Mears, Gail

Parker, Robyn

Vascak, Cynthia

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Academic Affairs Update August 4, 2017 
Robyn Parker 
Plymouth State University 
Gail Mears 
Plymouth State University 
Cynthia Vascak 
Plymouth State University 
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Academic Affairs Weekly Update | August 4
Dear Colleagues:
 
It’s officially August and preparing to welcome incoming and returning students is top of mind. Many faculty and staff are
ac vely planning or an cipa ng engagement in Panther Days and seek to build strong, founda onal rela onships with new
students through program-related and curricular events. If you are interested in ways to engage in welcoming students to
PSU, but have not been approached yet, please reach out to us.
 
Summer work teams and academic commi ees con nue to engage in work to move us forward in our transforma on. We
have engaged in check-ins with the majority of teams and look forward to sharing their work closer to September. We would
like to maintain the momentum of the great work that has been done this summer and see it con nue through the
academic year as there is s ll much to be done in transforming to support Integrated Clusters.
 
University Days kick off in just under three weeks! We’ll begin with a session by the President on August 23rd and con nue
through 2.5 engaging days! We’ve finalized the schedule and are entering it into the registra on tool, please review it here!
We’ll ask you to take a few minutes to register for your favorite sessions. Please also register for lunch, if you plan to join us
at Prospect Hall.
 
EAB is back again this year at University Days, this  me with a plenary session on Thursday a ernoon on integra ng
Academics and Career Prepara on. There’s something for everyone on the schedule from book discussions to technology
trainings to informa on sessions about the year ahead. Reconnect with your faculty and staff colleagues as we prepare for
an engaging year focused on student persistence through Drive to 85.      
 
Finally, in an cipa on of the new academic year, we are conduc ng an internal search for an Execu ve Assistant. This
individual will be ac vely involved in designing administra ve systems and suppor ng our transforma on to Integrated
Clusters. They will also support con nuity of informa on and planning as we look at the year ahead and an cipate
transi oning from Academic Deans to a new Provost with Cluster Leadership Teams. The full descrip on is available here on
the HR website.
 
Sincerely,
 
The Academic Dean Team
Office of Academic Affairs
Fri 8/4/2017 1:16 PM
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