Sign up for website editor training on the new uis.edu website. Training typically lasts an hour to 90 minutes and is open to all staff and students.

This luncheon is an opportunity for us to celebrate student achievements and ambition, while also celebrating the kindness of donors who make scholarships happen. This event puts donors and scholarship recipients at the same table, sharing dreams, hope, and ambitions over a meal.

An exhibition reception will be held for 'Under the Umbrella', a group exhibition featuring UIS Visual Arts graduating seniors. Join us in the gallery at 5:30 pm tonight!

Graduating seniors from the UIS Visual Arts Department exhibit their artwork at The UIS Visual Arts Gallery.

UIS Analytics House Cup

Event open for all!
Come watch our undergraduate, graduate and campus based students compete in the first Analytics House Cup. Prizes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams.

We are in a time of change, polarization, and in some states, increased legislative challenges to what and how we teach.  These challenges are leading to ongoing debates within our discipline linked to shifting professional norms and values and the impacts our pedagogical practices in preparing the next generation of public service leaders. 

Hear from an expert in the field of autism on what it’s like to be an autistic student and how educators and students can find common ground in and out of the classroom. Mr. Sweeting is a dynamic speaker who challenges us to question how we approach teaching neurodivergent students using traditional classroom practice. He shares what it’s like to be a college student with autism and how educators can make small changes that yield lasting success for students on the autism spectrum.

This online "mini-conference" will be hosted by the CFE with OPEL Faculty Fellows Livia Arndal Woods and José Irizarry and the 2022-23 members of the UIS Inclusive Teaching Bookclub. Faculty, staff, and students are all welcome to attend. Full schedule to follow.

Join in through Zoom: https://uis.zoom.us/j/86464913933

PROGRAM

9-9:25am - Welcome from Livia Arndal Woods (she/her/hers) and José Luis Irizarry (he/him/his)

VIRTUAL BREAK

All graduates wishing to participate in Commencement on May 13, 2023 must submit an Intent to Participate form by March 20. Only those who are eligible are able to submit their intent to participate form. This step is required, even for students who are making special cap and gown arrangements (E.g., borrowing a black cap and gown).

Learn more: uis.edu/commencement

BHM Closing is a way to capstone the month and reflect on various experiences and triumphs throughout the month. This event is also to learn the ways we can improve how we celebrate culture, identity, and lived experiences!