http://illinois.edu/calendar/list/226 Important dates and events from the University of Illinois Springfield. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28759059 Live Webcast http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28759059 Wed, 29 May 2013 08:00:00 CDT Live webcast of the Board of Trustees meeting from the University of Illinois at Chicago. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28556119 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28556119 Wed, 29 May 2013 10:00:00 CDT The updates to Blackboard and Lync, along with the addition of Kaltura, will enable us to meet students where they are: on mobile devices. Join us to learn about time-saving new grading features and other updates included in the newest version of Blackboard, which we'll move to for the Summer 2013 semester. We'll also have a sneak peek of Kaltura, the new media management tool that integrates with Blackboard, Camtasia Relay, and WordPress. Finally, learn about the exciting features of Microsoft Lync, which will become the online web-conferencing tool for the campus this fall. (Blackboard Collaborate will no longer be available.) http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178366 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178366 Fri, 31 May 2013 08:30:00 CDT Summer 2013 Financial Aid Disbursement http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178668 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178668 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to perform a complete withdrawal from first-half summer course(s) without financial obligation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178809 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178809 Sun, 02 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to perform a complete withdrawal of full-term summer courses without financial obligation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27896780 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27896780 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Summer 2013 Semester Begins! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27960882 Webinar http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27960882 Mon, 03 Jun 2013 11:00:00 CDT When is the last time you asked your employees their opinion about the work environment, benefits, management, etc.? Have you ever asked? Are you interested in conducting your own survey but don't have the budget to hire an outside consulting firm? Do you know how to get started? Would you be interested in some samples and sound advice in setting one up and establishing a baseline for future surveys? Employment practices focused on attracting, training, rewarding, and retaining employees should be consider a knowledge of your workforce,and employee opinion surveys are an excellent vehicle for gaining that insight. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178597 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178597 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to drop first-half summer course (Partial Withdraw) without financial obligation http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178381 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178381 Wed, 05 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT After June 4th, instructor approval is required to register for all first-half summer courses, late fees apply, and courses can only be added by contacting Registration. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28643486 Workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28643486 Thu, 06 Jun 2013 13:00:00 CDT Free community workshop on locating private foundation money & the use of the Center's resources. This workshop will include: ' Demonstration of the specialized databases -- Foundation Directory Online Professional and Business Source Complete -- and how to most effectively use them to find a good match for your organization's funding needs.' Introduction on what to consider when seeking private foundation monies' Interpreting the information found about a foundation and its funding areas.' Information regarding locating the Foundation Centers online tutorials and webstreams' Instruction on the use of CINRC reference materials to supplement your grant search.' Discussion of tips about proposal writing and communicating with the foundations. Due to limited seating and resources, REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178881 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178881 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to perform partial withdrawal of full-term summer course(s) without financial obligation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178382 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178382 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT After June 6th, instructor approval is required to register for all full-term courses, late fees apply, and courses can only be added by contacting Registration. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178368 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178368 Fri, 07 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Summer 2013 Immunization Compliance Deadline http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178369 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178369 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Summer 2013 Insurance Enrollment Deadline for Dependents http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178370 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178370 Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last Day to Submit Insurance Petition for Exemption for Summer 2013 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178371 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178371 Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last Day to Display Summer 2013 (parking) Hang Tag http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178377 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178377 Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to withdraw, change grade option, or change to audit for first-half summer course(s) http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28371616 Webinar http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28371616 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 11:00:00 CDT Does your mind go foggy as it reads through the hundreds of pages of information on the Patient Protection Affordable Care Act? Are you concerned about the new record keeping requirements that go with the Act? Do you want to better understand the new changes that will be required to take place before 2014? Do you lie awake at night with the realization that 20,000 new IRS agents have been hired to target and audit this program specifically? If these questions along with others plague your mind, this session is for you. Join us as we learn together. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28485019 workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28485019 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 12:00:00 CDT Are you new to UIS? Come tour the library to learn about our resources and services. Using one of the library iPads you will get to experience the virtual library offerings while touring the building all at the same time. By the end you'll know where to find books and articles, how to access resources from off-campus, where to get research help, and more! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28485017 workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28485017 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:00:00 CDT Are you new to UIS? Come tour the library to learn about our resources and services. Using one of the library iPads you will get to experience the virtual library offerings while touring the building all at the same time. By the end you'll know where to find books and articles, how to access resources from off-campus, where to get research help, and more! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28555571 workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28555571 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:00:00 CDT Are you a new or returning online student? Join us for a virtual tour of online library resources and services. By the end you'll know how to find and request books and articles, how to access resources from off-campus, where to get research help, and more! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28485020 workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28485020 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:00:00 CDT Are you new to UIS? Come tour the library to learn about our resources and services. Using one of the library iPads you will get to experience the virtual library offerings while touring the building all at the same time. By the end you'll know where to find books and articles, how to access resources from off-campus, where to get research help, and more! