This is an annual reminder that your employees may be eligible to participate in an alternative or flexible work schedule, operations permitting, in accordance with applicable policies, rules, and collective bargaining agreements.

The alternative or flexible work schedules for Summer 2025 have a window between 05/11/2025 and 08/16/2025.

The May 2025 UIS Human Resources Newsletter highlights two key updates: the Protection of Minors Event Form is now fully online, streamlining submissions directly to HR with contact support from Paige Lavin, and an upcoming Employee Development Series session titled “Discussing Implicit Bias,” scheduled for May 29, 2025. This in-person training, led by Ray Rodriguez, will focus on recognizing and addressing interpersonal bias in the workplace, emphasizing the roles of ethics, equity, and culture.

The State Department of Central Management Services (CMS) has announced that the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Benefit Choice enrollment period will begin May 1 and end June 2, 2025. 

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:

Ray Rodriguez, MPH, NBC-HWC, started as the Senior Director of Access and Equity and as the Title IX Coordinator for UIS on Monday, March 31, 2025.

Rodriguez brings nearly four decades of leadership experience in higher education, specializing in diversity, equity, reproductive health, violence prevention, ethics, inclusion and federal compliance.  

In the April HR Newsletter, we discuss the new schedule for the Biennial Job Description Collection, April's Employee Development Series Session, as well as Save the Dates for the 2025 Retirement & Recognition Ceremony, Take Your Child To Work Day, and the End of the Year Academic Party!

Greetings,

The Annual Evaluation Process for Academic Professional and Civil Service employees has begun!  Human Resources is pleased to present an updated electronic version of the Annual Performance Evaluation to be used as of April 1, 2025.  Here are the changes we made this year to the structure, rankings, and functionality:

Human Resources presents the third annual Take Your Child to Work Day on April 24, 2025. We have a fun-filled day planned that includes a dorm tour, a slime activity, and a tour of the E-Sports Arena. We welcome up to 20 kids, aged 10-15 years old (7-9 years old with a parent present), to come and join us for the afternoon.

To participate, register your child(ren) today!

We are counting down until the 2025 Retirement & Recognition Ceremony where we will come together to celebrate our colleagues as a campus community. On April 17, 2025, we will celebrate our retirees for their service to the university. In addition to retirements, we will also be celebrating colleagues for milestone achievements of 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30 years of service.

Please consider joining us in the celebration that will take place in the Student Union Ballroom from 9:00-10:30 a.m.