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Dec. 16, 2021
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Welcome to UIC’s weekly newsletter focused on everything students, faculty and staff need to know about planning and preparing for a safe learning environment.

Latest News

EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION

VoiceThread system maintenance

Upcoming VoiceThread maintenance windows

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VoiceThread system maintenance
Important changes to groups functionality in Echo360

EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION

Important changes to groups functionality in Echo360

Groups feature renamed to 'Collections'

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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION

Teaching Tidbits: Creating an Inclusive Syllabus

Join us for this online workshop designed to help you create an inclusive syllabus

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Teaching Tidbits: Creating an Inclusive Syllabus
Take a tour of UIC common-use classrooms

EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION

Take a tour of UIC
common-use classrooms

Learn how to use the technology in your classroom

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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION

Automated attendance with Acadly

New tool available for recording attendance for on-campus and hybrid courses

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Automated attendance with Acadly
Making your course available to students

EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION

Making your course available to students

Learn two ways to make your course available in Blackboard

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Employee mental health resources

The University of Illinois System Human Resources Office has a new mental health resources page for employees

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HUMAN RESOURCES

Ethics Training for seasonal, temporary and medical resident employees

Deadline to complete annual training is Dec. 31

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HUMAN RESOURCES

ANCRA Training

Training window runs through Jan. 21

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ANCRA Training
New look for emails from the UIC Help Center

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

New look for emails from the UIC Help Center

Learn more about the changes

Read more about email changes

RESEARCH

Early, mid-career women experienced higher stress than other academics during pandemic

New research highlights how scholarly activity was affected by COVID-19

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Early, mid-career women experienced higher stress than other academics during pandemic 
Internship and Part-time Virtual Job Fair

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Internship and Part-time Virtual Job Fair

Meet a variety of employers at the Jan. 26 event

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STUDENT AFFAIRS

Sparky’s Closet

Are you a student in need of clothes for class, interviews or cold weather?

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Sparky’s Closet
Study Smart

STUDENT AFFAIRS

Study Smart

Learn about effective study styles

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Resources and Events

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