High Impact Practice Development Fund

Good afternoon,

The Title III Steering Committee invites faculty to apply for the High Impact Practice Development Fund. This fund, supported by the Title III Strengthening Institutions grant awarded to UIS in 2023, provides seed grants for programs to develop or revise a high-impact practice. The 2025-2026 Development Fund cycle will focus on capstone courses or projects, internships, and study away experiences.

Expanding Access: Illinois’ Groundbreaking Initiative for Student Success

Resources like licensure test prep and skills training prepare students for career success. Yet they remain out of reach for many, particularly first-generation and low-income students.

How can institutions ensure every student has access to the tools they need to be career-ready?

Illinois has launched a groundbreaking program that provides students across the state with free access to these resources through a partnership with Kaplan. Join the initiative’s leaders in a webinar on Thursday, May 15, at 2 p.m. ET to explore how Illinois’ model:

Summer 2025 Alternative/Flexible Work Schedules

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.

UIS Vice Chancellor for Finance & Administration Finalist Forums

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.