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ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø employees in the UGEN unit are encouraged to watch the pre-recorded university update video. In the 13-minute video, President Eric W. Kaler and Provost and Executive Vice President Joy K. Ward shared information on topics such as university signage updates, progress...

The Office of the President invites members of the campus community to nominate a non-faculty ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø staff member for the President’s Award for Distinguished Service. This annual award honors up to three staff members whose outstanding contributions to the campus community h...

To the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Community: President Eric W. Kaler The ethos of our university is uncomplicated and straightforward: We are an institution focused on impact. Looking to the coming year, it is important that we are even more deliberate in maintaining our focus. The country...

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø administrative offices will close at 3 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 27, as part of our Appreciative Time Off Policy’s holiday early dismissal for staff members. Please note the following: All administrative offices must maintain coverage until 3 p.m. Wednesday. Any empl...

As we look forward to the many holidays that fall between now and the end of the year, President Eric W. Kaler and Karen F. Kaler invite all university faculty and staff to their home for a winter open house to celebrate the season with colleagues. The event at Harcourt House (2163 Harcourt Dr. ...

When the federal government passed the Higher Education Act (HEA) in 1965, politicians acknowledged an obvious fact: pursuing a college education can be difficult. The act’s federal grants and loan programs lessened financial barriers for students from low-income and minority backgrounds, yet hurdle...

Karen F. Kaler’s book, Eastcliff: History of a Home (University of Minnesota Press, 2023), was named the winner of the 2024 David Gebhard Award for the best book on the Minnesota built environment by the Minnesota Chapter of the Society of Architectural Historians. In this book, Kaler details the s...

As part of a multi-billion-dollar federal spending package, U.S. Congress approved $963,000 for ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø to acquire critical research equipment for the new Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB), a nearly 200,000-square-foot research facility. With an estim...

ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø encouraging voter registration and turnout ahead of 2024 elections 

The Office of the President invites the campus community to nominate a ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø staff member for the President’s Award for Distinguished Service. This annual award honors up to three staff members whose outstanding contributions to the campus community have a transformational ...