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. 

Join the UIS College of Business and Management on Thursday, Feb. 26, at 11 a.m. for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the opening of the Sean & Taryn Grant/Landmark Auto Trading Lab. Located on the fourth floor of University Hall, the new Bloomberg trading lab provides students with hands-on access to real-time market data and professional financial tools.

Three Virtual OER Meetups for Faculty, Instructors, and Librarians:

• OER Meetup for STEM Faculty, Instructors, and Librarians, February 6, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• OER Meetup for Social Sciences Faculty, Instructors, and Librarians, February 20, 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
• OER Meetup

The first session of the 2026 Employee Development Series will be Workers' Compensation presented by Courtney Montgomery from System Office.

Campus Senate will meet on Friday, January 23, from 10 a.m. to noon in the Student Union North Ballroom.

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

Using At-Home Lab Kits to Support Science Learning

Please join Professors Jennifer Faulkner (Medical Laboratory Science) and Catherine Williams (Integrated Sciences, Sustainability, and Public Health) for a discussion and demonstration of Science Interactive lab kits used in UIS science courses. Faculty will share their experiences implementing these kits across different modalities and class sizes, highlighting successes and lessons learned.