I’m sending this blog post via an email to invite you to subscribe to the provost’s blog. I write a blog post each week, usually on Wednesdays. You can follow the blog by subscribing to a weekly email containing the text of the week’s blog post by going to blog.provost.georgetown.edu and entering your email in the left panel box labeled “SUBSCRIBE TO BLOG VIA EMAIL.”
Find out what issues Georgetown is facing; what initiatives we want to mount to make Georgetown stronger; what new things are happening that you might want to follow more closely.
FAQs on the Provost’s Blog:
- I get too many emails already, why should I subscribe to the provost’s blog?
Georgetown, along with all other US universities, is facing unprecedented external forces and opportunities that will stimulate changes in how we achieve our mission. Rising tuition, the desire to expand access to quality higher education, the availability of innovative learning technologies, the need to integrate research experiences into education – all demand new ways of thinking about Georgetown.
Reading the blog allows you to stay in touch with those issues from a Georgetown perspective.
- I’m a [student/faculty member/staff member]. Will the blog be at all relevant to my life at Georgetown?
The blog has tackled the topics of how undergraduate education is changing, the innovative teaching and research styles of faculty, and the role of Georgetown in the larger Washington community. All members of the Georgetown community have a stake in its future regardless of their role, and the blog posts reflect that.
- No one cares what I think; I can have no input into important decisions facing Georgetown. How can I comment on what the provost says?
Every post in the blog gives you the opportunity to express your opinion on the topic covered in the post. The more readers comment, the more input the Provost’s Office has for decisions it must make.
- If I subscribe, do I have a way to unsubscribe?
Every time a blog post is sent out to you by email (usually once a week on Wednesdays), the same email gives you a chance to unsubscribe.
You might want to try it for a while, then make a decision. I welcome your input via comments to the various posts.
Bob Groves
Provost
Thank you Provost Groves for your ongoing outreach efforts! Your blog touches on so many important aspects of university life and, as an involved alumnus, I greatly appreciate your not only keeping us apprised of them but also providing the opportunity to offer comment! I will continue to do my part to spread the good word and work of your blog!