News & Announcements

Call for Proposals: Spring 2020 Provost's Investment Fund

Dec. 9, 2019

Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost, Liesl Folks, is interested in funding ideas that explicitly align with the university's strategic plan and institutional priorities.

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Provost's Investment Fund Fall 2019 Recipients

Dec. 5, 2019

Hearty congratulations to the awardees and thanks to all those who submitted proposals.

Full list of awardees

New General Education Executive Director

Dec. 4, 2019

Dr. Susan Miller-Cochran, Professor of English, will be leading the campus-wide effort to refresh UA’s General Education Program, a core component of Pillar 1 of the UA Strategic Plan, effective January 6, 2020.

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Message from President Robbins - Annual Report to ABOR

Nov. 26, 2019

The strategic plan’s implementation process requires collaborative work by many, and President Robbins is proud of the hard work and dedication of the University's faculty, staff, and students.

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College of Veterinary Medicine Receives AVMA Approval

Oct. 17, 2019

The University of Arizona received approval from the American Veterinary Medical Association today to open the state's first public College of Veterinary Medicine.

UA News

ISLE Funded CLS is Ready for Students

Oct. 14, 2019

Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences has a new innovative learning space that will open its doors to students on October 14, 2019. The classroom was made possible through the Provost's Initiative Fund, ISLE Program Grant, the HAS department, and gifts from the department's students, staff, faculty, administrators, and friends.

Learn more about the project by Hydrology & Atmospheric Sciences

Teaching Workshop and Demonstration, Friday Sept. 20, 3:00-4:00 p.m.

Sept. 20, 2019

Are you curious about what it's like to teach in a large Collaborative Classroom? Do you wonder what it's like to learn in these spaces?

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College of Applied Science and Technology, New Economy Initiative on ABOR Agenda

Sept. 16, 2019

The University of Arizona is seeking approval to rename UA South to the College of Applied Science and Technology at this week's Arizona Board of Regents meeting at Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff.

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Building Community and Keeping Students' Attention

Sept. 10, 2019

James Lang, a professor of English and director of the D'Amour Center for Teaching Excellence at Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, was brought to campus by the Center for University Education Scholarship. His presentations, given Thursday and Friday, were designed to help faculty start the semester off right and gain skills to be more effective teachers, especially with distracted students.

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Building Communities in Online Courses

Sept. 9, 2019

Participants in this fully online five-day mini-course (Sept 23-27) will conceptualize community in online environments while exploring tools, techniques, and activities that support student-to-student and student-to-instructor relations.

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