Undergraduate Education, Faculty Affairs Reorganization Update

As announced by Provost Tracy Langkilde in the July 29 email to staff, the following changes have been made to reorganize Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs.

• Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs will be led by Kathy Bieschke in her new role as Senior Vice Provost, effective July 1. Kathy will also serve as Interim Dean of Undergraduate Education.
• The two offices will remain as separate entities, but the reorganization will synergize our efforts and create opportunities to better align our daily work and collaborate more closely on strategic priorities.
• Jeff Adams will report to Kathy and resume his position as Senior Associate Vice Provost and Senior Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education. All Undergraduate Education and Faculty Affairs associate vice provosts will report to Kathy and Undergraduate Education unit leaders will report to their current associate vice provost, as assigned.
• Undergraduate Education Strategic Communications office will expand their role and provide support to Undergraduate Education, Faculty Affairs, and the core Provost’s office and will report directly to Kathy.

Staff are encouraged to reach out to their directors and the new senior leadership team with questions and ideas.

Events and Deadlines

8/2 End of Summer Block Party | Office for Summer Session
8/3 LEAP Sweet Summer Challenge trip to Hershey Park | Office for Summer Session
8/7 Supporting Department Colleagues Teaching in a Time of Artificial Intelligence | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
8/7 Second Six-Week Summer Session Classes End
8/8 Prompt: A Writing Retreat | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
8/8 Second Six-Week Summer Session Study Day
8/9 Second Six-Week Summer Session Final Exams
8/10 Summer Commencement
8/12 Universal Design for Learning | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
8/13 Paying for College Webinar | Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center
8/13–8/15 Ag Progress Days
8/13, 8/19 Accessible Syllabus Templates | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
8/13, 8/22 Setting the Tone for an Inclusive Learning Environment: From Syllabus Design to the First Day of Class | Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence
8/16–8/24 Grange Fair
8/19 Fall 2024 Student Engagement Grant Application Opens | Student Engagement Network
8/19 Fall Early Arrival Begins
8/22, 8/23, 8/24 Fall Arrival
8/24 President's New Student Convocation | Student Orientation and Transition Programs
8/26 Fall Semester Classes Begin
8/27 Student Loans: Borrowing, Repayment, and Forgiveness Webinar | Sokolov-Miller Family Financial and Life Skills Center
9/2 Labor Day Holiday, No Classes
9/3 Fall Tutoring Begins | Penn State Learning

Visit welcomeweek.psu.edu to see the list of fall Welcome Week events, as they become available.

For additional Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence events, visit schreyerinstitute.psu.edu.

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