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Monday, November 22, 2021

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Fall Term Grades

Fall term grades are due on Wednesday, December 1 at 8:30 a.m. Find more information about grading.


Extra Vacation Days over Winter Break

President Byerly’s announcement of vacation days from December 27 – December 30 is a very welcome addition to campus holidays on December 23, 24, and 31. Most offices and departments will be closed during this time, including the Dean’s office. Please arrange to get the staff support you need to prepare for winter term before December 23 or after January 2. Some offices and departments have unavoidable work activities during these additional vacation days. In these cases, please communicate with staff well in advance so that schedules can be coordinated and alternative vacation days can be enjoyed.


Meetings with the President and Dean

President Byerly and Dean Hofmeister would be happy to attend one of your department or program meetings in winter term. Please be in touch with Peggy Pfister to schedule a time.


Gould Library Revised Winter Break Hours

With President Byerly’s announcement of extra vacation days between Christmas and the new year, the library has revised its holiday hours.

  • Closed for Thanksgiving:
    • Thursday, November 25 through Sunday, November 28
  • Winter break hours from Monday, November 29 to Wednesday, December 22, 2021:
    • Monday through Friday—9 am to 5 pm
    • Saturday and Sunday—closed
  • Closed for the holidays Thursday, December 23-Sunday, January 2, 2022
  • Monday, January 3: open 9 am – 5 pm
  • Day before winter term starts:
    • Tuesday, January 4: open 8 am to 10 pm
  • The library returns to its regular hours on Wednesday, January 5

We encourage you to submit your winter term library requests (book purchases, reserves, etc.) by Friday, December 17.


Barnes and Noble Advertising

We received reports that B&N were including recommended course materials for some faculty member’s courses, specifically Bartleby. B&N has agreed to remove all recommendations of this type and we have opted out of Bartleby sales altogether.


Winter Break

The ELT will be on winter break until Monday, January 3. The Dean of the College Staff wishes you all a happy holiday season!

It's World Snowman Day! (How many more will there be?) - Sustrana

COVID Recovery


Grants and Fellowships


NSF “Racial Equity in STEM Education”

The National Science Foundation’s new “Racial Equity in STEM Education” program seeks to support bold, ground-breaking, and potentially transformative projects addressing systemic racism in STEM. Proposals from faculty or staff should advance racial equity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and workforce development through research (both fundamental and applied) and practice. Contact Christopher Tassava to discuss this opportunity.


Conferences and Workshops