Dear Faculty,
We are receiving calls at the help desk from students who are having technical issues with their midterms because of the Respondus outage:
While the latest reports indicate that the situation is improving, I wanted to make sure that you are all aware of the outage in case it is impacting exams your students are taking today, and you want to extend deadlines as needed.
The 20th Faculty and Staff Campaign Kickoff is Thursday in the Student Union Ballroom! Here's the menu (and the associated viral YouTube videos) for the FREE LUNCH:
Please be aware that on Tuesday, March 4, Parking Lot J and a section of Lot F will be closed to campus for parking due to an event being held at the Student Union.
Parking Lot E will also be closed on Tuesday, March 4, so that school children may safely enter the UIS Performing Arts Center for the Staley Class Acts performance The Boy from Troy.
On this date, please make sure to plan accordingly and utilize alternate parking lots authorized by your parking hang tag.
Thank you!
What’s your favorite season of the year and why?
My favorite season is fall. I love everything about it—the changing leaves, the crisp weather and, most importantly, Halloween.
Visiting Pumpkin Creek Farm has become a yearly tradition for my family, and I look forward to it every year. We love their corn maze because it has trivia questions as you navigate through it. We’ve made it a competition to see who gets the most answers correct—competing with siblings is always fun! We can't wait to take my nephew this fall for the first time!
The 20th annual Faculty and Staff Campaign Kickoff event is Thursday, March 6, from noon to 1:15 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom.
As a thank you to our faculty and staff donors, all employees who make a gift to any UIS fund on March 6 will receive this personal fan with fun UIS messages. You will also have an opportunity to collect more UIS swag just for coming to the kickoff event.
If you have any questions about this event or the Faculty and Staff Campaign, please reach out.
I hope to see you next Thursday!
Kate Bolte
Please join us on March 13, 2025, at 3:00 PM, in the Student Union Ballroom to celebrate this year's CARE, CAPE and Star Award nominees! Light refreshments and a cash bar will be available.
The following message was emailed to all UIS students about mental health resources that are available to them as we near midterms.
Hello Students,
Tena Helton is a professor of English.
Can you give me a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?
ATTENTION FACULTY:
The 54th annual UIS Commencement ceremonies will be held in Sangamon Auditorium in the UIS Performing Arts Center. There will be three ceremonies as follows:
As part of the university’s NorthStar strategic visioning initiative, the University is announcing a Voluntary Separation Plan (UIS-VSP) available for all employees who have an appointment greater than 50% FTE and who have not provided a written notice of resignation or intent to retire from UIS prior to the Plan Effective Date.