March 2, 2026

Call for Award Nominations

The College is pleased to announce awards to recognize outstanding faculty service, teaching excellence, and exemplary advising. We invite you to take advantage of this opportunity to bring formal recognition to the excellence in your department.

Brief descriptions of the available awards and instructions on how to apply can be found below. Nominations are due Monday, March 23.

Questions? Contact: Collegeawards@ku.edu

Discontinued Programs

Attention: Chairs and Directors, and Directors of Undergraduate Studies

This information is to provide further clarification regarding processes when a College program of any kind is discontinued. While USRR does not explicitly include in university program discontinuance policy concentrations within a major; or minors (and concentrations within them); the same need for a responsible, transparent plan exists when concentrations and minors are discontinued.

This statement serves to clarify that the College and its departments and programs will follow the same timeline and procedures for all active discontinuations, including concentrations and minors, in order to provide clear and consistent options for students and a means for proactive and realistic planning by departments during the teach out phase of a discontinued curriculum pathway of any kind.  This has been vetted with the University Registrar to ensure that all information and practices remain consistent.

This includes:

1) Articulation of and commitment to a teach out plan to ensure students already following the curriculum have a viable completion pathway.

2) Communication to students currently in the program (and recently in the program to the extent possible).

3) No further admittance of students to a discontinued pathway after the last admit term has passed.

4) Advising assistance for interested students to find a related program at KU.

Please share this information with others as needed in order for everyone to be clear about planning for any type of discontinuation and student options related to them.  Feel free to reach out directly to Karen Ledom on behalf of the College Dean’s office – kjh@ku.edu – with any questions.

Nominate a KU Core 34 or Capstone Course for the Christopher Haufler KU Core Innovation Award  

The University Core Curriculum Committee (UCCC) is seeking nominations for the Christopher Haufler KU Core Innovation Award, an annual recognition honoring academic departments that exemplify innovative teaching and learning within KU Core 34 or capstone courses. A $3,000 award, funded by the Office of the Provost, is granted to the recipient’s academic department to support initiatives in teaching, learning, and assessment. 

To nominate a course, individuals should submit: 

1) a 1–2-page description outlining inventive strategies that enhance student achievement of KU Core 34 or capstone learning outcomes and demonstrating how assessment data informs the continuous improvement of the course and/or student learning.

2) a course syllabus and relevant assignments that showcase the achievement of student learning outcomes.

Please email nominations to kucore@ku.edu by April 17, 2026. Self-nominations are encouraged. 

Questions? Contact: kucore@ku.edu. 

March Chairs & Directors Meeting

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

3:30 p.m.

Malott Room, Kansas Union

The Big Event

The Big Event is the single largest day of service at the University of Kansas. KU students, staff, and faculty go out around the Lawrence community to provide assistance to community sites including homes, businesses and parks. We encourage all departments to participate.

This semester The Big Event will take place on April 18 from 9 am - 2 pm. You can register using the link below and email us at tbe@ku.edu to create a group for your department.

Faculty Luncheons - Spring 2026

This semester's second faculty luncheon is Friday, April 10 from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Watson 3 West.

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College Undergraduate Academic Services Newsletter

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