General Events

In this Edition: **CHESS AI Week, Braver Campus Dialogue, Legal Symposium** Dear colleagues,  I hope you are doing well. Welcome to CHESS AI week. Please see below the many opportunities to engage with and learn about AI this week. Dates and Events this Week This Week is CHESS AI Week  Monday, October 20  Tuesday, October […]

In this Edition: **Niner Nation Week, Semester in Spain Presentation, Maisie at the Study Abroad Fair, Flu Shot Clinic** Dear colleagues,  Welcome to the second half of the Fall semester. I hope you had a wonderful Fall Break and are ready to tackle this part of the semester.  Please join the Dean in celebrating the […]

In this Edition: **Fall Break – No Classes this Thursday and Friday, Study Abroad Fair on Wednesday this week, Flu Shots, Dean Office Hours, Cookies with the Provost Invitations** Dear colleagues,  I hope you have a good short week of classes and enjoy your Fall Break. Wishing you all a time to rest and hope […]

In this Edition: **International Festival, Unsatisfactory Mid-Term Grades due Friday, Title IX Training MUST be completed ** Dear colleagues,  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Maybe you had a chance to see our students and colleagues at International Festival on Saturday. From the Chinese Dragon Dance, to Maisie, the dog and French Club […]

In this Edition: **Title XI Training Due, Success of German Campus Week, Montgolfieres** Dear colleagues,  I am back in the office and look forward to seeing you this week. I am grateful to Kai Werbeck for serving as Acting Chair last week. Thank you also to Jules Geaney-Moore for their support. Last week, German Campus […]

In this Edition: **Dr. Kai Werbeck, Acting Chair M-R, Chair out of Office M-R, Chair Office Hours Friday in person and virtual 11-2, German Campus Week is this week** Dear colleagues,  I hope you had a wonderful weekend. Please note that we are celebrating German Campus Week this week. The topic “Black Germans – Afro-German […]

In this Edition: **Early Alerts, Teaching Excellence Award Finalist in LANG, German Campus Week coming up next week** Dear colleagues,  I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I am very happy about all the good news and am confident that we will manage moving forward in spite of some difficult circumstances.  This week is very exciting. […]

Dear colleagues,  I hope you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend.  Dates and Events this Week Monday, September 1 Thursday, September 4 Friday, September 5 Looking Ahead Dates and Events Fall 2025 September 10 September 12 September 15 September 18 September 25 September 27 September 29 September 30 October 3 October 7 October 8 October […]

In this Edition: **Celebrating our promoted faculty, Title IX Training (Mandatory), CHESS Strategic Plan – Please provide Feedback, Upcoming Events, ** Dear colleagues, We have made it through the first week of classes. I hope you all have a wonderful second week. Please note that today is the last day to add or drop a course […]

Dear colleagues,  Today is the first day of classes of the new Academic Year. Thank you for participating in the department retreat. I hope I was able to convey how impressive your achievements were in 2024-25 and that I am looking forward to working with all of you in 2025-26. I am optimistic about the […]