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…
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,…
There was a concern that all student employees require a UIC Health Evaluation as part of the hiring process, even when it is not applicable to their job duties. All student employees do…
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…
There was a concern that it is becoming too burdensome in some departments for faculty deliberating on promotion and tenure cases because of the increasing numbers of all types of non-tenure system and…
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…
There was a concern about the lack of available resources for learning about the grant application process. Both the OBFS and OVCR websites have training resources and informational pages. They also hold monthly…
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…