Faculty and Staff

Teaching, Advising, and Mentoring

Teaching

Student Administrative System (PeopleSoft)
The Student Administrative System is utilized for course registration, grading, and student records. Use the link above to log into the system using your NetID.

Guidance and support for Instructors and Advisors using the system can be found here. Under "Instructors," you can find step by step information on useful topics including:
-Accessing Class Rosters
-Viewing and Creating Permission Numbers
-Recording Final Grades

HuskyCT
HuskyCT is the platform used by the University to host course information. Use the link above to log into the system using your NetID. You can find Instructor help for HuskyCT here.

If you have a new course that needs to have a course created in HuskyCT, you can find instructions to request it here.

Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) exists to support UConn faculty and teaching assistants in becoming more effective teachers, to promote equity-minded and inclusive practices that improve learning outcomes for every UConn student, to advance teaching and learning excellence through dissemination of technological pedagogical content knowledge, to collaborate with academic departments and faculty to ensure that UConn students have access to the courses they need and want during Summer and Winter term, to provide Connecticut high school students with an opportunity to earn credit for UConn courses through dual and concurrent enrollment, and to support the development of new and innovative academic programs that extend UConn's academic strengths to new learner audiences.

Guidance for Religious Accommodations in an Academic Setting
This page on UConn's Office of the Provost website provides information and guidance for faculty and staff regarding religious observations and accommodations, including an interfaith calendar and links for University policies.

Accommodations for Students with Disabilities
Information for faculty and staff from the UConn Center for Students with Disabilities on assisting students seeking accommodations.

Policy for Using Generative AI in the Biomedical Science program

 

Advising and Mentoring Graduate Students

Advising and Mentoring: Supporting Graduate Students
The guidance that you offer through mentorship and advising can be transformative and is a critical factor in graduate students’ academic success and well-being. This UConn Graduate School site provides you with resources that will help you provide the best support to your graduate students.
The page offers information on subtopics including:
-Advisement Meetings
-Supporting Graduate Student Mental Health
-Cultural Competency: Diversity and Inclusion
-Scholarly Misconduct

UConn Ombuds Office
The UConn Ombuds serves as a neutral resource who provides confidential and informal assistance to members of the UConn and UConn Health community. The Ombuds Office was established to provide a confidential, neutral resource for staff, faculty, Professional and graduate students and trainees to express concerns, identify options to address workplace conflicts, facilitate productive communication, and surface responsible concerns regarding university policies and practices.
Ombuds Mr. Jim Wohl and Assistant Ombuds Ms. Cinnamon Adams serve the Storrs and UConn Health campuses.

Additional Resources:

CIMER: Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experience in Research
The aspiration of CIMER is to improve mentoring relationships for trainees and mentors at all career stages and disciplines through the development, implementation and study of evidence-based and culturally-responsive interventions. CIMER

  • Facilitates research mentor and mentee training for mentees and mentors at all career stages and across disciplines
  • Develops and studies new approaches and resources for advancing mentoring relationships
  • Promotes cultural change that values excellence in research mentoring
  • Supports a network of those engaged in enhancing and studying research mentoring relationships
  • Advances the research enterprise

Graduate Faculty Info

UConn Graduate School Timely Topics Series

Timely Topics is a series of online learning opportunities for students, faculty, and staff to engage with subject matter experts on topics relevant to graduate education. While every session is open to all, The Graduate School offers three tracks (student, faculty, and administrative) to help registrants identify which sessions may be most relevant to their interests. For more info and to view resources and archive of previous seminars, visit https://grad.uconn.edu/timely-topics/ . Attendance is free, but you do need to register for seminars.

Spring 2026 Faculty/Staff Track Timely Topics:

Graduate Student Trends and Patterns: Insights from the Ombuds Office
Thursday, February 12, 1:00 PM, virtual, UConn Graduate School Timely Topics Series for Faculty & Staff
Please register to receive a Webex link for this event.

Strategies for Navigating Sensitive Topics In and Out of the Classroom
Thursday, February 26, 11:00 AM, virtual, UConn Graduate School Timely Topics Series for Faculty & Staff
Please register to receive a Webex link for this event.

Graduate Student Data Resources
Thursday, March 12, 1:00 PM, virtual, UConn Graduate School Timely Topics Series for Faculty & Staff
Please register to receive a Webex link for this event.

UConn Graduate Faculty Council

The Graduate Faculty Council is the legislative body of The Graduate School, representing the Graduate Faculty at large. It establishes academic policy for graduate education (except for those areas reserved to the Board of Trustees, to the University Senate, or to the faculties of other colleges and schools). 

Forms for Faculty and Staff

UConn Graduate School Forms for Faculty and Staff
UConn Graduate School faculty/staff forms for all graduate programs.

Biomedical Science Program- Grad Faculty Appointment to Additional AoC
For use by Biomedical Science program faculty with an existing primary Graduate Faculty appointment. If you are seeking an appointment into an additional Area of Concentration, consult with the AoC Director of that concentration and upon their approval to join their AoC, complete this form and submit to PhdBiomed@uchc.edu.