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Communications from L&S Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning
This is a collection of the recent emails that have been sent to L&S chairs, directors, and department administrators from L&S Teaching, Learning, and Academic Planning. This document was updated and reviewed for accessibility on August 5, 2025.
Academic Year 2025-2026
Date sent |
Email Subject and Attachments |
Sent by |
|---|---|---|
| 10/21/25 | Shirin Malekpour | |
| 10/21/25 | Shirin Malekpour | |
| 10/15/25 |
October TLA Newsletter: Deadlines, Action Items, TA Award Nominations, LASForward, and more |
Shirin Malekpour |
| 10/2/25 |
L&S Summer 2026 Planning Materials and Summer 2025 Report Update |
Rob Schultz |
| 9/30/25 |
|
Lynne Prost |
| 9/23/25 | Kim Grocholski | |
| 9/18/25 | L&S Summer 2026 Planning Materials and Summer 2025 Report Update | Rob Schultz |
| 9/17/25 | September TLA Newsletter | Shirin Malekpour |
| 8/28/25 | August TLA Newsletter: Plenary Follow-Up | Shirin Malekpour |
| 8/21/25 | Between Colleagues: Your Impact | Shirin Malekpour |
| 8/8/25 | Course modality guidance and policy | Shirin Malekpour |
| 7/14/25 | L&S Graduate Student Expectations & Feedback | Lynne Prost |
| 7/9/25 | L&S TA Trainings Fall 2025 | Lynne Prost |
Academic Year 2024-2025
- 5/19/25: AY 24-25 Teaching Metrics Available (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 4/14/25: L&S Summer 2025 Summer Appointment Reconciliation Exercise (sent by Rob Schultz)
- 2/25/25: L&S KB for Standard Appointment Levels for STS Instructors (sent by Rob Schultz)
- 1/27/25: L&S Guidance on Graduate Policies (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 1/8/25: 2025-2026 Instructional Planning Exercise (sent by L&S Teach Learn)
- Attachment: Teaching Report Blank Template
- 1/8/25: Reminder: L&S TA Trainings Spring 2025 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/16/24: L&S TA Trainings Spring 2025 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/10/24: Seeking Nominations for 2025 L&S Teaching Mentors (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/5/24: [Dec 15] Name Depart. Teaching and Learning Liaison (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 12/5/24: L&S 2025-26 Graduate Admissions and Support Guarantee Exercise (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/4/24: FY26 Graduate Assistant Stipend Minima (sent by Tina Nielsen)
- Attachments: LS FY26 GA Stipend Memo
- 11/12/24: L&S Summer 2025 Initial Approvals (sent by Rob Schultz)
- 10/28/24: L&S Graduate Handbooks and Grievance/Appeal Policies (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 10/15/24: Reminder: Complete L&S 2025 Summer Budget Proposal (sent by Rob Schultz)
- 10/4/24: Teaching Awards-Instructional Staff and TAs (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 10/2/24: Reminder: L&S Summer 2025 Planning Materials (sent by Rob Schultz)
- 9/30/24: Campus-wide TA Awards (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 9/19/24: L&S Summer 2025 Planning Materials (sent by Rob Schultz)
- 9/12/24: L&S Final Financial Reports for Summer 2024 (sent by Rob Schultz)
- 8/28/24: Plenary Follow up-Fall instruction (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 8/6/24: Reminder: L&S TA Training Fall 2024 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 7/10/24: L&S TA Training Fall 2024 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 7/10/24: Requests for Spring 2025 online/hybrid courses (undergraduate) (sent by L&S Teach Learn)
Archive (2021-2024)
Academic Year 2023-2024
- 4/26/24: Change to campus policy on the Discontinuation of Obsolete Courses (notice to L&S departments) (sent by Kimbrin Cornelius)
- 1/29/24: Update on Spring 2024 project goals related to the L&S degree requirements initiative (sent by Dean Eric Wilcots)
- 1/17/24: Reminder: L&S Teaching Mentor Nominations due Feb 13 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 1/8/24: REVISED: ACTION REQUESTED FY25 Graduate Assistant Stipend Minima (sent by Tina Nielsen)
- Attachment: LS FY25 GA Stipend Memo: REVISED
- 1/8/24: Reminder: L&S TA Training Spring 2024 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/19/23: Fall 24 Course Planning (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 12/12/23: L&S TA Trainings Spring 2024 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/7/23: L&S Graduate Support Guarantee Exercise (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/6/23: Deadlines and Policy: Incomplete (I) and Final Grade Submission (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 12/6/23: ACTION REQUESTED FY25 Graduate Assistant Stipend Minima (sent by Tina Nielsen)
- Attachment: LS FY25 GA Stipend Memo
- 12/5/23: Fall 2023 L&S Senate meeting: FRIDAY, December 15, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. via Zoom (sent by Elaine Klein)
- 12/5/23: Seeking Nominations for 2024 L&S Teaching Mentors (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 11/17/23: RESCHEDULING Fall 2023 L&S Senate meeting (sent by Elaine Klein)
- 11/16/23: L&S Summer 2024 Initial Approvals (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 11/14/23: Fall 2023 L&S Senate meeting (sent by Elaine Klein)
- 11/6/23: Course Learning Outcomes (CLO) Expedited Project (sent by Sara Stephenson)
- 11/6/23: Reminder: Campus-Wide TA Awards (sent by Lynne Prost)
- Attachment: Campus-Wide TA Awards - Accepting Nominations
- 11/2/23: Requests for Fall 2024 online/hybrid courses (undergraduate) (sent by Cathy Yu)
- 10/5/23: Campus-Wide TA Awards (sent by Lynne Prost)
- Attachment: Campus-Wide TA Awards - Accepting Nominations
