Provost's Office Monthly Newsletter
The Provost's Office sends a monthly newsletter to faculty and staff at the university to provide academic updates, news, events and important dates. Newsletters are typcally distributed via email on the last Thursday of each month.
Provost's Office Messages
The Provost's Office sends messages via email to the academic community on a periodic basis to provide important updates as needed. Those messages are archived below.
Dear Colleagues, As a follow up to our email earlier this week, we are writing with a reminder and some details on the undergraduate survey administration process for next week. Undergraduate students have been emailed a link to the survey which requires NetID sign-in, meaning they can only take the survey once, and it will
Read MoreDear Colleagues, We are writing to ask for your help in supporting an important initiative aimed at enhancing the undergraduate student experience at UConn. Please allow 5 minutes of class time next week for undergraduates to complete a survey! As part of our commitment to continuously improve the student experience, President Maric will be administering
Read MoreDear Faculty, Staff and Graduate Students, With mixed emotions, I write to inform you that Kent Holsinger, our esteemed Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of The Graduate School, will be stepping down from his position at the end of this academic year. Kent’s departure marks the end of a remarkable 12-year tenure in
Read MoreDear UConn Faculty & Staff, We hope you are getting settled into the semester after a successful Fall Opening and first few weeks of classes. It is because of you that our students experience such a warm welcome to our campuses and are excited to be a part of our vibrant community. This year in
Read MoreDear Faculty and Staff, Last week, you all should have received an invitation to attend the upcoming Presidential Inauguration on September 29th for Dr. Radenka Maric, UConn’s 17th President. This event is not only a momentous occasion for our institution but also a celebration of our shared commitment to academic excellence and progress. To mark
Read MoreDate: August 23, 2023 To: Academic Deans From: Anne D’Alleva, Ph.D., Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Re: FY25 Provost Fund Guidance The “Provost Fund” is a program that identifies a pool of university resources to be used for faculty salary increases for the purposes of retention, compression and inversion equity, and special
Read MoreDear University Colleagues, Mid-June marks the end of the school year for many of our local schools, the peak of new student orientation, and the pivotal moment for planning the upcoming academic year. This past spring, a cross-divisional group of professionals gathered to plan the opening of the fall 2023 semester at the Storrs campus.
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I am writing to inform you about some exciting organizational leadership changes within the Provost’s Office. Gladis Kersaint, having served as Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives the past 2 years, has been appointed as Vice Provost for Academic Affairs. With her extensive experience in academic administration and her commitment to excellence in education,
Read MoreDear colleagues, On May 1, the University Senate voted to take the important step of creating a social justice requirement within UConn’s curriculum. The new social justice requirement focuses on the one-credit “Anti-Black Racism” course (ABR) that has been offered as an elective since fall 2021. I want to recognize the students who demonstrated strong
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I am very pleased to announce the reappointment of Steven Suib as Director of the Institute of Materials Science (IMS) for a third term of five years, effective August 23, 2023. This renewal recognizes Dr. Suib’s successful leadership as the director of the Institute since 2013. A few highlights from Dr. Suib’s tenure
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