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 UConn Faculty, Staff, and Students: As we approach the end of finals and the end of this semester, I want to share my immense gratitude for your individual and collaborative efforts these last several months. Teaching, learning, and researching in a pandemic has come with an unprecedented scale and volume of challenges. We are
Read MoreWinter Weather FAQs from Human Resources and the Office of the Provost for Storrs & Regional Personnel Please review the Emergency Closing Policy carefully for details about how decisions are made related to winter weather, expectations of employees, and other information. 1. I’m working from home due to COVID-19, and I received a notification that
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I am writing to share an update regarding the extension of the Pass/Fail deadline for undergraduate students for the fall 2020 and spring 2021 semesters. The deadline to designate a course as Pass/Fail for the fall 2020 semester is now 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 28, 2020. The deadline to designate a course as
Read MoreDear Colleagues, As we approach the start of finals, I am reaching out with a reminder on Reading Days for the fall 2020 semester. Reading Days are scheduled from Tuesday, Dec. 8 through Sunday, Dec. 13, as well as on Thursday, Dec. 17. In line with Senate By-Laws, instructors may not hold classes, or assign
Read MoreDear UConn community, I am sharing an update regarding withdrawals from classes. The University has extended the deadline for withdrawals through Friday, Dec. 11. Undergraduate students who are interested in withdrawing from a class must seek the permission of an advisor to do so. Graduate students must seek the permission of their major advisor. This
Read MoreDear UConn Faculty, Staff, and Graduate Students: What a semester this has been. You have each been working at a persistent pace to adjust and adapt to different teaching modalities, research restrictions, and myriad other modified services for students, staff, and faculty. As we head into the Thanksgiving Break, I hope that each of you
Read MoreDear colleagues, We are reaching a couple of significant milestones in our fall semester: the end of in-person courses and Thanksgiving Break. You have been tremendous partners in adapting creatively and thoughtfully as we have had to update guidance throughout the semester pertaining to instruction and research, among many other areas. Thank you for all
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I am writing with a reminder of our upcoming Visioning Day events that are the first step in our strategic planning process. We hosted our first of these events last Friday with faculty, staff, and students from across our university. Participants generated a wide range of thoughtful ideas and observations about ways for
Read MoreDear Colleagues, This morning, Student Affairs announced to Storrs students that five additional residence halls would be placed under quarantine, and the remaining residential students would be placed under a modified quarantine. Students whose dorms were identified for quarantine will be unable to attend in-person classes, as has been the case with other quarantines. Students
Read MoreDear Colleagues, We are bringing to your attention a decision to quarantine five residence halls at Storrs because of an increase in positive COVID-19 test results among our students. Their quarantine will begin tomorrow, so as you have done throughout this semester, we ask that you be flexible in accommodating students who are unable to
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