The winners of the 2022 Chancellor's Distinguished Staff Award (CDSA) are now posted on the Illinois Human Resources website! Congratulations to all the winners.

On behalf of Illinois Human Resources (IHR) and the Office for Access and Equity (OAE), we are pleased to share the newest revision of the University’s Recruitment and Hiring Guidelines. These guidelines are a joint effort of our two offices with input from a range of campus stakeholders. The Guidelines can be found on IHR’s website here and are located here on the OAE website. 

jobs.illinois.edu, our online employment site, has undergone an exciting upgrade! Our new platform highlights the university and some of the great reasons to work here, has intuitive usability and is mobile friendly. This change brings consistency to our hiring practices, as well as makes the application process shorter and easier to complete. 

Allerton Park's newly renovated Ice House, now a studio apartment-style accommodation located across from the Visitor Center and Greenhouse Café, is now available for lodgers. It includes two queen beds, separate living and dining space, and a kitchenette with microwave, toaster, hot plate, full-size refrigerator, and sink. Call 217-333-3287 for availability.

Start the academic year with a renewed focus on your fitness and wellness by purchasing a Campus Recreation membership! Annual and Fall faculty/staff/retiree memberships begin on Monday, August 1 and include access to the ARC and CRCE. To purchase a membership online, login to your Active Illini account with your netID and password. Additionally, read about options for payroll deduction. 

All are invited to attend iSEE’s TED Talk: Eco-Edition event, this month hosted by Savannah Donovan, Environmental Program Manager at the Urbana Parks District and President of the Environmental Education Association of IL. The discussion will center on local and global climate action. Participants will view a prerecorded TED Talk followed by a guided discussion. No preparation is necessary!

The Office of the Provost provides funding assistance for full-time, pre-tenure & specialized faculty at the assistant professor rank to attend the 2022 Purdue University Conference for assistant professors, which has both in-person or virtual registration options. This funding covers registration. Applications received by 8/10/2022 will be given full consideration. Submit your application here.

Join us to learn just what nutrition scientists do! There will be a brief lecture about gut health by Dr. Hannah Hoslcher, "Eating for Trillions: How Food Affects the Gut Microbiome and Your Health." You will then be a part of an exclusive tour of our Metabolic Kitchen and laboratory space. Finally, we will hold a Q&A session. Click the link below to register! https://tinyurl.com/NHMLopenhouse 

This week's Food for Thought will be an art workshop on paper arts led by a local community organization, Ascend Art360. Free instant-ramen lunch will be provided. This is our last Food for Thought event of the summer.

The Blue Coat Ceremony for the Class of 2026 and their guests will be on the afternoon of Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 1:00 pm at the iHotel & Conference Center, Champaign, IL. A reception with appetizers & beverages will immediately follow the ceremony. Following the reception, we will be offering a Student & Family Member Information Session. (Map)

You are invited to attend Great Annuals for your Garden- Master Gardener Tested on Thurs., Aug. 4 from 9 - 9:30 a.m. at the Idea Garden on South Lincoln Ave. in Urbana.  In this program you will learn about some of the new "to be released" 2023 annual flowers that a team of Champaign County Master Gardeners are currently evaluating.  Registration not required but recommended.   

At 5 p.m., Bourema “Ibrahim” Ouedraogo and Jason Finkelman, our artistic director of global arts performance initatives, pair up to offer music with West African/Burkina Faso origins. At 7 p.m., The Chickadee Sermon, a five-piece comfort folk act, takes the stage with a sound that emphasizes vocal harmony and delicate instrumentation with acoustic guitars, banjo, string bass, and melodica. 

Join Jeff Link, IT Manager, on July 26 from noon to 1 pm to learn about "UIHealth Journey to AWS." Description: Early adoption (Team formation, targeted workflows for possible migration) - Current State (commitment to task automation, and policy and security) - Future State (Better alignment with management’s vision and all Information Services involvement). Click here to join the meeting

Seeking female participants between 20 and 32 weeks pregnant for research to better understand what fetuses hear on a daily basis. Participants will wear a small audio device that measures sound exposure for their baby. Participants will be paid for each measurement session they complete. Call 217-300-6212 or email anex-lab@illinois.edu or monson@illinois.edu.

Seeking participants with type 2 diabetes (ages 18-65) for a study examining the effect of walking durations (10 and 20 minutes) on plantar foot responses. You will be asked to walk on a treadmill for assessing your leg muscle activities, plantar pressure and plantar skin blood perfusion using non-invasive devices. Email us at yjan@illinois.edu. 

We are looking for bilateral cochlear implant users to participate in research exploring ways of delivering information with cochlear implants with the hope of improving speech and music perception. Compensation of $15 an hour; an estimated 3-5 hours of participation. Scheduling is flexible. Full days on weekdays are preferable. Email binauralhearinglab@gmail.com or call (217) 244-2154.

The BCNN Lab is launching a study called ELIAS, which is focused on the cognitive and nutritional development of infants beginning at 12-18 months. You will be asked to come to 6 visits (1.5 hours each) over the course of 12 months and will receive $420 in Amazon e-gift cards. Additional compensation will be provided for those traveling over 30 miles. Contact elias.uiuc@gmail.com if interested.

The iCONS research study involves seven 2-hour visits & a daily gummy for 9 months.  Activities include height, weight, & eye health measurements, reading & math related questions, computer tasks, & parent questionnaires. Families will receive up to $300, plus $10 per visit for travel costs. Parking provided. To learn more, email iconstudy@illinois.edu or 217-300-1667.

Looking for adults aged 21-64 years with high weight for height to participate in a study into prolonged sitting and how adults think. The study involves 3 visits to Freer Hall, wearing activity monitors, and screening. Measures include cognitive tests, electroencephalography, a body scan, maximal exercise test, and blood draws. Compensation up to $350.Click here if interested!

We are recruiting adult men & women between 30-59 years old with a BMI between 25-39 for a 2-week feeding intervention. All meals are included. Blood and muscle samples will be collected. Earn $300 and DXA scan results upon completion. Click the link for more details.

We are seeking African American adults for a study about the use of a wearable watch to support the self-monitoring of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, type 2 diabetes and/or high cholesterol. Participants must be 65-80 years old, identify as Black or African American, speak English, never used a wearable watch, and can use Zoom. For more info, contact Maurita Harris at maurita2@illinois.edu.