Messages from the Provost

2023-24 Meeting Schedule Including Opening Week Activities

Dear Colleagues I am writing to provide you with the schedule for the AY23-24 opening week events. I have also included the dates for the regularly scheduled meetings of department chairs/directors and AA Council. New faculty members will receive personal invitations to attend the new faculty orientation events outlined below. New administrators are also contacted […]

Fall 2023 Planned Schedule Interruption: Weekday Football Game

As we prepare for fall, I need to bring to your attention an adjustment to the class schedule that you will need to incorporate into your syllabus planning. Weekday Football Game As members of the American Athletic Conference, we can be asked to schedule football games during the week. For the Fall 2023 season, the […]

Academic Affairs Enrollment Update

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your continued support of our enrollment efforts. Your outstanding work and commitment is reflected in this week’s reports. Going forward this summer, these reports will include total enrollment by department compared to the equivalent date last year. You will find total enrollment on the second tab. Here are the latest […]

Excited to serve as your interim Provost

Dear Colleagues, I am excited about my new role as interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs and the opportunity to work with each of you in advancing our great University. Throughout my career, I have often stepped into new roles when there was a need, and I am pleased to have the opportunity […]

The Latest Update on Fall Enrollment

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your ongoing support of our enrollment efforts. Going forward this summer, the reports I share will include total enrollment by department compared to the equivalent date last year. You will find total enrollment on the second tab of the sheets. Here are the latest updates from the past two weeks: […]

The Latest Update on Fall Enrollment

Dear Colleagues, We are entering a critical phase in our enrollment process, ensuring students who have accepted admission for fall matriculate as expected. Your help is still needed and appreciated. Please take a look at the spreadsheet for your program data for the latest enrollment information, as of this week, to understand how you can […]

The Latest Update on Fall Enrollment

Dear Colleagues, We appreciate your ongoing support of our enrollment efforts, which are critically important to every area of the University. Please take a look at the spreadsheet for your program data for the latest enrollment information, as of this week, to understand how you can focus efforts to optimize our recruitment and yield efforts. […]

Changes to course material adoption process

Dear Faculty Colleagues, Many of you may have seen the recent news that the University is adopting a new course material rental program that will help lower the overall cost of textbooks for our students. I wanted to share with you more information about this exciting program. Barnes & Noble Charlotte will begin offering the […]

The Latest Information on Fall Enrollment

Dear Colleagues, We appreciate your ongoing support of our enrollment efforts. Please review the latest data for your department or program. Here are some general updates from the past two weeks: Undergraduate Enrollment We continue to have challenges with transfer admission. Your outreach to newly admitted transfer students is critical to our enrollment goals. Reports […]

The Latest Information on Fall Enrollment

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for your ongoing support of our enrollment efforts. Please review the reports to see the latest admission and enrollment data for your college and program. Please note if you have areas that are down to assist with targeted initiatives, such as reaching out to students to increase yield. Here are the […]