancellor of enrollment and retention management.

• WHEN: Thursday, Feb. 26, 3:30 to 5 p.m. | Remarks at 4 p.m.
• WHERE: UIS Student Union Ballroom

Please RSVP by Thursday, Feb. 19.

We are counting down to the 2026 Retirement & Recognition Ceremony where we will come together to celebrate our colleagues as a campus community. We will celebrate our retirees for their service to the university and colleagues for milestone achievements of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years of service. Please consider joining us on April 7, 2026, from 9-10:30 a.m. at the Student Union!

Campus Senate will meet on Friday, February 6, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM, in Brookens 230-A.

If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible.

The Office of Human Resources is pleased to announce the next installment of the Employee Development Series will be Annual Evaluations presented by Kenzie Filchak and Drew Schlosser on March 24, 2026, from 9:00-11:00am. Information from this session will be most beneficial to supervisors, but all are welcome to attend. Topics covered in this session include form functions, preparing for the evaluation discussion with employees, and avoiding evaluation pitfalls.

Please save the date for a Know Your U event! Learn about UIS and local history through our archives and the valuable information housed right here on campus. University Archivist, Katrina Burch, will lead participants through a tour of the archives and provide opportunities for examining documents and learning more about our archival resources available to university employees.

This event will be held at Brookens Library on March 17, 2026 from 2 to 3 p.m. Registration is not required.

The next installment of the Employee Development Series on Time Entry Systems and Leaves of Absence will be held virtually on February 24, 2026 from 9 to 10 a.m. All are welcome to attend the online session. Systems that we will be discussing and demonstrating include VSL, AVSL, FLRS, and Timesheets (Banner Self-Service).

To improve operational efficiency and maximize cost savings for the university, UIS will be migrating our Zoom environment into the UIUC tenant. Originally scheduled for last night, the migration will complete tonight.

Please be aware of the following maintenance window:

To improve operational efficiency and maximize cost savings for the university, UIS will be migrating our Zoom environment into the UIUC tenant.

Please be aware of the following maintenance window:

The next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held Wednesday, February 4th at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held in BRK 141A (ITS) and streamed via Zoom. All Civil Service employees are welcome to attend.