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 write to share an update on the spring Provost’s Awards. We are extending the deadline to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, for the following awards: Provost’s Outstanding Service Award Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship Alumni Faculty Excellence Awards More information on each award can be found at https://provost.uconn.edu/events-and-recognition/awards/.
Read MoreCandidates have been selected as finalists for the Stamford Campus Director position and will visit the Stamford and Storrs campuses next week.
Read MoreDear Colleagues, The middle of the semester is always a good time to assess progress personally and for our students. As we did in the fall at this time, I wanted to share a few resources for all instructors to utilize in their instructional plans, as an opportunity to review your students’ trajectory—along with your
Read MoreDear UConn Community, We have reached an important milestone in the development of a new Common Curriculum. The Senate Curricula and Courses Committee has introduced a set of Common Curriculum Guidelines for consideration by the University Senate. The Senate has called a special meeting to be held on Feb. 28 to discuss and vote on
Read MoreAs you may recall, we started the semester in red for this color-coded system determined by the Division of Student Affairs. Given the carefully managed return of students to our campuses, it is no longer medically necessary to remain in red. Effective Friday morning (Feb. 11) at 6 a.m., the color-coded system for student activities, campus dining, residential life, and the Rec Center will be in orange.
Read MoreDear Colleagues, On behalf of UConn’s Life-Transformative Education (LTE) initiative, I am pleased to present the line-up of activities for the spring semester. The spring series of events features an exciting line-up of guest speakers from other institutions and our own talented faculty and staff. It also includes the return of the LTE Cultivate workshop,
Read MoreI am writing with two updates related to classes: 1) final exam opt-out and 2) supporting students in quarantine.
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I am writing to let you know that the search for the next director of the Office of Clinical Placement Coordination has officially gone live. The job description and application information for interested candidates is available at this link. The search will be open through February 16 and I encourage you to help
Read MoreDear Colleagues, We are pleased to invite nominations for spring awards from the Office of the Provost. We are now seeking nominations for the Provost’s Outstanding Service Award, Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship, and Alumni Faculty Excellence Award. Nominations for each of these awards are due to provost@uconn.edu by new deadline, 5
Read MoreDear Colleagues, I am pleased to announce the appointment of the interim director for our Waterbury Campus. Angela Brightly, associate director for Waterbury, will take on this role, beginning today, February 1. Angela brings tremendous institutional knowledge to this position, having started her career at UConn in 1987 and serving as associate campus director for
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