Greetings Campus Community:

The annual evaluation season is coming to an end as of 5:00 p.m. today, June 6th. Please finalize your evaluations and submit them to our office using the evaluation form found on our Performance Evaluation Program webpage. If you have any questions regarding the form or the status of an evaluation, please reach out to Kenzie Westlake at mwest22@uis.edu.

UIS Office of Human Resources

Dear UIS Community,

The University of Illinois Springfield Police Department wants to alert you to a recent fraudulent phone scam targeting members of the surrounding community. These scams involve callers falsely identifying themselves as law enforcement officials from surrounding jurisdictions and claiming the recipient is involved in an ongoing criminal investigation and/or legal matter.

In each reported case, the caller attempts to coerce the victim into making a monetary payment to avoid arrest or being named as a suspect in a fictitious investigation.

Please be advised that the UIS Public Affairs Center (PAC) Plumbing Infrastructure Repair Project has started. Therefore, the teardrop entrance to PAC is closed for the duration of this work.

During this time, SMTD bus service will only stop at the bus shelter next to Founders Residence Hall, located at Eliza Farnham and Vachel Lindsay Drive.

Your patience and understanding are very much appreciated.

Parking Operations
Office: BSB 43
Phone: (217) 206-8502
Email: parking@uis.edu

The UIS Police Department would like to inform you about an upcoming Drone Training Course being hosted by our department. This course is part of our continuing efforts to enhance preparedness through the responsible use of emerging technologies.

As part of the necessary plumbing infrastructure renovation project that has begun this summer in the Public Affairs Center, Facilities & Services is working in collaboration with multiple campus partners to ensure a smooth transition process in operations. From June 2025 to September 2026, several units currently located in the PAC will temporarily pause or relocate their operations to other campus spaces due to the drilling and pipe excavation activities.

The increase in University of Illinois System operating funds announced by Gov. JB Pritzker for the 2026 fiscal year demonstrates continued support for and belief in the power of public higher education, U of I System President Tim Killeen said Monday.

The new budget was approved by the General Assembly on Sunday and Pritzker has said he will sign it.

Thanks to campus and system-level financial support, ITS is in the process of implementing a campus-wide infrastructure refresh as part of our efforts to improve Wi-Fi performance. This is a multi-phase project with an expected projected completion date of August 2025.

During the week of June 2, we will be upgrading the Student Life Building (SLB) and the Visual Performing Arts Building (VPA).

During the transition for each building, laptops, tablets, and phones should automatically switch to the new Wi-Fi after a possible brief interruption in service.

Join Your Civil Service Advisory Council

Nomination Forms Available for CSAC Election

CSAC provides a communication link between Civil Service employees, the Director of Human Resources, the Chancellor, campus-wide, university-wide, and state-wide groups. All status (non-probationary) Civil Service employees are invited to submit online nomination forms for this year's Civil Service Advisory Council (CSAC) election.

Summer 2025 Start Dates

• 8-week & first-half courses will be published and made available for students on Monday, June 2nd at 12:01 a.m.
• A resource page on copying your Canvas content is available.

The UIS Performing Arts Center venues are temporarily closed!

While our performance venues are closed for 15 months due to a major campus plumbing infrastructure update, our ticket and administrative offices remain open.

Our stages may be dark, but the UIS Performing Arts Center is still active behind the scenes. We're continuing our educational and community outreach programming—and working hard to refresh Sangamon Auditorium to enhance your future patron experience.