Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs & Provost

Reports & Communications


Reports

November 18, 2009

Holiday Greetings : As We Plan Our Future

October 9, 2009
Fall 2009 Retention and Enrollment Data

June 26, 2009

Renewing Graduate and Professional Education at the University of Minnesota
(PDF format)

President Robert H. Bruininks

May 6, 2009

Undergraduate Initiatives Update to Twin Cities Faculty and Staff

April 24, 2009

Recommendations on the Oversight and Support of Graduate Education
at the University of Minnesota:
Committee on Graduate Education Report (PDF format)

December 18, 2008
Strategic Planning Progress

November 25, 2008
2008 On-Campus Smoking Survey

October 20, 2008
Fall 2008 Enrollment Data

September 15, 2008
Information for Faculty and Staff on Student Participation in Intercollegiate Athletics

February 25, 2008
Review of Academic Support Services for Student-Athletes

February 18, 2008
Defining the St. Paul Campus: A Working Document

October 4, 2007
Fall 2007 Enrollment Data

March 23, 2007
Summary of The Top American Research Universities, 2006 Annual Report (PDF)

March 21, 2007
Selected Survey Data

November 30, 2006
Alumni Connections Survey information available

October 13, 2006
Class of 2010 Profile and New Graduation Rate Goals

May 2006
2005-2006 Accountability Report

March 2006
Update on Academic Recommendations (download PDF, 80 KB)

Sep. 1, 2005
Twin Cities Campus Self-Study Report (2005-2006 HLC Re-Accreditation)

Jan. 25, 2005
Final Report on Financing Graduate Education (download PDF)

Sep. 1, 2004
Instrumentalization Task Force Report

Apr. 2004
Task Force on Academic Freedom Report (download PDF)

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Articles, Essays, and Speeches

Nov. 1, 2007
Universities as places and spaces of imagination (MN Daily opinion article)

Mar. 29, 2007
Taking the Lead on Learning (MN Daily opinion article)

Sep. 10, 2006
The Educated Citizen and the Role of the Public University Post 9/11 (opinion article)

Mar. 2006
A Culture of Learning in a Culture of Change (essay)

Oct. 19, 2005
The Facts: Strategic Positioning (MN Daily opinion article)

Oct. 13, 2005
The Value of Teaching, Research (MN Daily opinion article)

Sep. 6, 2005
“Judicial Activism,” from left or right, undercuts rule of law (article)

Feb. 28, 2005
Leading Change (essay)

Feb. 22, 2005
Leading Change and Building Excellence (speech)

Nov. 19, 2004
The Importance of a Diverse Faculty (speech)
Delivered at the Keeping Our Faculties III conference at the University of Minnesota

Aug. 3, 2004
Building Excellence Through a Coherent Vision (essay)

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E-mail Communications

Apr. 24, 2009
Provost's Academic Update

Feb. 20, 2009

Implementation of the Plan to Restructure the Oversight and Support of Graduate
Education to Enhance Excellence

Feb. 9, 2009
Restructuring the Oversight and Support of Graduate Education to Enhance Excellence

Dec. 18, 2008
Provost's Academic Update

Nov. 20 , 2008
Provost's Academic Update

October 17, 2008

Non-Enrolled Students Attending Class

Sep. 9, 2008
Provost's Academic Update

May 8, 2008
Provost's Academic Update

February 28, 2008
Provost's Academic Update

January 30, 2008
2008 Minnesota Caucus Night

January 24, 2008
Provost's Academic Update

December 13, 2007
Provost's Academic Update

October 16, 2007
Provost's Academic Update

September 7, 2007
Provost's Academic Update

April 24, 2007
Provost's Academic Update

March 20, 2007
Provost's Academic Update

January 16, 2007
Provost’s Academic Update

December 13, 2006
Provost’s Academic Update

November 20, 2006
Provost’s Academic Update

October 16, 2006
Provost’s Academic Update

September 18, 2006
Provost’s Academic Update

May 10, 2006
Provost’s Academic Update

Mar. 27, 2006
Provost’s Academic Update

Jan. 27, 2006
Provost’s Academic Update

Dec. 16, 2005
Preliminary Task Force Recommendations

Nov. 15, 2005
Provost’s Academic Update

Apr. 1, 2005
Provost’s Announcement of the Annual Distinguished Teaching Awards Ceremony

Mar. 25, 2005
Provost’s email to faculty, staff, and students updating them on the strategic positioning process

Feb. 28, 2005
Provost’s email to faculty, staff, and students updating them on the strategic positioning process

Feb. 5, 2005
Provost’s email to faculty, staff, and students updating them on the two task forces assigned to work on the next phase of the strategic positioning process and seeking suggestions or comments from the University community in two new open forums

Jan. 31, 2005
Provost’s email to faculty, staff, and students updating them on the University's Strategic Positioning efforts and inviting comments on the draft Strategic Positioning Report

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Key Strategic Positioning Reports

June 2007
Keeping Ahead of the Future: A Blueprint of the Institute for the Advancement of Science and Engineering (download PDF)

January 2007
Task Force Report: Academic Support and Performance for Student-Athletes

November 2006
Strategic positioning progress report sent to U faculty and staff, as well as presidents and provosts nationwide (Nov. 18). (download PDF, 1.71 MB)

September 14, 2006
A Blueprint for Creating the Institute on the Environment for the University of Minnesota (download PDF, 192 KB)

May 6, 2005
President's Strategic Positioning Recommendations (download PDF, 1.54 MB)

Mar. 30, 2005
Academic Task Force Report and Recommendations: Academic Positioning (download PDF, 2.2 MB)

March 2005
Task Force Recommendations

January 2005
Advancing the Public Good: Strategic Positioning Report

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