Message from Dean Lang
Date: June 15, 2020To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: Clarence Lang Dear Colleagues: I trust that this message finds you reasonably well, and I ask that you take the approximately 10 minutes needed to read it. By now, I expect that you have had an opportunity to review President Eric Barron’s Back […]
Message from Dean Lang
Date: June 1, 2020From: Clarence LangTo: Liberal Arts Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Post Docs Dear Colleagues: I hope that this message finds you as well as current circumstances allow. Most of you are aware of the grim chain of occurrences that resulted in an escalating series of protests, civil disturbances, and civilian-police clashes that […]
Message from Dean Lang
To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: Clarence LangDate: May 26, 2020 Dear Colleagues: I hope that you had an enjoyable Memorial Day weekend. Those of you who viewed last week’s virtual townhall are aware of President Barron’s desire to physically return to campus, community, and work in the fall semester. At the same time, […]
Message from Dean Lang
To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: Clarence LangDate: May 13, 2020 Dear Colleagues: I trust that your week is going well now that the spring semester has drawn to a close. In that vein, I hope that you were able to enjoy Penn State’s first University-wide virtual spring commencement this past […]
Message from Dean Lang
To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: Clarence LangDate: May 12, 2020 Dear Colleagues, Over the next few weeks, the college will host a lecture series featuring several of our faculty members discussing different dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is a full schedule of the lectures (all of which begin at […]
Message from Dean Lang
To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: Clarence LangDate: May 6, 2020 Dear Colleagues: I trust that your finals week is going well as we approach our University’s first virtual commencement ceremony. May 9 figuratively marks the close of an extraordinarily eventful academic year at Penn State – one that none of […]
Message from the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: B. Richard PageDate: April 30, 2020 Dear Colleagues, I hope the last week of your semester is going as well as possible. This is normally a time of hope and joy for us and our students as we all look forward to summer and commencement. This […]
Message from Dean Lang
To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: Clarence LangDate: April 20, 2020 Dear Colleagues: I hope that your week is off to a promising start. Thank you to those who were able to participate in today’s Liberal Arts Faculty and Staff “Check-in,” and share questions and concerns about how our college and […]
Message from Dean Lang
To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Staff, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: Clarence LangDate: April 6, 2020 Dear Colleagues: News reports anticipate that this week will be the toughest we have witnessed yet since the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak. In addition to seeing a surge in confirmed cases, we are likely to experience an escalation in […]
Message from the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies
To: Liberal Arts Faculty, Graduate Students, and Post DocsFrom: B. Richard PageDate: April 2, 2020 Dear Colleagues, As you are well aware, our students are facing many challenges during a semester like no other. Below is information about alternative grades, a workshop on supporting students in our courses, and the use of Starfish to identify […]