Provost Communications

Mandatory Search Committee Training

Effective August 16, 2017, search committee training will be mandatory for all members of search committees for faculty and faculty/administrator positions at UIC, as required by a new UIC policy. These workshops will…

Interim Vice Provost & Associate Chancellor for Diversity

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that, effective August 16, 2017, Dr. Charu Thakral, the Associate Vice Provost for Diversity, will serve as the Interim Vice Provost & Associate Chancellor for Diversity,…

Civil Service exam grading

There was a claim that the Civil Service hiring process is flawed because HR employees are not grading exams appropriately. For Civil Service classifications requiring an exam, these are graded by score and…

Eliminating time-consuming portions of new course proposals

There was a request for assistance in eliminating some of the time-consuming portions of proposals for new courses and course redesign. There can be several steps in the proposal process. Proposals go through…

Training courses required for researchers

One person reported confusion about the training courses required for researchers. The confusion apparently comes from the nature of the communications from the Conflict of Interest Office regarding reporting of non-University activities and…