1. Welcome!
Department Head Meeting
April 24, 2019

2. Announcements Ramadan Guidance
Instructors are strongly encouraged to make reasonable accommodations in response to a student request to make-up a final examination missed by absence resulting from observance of Ramadan. An example of a religious accommodation may include the rescheduling of an evening exam to earlier that same day.
Instructors should not ask a student for proof that their religious practices or beliefs are sincerely held for determining a religious accommodation.
Answers to frequently asked questions about the Religious Accommodation Policy can be found on the Office of Institutional Equity Website.   

3. Upcoming Dates May 8 reserve Department Head’s meeting is cancelled
FY20 meeting dates will be sent over the summer
UConn Presidential Inauguration will be held on Friday, October 4

4. New Faculty Orientation
Date: Thursday, August 22, 2019
Time: 8:00am-5:00pm
Location: McHugh Hall
Questions?
Please
Or visit the NFO website.

5. New Dean and Department Head Orientation
Date: Friday, August 23, 2019
Time: 9:30am-5:00pm
Location: Heritage Room, Homer Babbidge Library
RSVP to Ashley Vrabely at

6. Summer Construction Updates
A full list of updates can be found here:

7. 2018-2019 Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Awardees
Cathy Schlund-Vials
Department of English and Asian/Asian American Studies
Michael P. Lynch
Department of Philosophy and Director of the Humanities Institute
Emmanouil N. Anagnostou
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

8. PTR Reminders
2019 PTR Deadlines can be found on the Provost's Website.
Article 13 PTR Form
PTR changes
Heads have to meet with faculty to go over goals and expectations
Old Form/New Form Decisions
Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness (SET+)
Among Others

9. Bookstore Department Admin Lunch
For: Department Admin Date: May 14, 2019 Time: 12:30 p.m. Location: UConn Bookstore Community Room, 2nd Floor RSVP to Jen Amedy at

10. Standard Meeting Pattern (SMP) – Impact of non-standard meeting times
Examples (Tuesday/Thursday)
8 AM
9 AM
10 AM
LOST TIME
SMP
8 to 9:15 a.m. (75 minutes)
9:30 to 10:45 a.m. (75 minutes)
15 minutes
CLASS 1
8:30 to 9:45 (75 minutes)
90 minutes
CLASS 2
9:05 to 10:20 a.m. (75 minutes)
CLASS 3
9 to 9:50 a.m. (50 minutes)
115 minutes

11. SMP Compliance Results
Fall 2018 SMP Compliance Overview
Classes
SMP
Paired
Evening
Compliant
Rate
ALL
2,791
1,029
469 85
1,583
56.7%
MWF
1,565
321
391 43
755
48.2%
TuTh
1,226
708 78 42
828
67.5%

12. SMP Compliance Results
Fall 2018 SMP Compliance Overview
Classes
SMP
Paired
Evening
Compliant
Rate
ALL
2,791
1,029
469 85
1,583
56.7%
MWF
1,565
321
391 43
755
48.2%
TuTh
1,226
708 78 42
828
67.5%
Fall 2019 SMP Compliance Overview
Classes
SMP
Paired
Evening
Compliant
Rate
ALL
3,079
1,033
622 99
1,754
57.0%
MWF
1,710
329
490 50
869
50.8%
TuTh
1,369
704
132 49
885
64.6%

13. PTR – Definition of Conflict of Interest
A faculty member may have a conflict of interest where they have a personal or professional interest which may impair or give the appearance of impairing their independence of judgment in carrying out their duties in the PTR process.