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, I am writing to share an update on the leadership of the Stamford Campus. Terrence Cheng, director of the Stamford Campus, was today named the president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities. CSCU is gaining a tremendously talented and thoughtful leader in Terrence and I congratulate him on this incredible opportunity. Terrence
Read MoreDear Colleagues, Our office and many partners across the University continue to be busily engaged in activities and planning in response to the operational impact of COVID-19. I share here a summary of notable updates, most of which stem from our planning efforts, as well as a few related to ongoing operations. In-person teaching exemption
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I write you all today in the spirit of celebration. I am very pleased to share that the Board of Trustees approved on April 28 the award of tenure and/or promotion to 72 individuals across the Storrs and regional campuses. This is a notable milestone for each faculty member awarded these promotions. I
Read MoreDear Colleagues, As we approach the start of finals, I am reaching out with a reminder on Reading Days for the spring 2021 semester. Reading Days are scheduled from Thursday, April 29 through Sunday, May 2. The University Senate passed at its April 26 meeting an addition to the by-laws to provide greater clarity on
Read MoreDear Colleagues, The Office of the Provost and Human Resources invite you to attend the first Staff All-Hands meeting on May 19, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. An all-hands meeting is an organization-wide gathering where leadership will discuss University updates, celebrate milestones, hear concerns, and most importantly, ensure that we’re transparent and open with
Read MoreDear UConn Faculty, Staff, and Students: What is UConn at its best? This simple question is at the heart of our strategic planning process. Since the fall, the Provost’s Office has facilitated dozens of Visioning sessions and presentations to members and stakeholders throughout our UConn community. This question of “UConn at its best” has generated
Read MoreDear Colleagues, The Faculty Standards Committee of the University Senate will hold a forum for Clinical, In-Residence, and Extension (CIRE) faculty Promotion & Reappointment on Friday, May 21, 2021, from 1:00pm-3:00pm. The program will be held via WebEx. The purpose of the forum is to ensure that all faculty are aware of promotion and reappointment procedures and expectations
Read MoreDear UConn Community, We are at a pivotal moment nearly one year after George Floyd’s death in police custody, as we await a verdict in the murder trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged in Floyd’s death. While Floyd’s death helped bring broader attention and concern to how police encounters can turn
Read MoreDear Colleagues, The pandemic disrupted many activities that are integral to the normal work of UConn faculty, including travel. I know that many of you are anxious to know when and how current restrictions on work-related travel will be lifted. Although we continue to have some degree of uncertainty, I am writing today to let
Read MoreThis message was sent to all Storrs and regional campus undergraduate and graduate students. Dear UConn students, I am writing with a reminder of upcoming deadlines for placing courses on Pass/Fail or withdrawing from courses, as well as the addition of an NRC grade in place of a W when withdrawing from a course. More
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