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Administration and governance archives

First confirmed case of measles in central Iowa since 2019

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Marketing and Communications update for May 2025

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (UEPCC) minutes: May 1 and 8

Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Deadline for proposing undergraduate curricular and structural changes

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Cornelia Lang, associate dean for undergraduate education
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

LATS and GHS program shifts

Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Sara Sanders, CLAS dean
DEOs, ALT, faculty and staff

Results from spring 2025 faculty election

Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Sara Sanders, CLAS dean
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

CLAS Executive Committee meeting minutes: February and March

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Dean's office administration
Faculty

Instructional track faculty promotion dossier materials

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs, ALT, and faculty

Summer schedule for CLAS Business Updates

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Dean's office administration
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (UEPCC) minutes - April 3, 10, 17, and 24

Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Marketing and communications update for April 2025

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff

Strategic plan progress report due May 30

Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Tiffany Schier, faculty affairs director
DEOs and ALT

Faculty Assembly agendas for April 23 meetings

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Cinda Coggins Mosher, FA secretary
Faculty

Mid-Career Faculty Award Symposium: come support CLAS awardees!

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
DEOs, ALT, faculty, staff, and graduate students

OpenHawks OER funding

Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Joshua Weiner, associate dean for research and infrastructure
DEOs and faculty

Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee (UEPCC) minutes – February 27, March 13, and March 27

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Undergraduate Educational Policy and Curriculum Committee
DEOs, DUSs, and faculty

Updated CLAS research release policy

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Josh Weiner, associate dean for research and infrastructure; Ryan Kirkey, manager of accounting and financial analysis
DEOs, ALT, DGSs, DUSs, and faculty

Applications now open for 2025-26 CLAS Leads development program

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Christopher Cheatum, Associate Dean for the Natural, Mathematical, and Social Sciences; Roland Racevskis, Associate Dean for the Arts and Humanities
DEOs and faculty

Volunteers needed at commencement

Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Lisa Gray, events and projects coordinator
DGSs, faculty, and staff

Marketing and communications update for March 2025

Wednesday, April 2, 2025
Ben Hill, senior director for marketing and communications
DEOs, ALT, faculty, and staff