Communications from the Provost

Email Communications from the Provost to Faculty and Staff

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2024

• June 10 - Wrapping up the Academic Year
• May 1 - Faculty Notice: Millar Library Closed
• April 22 - Spring Brings New Opportunities
• March 20 - Faculty Notice: Recommended Adjustment of Course Schedules for President Cudd’s Investiture Ceremony
• March 11 - Moving Forward Together
• January 24 - Faculty Resources
• January 18 - Important Changes to Deadlines Due to Inclement Weather

2023

• December 6 - Looking Back, Looking Forward
• October 9 - Helpful Resources for the Academic Year
• September 25 - Required Action: Tracking Initiation of Attendance
• September 22 -  New Dean for OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
• August 3 - Working Together
• July 20 - Update to Academic Affairs Principles for Staff Remote Work
• June 16 - Updating Course Modalities
• June 7 - Response to Department of Education Review
• June 1 -  Follow-up on Academic Affairs Budget Allocations
• March 7 -  Program Review/ Reduction Summary
• February 9 - Winter Academic Affairs Budget Update

2022

• December 19 -  Happy Holidays from the Provost
• November 17 - Elsevier Negotiations Stalled: Plan for Moving Ahead
• September 28 - Welcome to the 2022/2023 Academic Year
• July 8 - Student Success Webinar Unveils Findings from CSU, APLU, & others
• June 29 - Reflections on the end of Roe v. Wade
• June 13 - Academic Affairs Closing the Gap Progress Report
• March 18 - Covid-19 Teaching Resources and Academic Affairs Principles for Staff Remote Work
• March 10 - Fall ’22 Course Materials Requirements
• March 4 - Moving Forward Without A Mask Mandate
• February 11 - Program Review/Reduction Update
• February 4 - Update on Winter Term Course Delivery
• January 27 - Phase II of the Program Review/Reduction Process
• January 7 - Guidelines for Temporary Shift to Remote Learning
• January 7 - Persevering Through the Covid Surge

2021

• November 12 - Closing the Gap 
• October 4 - Welcome to Fall 2021
• August 17 - Our Safe Return to PSU Campus
• July 14 - Academic Affairs Staff Announcement
• June 15 - End of Year Message From the Provost
• June 8 - School and College Meeting Follow-Up
• April 28 - ReImagine PSU and a Call for Proposals
• April 12 - 2021 Religious Accommodations and Ramadan
• April 1 - Academic Affairs Budget Town Hall Follow-Up
• April 1 -  Federal Relief Funding Follow-Up
• March 19 - Condemning Anti-Asian Violence
• March 3 - How to Attend Academic Affairs Budget Events
• February 23 - Reminder: Efforts to Support Student Learning - Invitation to CircleIn Presentation
• February 22 - We're Moving to Canvas!
• February 17 - Resumption of Classes
• February 11 - Efforts to Support Student Learning
• February 5 - PSU "Next"
• February 1 - PSU Provost Susan Jeffords on Open for Fall, Open for All
• January 12 - National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity - Institutional Membership Reminder
• January 4 - Call for Nominations: Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards for 2021
• January 4 - Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning Appointed

2020

• December 22 - Happy Holidays from Academic Affairs
• December 3 - Remote Campus Interviews for the Vice Provost for Academic Budget & Planning
• November 13 - Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation Appointed
• November 3 - Search for the Vice Provost for Academic Budget and Planning
• October 29 - Resources to Support Students Before and After Election Day
• October 28 - PSU Mourns the Loss of Alexander “Xander” Davies
• October 26 - Resources available now and during mostly remote winter term
• October 1 - Support available for PSU faculty
• October 1 - Announcing Open Forums with the Associate Vice Provost for Academic Innovation Finalists
• September 25 - Welcome to our 75th anniversary of teaching, learning, service, and discovery
• September 23 - The 2020 Virtual Faculty and Staff Convocation
• September 21 - Join us for the 2020 Virtual Faculty Convocation
• September 21 - Students First Initiatives and Progress
• September 17 - PSU's Religious Accommodation Policy
• September 16 - Welcome to an academic year of challenge, optimism, and hope
• September 15 - New Faculty Orientation and Resource Fair Postponed
• July 20 - Preparing Campus and Classrooms for Fall Instruction
• July 6 - PSU Fall Term Instruction: Fall Flex
• June 15 - CLAS, COTA, and CUPA Dean Announcements
• June 15 - Revised Approach to Accommodations for Testing
• June 15 - Students First Update
• June 12 - Religious Accommodation Policy Fall Term 2020
• June 11 - Summer Professional Development for Remote Teaching
• June 10 - Shutdown Academia/Shutdown STEM
• June 4 - Extending P/NP Deadline and Supporting our Students
• May 27 - Update on Fall Term Instruction
• May 11 - 2020 Fall Term Instruction
• April 9 - 2020 Summer Term Remote Instruction
• March 27 - Temporary Pass/No Pass Grading Option for Spring Term 2020
• March 25 - The Governors stay home order and faculty access to campus facilities
• March 20 - Research and Graduate Studies updates and online vs. remote instruction
• March 13 - The move to remote instruction and assistance from the Office of Academic Innovation
• March 10 - Information regarding administering winter term finals
• March 4 - Continuity of instruction while following protocols for Coronavirus also known as COVID-19

Other Communications from the President and the University

Provost Office Newsletter

2024

• June 10 - Wrapping up the Academic Year
• March 11 - Moving Forward Together
• January 22 - A New Year Brings New Opportunities

2023

• December 6  - Looking Back, Looking Forward
• October 9 - Helpful Resources for the Academic Year 
• September 20 - News From The Provost
• June 12 - 2023 Academic Year Wrap-Up
• March 20 - Health and Wellness for You and Your Students

2022

• December 19 - Enrollment, Retention, Hiring Pause, and Support Services Review
• October 3 - Welcome to the 2022/2023 Academic School Year
• June 10 - Academic Year Wrap-Up
• January 24 - News You Need
• February 23 - Deadline for Unit Narrative Reports Extended

Other Communications from the State and the Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC)

HECC COVID-19 FAQ for Oregon Postsecondary Education Institutions - Key Information for Oregon College and University Campus Communities on the 2019 novel coronavirus and COVID-19

Office of the Governor, State of Oregon, Executive Order 20-17: Extending of Executive Order 20-09: (Suspension of in-person instructional activities at higher education institutions) - April 17, 2020

Office of the Governor, State of Oregon, Executive Order 20-12: Stay home, save lives: ordering Oregonians to stay at home, closing specified retail businesses, requiring social distancing measures for other public and private facilities, and imposing requirements for outdoor areas and licensed childcare facilities

Office of the Governor, State of Oregon, Executive Order 20-09: Suspension of in-person instructional activities and higher education institutions in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak - March 19, 2020