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        <a  href="/news/message-chancellor-welcome-2023-24-academic-year">Message  from  the  Chancellor:  Welcome  to  the  2023-24  Academic  Year!</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">8.16.23



Dear  Colleagues  —



Welcome  to  a  new  academic  year!  I  can’t  wait  to  see  our  campus  re-energized  as  our  faculty  and  students  return  this  week  and  next.  I  hope  you  had  a  great  summer  and  are  ready  to  have  an  amazing  year  helping  our  students  achieve  their  goals!</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-professional-development-retreat-friday-sept-15">UIS  Professional  Development  Retreat  -  Friday,  Sept.  15</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">UIS  Professional  Development  Retreat  |  Sept.  15  |  Register  by  Aug.  31!



In  response  to  faculty  and  staff  feedback,  UIS  is  offering  a  Professional  Development  Retreat  next  month  for  Civil  Service/Academic  Professional  staff  and  Faculty.  A  multidisciplinary  team  of  UIS  colleagues  has  developed  an  exciting  half-day  retreat  focused  on  Workplace  Wellness.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/uis-faculty-staff-academic-year-kickoff-thursday-aug-24">UIS  Faculty-Staff  Academic  Year  Kickoff  -  Thursday,  Aug.  24</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">Mark  the  start  of  a  new  academic  year!



Formerly  referred  to  as  our  faculty  convocation,  this  event  is  a  renewed  all-employee  assembly  intended  to  kick  off  the  new  academic  year  together!  Join  us  from  3-5  p.m.  on  Thursday,  Aug.  24,  2023,  in  the  Student  Union  Ballroom  to  hear  briefly  from  Chancellor  Gooch  and  each  vice  chancellor  about  our  goals  for  this  year,  and  we  will  share  introductory  information  about  our  newest  faculty  colleagues  and  administrators.  This  event  will  be  capped  off  with  snacks  and  time  to  catch  up  with  colleagues.</div>
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        <a  href="/news/sama-jawneh">Sama  Jawneh</a>
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Tujereng,  West  Coast  Region  of  The  Gambia







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University  of  The  Gambia,  PhD  in  Public  Administration







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Ural  Federal  University,  Russia,  Management</div>
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        <a  href="/news/two-uis-faculty-members-awarded-prestigious-doe-sc-grant-innovative-research-scientific">Two  UIS  faculty  members  awarded  prestigious  DOE-SC  grant  for  innovative  research  in  scientific  computing</a>
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        <div  class="newsletter-txt">The  University  of  Illinois  Springfield  Assistant  Professor  of  Computer  Science  Xiang  Huang  and  Associate  Professor  of  Math  Science  Liang  Kong  have  been  awarded  a  highly  competitive  grant  from  the  U.S.</div>
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