COVID-19 Briefing Series: Return to campus for students & parents

The University of Illinois will host a COVID-19 Briefing about what students and parents need to know about the Fall 2020 semester. The Briefing will stream live on Wednesday, August 5 at 11:30 a.m. CDT. The briefing is the latest in the university’s COVID-19 Briefing Series. The panelists for this discussion about return to campus… Continue Reading

Video now available for COVID-19 Briefing Series: Human Resources

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,… Continue Reading

Weekly Update from Chancellor Jones (July 13 – July 17)

We are encouraging all university faculty, staff and students to take advantage of free on-campus COVID-19 testing. Free on-campus COVID-19 walk-up testing is available to all faculty, staff and students. View the most updated hours and locations. We are inviting you to take the Illinois Community Pledge. Show your Illinois family that you care by… Continue Reading

COVID-19 Briefing Series: Human Resources

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,… Continue Reading

Mid-July on-campus events update

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… Continue Reading

Massmail: Sign the Illinois Community Pledge

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.

COVID-19 Briefing Series: Athletics

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… Continue Reading

Weekly Update from Chancellor Jones (July 6 – July 10)

We are encouraging all university faculty, staff and students to take advantage of free on-campus COVID-19 testing. 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… Continue Reading