2026-2027 Sabbaticals:  Sabbatical decisions have been made and communicated with individuals for the 2026-2027 academic year. Congratulations to the individuals below on their upcoming sabbaticals!  Kazeem Akinyele, School of Business  Aliosha Alexandrov, School of...

Strategic Planning  Our Oshkosh Infinite strategic planning process is nearing the end of its first phase. The engagement throughout the past month has been wonderful to witness. As of today, we have held nine listening sessions and have received nearly 500 sets of...

Academic Progress Reports:  Thank you to all the instructors and faculty who submitted 14-week progress reports — UWO saw a 24% increase in response rate from last fall! This is a huge success and directly supports our goal of helping students stay on track in their...

Dear Colleagues,   Given the importance of the issue, we are focusing this week’s academic affairs update solely on Act 15 and what it might mean for our campus. The bulk of this update centers on the transferability of General Education credits across the...

Enrollment Updates  While nothing is official until census day (and until the census day count becomes official), our fall enrollment picture is continuing to come into focus, but remains largely in line with what we shared at convocation. Overall enrollment measured...

Faculty & IAS Professional Development Day  Please join us for a morning of professional development on August 28th, open to all faculty and instructional academic staff. The day begins with coffee and light refreshments at 8:45am in the first-floor lobby of Sage...

Chancellor Transition Update   As you all know, next week marks the formal transition of our university’s Chancellorship, which we have been working toward since Chancellor Leavitt announced his intention to step down last fall. Monday, 6/30, will be Dr. Leavitt’s...

Continuing to Navigate our New Landscape  Unfortunately, we continue to operate in a holding pattern as the federal actions from the administration impact and further complicate the higher education landscape. In the meantime, we continue to focus on the work, doing...

Continuing to Navigate our New Landscape  Along with our colleagues around the state and across the country, we continue to operate in a holding pattern of sorts, as the federal actions from the administration impact and further complicate the higher education...

Continuing to Navigate our New Landscape  None of us need a reminder this week of the extraordinary uncertainty of our external environment. From the economy to global affairs to higher education, it continues to be extraordinary and exhausting.  This week, we...

Continuing to Navigate our New Landscape  As was true with our last update a few weeks ago, it continues to be challenging, to say the least, to keep up with the flood of orders, information, and guidance coming from Washington and Madison. We continue to work closely...

Navigating our new normal  I want to begin by acknowledging the whirlwind of uncertainty we are all facing as we work to navigate the flood of orders and rulings coming out of Washington. I have fielded questions from some of you about what we know and how to proceed....

Sabbatical Announcements for 2025-26  I am very pleased to share that we have eight outstanding recipients of faculty sabbaticals for the 2025-26 Academic Year. These eight great projects were recommended by the Faculty Development Board (FDB), and are an excellent...

Academic Restructuring  A lot of important work continues to take place building out the new version of TitanWeb and on the various school and university groups building new policies and bylaws for our new academic structure. Last week I had a chance to visit with the...

Dear University Community,  Happy Friday. I hope you are all taking care of you and yours as we continue to navigate our new normal, both on and off campus. As new challenges arise, I want to continue to keep you updated on the ongoing work on multiple fronts across...

Dear University Community,  Happy Friday! If you weren’t on the Oshkosh campus today, you missed not only another spectacular fall day, but a campus bustling with hundreds of prospective students exploring our community as part of Titan Preview Day. Thanks to all of...

Dear University Community, I’m pleased to share the results of the votes on the structures of our new schools, along with some additional updates on academic planning implementation and other priorities from academic affairs. School Structure Votes The votes are in,...

Dear University Community, Happy Friday. I hope you’re all enjoying another spectacular Wisconsin fall day. We have a few brief updates to share from Academic Affairs: Academic Planning Implementation, AVC Searches, Advising Working Group and Resources, and the...

Dear University Community, Welcome again to the start of what promises to be another exciting and transformative year at UWO. I hope the first week of classes has gone well and that everyone’s fall term is off to a great start. Below, I’ll provide you with some...