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Administration and governance archives

The CLAS Apparel Store is open through Aug. 31!

Wednesday, August 19, 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

October 1 deadline for curricular change intake forms

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs and DUSs

Recording of webinar about new DHS rule eliminating Duration of Status (D/S)

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Erika Christiansen, graduate affairs manager
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, and GESS

Updating MyUI course descriptions

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, faculty, and staff

CLAS apparel store open through Aug. 24

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Dean's office administration
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

CLAS MarCom welcomes new communications coordinator

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Claire McGranahan, director of collegiate communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Coming soon: updated Faculty Affairs web pages

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Marketing and communications update for July 2026

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

New Workflow support email address for requests and updates

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Kelly Kauffman, operations manager
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Offer letters and admission letter in Dean's Office File Share

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Erika Christiansen, graduate affairs manager
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, and GESS

Preparing for TA Orientation and requests for COGS participation 

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Erika Christiansen, graduate affairs manager
ALT, DGSs, and GESS

Webinar about new DHS rule eliminating duration of status

Wednesday, August 5, 2026
Erika Christiansen, graduate affairs manager
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, and GESS

SPEC test staff training video

Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Erika Christiansen, graduate affairs manager
GESS

CLAS policy website

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Kelly Kauffman, operations manager
Faculty and staff

Marketing and communications update for June 2026

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (UEPCC) spring 2026 minutes

Wednesday, July 8, 2026
Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Graduate education - offer letters and admission letter reminder

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Erika Christiansen, graduate affairs manager
ALT and GESS

Grad reappointment system and training videos

Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Erika Christiansen, graduate affairs manager
GESS