Several people reported difficulty in bringing in and paying international scholars who are invited to UIC by our faculty. We are investigating this issue.
There was a report about UIC departments and units that want to charge for workshops and continuing education and other services provided to outside constituents. The problem is that these units have to…
There was a comment about the absence of one place where information about international travel for faculty is located. We are expecting to have a new vice provost for international affairs on board…
Issues with class scheduling were reported. I have discussed this with the Registrar and a committee is being formed in the late spring to take up these issues.
There were several reports about the amount of time it takes to hire staff at UIC, and a related report about how long people have to wait for promotions. UIC Human Resources is…
There was a concern that UIC lacks a mode of delivering new and updated information to UIC students about the curriculum, particularly new ways of teaching and new courses. The current online course…
There was a question about the time and effort it takes to update faculty activity each year for the annual review. There is no campus policy that specifies exactly how faculty should report…
There was a complaint about the per diem allowed by UIC for faculty who are traveling outside of Illinois for work, with a suggestion that UIC utilize the State Department per diem rate.…
There was a request to change the policy requiring staff members to produce a letter of offer from another employer in order to get a counter offer from UIC. This policy previously applied…