How have our state’s incoming college students changed over the past ten years? What are their expectations in the classroom? What kinds of learning challenges do they excel at, and how can college educators better support their emerging skills?
The Illinois Mexican and Mexican-American student (I-MMÁS) initiative invites you to the Health Promotion Symposium online symposium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 29.
Join us online for a multidisciplinary discussion aimed at promoting strategic collaborations among scientists from the Faculty of Higher Studies Iztacala, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico, and the University of Illinois System in health promotion.
The Illinois Mexican and Mexican-American student (I-MMÁS) initiative invites you to the Water and the Environment online symposium from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on January 28.
The next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held Wednesday, January 7, at 10:00 a.m. The meeting will be held via Zoom at the link below. All Civil Service employees are welcome to attend.
February 27-March 1
UIS Recreation and Athletic Center | Springfield, IL
Non-Sanctioned Tournament by the Department of Campus Recreation
This workshop, led by Kyle Blount, Assistant Professor of Ecohydrology, will highlight common pitfalls in grading processes and introduce equitable grading principles and practices (i.e., what are they and why you should use them). Participants will choose a grading practice, brainstorm how to effectively implement it in a course, and provide feedback within small groups.
Alan Freedman, Assistant Professor of Health Sciences and Chair of the University Requirements Committee (URC) will discuss the ECCE program and the ECCE Speakers’ Series. The role the University Requirements Committee (URC) in the evaluation and approval process of ECCE-designated courses will also be reviewed.
Location: BRK 416 or via Zoom. Coffee and Cookies will be provided
Join us for a discussion with Cate Denial (Knox College) on her new book, A Pedagogy of Kindness. “Part manifesto, part teaching memoir, part how-to guide, A Pedagogy of Kindness urges higher education to get aggressive about instituting kindness, which Denial distinguishes from niceness.
All faculty and staff are invited to a Holiday Party from 4 to 6 p.m., Dec. 18, in the Student Union Ballroom. There will be music, drinks, and appetizers to celebrate the season. Release time will be in effect for this event.
The next Civil Service Advisory Council meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 3rd, at 10:00 am. The meeting will be held in BRK 141A (ITS) and streamed via Zoom at the link below. All civil service employees are welcome to attend.