- 9/21/23: Summer 2024 Budget Proposal Spreadsheet, summer compensation changes (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 8/31/23: L&S Final Financial Reports for Summer 2023 (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 8/9/23: L&S Summer 2024 Planning Materials - Early Summer Course List (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 8/3/23: Reminder: L&S TA Training Fall 2023 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 7/28/23: Requests for Spring 2024 online/hybrid courses (undergraduate) (sent by L&S Teach Learn)
- 7/18/23: L&S TA Appointments and Workloads (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 7/6/23: L&S TA Training Fall 2023 (sent by Lynne Prost)
Academic Year 2022-2023
- 5/30/23: Summer listening: The L&S Exchange Podcast (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 4/24/23: L&S summer 2023 preliminary financial reports (sent by Tina Nielsen)
- 4/4/23: Course Access and SOAR Update (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 3/28/23: McBurney Center external review invite for all instructors (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 2/21/23: L&S Grade Appeals Policy and Procedures (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 2/21/23: Updated Guidance on English Language Proficiency for L&S TAs (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 2/17/23: Resources for Graduate Fellowship Administration (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 1/18/23: Reminder: L&S Teaching Mentor Nominations due Feb 13 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 1/10/23: AY 23-24 Enrollment Planning (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 1/9/23: Reminder: L&S TA Training Spring 2023 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 1/4/23: We'd like to hear from you! (Opportunity to provide feedback on guiding principles for undergraduate L&S degrees) (sent by Elaine Klein)
- Attachment: Draft Guiding Principles
- 1/3/23: AY 23-24: Department-Provided Information Guidance (sent by Cathy Yu)
- 12/14/22: L&S TA Training Spring 2023 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/6/22: Seeking Nominations for 2023 L&S Teaching Mentors (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 11/30/22: Requests for Fall 2023 online/hybrid courses (undergraduate) (sent by Kimbrin Cornelius)
- 11/15/22: L&S Summer 2023 initial approvals (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 11/14/22: ACTION REQUESTED FY24 Graduate Assistant Stipend Minima (sent by Tina Nielsen)
- Attachment: LS FY24 GA Stipend Memo
- 11/7/22: Reminder: Campus-Wide TA Awards (sent by Lynne Prost)
- Attachment: Campus-wide TA Awards - Accepting Nominations
- 10/10/22: Reminder: L&S Summer 2023 Planning Materials (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 10/6/22: Campus-Wide TA Awards (sent by Lynne Prost)
- Attachment: Campus-wide TA Awards - Accepting Nominations
- 9/30/22: Updates: TLA Streamlined Processes (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 9/28/22: Reminder: Graduate Assistant Paid Leave (sent by Laura Fisk)
- 9/26/22: L&S Summer 2023 Planning Materials (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 9/26/22: Save the Dates: L&S TA Trainings 2023 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 9/9/22: L&S final financial reports for summer 2022 (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 8/8/22: Reminder: L&S TA Training Fall 2022 (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 8/1/22: Requests for Spring 2023 online/hybrid courses (undergraduate) (sent by Kimbrin Cornelius)
- 7/14/22: L&S TA Appointments and Workloads (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 7/13/22: Tuition Remission - Graduate Students in Non-pooled (131) Programs (sent by Lea Aune-Johnson)
- 7/5/22: L&S TA Training Fall 2022 (sent by Lynne Prost)
Academic Year 2021-2022
- 5/11/22:L&S guidance for department-provided information in Course Search & Enroll (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 5/11/22: Fall 2022 First Year Class Update (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 4/25/22: L&S summer 2022 preliminary financial reports (sent by James Montgomery)
- 4/21/22: Register for the May 10, 2022 L&S Graduate Affairs Community Meeting (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 4/20/22: Updated L&S Teaching Professor Guidelines (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- 3/17/22: Reminder: Nominations for 2022 L&S Teaching Mentors (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 3/16/22: Graduate Assistantship Policy for Students Enrolled in Service-Based Pricing Programs (sent by Tina Nielsen)
- Attachment: New campus policy for employment of 131 students
- 3/15/22: L&S Update on Summer Instructional Appointments for 2022 (sent by Anne Gunther)
- 2/22/22: FW: Summer Term 2022 communication toolkit available in Box (sent by James Montgomery)
- 2/4/22: L&S Call for TA Early Reports for Spring '22 (sent by L&S Teach Learn)
- 2/4/22: Nominations for 2022 L&S Teaching mentors (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 1/20/22: L&S-Sp22-Instructional Guidance (sent by Shirin Malekpour)
- Attachment: Ordering Masks for Instructors
- 1/18/22: Reminder re:support guarantee materials (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 1/5/22: L&S Upcoming TA Trainings (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 12/21/21: 2022-23 Call for STS Plans, TA/Grader Plans, & Teaching Reports (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 11/23/21: Summer 2022 Initial Approvals (sent by Amanda Mahr)
- 11/16/21: L&S Graduate Support Guarantees (sent by Lynne Prost)
- 10/12/21: L&S summer term 2022 planning information (sent by James Montgomery)