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PRELIMINARY DRAFT
2013-14 CALENDAR
FOR CHSS FACULTY AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS
July
7/1
Sabbatical—Notify Senate of intent to apply
7/15
Revised T&R and Promotion Criteria Due to Dean’s Office
August
8/3
Select Start Student Orientation
8/22
Chairs Meeting
8/23
Select Start Faculty Orientation
8/26 – 28
New Faculty Orientation
September
9/1
Convocation
9/3
Fall Classes Begin
9/5
College Assembled
9/9
Last day of Drop/Add period
9/10?
Adjusted Load—Notify Chair of intent to apply
9/12?
Chairs Meeting
9/17?
Adjusted Load—Departmental adjusted load representative name due
to Dean
9/20
Presidential Inauguation
9/20
AFT Meeting
9/24?
Adjusted Load—Applications due to cluster committee
9/25
Departmental committee ratifies T&R document and notifies Dean of
recommended changes to criteria weighting
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9/25
Departmental curriculum committee representative name due to
Dean
9/26?
Chairs Meeting
9/27
Senate Meeting
9/27?
Deadline for submission of Honors course proposals
9/27?
Deadline for electronic verification of class lists
9/28?
Strategic planning documents for 2012-13 due to Dean
October
10/1
T&R—3rd and 4th year candidates (2nd year of service) and 6th year
candidates (5th year of service)—Department reports due to Senate
10/2
Chairs’ Breakfast with President Houshmand
10/4
Fall curriculum proposals due to Dean’s office
10/6
Open House
10/9
T&R—Dean informs Departmental and Senate committees of decision
regarding criteria weighting for 1st year faculty
10/10?
Chairs Meeting
10/14
Spring Registration Begins (Seniors)
10/15
Promotion—Candidates sign “Intent to Apply” form in Provost’s Office
10/15
Adjusted Load—Cluster committees send recommendations to Dean
10/15
Sabbatical—Candidates solicit comments from department and Dean
10/17
Fall curriculum proposals due to Senate by Noon
10/18
AFT Meeting
10/20
Open House
10/21
Sabbatical—Senate committee verifies candidate eligibility
10/21
Common Reading Program Lecture: Katherine Boo
10/21
Spring Registration Begins (Juniors)
10/21
Mid-semester withdrawal deadline (W grade)
10/24
Chairs Meeting
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10/25
University Assembled
10/28
Spring Registration Begins (Sophomores)
10/31
Final PES (period ending 9/30) and Initial PES (period beginning
10/1) due
November
11/1
Promotion—Departments elect committees, send Chair names to
Senate
11/1
Promotion—Candidates for Full Professor submit list of possible
external evaluators to department committee and Dean
11/1
Sabbatical—Applications due to Senate office
11/1
Career Development—President notifies unit members of eligibility
11/1
Senate Meeting
11/3
Open House
11/4
Spring Registration Begins (Freshman)
11/5
Election Day (no classes)
11/9
T&R—3rd and 4th year candidates (2nd year of service) and 6th year
candidates (5th year of service)—Senate submits material to President
11/11
Spring Registration Begins (Incoming Freshmen and Transfers)
11/14?
Chairs Meeting
11/15
Promotion—Dean and Department committees approve external
evaluator for Full Professor candidates
11/20
Late withdrawal deadline
11/22
AFT Meeting
11/28-29
Thanksgiving Break (no classes)
11/29
Promotion—College committee formed, member names submitted to
Senate
11/30?
Career Development—Workshop for applicants and department
committees
December
Early Dec?
New Student/Transfer Orientation
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12/4
T&R—3rd and 4th year candidates (2nd year of service) and 6th year
candidates (5th year of service)—Senate committee meets with
President
12/5?
Chairs Meeting
12/6
T&R—3rd and 4th year candidates (2nd year of service) and 6th year
candidates (5th year of service)—President notifies candidates
12/6
Senate Meeting
12/13-19
Final Exams
12/19?
Chairs Meeting
January
1/1
Sabbatical—Senate committee makes recommendations to President
1/3
Fall Semester Grades Due
Early Jan.?
New Student/Transfer Orientation
1/15
Promotion—External evaluators’ assessments due
1/15
Promotion—Candidates submit folders to departmental committee
1/16
Chairs Meeting
1/21
Spring Classes Begin
1/30?
Chairs Meeting
1/31
Promotion—Department committee transmits folders to College
committee
1/31
AFT Meeting
February
2/1
Sabbatical—President notifies applicants of final determinations
2/1
Adjusted Load—Dean notifies candidates of award decisions
2/4?
Spring curriculum proposals due to Dean
2/7?
Career Development—Election of departmental committee
2/7
Senate Meeting
2/13?
Chairs Meeting
2/14?
Spring curriculum proposals due to Senate by Noon.
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Late Feb.?
College Assembled
2/27?
Chairs Meeting
2/28
AFT Meeting
March
3/1
Promotion—College committee transmits reports to Senate and Dean
3/2
Open House
3/5
Chairs’ Breakfast with President Houshmand
3/7?
Career Development—Department committees submit
recommendations to Dean
3/7
Senate Meeting
3/13?
Chairs Meeting
Mid Mar.?
Hiring Requests for ¾ Faculty Due to Dean’s Office
3/17-21
Spring Break (no classes)
3/21?
Career Development—Deans send recommendations to Senate
committee
3/27?
Chairs Meeting
April
4/1
T&R—5th year candidates (3rd year of service) and 1st year
faculty/professional staff—department committee evaluation
4/1
Promotion—Senate committee and Dean transmit their separate
recommendations to Provost
4/4
AFT Meeting
4/6
Open House
Early Apr.?
Hiring Requests for Tenure-Track Faculty Due to Dean’s Office
4/10?
Chairs Meeting
4/11
Senate Meeting
Mid Apr.?
CHSS student awards ceremony
4/12?
Career Development—Senate committee submits report to President
4/18
Good Friday (no classes)
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4/24?
Chairs Meeting
4/25
STEM Symposium
4/30
Interim PES
May
5/1
T&R—5th year candidates (3rd year of service) and 1st year
faculty/professional staff—Senate materials due to President
5/1
Promotion—Provost submits recommendations to President
5/2
University Assembled
5/7?
Career Development—President notifies applicants of final
determinations
5/6-10
Final Exams
5/8?
Chairs Meeting
5/12
Senate Meeting
5/15
Graduate Commencement
5/16
Undergraduate Commencement
5/26
Memorial Day (no classes)
5/30
T&R—5th year candidates (3rd year of service) and 1st year
faculty/professional staff—Senate materials due to President
5/30
Promotion—President transmits recommendations to Board
June
TBA
Chairs Retreat
July
7/4
Independence Day (no classes)
August
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