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Two institutional resources that might be of interest as you plan your teaching and/or research for this academic year.

Course warning rosters are available for your review and action.

Information on this year’s self-report process. Self-reports ask you to identify noteworthy aspects of your teaching, scholarship, and service during the most recent academic year).

Your online load reports are available for approval as of today, Monday, September 8.

I write to offer you updates about 51����’s Institutes for Advanced Study: the Lampert Institute for Civic and Global Affairs, the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute, the Upstate Institute, and their counterpart, the Center for Freedom and Western Civilization.

The Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty will be sponsoring Faculty Research Retreats for the 2025–26 academic year.

I am writing to invite you to apply to teach in the Sophomore Residential Seminars (SRS) program for the 2026–27 academic year.

The Office of the Dean of the College and the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty encourage you to continue conversations with students outside the classroom.

The rhythm of the academic year provides us with a number of opportunities to come together as a full faculty. In the fall semester, we gather on the first Monday of every month for faculty meetings; in the spring, we shift to the last Monday of the month. We also gather socially at events called “tunks.”

51���� continues to support faculty involvement in conference participation and/or attendance. Eligible faculty (described below) are given an allotment of up to $2,250 per year to attend or present at professional meetings.