Under Regulation 16.011 under Policy and Rules, civil service staff are now required to submit a conflict of interest form annually. A communication was recently sent to all Civil Service employees alerting them to the reporting requirement.

Registration for the Emiquon Nature Preserve Event is Live! This year's trip will be taking place on October 24, 2025. All permanent Academic Professional and Civil Service employees who have been employed for 6+ months are eligible to participate with supervisory approval. Participants will tour the Therkildsen Field Station and public use areas of the Nature Preserve. If time permits, we will also gather water samples to view in the lab. Attendee spots are limited, so please register now! For more information on the Know Your U program. Please visit the HR website.

In this month's newsletter, we talk about the next offering in the Employee Development Series. We also introduce a new onboarding system and talk about Salary Program Updates. We also discuss how to register for the Emiquon Nature Preserve event and Supervisor Development Day!

UIS is committed to protecting minors who visit campus so they can enjoy the wonderful events and programs our community offers. For departments that want to offer programs to minors (persons under the age of eighteen (18)), our Protection of Minors page has detailed information on planning and hosting an event for young visitors.

In August's HR newsletter, we talk about the next session in the Employee Development Series. We remind readers of the Protection of Minors policy, Remote Work Agreements, Employment Verification, and Workers' Compensation Reporting. We also talk about a couple of upcoming events!

Do you know an exceptional employee who deserves to be an Employee of the Month? Nominate them now!

If you are a University of Illinois Springfield employee, nominate someone for Employee of the Month. Upon submission:

July 1, 2025

The following is important information for employees enrolled in State of Illinois health insurance coverage who made a health plan change for the new plan year, beginning July 1. 

If you did not make a health plan change, or you are NOT a current health plan participant, then you may disregard this email.

Congratulations to our new CSAC Representatives!

Seven Civil Service employees have been elected to represent on the Civil Service Advisory Council:

• AJ Hamm- Building Service Supervisor, Facilities and Services/Finance and Administration 
• Gwen Cribbett- Admissions and Records Officer, Admissions/Enrollment and Retention Management
• Jason Noyes- IT Manager/Administrative Coordinator, Information Technology Services/Academic Affairs
• Jeffrey Sudduth- IT Technical A

Start the summer with attending some training opportunities! We also remind readers of Rising Starts registration and of the Shared Benefits Program! We also encourage you to send us future Employee Development topics for our series. We also share details on July Lunch at the Lake and our next installment in the Employee Development Series.