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Educational updates archives

Bring your phone to class for two-step login of university systems

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, and faculty

Celebrating Diane Hauser's retirement from CLAS Academic Advising

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, faculty, staff, GESS, graduate students, and undergraduate students

Resources on academic freedom

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
CLAS Dean's Office leadership
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, and faculty

University of Iowa policy on classroom recordings by students

Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, and faculty

ICON Note Depot now available - generate and share notes with students

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, faculty, and graduate students

Proposals for General Education CLAS Core Courses due September 3

Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Improving accessibility of digital content for fall 2025 courses

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, and faculty

Submit Fall 2025 final exam assignment needs

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DUSs, faculty, and staff

Summer Session 2026 – CLAS planning and budgeting guidelines

Wednesday, August 6, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DUSs, and faculty

2024-2025 CLAS Undergraduate Curricular Changes Summary Part 1: Programs of Study

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, faculty, and staff

2024-2025 CLAS Undergraduate Curricular Changes Summary Part 2: General Education CLAS Core

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, faculty, and staff

2024-2025 CLAS Undergraduate Curricular Changes Summary Part 3: Policies

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, faculty, and staff

Intake form for proposing undergraduate curricular and structural changes

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs and DUSs

ICON Publisher upgrades on August 14 will impact course material links

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

New for Fall 2025: final exam duration options

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DGSs, and DUSs

Assessment of the CLAS Core: Rhetoric

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, and faculty

CLAS syllabus template updated for fall 2025

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Distance and Online Education Resources for Online Course Design

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs and faculty

Summer 2025 registration changes (adds, drops, withdrawals)

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, faculty, staff, and undergraduate students

Accessibility tool: Anthology Ally

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, faculty, staff, and graduate students