Message from the Chancellor: UIS Update 10.3.22

Welcome to October! The air is a little crisper, and crops are being harvested all around our campus. We’re fully into the fall season, and campus is bustling with students, activities and other important items of note.

Cox Children's Center, Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center Trunk or Treat Sign Up

The Cox Children’s Center and the Volunteer and Civic Engagement Center encourage your participation in our annual Trunk or Treat for Canned Goods campus event. Sign up (either as an individual or as a department) to decorate a vehicle. Use your creativity! This can be a car, truck, golf cart, wagon….you name it!

Alexandra Pregel: Exiled Artist

Besides the 12 million Ukrainians who have fled their country due to the current war, there is also a mass exodus of Russian intellectuals, artists, and other citizens leaving Russia. Trauma related to exile figures prominently in Alexandra Pregel’s art. Pregel lost two countries that were dear to her heart.

Open Photo Studio Sessions

The Office of Campus Relations will be hosting two Open Photo Studio sessions for Fall 2022 for all staff or faculty. These can be used for university purposes such as department websites, campus directory, speaking engagements at conference, etc. Any staff or faculty member who either hasn’t had their portrait taken or would like another, more recent, portrait taken are encouraged to attend. The Campus Relations studio is in the Business Services Building, Room 95 (BSB 95). The open studio sessions will be:

Annual Faculty and Staff Ethics Training Email: ACTION REQUIRED

As a University of Illinois employee, you are required to complete ethics training on an annual basis.