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28485021 workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28485021 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:00:00 CDT Are you new to UIS? Come tour the library to learn about our resources and services. Using one of the library iPads you will get to experience the virtual library offerings while touring the building all at the same time. By the end you'll know where to find books and articles, how to access resources from off-campus, where to get research help, and more! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28555572 workshop http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28555572 Wed, 26 Jun 2013 18:00:00 CDT Are you a new or returning online student? Join us for a virtual tour of online library resources and services. By the end you'll know how to find and request books and articles, how to access resources from off-campus, where to get research help, and more! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28001342 Webinar http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28001342 Thu, 27 Jun 2013 11:00:00 CDT Regardless of your size, your previous employee relations status, and your current employee's attitude toward management, it is in your best interest to review your employee relations practices today! With the continued increase of employee complaints to federal and state agencies such as DOL, EEOC, OSHA, IL Human Rights, and their own attorneys PLUS the potential increase of union infiltration that is expected as a result of the pending Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA), it is now more than ever a good time to: Review and update your employee relations policies and related management guidelines, Train and Improve your managements supervisory skills. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178372 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178372 Fri, 28 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Summer 2013 Student-to-Student Grant Waiver Fee Deadline http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898111 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898111 Sat, 29 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT First-Half Courses End/Midpoint of Summer Semester http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178952 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178952 Sun, 30 Jun 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to perform a complete withdrawal of last-half summer courses without financial obligation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898114 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898114 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last Day to File Summer 2013 Graduation Application http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898112 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898112 Mon, 01 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last-Half Summer Courses Begin http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178956 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178956 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to perform partial withdrawal of last-half summer course(s) without financial obligation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178383 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178383 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT After July 2nd, instructor approval is required to register for all last-half summer courses, late fees apply, and courses can only be added by contacting Registration. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898108 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898108 Thu, 04 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Campus Closed, Independence Day Observance http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28001343 Webinar http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28001343 Thu, 11 Jul 2013 11:00:00 CDT Do you know the changes to ADA and FMLA? When they took affect? Do you know what the new rules are? Do you know if you are in compliance? Do you know what the new forms or posters are or how to get them? If not this program is for you. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178373 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178373 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last Day to Change Curriculum (program/major, minor, certificate) for Summer Semester http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178378 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178378 Fri, 12 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to withdraw, change grade option, or change to audit for full-term summer course(s) http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28333415 Webinar http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28333415 Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:00:00 CDT Have you ever had an employee situation that could be described as a 'he said-she said' situation? Have you wondered just how to investigate it properly and cover all your bases just in case the situation turns into a fire later on? This program will walk you through an investigation process that utilizes company policy and documents which are necessary paperwork regardless of the outcome. They will help minimize risk and save on attorney fees. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178379 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178379 Fri, 19 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to withdraw, change grade option, or change to audit for last-half summer course(s) http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27897109 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27897109 Sat, 27 Jul 2013 08:30:00 CDT Summer 2013 Semester Ends! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178376 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178376 Wed, 31 Jul 2013 12:00:00 CDT Summer 2013 Final Grades Due to the Office of Records and Registration Electronically by NOON http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28001347 Webinar http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28001347 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 11:00:00 CDT The focus of this course will be on what I call the 'Rock Star' Employees. Typically by default and interruption primarily, we focus on the low performers, whiners, and to be quite honest the folks we really should be getting rid of. This program will provide ideas on how to find the 'right/top' employees in the first place. And once you have them, how to keep them, and how to develop them into being even better performers and possibly inspire those non-engaged employees in the middle who are on the fence of being not engaged and/or being one of those employees who sucks the life out of you!Successful completion of this webinar earns 2 PHR/SPHR Recertification Credits. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28001348 Webinar http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28001348 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:00:00 CDT Are we paying employees competitively? Why do employees keep leaving the company? How can I attract the best and the brightest workers in the business? If your answer is yes, then this seminar is for you. You will learn how to conduct a compensation study and compare it to what you are now paying your employees. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27847488 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27847488 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 08:30:00 CDT http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28125112 http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28125112 Thu, 22 Aug 2013 14:30:00 CDT http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178971 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28178971 Fri, 23 Aug 2013 08:30:00 CDT Fall 2013 Financial Aid Disbursement http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28179574 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28179574 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to perform a complete withdrawal of first-half fall courses without financial obligation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28179575 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28179575 Sun, 25 Aug 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to perform a complete withdrawal of full-term fall courses without financial obligation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898106 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898106 Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:30:00 CDT Fall 2013 Semester Begins! http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28179577 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/28179577 Sun, 01 Sep 2013 08:30:00 CDT Last day to perform partial withdrawal of first-half fall course without financial obligation. http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898110 Affairs http://illinois.edu/calendar/detail/226/27898110 Mon, 02 Sep 2013 08:30:00 CDT Campus Closed, Labor Day Holiday