Employee Awareness: Important Commencement Information
The following message regarding Commencement was sent to all UIS students via email on Wednesday, March 6.
Additional information regarding Commencement 2024 is available on the web at: /commencement. Questions pertaining to commencement should be addressed to commencement@uis.edu.
Dear students,
Temporary Restroom Closure on March 7 - Brookens Classroom Side
Greetings Campus Community,
On Thursday, March 7, our Facilities & Services crews will be conducting a plumbing repair in the 2nd floor women's restroom on the classroom side of Brookens. This repair will require us to temporarily close that restroom from approximately 6:00 am to 9:00 am. All other restroom facilities will be open and available for use. Every effort will be made to keep the closure as brief as possible
Your cooperation and patience during this period are greatly appreciated.
Message from President Killeen: Gift Days 2024
Greetings!
It is our pleasure to inform you that we are once again granting three gift days to employees who are eligible for leave benefits in the upcoming 2024-25 fiscal year. With the gift days on Tuesday, Dec. 24, Monday, Dec. 30 and Tuesday, Dec. 31, employees will be able to enjoy the period from Dec. 24 through New Year’s Day without using vacation or any other paid time off.
Take Your Child To Work Day
The Office of Human Resources presents the second annual Take Your Child to Work Day on April 25! We have a fun-filled day planned to include a dorm tour, a police demonstration, and a tour of the new E-Sports Arena. We welcome up to 20 kids aged 11-15 years old to come and join us for the afternoon, but everyone is welcome to bring their child to work outside of our planned activities.
Using Artificial Intelligence and Cell Phone Tracing Data to Reevaluate Travel Demand and Investments in Public Transit
Why are fewer people riding public transit, and what do lower farebox revenues mean for state and federal government in their oversight and support of transit agencies? In an article published last year in the Municipal Finance Journal, our research team at the Institute of Government and Public Affairs developed some hypotheses for a possibly permanent decline in commuting: many workers became accustomed to working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic and have been hesitant to return to working in the office (Funderburg et al. 2023).
