Events and Deadlines - Academic Affairs

• Faculty and Staff Orientation Week - one week prior to start of fall semester
• Promotion and Tenure Workshop - early Fall semester
• Family Weekend - Weekend in October
• Make a Difference Day - Student participation in a nationwide volunteer day on a Saturday in October
• Faculty Awards and Celebration of Scholarship – early December 
• New Student Orientation - Sessions held May through July
• Commencement 
• Celebration of Student Research, Creative Works, and Academic Service Learning - mid-April

• September 15 - Applications to department head.
• September 29 - Departmental judgments and rankings to College Advisory Council (CAC) and dean (and approved applications to Office of Graduate Education and Research).
• October 6 - Appeals of department decisions must be received by CAC.
• October 21 - CAC and dean judgments and rankings to Faculty Review Committee (FRC).
• October 28 - Appeals of CAC and dean decisions must be received by FRC
• November 11 - FRC judgments and rankings to Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
• November 18 - Announcement of sabbaticals by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
• November 29 - Final adjustment date for accommodated sabbaticals.

Deadlines

Curriculum Changes

• See specific dates at Committee on Undergraduate Programs and Graduate Programs Committee Web sites.