Provost's Office Messages
The Provost's Office sends general messages via email to the academic community on a regular basis to provide updates and highlight areas of success at the University of Connecticut. These messages, as well as other broad campus presentations, are archived here for future reference.
Dear Colleagues, As we start a new semester, we’re reaching out with a few reminders and resources to keep in mind regarding research programs and labs. In short, the regulations in place for the fall semester remain largely unchanged for the spring. As the University has shared previously, please keep in mind that COVID vaccination
Read MoreDear UConn Community: I am pleased to share that our quarantine and testing strategy for starting the spring semester has been successful in maintaining a low rate of positive COVID-19 cases among our students, thanks in significant part to the many staff across Student Affairs. As a result of our successful quarantine, I am also
Read MoreDear Faculty, The Office of Alumni Relations is pleased to recognize outstanding faculty at the University of Connecticut through the Alumni Relations Faculty Excellence Awards. Each year, faculty are recognized for their excellence in both teaching and research. The award not only carries with it professional recognition but also includes a $500 contribution to their
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I am writing to share leadership updates regarding the Neag School of Education and the Office of the Provost. Over the past six months, a committee was charged with conducting a five-year review of Gladis Kersaint’s service as dean. I am grateful to the committee for its extremely thoughtful service to the School
Read MoreDear Colleagues, Earlier this week we shared news on the federal guidelines that require authenticating student identity in distance education classes. We recognize the strain that many faculty are facing in relation to workload during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the challenge that many of the strategies to meet these requirements bring. In close collaboration with
Read MoreDear colleagues, I hope that the break between semesters provided you the opportunity to rest and recharge. We have challenges ahead of us as we continue to face significant public health impacts of the pandemic and as we process the insurrection that occurred at our nation’s Capitol last week with the potential for future violence
Read MoreDear Colleagues, While the fall semester is still eight months away, we must begin our initial planning for instruction now. There are many decisions and developments that will occur between now and August. Thus, our planning should provide a flexible starting point that will allow us to adapt as conditions change with safety as the
Read MoreDear Colleagues, In the fall semester, Dean Langley and I convened a committee to assess the future of journal subscriptions at UConn. As journal costs continue to rise, library budgets at institutions of higher education often remain flat or shrink. This has put pressure on libraries to make increasingly difficult choices to limit and /or
Read MoreDear Colleagues, On Monday, January 18, the University will observe the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday to reflect on the meaning of Dr. King’s work and sacrifice. In recent years, the University has requested student services and academic departmental offices remain open on the holiday to meet the needs of new and returning students as
Read MoreDear Colleagues, After a very long year, we have finally made it to 2021. The last several months were particularly taxing with so many in our community giving their all to support our academic mission. The spring semester will still have its challenges, but there are many ways in which your hard work in the
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