The Division of Advancement is seeking projects to consider for awarding one-time (non-reoccurring) money from the UIS Fund. Throughout the year, UIS alumni, employees and friends make contributions to the UIS Fund, the overall unrestricted gift fund for UIS. This fund provides maximum flexibility in advancing UIS.

Please be aware that this Wednesday, April 30, Parking Lot J will be closed to campus for parking due to an event being held at the Student Union.

On this date, please utilize alternate parking lots authorized by your parking hang tag.

Thank you!

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

Dear colleagues —

The search for the UIS Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration has yielded four finalists. They will be visiting campus for interviews on April 28, 29 and May 1, 2.

An open forum will take place for interested faculty and staff to attend and learn more about each of the candidates.

Candidate resumes and instructions for providing feedback will be shared at the open forum.

April 22, 2025

System Human Resource Services (SHRS) recently updated our website to clarify information, answer common questions, and reference relevant legislation. Key updates include:

To faculty and staff across the University of Illinois System:

We are delighted to announce that we will once again be granting three gift days to employees eligible for leave benefits in the upcoming 2025-26 fiscal year. These gift days will be Wednesday, Dec. 24; Tuesday, Dec. 30; and Wednesday, Dec. 31.

Have an idea for a UIS Homecoming event? Submit your idea on UIS Connection. Homecoming is set for Sept. 14–20. This year’s theme is “Written in the Stars”—a celebration of Prairie Star pride, connection, and possibility.

Congratulations to the following faculty members who will speak this year at the Sustainability Research and Innovation Congress. SRI is an annual global event focused on action-oriented, knowledge-based and inclusive approaches to sustainability

Priyanka Deo is an instructor in the School of Communications and Media and director for Student Media.

Can you give a brief timeline of how your career led you to UIS?

My journey to the University of Illinois Springfield began as an undergraduate, studying political science and sociology/anthropology. I also was a CAP Honors student, received a varsity tennis scholarship and served as captain of the women’s varsity tennis team during my senior year.

Good morning, all:

We are partnering with ITS to offer several Course Survey report demo sessions to highlight the enhanced reporting functionality of the recently-launched Course Survey App. Instructors will have on-demand access to a variety of reports for your courses (once data is available for Spring 25), including filters by course level, semester, part-of-term, and modality (online, classroom, blended).

We hope you will be available to participate in one of the three sessions:

Dear Faculty and Staff:

The communication below was just sent to all graduates participating in the upcoming commencement ceremonies.