COVID-19 Briefing Series: SHIELD – Target, Test, Tell

For the next presentation in the COVID-19 Briefing Series, Chancellor Robert Jones will be joined by two members of the SHIELD: Target, Test, Tell committee. This committee is charged with developing strategies on how the university plans to conduct COVID-19 testing and exposure notifications to maximize the safety of our university community. The briefing will… Continue Reading

Massmail: Fall 2020 Instruction Report Draft

Provost Andreas Cangellaris sent a massmail with information about a draft report with analysis and recommendations about instruction in Fall 2020. The massmail is available online.

Cancellation of university-sponsored events in July

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is extending its cancellation of in-person university-sponsored summer events through July 31. All university-sponsored events must either be cancelled, rescheduled or delivered in an online or remote format. Additionally, as previously announced, the university will follow a phased approach to decisions about the status of events through the rest of the summer and into… Continue Reading

Watch for Contact Tracing Scam

The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District wants community members to be aware of a new text messaging scam pretending to be part of contact tracing. CUPHD uses contact tracing as a process of identifying people who have come in contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, instructing them to quarantine and monitor their symptoms… Continue Reading

Massmails: University support resources

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sent two separate massmails today, outlining university support resources for students and resources for faculty and staff. View the student massmail View the faculty and staff massmail