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Chancellor's UIS Updates
News
Jun 02, 2021
6.1.21
Happy Tuesday, UIS!
It’s finally feeling like summer on campus. Can you believe it is already June? This edition of the newsletter is a little…
May 18, 2021
5.17.21
Happy Monday, UIS!
We did it! We made it through a successful academic year, managed COVID-19 on our campus, vaccinated students and staff, and…
Aug 14, 2020
As readers of this column are well aware, UIS Chancellor Emeritus Susan Koch, who retired June 30 following nine years of dedicated leadership, cared deeply…
Jun 18, 2020
Dear students, faculty and staff:
We are very pleased to announce that on-campus educational activities will resume this fall at the University of Illinois…
Jul 26, 2021
July 27, 2021
Dear members of the UIS Campus Community:
I am pleased to announce that on July 22, 2021, after campus-level review, the University of…
Jul 21, 2021
Dear Colleagues,
Today, the University of Illinois System announced that all faculty and staff will be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by the…