Applications for sabbaticals for the 2021-2022 academic year are due along with faculty development plans to faculty members’ respective deans by June 15, 2020. All materials, including the letter from the dean to the provost, are due to the provost’s office by September 1, 2020. Faculty eligible to apply for a sabbatical must have completed […]
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2020 Retiring Faculty Ceremony, April 15
The following faculty members have announced their retirement at the conclusion of the spring 2020 semester, according to Kathleen Staten, provost’s office: Robert J. Albright, Professor of Electrical Engineering, 50 years Robin D. Anderson, Dean of the Pamplin School of Business and Franz Endowed Professor of Entrepreneurship, 22 years. James B. Carroll, Professor of Education, […]
Institutional Review Board Deadlines For Spring Semester
All research involving human subjects should be submitted to the Institutional Review Board (IRB) for review. The IRB meets monthly during fall and spring semesters. Proposals requiring a full board review will be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting if submitted by the end of the prior month. A response to submitted proposals will be […]
2020 Commencement Information
Commencement weekend takes place from Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3, 2020. This note provides important information for faculty and staff as our community prepares for this important academic event. Commencement Website: You are invited to visit the Commencement Website at this link, where you can access comprehensive information about the event, including schedules, regalia […]
University Club. Feb. 28: Come One, Come All!
The University Club (the event, not the place, stresses Thomas Greene, provost) returns on Friday, February 28, beginning at 4 p.m., in the Bauccio Commons Board Room. Please mark your calendars now to join in an almost-Spring celebration of community. For more information contact Kathleen Staten, provost’s office, at x7105 or staten@up.edu.
Rhodes & Marshall Scholarship Nominations Needed
Faculty members are encouraged to send the names of academically and experientially exceptional, ambitious rising seniors who would benefit from attending graduate school at Cambridge, Oxford, or one of the other premier UK institutions, to the Office of Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement, according to John Orr, assistant to the provost. Students applying for these awards must […]
Spring 2020 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research Recipients: Summer Applications Due Feb. 15
The provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2020 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2020 spring semester: Martin Cenek, computer science: “Data science for modeling athletic performance: from theory to practice” […]
ReadUP & Schoenfeldt Book Discussions, Feb. 4-6
Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., will lead discussions of this year’s ReadUP selection, The Leavers by Lisa Ko, on Tuesday, February 4; Wednesday, February 5; and Thursday, February 6 from noon to 1 p.m., in the Clark Library conference room. Light refreshments will be provided and all are welcome to bring their lunch, questions, and insights […]
Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research: Apply Now
Since its inauguration in 2015, the Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research has provided support for faculty members from across the University who collaborate with undergraduates on a semester-long research project. The provost’s office is committed to increasing opportunities for student experiential learning, and this initiative represents a key element in achieving that goal. Faculty members are […]
Spring 2021 Provost’s Initiative for Undergrad Research Recipients (Summer Applications Due Feb. 15)
The provost’s office is pleased to announce recipients of the Spring 2021 Provost’s Initiative for Undergraduate Research awards. These faculty members have been selected to collaborate with and mentor an undergraduate on a co-designed research experience during the 2021 spring semester: Sherry Abbasi, Shiley School of Engineering: “Brain imaging and psychological self-assessment correlation in PTSD […]