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Employee Development Series: Discussing Implicit Bias
Please join us for the next session of the Employee Development Series: Discussing Implicit Bias. This session will be presented by Ray Rodriguez, Senior Director of Access & Equity Title IX Coordinator.
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.
Human Resources Newsletter - May 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 鈥淒iscussing Implicit Bias,鈥� 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.
FY26 Benefit Choice Announcement
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.
Important System Human Resources Website Updates
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 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.
Employee Development Series: Hiring Student Employees
We are excited to announce that the next session of the Employee Development Series will be聽Hiring Student Employees聽on April 30th, from 9 to 11 a.m. This will be a virtual session. Representation from offices across campus will cover important topics related to CareerConnect, Undergrad & Grad Hourly positions, Leadership Lived Experience, and Graduate Assistants.
2025 End of Academic Year Party
Human Resources is excited to announce the theme for the 2025 End of Academic Year Party will be Travel the World! Please join us as we celebrate the end of another academic year at UIS with music, food, and fun with our campus community. This year鈥檚 event will be held on the Student Union Patio on May 12, 2025, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Don't miss out!
Human Resources Newsletter - April 2025
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!