The first day of Fall 2025 classes has been moved to August 18, 2025, to:

Visit the KBOR Approved Academic Calendars page for complete Fall 2025 dates.

Faculty and staff have access to dozens of sites and tools that can help them address their classroom environment and workplace needs.  

For a quick refresher, please review the Academic Year Welcome message from Provost Bichelmeyer. The message includes a broad overview of and links to timely initiatives, support services and policy guidance, including: 

KU International Affairs has updated its international agreements and contracts process to ease navigation, ensure alignment with KU policies and reduce risk to the university.

Internationalization is a central pillar of KU’s mission. International engagement often requires agreements or contracts establishing partnerships with universities, government agencies or other organizations outside the United States. By following KUIA’s procedures for developing formal partnerships, units can ensure that their international agreements and contracts align with KU policies, mitigate risk and encourage stewardship of university resources.

Visit the KUIA website for guidance on what to consider before forming an international partnership and how to get started.

Anyone at KU affected by the devasting California wildfires, including faculty and staff, can access Telus Health for support. The service provides confidential emotional support and referral to community-based resources. Master’s-level crisis counselors can be reached 24/7 at 1-877-757-7587.

CAPS and Student Affairs partner with Telus Health to provide around the clock suport to students and are pleased Telus Health has opened its support to faculty and staff affected by the California fires.

Additional Support is available at Telus Health, CAPS Crisis Support and KU Wellbeing.

We are sad to share news of the recent passing of Professor Christopher Allen in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Chris died Dec. 14, 2024, and services were held Dec. 19-20.  

A longtime KU faculty member, Chris was remembered by colleagues for his warmth, kindness, dedication to students and as an engineer and educator with tremendous talent. His research expertise was in microwave remote sensing, lightwave/photonics systems and radar system design. 

We offer our deepest condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. He is survived by his wife, Peggy, four children and nine grandchildren. The family requests donations in his honor be made to Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas or Corpus Christi Catholic School. 

The Office of Faculty Affairs is hosting the remote training session "Supercharge your Canvas Course" for early-career faculty from 10-11 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 14.

The training session will provide tips and tricks to help faculty in the early stages of their career elevate their Canvas courses and improve students' learning experiences. RSVP.

The Center for Teaching Excellence invites faculty to the 10th Annual Student Learning Symposium, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, in the Kansas Room at the Kansas Union, sixth Floor.

Faculty will explore the connection between assessment and community, engage in a learning experience game and have the chance to take home prizes from the CTE prize bodega.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Registration is open until it reaches capacity.

The School of Social Welfare moved its academic home over the winter break to Green Hall.

The newly renovated space on the third floor of Green will give students, faculty and staff a classroom in their academic home, study and gathering spaces, a conference room and offices. School of Law faculty, staff and students will continue using other Green Hall areas.

Twente Hall will be renovated and repurposed at a future date. 

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