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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 Monthly – August 2024

August 30, 2024

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOSTAs we begin a new academic year at the University of Connecticut, I want to extend my warmest welcome to each of you. Your dedication and passion for excellence are what make UConn a remarkable place to learn, grow, and innovate. This year, we continue to make significant strides in our Strategic

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Provost’s Office Monthly – September 2024

August 30, 2024

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST With midterms fast approaching, many of our students are entering one of the most challenging periods of the semester. We know that the academic pressures combined with the adjustments of a new school year can create stress, and this is where your role as mentors, advisors, and educators becomes especially critical.

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Provost’s Office Monthly – October 2024

August 30, 2024

  In recent weeks, UConn has been in the spotlight over our planned review of low-completion programs, a routine process that has sparked broad public interest and concern. As many of you know, program evaluation is essential to ensuring our offerings remain both relevant and responsive to student and workforce needs. Our review is not

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Provost’s Office Monthly – May 2024

May 22, 2024

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST As we close another academic year, I find myself reflecting on the collective achievements and challenges that have marked our journey together over the last academic year. The end of the semester brings with it the joy of graduation—a significant milestone where we celebrated the hard work and success of conferring

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Provost’s Office Monthly – June 2024

May 22, 2024

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST June 21st marked the beginning of summer and with it came a heat wave, thunderstorms, and even a tornado or two. Regardless, I hope you are all enjoying the change of season and finding time to spend outside when the weather permits. While many of us find the summer months quieter

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Provost’s Office Monthly – March 2024

March 29, 2024

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST As of this week, more than 58,000 students have applied to UConn for the upcoming academic year for 6,050 available spots across our five undergraduate campuses.  UConn continues to attract a diverse and academically talented first-year class, with 192 valedictorians and salutatorians in the current freshman class. In the month of

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Provost’s Office Monthly – January 2024

January 29, 2024

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST With the spring semester kicking off a few weeks ago, we welcomed our students back to campus and have already jumped into our routines. While it’s nice to have a break, I enjoy spending time with our community and am glad to see everyone back on our campuses. Earlier this month,

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Provost’s Office Monthly – February 2024

January 29, 2024

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST The spring semester is well underway and as usual our campuses are bustling with activity. The Connecticut General Assembly is also in session and University leaders are meeting regularly with the governor’s office, staff from the Office of Policy and Management, and legislators regarding the budget requests for UConn and UConn

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Provost’s Office Monthly – November 2023

December 1, 2023

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST We are just a few weeks away from the end of the fall 2023 semester, which means we are wrapping up classes with final exams, closing out projects from the semester, and preparing for a well-deserved holiday break. I hope that you all will find time to do things you enjoy,

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Provost’s Office Monthly – October 2023

October 30, 2023

MESSAGE FROM THE PROVOST I hope this message finds you in good health. I want to extend my heartfelt appreciation to each of you for your dedication to our students during the current conflict. It is through your actions that we foster an environment where students can feel valued, safe, and able to thrive, even

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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.

Syllabus resources for spring 2021

January 5, 2021

Dear 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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Provost’s Message: A Moment of Gratitude

December 18, 2020

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

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Winter Weather FAQs, December 16, 2020

December 16, 2020

Winter 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

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Pass/Fail deadline extended for fall and spring semesters

December 9, 2020

Dear 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

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Reminder on Reading Days, Fall 2020

December 7, 2020

Dear 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

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Class Withdrawal Deadline – Extended to Dec. 11

December 2, 2020

Dear 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

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Provost’s Message: A semester unlike any other

November 20, 2020

Dear 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

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Maintaining a commitment to health and safety in research activities

November 17, 2020

Dear 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

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Reminder: Sign up for Visioning Day for strategic planning

November 16, 2020

Dear 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

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Details on residential quarantine, 11/13/2020

November 13, 2020

Dear 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

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