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June 2, 2021
Dear University Community,
We are so pleased the state legislature has passed the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, which provides operating and capital funding for Western Illinois University. When Gov. Pritzker signs the bills, WIU s FY22 higher education state appropriation will remain level at $49.6 million. During these challenging budgetary times, particularly as we continue to experience the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are greatly appreciative of our legislators and Gov. Pritzker s ongoing commitment to Illinois public higher education. We express our thanks for their continued efforts to protect higher education.
The Fiscal Year 2022 higher education appropriated budget also provides greater allocations for the Monetary Award Program (MAP), level funding for the AIM High program, and funding for the new Common Application program, as well as funding for the Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs and deferred maintenance/capital improvements. The budget re-app
Dear University Community,
As we welcome the first group of future Bobcats for Bobcat Student Orientation to our Athens Campus this week, we are increasingly excited as we move toward a robust fall semester. We’re also excited to announce a few revisions to our on-campus public health campus protocols for all students, faculty, staff and visitors.
Changes in our protocols follow shifts in guidance at the state level as well as from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). As always, our decisions are informed by national and state science-based guidance, paired with local data on actual disease spread on our campuses and in surrounding communities.
Email from admin: Students must get positive COVID-19 test for the fall
Courtesy Alyssa Koh May 03, 2021
The following text is copied and pasted from a University-wide email sent out at 4:20 a.m. on this past D-Day (Friday, Apr. 30).
Dear University Community,
It has come to the administration’s attention that many University students are distraught about the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for the upcoming fall 2021 semester. While this policy was agreed upon and implemented with the goal of keeping our community and our students safe, it is becoming increasingly clear that the vaccine alone will not be enough to push our students toward a safe semester.