APPR Report Updates
In 2024, Penn State began planning a University-wide academic portfolio and program review (APPR) of all undergraduate and graduate programs across our campuses. The Academic Portfolio and Program Review (APPR) committee has released the following reports to date:
- Workstream 1: Academic Portfolio Optimization: Undergraduate Degree Programs (released February 28)
- Workstream 2: Pennsylvania Workforce Development Assessment (released March 6)
- Workstream 4, Part 1: Background Research: University Program Review Process(released March 25)
Visit the APPR website to view the reports and supplemental materials. To share feedback about the reports, complete this form or email appr@psu.edu.
To learn more about the APPR process and ask questions, staff are invited to attend the next virtual APPR Insight Session hosted by the APPR leadership team on April 24 from noon to 1:30 p.m. via Teams. Recordings from previous Insight Sessions are available at provost.psu.edu/appr.
Events and Deadlines
4/1 Teaching This Summer? Inclusive Teaching Sparkshop Series: Cultivating a Welcoming Learning Environment | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
4/1 After Graduation Webinar | Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center
4/2 Preparing to Teach a Summer Course | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
4/2 Accessibility and Belonging: Course Documents | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
4/2 Teaching this Summer? Inclusive Teaching Sparkshop Series: Sustaining Inclusion throughout the Semester | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
4/3 Teaching this Summer? Inclusive Teaching Sparkshop Series: Sustaining Wellbeing throughout the Semester | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
4/4 Inclusive Syllabus Workshop Series | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
4/4, 4/22 Applying to Law School Sessions | Division of Undergraduate Studies
4/7 Designing Assignments for Learning in an Age of Artificial Intelligence | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
4/9 Penn State Capital Day
4/9 Research Readiness Workshop Series: How to Read Scholarly Articles like a Ph.D. Student | Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring
4/10 Graduate School at Stanford—Up to 3 Years of Funding! Learn About Knight-Hennessy | Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring
4/10, 4/16, 4/22 Study Smarter Session | Penn State Learning
4/14–4/16 2025 Undergraduate Exhibition | Office of Undergraduate Education through Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring
4/15 Saving and Investing Webinar | Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center
4/15 Going Abroad with Fulbright | Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring
4/15 Explorations: The Penn State Emeritus Academy Lecture Series presents Michael Green: From Engineering to Physiology to Nutritional Biochemistry | Faculty Affairs
4/16 An Evening of Creative Inquiry in Music| Office of Undergraduate Education through Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring, School of Music
4/16 How to Get a Fulbright: Top 5 Tricks to a Successful Application | Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring
4/17 Write Your Way to Winning a Fulbright: The Essays | Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring
4/17 Pre-Law Orientation Sessions | Division of Undergraduate Studies
4/18 STEP Registration Deadline | Penn State Chaiken Center for Student Success
4/20–4/22 Blue-White Weekend
4/23 Administrative Professionals Day
4/24 PD Soros Information Session | Undergraduate Research and Fellowships Mentoring
4/28 All-UE Meeting, 4:00 p.m. via Zoom
4/29 Student Loans: Borrowing, Repayment, and Forgiveness Webinar | Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center
For additional Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence events, visit schreyerinstitute.psu.edu.
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