Jim Ver Steeg

jim.versteeg@rochester.edu

RECENT POSTS

Interim Provost Sampson Announces Changes to Better Serve the Academic Enterprise

October 16, 2024

Nicole S. Sampson, University of Rochester interim provost, recently announced organizational changes to better support the implementation of the Boundless Possibility strategic plan. “The dissolution of AS&E has provided important…

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Ensuring campus safety and respectful discourse

November 8, 2023

Dear students, The tragic loss of innocent Israeli and Palestinian lives have created great pain for so many of us in the University of Rochester community. At times like these,…

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Support for Students

November 2, 2023

Dear Faculty, The events of recent weeks have taken a toll on our University community. The terrorist attack on Israel and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza have drawn the world’s…

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Campus improvements help start the fall semester

August 29, 2023

Dear University of Rochester students and learners, With the start of the fall semester in full swing, I’m sure you have begun to notice several positive changes around campus. These…

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COVID-19 related tenure clock extension clarification

February 9, 2023

Dear colleagues: On May 27, 2020, Provost Robert Clark issued a memo announcing Extensions to Tenure Due to COVID-19, indicating that “all tenure-eligible faculty members [would] receive a one-year…

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McFarland named acting vice provost for academic affairs

January 9, 2023

Kevin McFarland, PhD, has been named interim vice provost for academic affairs; a position created to provide critical support in the Office of the Provost while Joan Saab, PhD, serves…