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Administration and governance archives

Faculty hiring plans due Oct. 30

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs and ALT

Faculty standards of competence and performance

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs, ALT, and faculty

Making Updates to Winter 2026 and Spring 2027 Syllabus Information in MyUI

Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, and DUSs

GEPC meeting notes

Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Erika Christiansen, CLAS graduate affairs manager
DEOs

Employee Security Access Requests

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Kelly Kauffman, operations manager
DEOs and ALT

Marketing and Communications update for September 2026

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Submit CLAS MarCom news via your department’s website

Wednesday, October 7, 2026
Brynne Schweigel-Skeers, associate director of web strategy
Faculty and staff

CLAS promotion process training now available

Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Rachel Spengler, faculty affairs specialist
DEOs and ALT

Faculty Standards of Competence and Performance

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs, ALT, and faculty

Fixed period of admission rule – webinar and new FAQs

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Erika Christiansen, CLAS graduate affairs manager
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, and GESS

Personnel Activity Reports (PARs) due 9/30

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs, ALT, and faculty

Faculty Peer Mentoring Communities - registration open for 2026-27

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Lori Adams, provost faculty fellow
DEOs, ALT, and faculty

Faculty Hiring Plans due Oct. 30

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs and ALT

Faculty Requests to Change Appointment – Due Oct. 1

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs, ALT, faculty

GEPC Meeting Notes - August 26, 2026

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Erika Christiansen, clas graduate affairs manager
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, and GESS

Marketing and Communications update for August 2026

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Share your department’s news with CLAS MarCom

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs and ALT

The CLAS Apparel Store is open through Aug. 31!

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Dean's office administration

Faculty review updates

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs, ALT, and faculty

Inactive course review

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education and Erika Christiansen, graduate affairs manager
DEOs and ALT