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The Faculty Development Leave (FDL) Workshop for faculty interested in applying for is set for Friday, July 24, 1-2pm via Zoom. The workshop will feature 4 panelists of previous FDL recipients, Drs. Chanda Elbert (ALEC), Rusty Feagin (ECCB), Seth Murray (SCSC), Juliana Rangel (ENTO). Please forward this information to your faculty. Zoom information is below.…

Please see the message below about general lab safety training from Environmental Health and Safety (EHS).  The current plan is for general lab safety training to be offered online. An undergraduate or graduate student who would normally be required to take the in-person general lab safety training offered by EHS will be required to complete…

The National Society of MANRRS stands in support of bringing awareness to the injustices and issues impacting various underserved communities.  MANRRS is excited to present the second webinar in the series on Exploring Racial Equity, Advocacy, and Social Justice in American Agriculture, July 21, 2020 at 6pm EST. We invite you to join the conversation…

Below is additional information related to questions about whether directed studies or seminar credits can count as face to face and the minimum number of F2F hours required. Directed studies courses (e.g. 685) count as F2F, as do 691 courses.  I assume that 485 and 491 count as F2F, as well. Seminar courses (e.g. 681)…

This message was sent to all international students. On July 6, 2020, SEVP issued a broadcast message about COVID-19 and Fall 2020, https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2007-01.pdf, ICE COVID-19 FAQ, https://www.ice.gov/doclib/coronavirus/covid19faq.pdf. We recognize that the broadcast message has raised many concerns. The broadcast message is the first update from SEVP. SEVP will be updating their FAQ and will be…