Provost Communications

Monthly Office Hours

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, Beginning this month, I will hold monthly office hours in my office, UH 2832. All faculty, student or staff members are welcome to drop in during the 90-minute…

East + West Research Mixer Inaugural Event March 9

Dear Colleagues, Please join faculty from the east and west campuses at the first ‘E+W Research Mixer’, a program designed to bring UIC faculty together on a monthly basis around particular research topics,…

UIC Campus Conversation

Campus Conversation Series: March 2017

March 7, 2017 12 to 1 pm Student Center East, Cardinal Room Speaker: Susan N. Herman is President of the American Civil Liberties Union and Centennial Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School,…

Search Committee Training

Beginning in February 2017, the Office for Access and Equity, in partnership with the Office of Diversity and the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, will offer 90-minute workshops several times…

2017 Provost’s Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award

Dear Faculty, Staff and Students, It is my pleasure to announce the 2017 Provost’s Excellence in Undergraduate Advising Award. This award was established in 2011 to recognize professional advisors who have demonstrated exemplary skill…

Academic Affairs Realignments

Dear Faculty and Staff, I write to tell you about several organizational changes that will take place over the coming year in Academic Affairs, and to let you know about a new position…

IRB processes for low or minimal risk research

IRB processes for low or minimal risk research. The IRB is undergoing review by the Business Process Improvement unit at the University with the goal of making the process more efficient.

Length of time for legal review of research contracts

The legal review of research contracts takes too long, and sometimes it takes so long that funding is lost. The Office of Research Services (ORS) in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for…