Academic Affairs Newsletters

The intent with our newsletters is to share relevant, timely, and transparent information across all of Academic Affairs. We welcome your feedback and invite your participation.

Please enjoy our newsletters and find opportunities to share successes, ask questions, and give input.

Links are included in each newsletter for submissions if you have ideas to share on accessing academic resources and professional development opportunities, would like to share congratulations for a colleague or news of an upcoming event, or just have a question or input to share.

Latest Newsletters from Academic Affairs

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Week of October 28, 2024

In this week’s newsletter, we share the Provost’s report to the Academic Affairs and Enrollment Committee of the Board of Trustees; provide a summary of our work to-date on aligning our academic structure with our priorities;

Aerial view of Saint Mary's campus taken in March 2017

Week of September 27, 2024

This week’s newsletter includes the Provost’s report to the Academic Senate as well as an update on the ongoing Liberatory Design process to align our academic structure with our priorities.

Week of September 2, 2024

The campus has been buzzing with activity for the past few weeks between the staff community event and presidential welcome, all faculty day and development week, and student move-in days. In this week’s newsletter, we share the Provost’s report to the Academic Affairs and Enrollment Committee of the Board of Trustees; continue the discussion from All Faculty Day about aligning our academic structure with our priorities; and other helpful information.

Spring front face of Brother Alfred Brousseau Hall

Week of May 13, 2024

In this week's newsletter, we welcome colleagues into three leadership roles in academic affairs; share a summary of the Campus Climate Survey feedback; announce transitions in the office of Institutional Research and share highlights from the Student Research Conference and Showcase.

Week of April 22, 2024

In this week’s newsletter, we provide updates on the tenure-track faculty searches and a link to a recording of José Feito’s Professor of the Year lecture, and then as usual, we share some resources, celebrate our successes, and highlight upcoming events.

Week of April 8, 2024

This week's newsletter shares a reminder of the call for nominations and self-nominations for leadership roles in academic affairs, highlights for this week’s SMUG mini conference, and an overview of three faculty learning communities.