On behalf of the provost search committee, we are writing to update the community on the status of the search for UNH’s next provost. First, we would like to thank so many members of the faculty, staff, student body, and community who took the time to participate in this process. We were impressed by the attendance at the forums and the thoughtfulness of the feedback submitted to us.

UNH will welcome , Nobel Laureate and pioneer of the microfinance industry, to campus this fall as the keynote speaker for the statewide New Hampshire Social Business and Microfinance Forum and the Social Business Innovation Challenge for New Hampshire college students.

The first meeting of the UNH ADVANCE Institutional Transformation program, held April 30, drew a large crowd and praise from panelists outside of the university.  

The National Science Foundation project focuses on strengthening policies and practices to address gender imbalance, particularly in STEM disciplines.

For their significant contributions to the state and its people, the Running Nuns from the St. Charles Children’s Home in Rochester, and New Hampshire storyteller Fritz Wetherbee will receive UNH's 2013 Granite State Award.

The awards will be presented during commencement Saturday, May 18, 2013. Also being recognized are Gov. Margaret Wood “Maggie” Hassan, commencement speaker Lt. Gen. Mary A. Legere ‘82, and former chairman of the University System of New Hampshire board of trustees Andrew Lietz, all of whom will receive honorary degrees.

The book “Letters to Jackie: Condolences From a Grieving Nation” by Ellen Fitzpatrick, professor of history, will be made into a major documentary film produced by TLC and involving many A-list actors, including Kirsten Dunst, Anne Hathaway, Laura Linney, and Betty White.

Georgia Kerns knew that the idea of developing a course on mentoring adolescents with disabilities was a good one. At any one time during the last few years, she has had three, four, five undergraduates volunteering on their own to work with middle school and high students who have special needs.

This semester, the third that Kerns has taught EDUC 556, “Mentoring adolescents with disabilities in the transition to work,” four of the 19 students taking the course have a disability.

Lt. Gen. Mary A. Legere, the Army's deputy chief of staff for intelligence, will deliver UNH's 2013 commencement speech Saturday, May 18. 

Lt. Gen. Mary A. Legere, the Army's deputy chief of staff for intelligence will deliver the commencement speech at UNH Saturday, May 18, 2013. 

When people hear ‘Sustainability Institute’ they may think of such initiatives as single-stream recycling that aims to make waste disposal so simple everyone will do it, or the energy watch challenge that has students vying to out-save their peers in energy consumption for their dorm or residence.  

But behind these moves there stands a philosophy and a plan of action that is bigger, broader, than the goals of recycling and energy use at UNH.