We invite you, your family, and your friends to our open house!

Come unwind and enjoy a cup of hot chocolate, donuts, and other snacks! This event is open to everyone, and all are welcome to stop by our office in 303B at the ICC East Peoria Campus (across from Student Life)

Hang out in our office while you enjoy donuts and delicious snacks with a cup of hot chocolate as we wrap up the semester!

All students, families, alumni, staff, faculty, and the public are welcome- bring a friend!

UIS Campus Senate will meet on Friday, November 22, 2024, 10:00 AM-12:00 PM in PAC 160, Community Room (formerly known as C/D).

If an expected document is missing from the links provided, please notify CampusSenate@uis.edu as soon as possible. Please note that a vote is planned on agenda items labeled as “action item.”

Dear colleagues —

The search for the UIS Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources has yielded four finalists. Finalist 2 will be visiting campus for interviews Nov. 20. 

An open forum will take place for interested faculty and staff to attend and learn more about each of the candidates. A Zoom link is available for each forum, but in-person attendance is strongly encouraged. Participants on Zoom will be able to ask questions via the chat function only.

Dear colleagues —

The search for the UIS Assistant Vice Chancellor for Human Resources has yielded four finalists. Finalist 1 will be visiting campus for interviews Nov. 18.

An open forum will take place for interested faculty and staff to attend and learn more about each of the candidates. A Zoom link is available for each forum, but in-person attendance is strongly encouraged. Participants on Zoom will be able to ask questions via the chat function only.

The 10th annual lighting of the Colonnade will happen at 5:30 p.m. on Nov. 15. Cookies and cocoa will be served at 5:15 p.m., followed by the lighting of the Colonnade by the Chancellor and SGA president.

If you can't attend in person, watch via Zoom.

UIS Campus Senate will meet on Friday, November 8, 2024, from 10 a.m. to noon in PAC 160, Community Room (formerly known as C/D).

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

Unlocking AI: A Screening of The Thinking Game!

Get ready for an exciting film screening event that will take you on a thrilling journey into the world of artificial intelligence! Join us for a special screening of The Thinking Game, a captivating documentary that offers an unprecedented look inside Google DeepMind, one of the world's leading AI research labs!

Please join us for the next installment of the monthly Employee Development Series: Violence Prevention & De-Escalation Training with Captain Justin Emmons. Attendees will leave this session with new knowledge on identifying different types of disruptive, concerning or criminal behaviors, how to be a good witness, and the do’s and don’ts of incident involvement. Important topics such as stress responses and the escalation continuum will be covered as well alongside crisis intervention tools to use within a de-escalation framework.

Teaching Teaching to Teach Science: Student Led Learning in Plant-Animal Interactions

Dr. Stokes (and his students) will share his experience with a transformative approach to teaching an upper-level biology elective, Plant-Animal Interactions, where student-led teaching has served as the cornerstone for engagement and learning.

Towards Online Excellence: Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium

The inaugural Towards Online Excellence: Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium is designed for educators, administrators, instructional designers, and technologists involved in online learning. Illinois thought leaders and practitioners with expertise in online teaching and learning will discuss the latest trends in online education, from innovative pedagogy to emerging technology.