If you were unable to watch the live stream of the COVID-19 Briefing Series: Human Resources on July 23, a recording of the Briefing is now available on YouTube:
The briefing covers a number of topics of interest to university employees, including remote work, quarantine, what happens if an employee tests positive for COVID-19, non-compliance, hiring in Fall 2020 and more.
Vice Provost Kevin Pitts sent a massmail with new information about Fall 2020 class schedules.
Free on-campus COVID-19 walk-up testing is available to all faculty, staff and students. View the most updated hours and locations.
Show your Illinois family that you care by taking and following the Illinois Community Pledge.
The federal government rescinded the recent directive that placed new restrictions on visas for international students. Illinois International Student and Scholar Services has created a blog post with additional information for students.
All previous briefings are captioned and available to watch through our COVID-19 YouTube playlist.
Thank you for your continued patience as we navigate COVID-19. Please feel free to direct questions to covid-19@illinois.edu.
Robert J. Jones
Chancellor
The University of Illinois will host an COVID-19 Briefing about Human Resources on Thursday, July 23 at 1:00 p.m. CDT. The briefing is the latest in the university’s COVID-19 Briefing Series.
Chancellor Robert Jones will be joined by Senior Associate Chancellor for Human Resources Elyne Cole, Executive Director of Human Resources and Administration Deb Stone, and Senior Director of Labor & Employment Relations, Leslie Arvan.
You can watch the live-stream on Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at https://go.illinois.edu/covid-19briefing.
And if you miss the Briefing, it will be archived on the Briefing Series page.
As we announced in our previous update regarding events, on-campus events may resume Aug. 1 under the Restore Illinois Phase 4 guidance. Because the in-person instructional schedule directly affects which spaces are available to be used for events and meetings, campus facilities may not yet be ready to begin reserving their spaces for events and meetings during the school year.
Additionally, some venues not impacted by the course schedule still may be working through their specific implementation of the Restore Illinois Phase 4 guidance before allowing space reservations to be made. This includes the new regional approach announced on July 15 by Governor Pritzker (pdf download).
We ask that Campus Units interested in reserving space for an in-person event or meeting during Welcome Week or the school year, please consult with the specific facility to see if they are ready to begin taking space reservations. Registered Student Organizations (RSOs) should continue to work through the Student Engagement Office (formerly RSO Office) for space requests.
Campus committees are working on more specific protocols for on campus events which we hope to share with you on or before August 1.
Thank you for your continued patience and kindness as we prepare for the Fall semester.
A new massmail from the University of Illinois System president and all three university chancellors was sent to the entire system briefly discussing the federal government’s decision to rescind their recently announced rules for international student visas.
The massmail is available online.
Additionally, Illinois International Student and Scholar Services has created a blog post with additional information on the rescinded guidelines.
Chancellor Robert Jones sent a massmail encouraging all members of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign community to sign the Illinois Community Pledge.
The massmail is available online.
The University of Illinois will host an COVID-19 Briefing about Athletics on Thursday, July 16 at 11:00 a.m. CDT. The briefing is the latest in the university’s COVID-19 Briefing Series.
Chancellor Robert Jones will be joined by Director of Athletics Josh Whitman, Senior Associate Chancellor for Administration and Operations Mike DeLorenzo, and Associate Director of Athletics Sports Medicine Randy Ballard.
You can watch the live-stream on Thursday at 11:00 am at https://go.illinois.edu/covid-19briefing.
And if you miss the Briefing, it will be archived on the Briefing Series page.
Beginning this week, free on-campus COVID-19 walk-up testing is available to all faculty, staff and students at State Farm Center and Alice Campbell Alumni Center. As additional testing sites become available, we will post the most updated hours and locations.
Show your Illinois family that you care by taking and following the Illinois Community Pledge.
The Office of International Student & Scholar Services (ISSS) is assisting students affected by the new visa rules.
The Division of Intercollegiate Athletics (DIA) COVID-19 briefing will take place on Thursday, July 16 at 11 a.m. via go.illinois.edu/covid-19briefing. Previous briefings are available to watch, including Cleaning, Safety and Building Operations.
Thank you for your continued patience as we navigate COVID-19. Please feel free to direct questions to covid-19@illinois.edu.
Robert J. Jones
Chancellor