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Educational updates archives

Early registration timeline and undergraduate drop and withdrawal deadlines

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, faculty, staff, and undergraduate students

If you use Kahoot, Mentimeter, Top Hat or other student response systems, OTLT would love to hear from you

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGs, DUSs, faculty, and graduate students

Rhetoric AI literacy initiative: faculty panelists report out on their experiences

Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGs, DUSs, and faculty

Get involved with CLAS Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society and an invitation to April induction ceremony

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, faculty, and staff

Reminder of CLAS Guidelines for Handling Academic Misconduct

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, and faculty

Undergraduate textbook ordering deadline

Wednesday, March 25, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, faculty, and staff

Midterm reminders for CLAS instructors

Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Call for proposals: courses for the AI certificate

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, faculty, and staff

Register to attend the student technology panel discussion on Feb. 20

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, faculty, and staff

Spring all-majors career fair coming up on Feb. 25

Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DUSs, faculty, staff, and graduate students

Reminder: Course information to include in MyUI

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Spring digital accessibility reminders and resources

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, and faculty

Spring 2026 final exam schedule: Faculty review period

Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Getting an early start on fall 2026 syllabus updates

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, and faculty

Student registration reminders spring 2026

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DUSs, Faculty, Graduate students

University College issues call for First-Year Seminar proposals for Fall 2026

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, and faculty

2026-2027 Stevens Phi Beta Kappa Scholarship application (undergraduate science majors)

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, faculty, and undergraduate students

Writing Across the Disciplines upcoming workshops - The Writing Enriched Classroom in the Age of AI

Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, faculty, staff, and graduate students

Minimum grade point in course work in the major

Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs and DUSs

Proposals for General Education CLAS core courses due Jan. 28

Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty