Now is the time to plan how your courses could be shifted online.

Although UT has received no reports of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, staff from UT Emergency Management, the Student Health Center, Student Life, the Center for Global Engagement, and other campus offices are closely monitoring the outbreak and working with partners at the local, state, and federal levels.

Chancellor Plowman has formally announced our university-wide strategic visioning process and everyone across campus is urged to engage with this effort.

We are launching an internal search for the next associate vice provost and director of Honors and Scholars Programs.

First-year experience programs welcome students into a community of scholars, helping students build meaningful relationships with faculty, staff, and other students.

Graduate Education Week is an opportunity for us to celebrate the importance and contributions of graduate students to our university and our state.

I am pleased to announce that Amber Williams will become UT’s first vice provost for student success. She will join the campus January 1, 2020.

I am pleased to announced that Ellen McIntyre will join UT as the new dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences on January 21, 2020.

I am proud of the hard work and dedication of everyone on this campus who has focused on helping students achieve their goals.

I am pleased to announce we have launched a national search for the next dean of the College of Law. I plan to have a new dean in place by the end of the spring.