Campus News

New entry procedure for FAC, PEB

A new entry procedure has been established at the Flames Athletic Center and Physical Education Building.

Faculty, students, staff and regular visitors must show their i-cards or visitor cards. I-cards will be swiped to confirm identification. Guests accompanying authorized faculty and staff must provide valid photo identification.

The sponsoring faculty or staff member must submit guest names by 24 hours in advance to the UIC Athletic Facilities Office.

Nominations due for Watkins Award

Nominations are due July 19 for the Janice Watkins Award for Distinguished Civil Service, presented each year to one or more support staff employees.

Nomination forms are available online. 

The award was established in memory of Janice Watkins, president of the Staff Advisory Council who died in 1974.

Quantifying with Qualtrics

UIC students, faculty and staff now have free access to Qualtrics, a web-based service for creating, publishing and analyzing survey data.

Qualtrics can be used for market research, tests, employee evaluations, website feedback and more. Potential UIC uses include surveying new students, measuring program satisfaction, course projects, scoring quizzes and collecting secure data.

The site is available through the Academic Computing and Communications Center.

Circle Interchange background

Print documents related to the proposed Circle Interchange project are available for public viewing at the Daley Library reserve desk (library use only).

The documents, which include environmental impact, plans and community concerns, are also available online.

APAC News is out

The June issue of APAC News is available online.

Articles include “Flexible Spending Accounts Undergo Changes,” “Mentors, Proteges Needed” and “Brenda Russell Becomes UIC United President.”

Where to buy tickets

As of July 1, all discount tickets, stamps and CTA passes are sold at the UIC bookstores instead of the student center service desks.

The bookstores in Student Center East and Student Center West will sell discount movie tickets to AMC, Regal Cinemas and Cinemark theaters and Six Flags. The bookstores will also provide campus vending refunds and ID replacement payments for the Student Center West ID Center.

The bookstores are open Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more information, call 312-413-5500.

Lost-and-found and information services will be available in building management offices: first floor lobby, Student Center East, 312-413-5100; first floor lobby, Student Center West, 312-413-5200; and first floor southeast entrance Student Services Building, 312-413-5000.