Academics
It isn’t unusual for some first-year students to struggle academically while getting used to university life. That’s where ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Academic Success and Achievement Program (ASAP) comes in. ASAP is an amazing and free on-campus tutoring program offered to any student living on campus.
On behalf of my colleagues in the Graduate School, I am delighted to present an update on ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ graduate education and an introduction to fall 2016 Graduate School initiatives.
Last Friday, Vice Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for Undergraduate Education Mary Kraus announced that Shelly Bacon is moving into a new role as Assistant Vice Provost for Advising and Academic Services. ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Today sat down with Bacon to discuss advising and other student support services on campus.
On her way to class, amid a crowd of other students, Zurisadai Juarez-Delgado felt alone. She believed her experiences were so different from most other students that she became withdrawn, thinking no one could possibly relate to her. But Juarez-Delgado found a place where she could feel at home on campus, the inclusive community of the Education Diversity Scholars program at ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ. As a result, she has discovered a career path that is changing the trajectory of her life.
The Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) has seen many changes over the past six months, all designed around a collaborative approach to improving the undergraduate experience.
Faculty members in the College of Arts and Sciences have voted to revise the college’s core curriculum for the first time since 1988, a faculty committee announced Tuesday. The move will improve the educational experience for undergraduates in the college, proponents say.
A Q & A with Gia Voeltz — named to the first cohort of Faculty Scholars by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Simons Foundation and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation — gives insight into her research focusing on how organelles inside human cells get their shapes.
Today, Chancellor DiStefano and Provost Moore announced an update to the academic calendar that will affect the schedule of final exams and the spring commencement, starting with the 2017-2018 academic year.
As we enter the month of October, the midpoint of the semester is in sight. Now is a great time for a personal check up.
Jim Voss, scholar in residence in the Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences and retired NASA astronaut, has won the 2016 Haley Space Flight Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. It recognizes outstanding contributions to human space flight.