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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.
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ACADEMICS
'Post Pandemic: What We Learned to Make Education Better'
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Free webinar focuses on future of online learning
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CAMPUS
Saliva testing and COVID-19 updates
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COVID-19 updates for summer and fall
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CAMPUS
UIC celebrates commencement
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Accomplished alumni, elected officials and performing artists to address families and graduates at commencement ceremonies
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CAMPUS
Reminders from UIC contact tracing
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Information on vaccinations, masking and more
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CAMPUS
Updates to contact tracing hours, procedures
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The UIC COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Epidemiology Program will update its hours of operations and procedures to align with other campus changes
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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Review your courses marked as 'Archived SU22'
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Download a local copy of any course content you may need in the future
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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Blackboard course cleanup
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Avoid problems by keeping your course storage under 2GB
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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Updates from CATE-LTS Support Office
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The office is moving to Stevenson Hall next week
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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Discover Blackboard Learn ultra course view
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This alternative course view has a modern design and easy-to-use interface
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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
'Creating an Inclusive Syllabus' Teaching Tidbits workshop
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Are you updating a syllabus for your summer semester course?
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EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION
Blackboard LTI integrations can improve the student experience
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Learn how to request an integration for Blackboard
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Award of Merit nominations
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Nominations are due June 24
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HUMAN RESOURCES
COVID-19 paid leave
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The University of Illinois System offers COVID-19 paid leave to eligible employees
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Benefit Choice
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Benefit Choice enrollment period ends May 31
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HUMAN RESOURCES
Retirement resources
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Retirement planning at UIC has gone virtual
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RESEARCH
Researchers scour Twitter to analyze public attitudes about COVID-19 vaccinations
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Vaccination policy, vaccine hesitancy and post-vaccination symptoms and effects among top topics tweeted
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
Summer group sessions, instructional programs start soon
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Register by May 16 for Campus Recreation offerings
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
Summer CTA U-PASS
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
Recent Graduate Virtual Career Fair
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Event open to students and alumni
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
F45 Try It Free Week
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Try an F45 session May 9-14
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
Flames Internship Grant Deadline
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Apply for the Flames Internship Grant for the summer by May 13
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STUDENT AFFAIRS
Record year for UIC Speech Team
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Students celebrate achievements
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