Associate Dean and Department Head Meeting Hosted by Provost
Collaboration meeting scheduled for Tuesday, February 2, 2021, from 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. bringing together Associate Deans and Department Heads. The Office of the Provost is hosting this important session to discuss strategic initiatives and enhance communication within the academic leadership team.
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Associate Dean and Department Head Meeting Tuesday, February 2, 2021 2:00-3:30 p.m. Hosted by the Office of the Provost
Agenda Welcome from Provost Carl Lejuez Recognize New Associate Deans and Department Heads Provost Updates - Spring Planning and Resources - Final Exam Opt-Out - Graduate School Timely Topics Series - Upcoming Award Information - Provost s Distinguished Speakers Award - Future of Library Journal Access Update - Emeritus Committee - Pro-Card Process - CPSRC Student Learning outcomes Development Segment PTR - Fall 2021 Proofs - Teaching Excellence Letters - First Destination Student Outcomes - Fall 2020 SET Outcomes - LTE Update - Future of Learning Committee - UConn Reads Call for Proposals - Midterm Formative Assessments - SET+ and Assessment of Please make sure you are on mute. If you have a question, please write question in the chat. Thank you!
Spring Planning and Resources Provost Office FAQs Addresses items including In-Person Classroom Scenarios, Campus Access, Student Support, and Technology: https://provost.uconn.edu/covid-19-fall-planning/covid-19-faqs-for-instruction/ Testing and Vaccinations Testing for faculty/staff (managed by HR): https://hr.uconn.edu/employee-covid-testing/ Vaccinations for faculty/staff (managed by HR): https://hr.uconn.edu/employee-covid-vaccine/ Support for In-Person Instruction Masks/Signage/Room Markings: https://fo.uconn.edu/covid-19/facilities-operations-covid-19-resources/ State of CT Guidance Including Travel Restrictions https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus/travel Student Authentication - https://kb.ecampus.uconn.edu/2020/12/02/authentication-of-students/ Tech Check https://confluence.uconn.edu/ikb/teaching-and-learning/optimize-your-workstation-for-teaching
Provost Updates Final Exam Opt-Out Instructors have the option to opt-out of a final exam and structure their final assessment in the form of final papers, final individual/group projects or presentations, portfolio reviews, or other forms of cumulative assessment. If you plan to opt out of a final exam, please make sure your department s instructors notify the registrar by using the form at https://registrar.uconn.edu/final-exam-opt-out/. Graduate School Timely Topic Series Engage with experts on different subject areas relevant to those who support and advise graduate students and programs Contact Megan Petsa with any questions. More information including event materials will be shared in a post meeting follow-up email.
Provost Updates Upcoming Award Information Alumni Relations Faculty Excellence Awards Nominations due March 5, 2021 to Amanda Pitts. Awards will be given fall 2021. More information can be found here. Provost s Outstanding Service Award Watch your email for the nominations call coming soon Provost s Award for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship Watch your email for the nominations call coming soon The Presidential M1 Mentorship Award Program Deadline to submit application is June 1, 2021. More information can be found here.
Provost Updates Provost s Distinguished Speakers Series February 17, 2021, 4-5pm, Pamir Alpay March 23, 2021, 4-5pm, Sergio Luzzatto April 21, 2021, 4-5pm, Katharina von Hammerstein Future of Library Journal Access Update Pilot new approach over six months with small number of select journals Updates, Committee Information, FAQs and future communications can be found here Feedback can be sent to journalsfeedback@uconn.edu Emeritus Committee For faculty who do not meet the automatic criteria for emeritus status, the Emeritus Committee will review recommendations from Deans or Department Heads twice a year. Upcoming review on April 1.
Provost Updates PRO-Card Process Have received feedback on administrative burden; exploring opportunities for flexibility within need to promote compliance and risk management CPSRC Update New process for space requests, changes, and projects
Provost Updates Fall 2021 Proofs Fall 2021 proofs will be based on teaching schedule from fall 2019 Registrar will be in touch (if not already) with detailed instructions for departments to begin preparing proofs More information can be found here in a recent message from the Office of the Provost Teaching Excellence Letters It will be time soon to send teaching excellence letters and teaching improvement letters. We recognize that Covid has had a significant impact on all and that may be the reason a faculty member received a lower score than prior years -- we encourage you to reach out to your faculty members and offer support. Our office will reach out in the coming weeks to ask if there is any reason we shouldn't send an improvement letter, so please be prepared for those emails
First Destination Student Outcomes Favorable Outcomes increased from 82% to 85% Employed increased from 58% to 60% Percent of employed graduates from CT who are employed in CT increased from 72% to 73% Continuing Education increased from 23% to 24% Graphic from Center for Career Development will be shared in a follow-up email
Fall 2020 SET Outcomes University Wide Averages Data from OIRE Distance Learning (DL) In-Person Online (WW) Service Learning Hybrid Split Semester Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Fall 2019 Fall 2020 Teaching 4.24 4.49 4.17 4.09 4.53 4.00 4.28 4.39 4.07 4.22 - 4.15 Course 3.99 4.31 3.93 3.88 4.29 4.00 4.11 4.18 4.00 4.02 - 3.96
Provost Updates LTE Updates LTE s goal of cultivating identity, agency and purpose. We are here to transform the life of every undergraduate student at the University of Connecticut Although disrupted by a global pandemic, significant work took place over the last 14 months LTE was organized into working groups; Culture Change; Authentic and Inclusive Learning; Advising and Mentoring; Best Practices; and Assessment. These groups have been restructured and recharged. In September we invited over 140 of our colleagues to join us for the Cultivate: Life Transformative Education Conference. Created the LTE Speaker Series ; In November Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Dr Tuitt was the inaugural speaker. Two additional events are planned this Spring: February 12 at 9-11am- Live Panel Discussion on Transformational Learning at UConn April 9 at 9-11am Discussion with Dr. Pam Eddinger The 2019-2020, UConn Life-Transformative Education Task Force Interim Report is complete and submitted to Provost Launched the LTE mentoring pilot program
Provost Updates Future of Learning Committee Chaired by Jeffrey Shoulson and Daniel Burkey Committee will begin meeting in the first week of February How can we use what we have learned from COVID to enhance our educational mission and increase the close personal interactions between faculty and students that are a hallmark of a UConn education? UConn Reads Call for Proposals Invitation to faculty, staff and students to propose innovative ways to integrate The Great Derangement by Amitav Ghosh into projects and activities for all members of UConn community Theme: Environmental Justice and Human Rights Mini-grant proposals due February 19, 2021. More information can be found here.
Provost Updates Midterm Formative Assessments Assessment of Student Learning Outcomes Please respond to survey emailed earlier this week (linked here) from Jeffrey Shoulson SET+ Please email any SET+ requirement documentation shared with faculty in your department to provost@uconn.edu
PTR Questions Throughout this year s PTR process, we have been making note of common questions and concerns raised at each step. We would like to start some conversations around a few items including early review, years of credit, and external letter writers. We will be going into breakout groups and discussing prompt questions about these topics, and bring you all back for a brief discussion before the end of the meeting. Click the box below to enter your responses into a Qualtrics survey for further review! PTR SURVEY PTR SURVEY
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