Josh Williams joined the Office of Residence Life on January 9 as the new Assistant Hall Director for Shipstad Hall. Josh came from Miami Dade College where he worked in Academic and Learning Resources.
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Family Weekend (Feb. 17–19)
The Office of Alumni & Parent Relations is excited to welcome parents and families of our first-year and sophomore students to Family Weekend, February 17–19. Here is the tentative schedule. Contact Bryn Rose at roseb@up.edu by February 7 if your department wishes to host an open house on Friday starting at 3:30 or at any […]
Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research- Summer Applications (Due Feb. 15)
Application for Summer 2023 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards are available now in the Undergraduate Research section of PilotsUP. Applications for Summer 2023 are due February 15 at noon.
Call for Spring 2023 Butine Grant Applications (Due Feb. 17)
The Committee on Teaching and Scholarship (TAS) invites all full-time faculty, lecturers, and instructors to submit proposals for the Spring 2023 Arthur Butine Faculty Development Fund. Projects and Conference applications are limited to $2,000 in the spring funding cycle. Please use the most current application forms which are now available for download from the Butine […]
You and Your Students Can Volunteer at KDP Reading Fair and Family STEM Day (Feb. 26)
We are bringing back this annual event for the first time since February 2020, and we are so happy to be able to be in person again. On February 26, 10 a.m.–1 p.m., we’ll be turning the Chiles Center into a learning center for kids (ages 1–12). KDP is organizing tables for literacy learning, and […]
Honors Reading Course Available to Faculty (Proposals Due by Feb. 27)
Faculty members interested in offering an Honors Program reading course during the 2023–2024 academic year are invited to send a course proposal to program director Cara Hersh by Monday, February 27. Honors students, in their junior and senior years, take two one-credit reading courses. Courses are limited to 15 students and are offered pass/no pass. […]
Apply for Sabbaticals (by Jun. 15)
Applications for sabbaticals for the 2024–2025 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2023. All materials including a letter from the Dean to the Provost are due to the Provost by September 1, 2023. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed seven […]
2023 Orientation Planning: Suggestions & Ideas Welcome (by Feb. 14)
The planning process for Fall 2023 new student orientation programs and activities is under way, including summer communication and Pre-Orientation programming. Any suggestions, recommendations, proposals, requests, or other “we should really do that!” ideas will be gratefully accepted by Jeromy Koffler, student activities (koffler@up.edu); Brad Franco, history (franco@up.edu); or Montana Hisel-Cochran, business (hiselcoc@up.edu). Submit by […]
Invitation to Core Samples Lunch (Feb. 14)
All faculty and staff are invited to the first Core Samples lunch of the semester on Tuesday, February 14, 11:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. in the Murphy Room, 4th Floor of Franz Hall. Cheri Buck-Perry will offer a 25-minute slice from her new Exploration-level course, Literature and Cultures of Food, “A Feast for The Senses: Lunching with […]
2023 Excellence in Service Award–Call for Nominations (Due Feb. 24)
Each year an individual faculty member is recognized for excellence in teaching, scholarship, and service. Recipients of the awards are honored in May at the Faculty Gala. The service award seeks to identify and recognize faculty members that enhance the UP community, professional communities, and/or the world community through their service and leadership work with […]