All Employee Expo scheduled for Oct. 20

Do you have a work-related question that doesn’t have a simple answer? Are you unsure of which office to contact? Representatives from campus, community and affiliated organizations will provide information about benefits, services, programs and other related topics at the All Employee Expo.

The free event will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 20 in Illini Union Rooms A, B and C. Employees must bring their i-card for admission. The expo is a combined effort of the Staff Advisory Council, the Council of Academic Professionals, Academic Human Resources and Staff Human Resources.

More information, including a list of vendors, is available online.

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