Apply Now: 2025 FELP Applications Open for Faculty
Faculty members and qualified candidates are encouraged to apply for and promote the Faculty Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (FELP).
Ray Rodriguez Joins UIS as Senior Director of Access and Equity, Title IX Coordinator
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.
2025 Best of UIS and Beyond
The UIS Observer needs your help with the 2025 Best of UIS and Beyond Contest! Voting for your favorite finalists will take place
Judge Springfest 2025 - Friday & Saturday Judges Needed
Springfest 2025 is just around the corner, and we need judges to help make this long-standing UIS tradition a success! Running from April 21st鈥�26th, Springfest brings together students, faculty, staff, and alumni for a week of friendly competition and campus spirit.
Judges play a key role in scoring competitions, ensuring fair play, and keeping the excitement going.聽Sign-ups are open now through April 15th鈥攚e welcome聽faculty, staff, students, and alumni聽to participate!
Campus-Wide Wi-Fi Upgrade - Public Affairs Center, Foxglove, and Marigold
Thanks to campus and system-level financial support, ITS is in the process of implementing a campus-wide infrastructure refresh as part of our efforts to improve Wi-Fi performance. This is a multi-phase project with an expected projected completion date of August 2025.
During the week of April 7, we will be upgrading the Public Affairs Center, Foxglove, and Marigold.
During the transition for each building, laptops, tablets, and phones should automatically switch to the new Wi-Fi after a possible brief interruption in service.
Water Shutoff Week of April 7 - Part of 1st Floor PAC
Greetings, Campus Community:
A critical plumbing repair will be performed the week of April 7 on the first floor of PAC. Work is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, April 8 and wrap up on Friday, April 11. If that schedule changes, we will send out an update.
Water will be shutoff for all restrooms, sinks, and fountains in the following areas:
2025 ECCE Speaker Series Event Proposals
The Office of Undergraduate Education is accepting ECCE Speaker Series proposals for events that will take place during the Fall 2025 semester.
The deadline for Fall 2025 event proposals is Monday, April 14 at 5 PM.
The proposal form and instructions are included below
Apply for the UIS Fund
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,&nb
Website File Upload Limitations
To comply with the , the Office of Web & Digital Strategy will now only allow PDF uploads to websites, as they are compatible with current accessibility scanning tools. Uploading other file types will no longer be permitted.
Annual Evaluations for Academic Professional and Civil Service Employees
Greetings,
The Annual Evaluation Process for Academic Professional and Civil Service employees has begun! Human Resources is pleased to present an updated 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: