College of Visual and Performing Arts
2015-16 Planning Calendar
DUE DATE
FALL 2015
August 19 (Wednesday)
Faculty on duty
Teaching Foundations at Texas Tech, hosted by the Teaching Academy and the
Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, TLPDC, Room 151, 1:304:00 pm
August 20 (Thursday)
New Faculty Orientation, United Spirit Arena, City Bank Room, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
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September 1 (Tuesday)
CVPAHSC Committee Meeting 3:30 p.m., Holden Hall 103
September 8 (Tuesday)
CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
September 10 (Thursday)
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., location TBA
September 11 (Friday)
2015-2016 Consulting, and Outside Employment forms to Dean’s Office
(Original plus one copy)
September 14 (Monday)
VPA-CAP Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 203
Faculty Development Leave applications for 2016-2017 to CVPA Dean’s Office
September 25 (Friday)
John M. Burns Conference, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional
Development Center, TLPDC Room 151 – (final agenda TBD)
September 25 (Friday)
Nominees due to CVPA Dean’s Office
--Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award
--Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award
September 26 (Saturday)
Degree-level assessment evidence in TracDat due for the 2014-2015 academic year
September 28 (Monday)
Proposal deadline for VPA-CAP meeting on October 5
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October 1 (Thursday)
Faculty Development Leave applications for 2016-17 due to Office of the Provost
October 2 (Friday)
Horn Professor Nominations due to Office of the Provost
October 5 (Monday)
VPA-CAP Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
Last meeting for graduate course proposals for Spring 2016 offering
October 6 (Tuesday)
Agenda items for CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting must be submitted to Dr.
Steele for meeting on October 12
All Tenure and Promotion dossiers to CVPA Dean’s Office by 10:00 a.m.
Original material with signatures plus flash drive with PDFs (College and Provost
Forms)
One hard copy (college form)
CVPAHSC, 3:30 p.m., Holden 102 (tentative)
October 7 (Wednesday)
CVPA Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
October 9 (Friday)
President’s Faculty Book Award submissions due to Office of the Provost (2014
copyright year)
Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award nominations due to Office of the
Provost
Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award nominations due to the Office
of the Vice President for Research
Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Innovation and Commercialization Award
nominations due to the Office of the Vice President for Research
October 8-9 (Thur/Fri)
Board of Regents meeting
October 12 (Monday)
CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
October 14 (Wednesday)
Nominees for Barnie E. Rushing Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Award due to
CVPA Dean’s Office
October 19 (Monday)
2015-16 Consulting and Outside Employment forms to Office of the Provost
October 20 (Tuesday)
Tenure and Promotion meeting CVPA
Directors are on call during times scheduled for their candidates
October 26 (Monday)
Proposal deadline for VPA-CAP meeting on November 2
Tenure and Promotion meeting CVPA-TBA
Directors are on call during times scheduled for their candidates
Department-Level 2014 Strategic Planning Reports due to the Office of Planning
and Assessment
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November 2 (Monday)
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VPA-CAP Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 203
Last meeting for undergraduate course proposals for Spring 2015 offering
Agenda items for CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting must be submitted to Dr.
Steele for meeting on November 9
November 3 (Tuesday)
CVPAHSC, 3:30 p.m., Holden 103 (tentative).
November 9 (Monday)
CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
November 10 (Tuesday)
Tenure Academy, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development
Center, TLPDC Room 151, 1:15-5:00 pm
November 11 (Wednesday) CVPA Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., Holden Hall 103
November 19 (Thursday)
Notifications by deans to any individual faculty members to be terminated at close
of academic year. (Faculty members in 2nd year of service by December 1; faculty
members in 1st year of service by March 3)
November 23 (Monday)
Proposal deadline for VPA-CAP meeting on December 1
November 24 (Tuesday)
Faculty nominations (unlimited) due to Office of the Provost:
*Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
*Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award
*Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award
College nominations for the Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research
Awards due to the Office of the Vice President for Research
November 30 (Monday)
Promotion and Tenure dossiers due to Office of the Provost
Agenda items for CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting must be submitted to Dr.
Steele for meeting on December 7
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December 1 (Tuesday)
CVPAHSC, 3:30 p.m., Holden Hall 103 (tentative).
December 7 (Monday)
CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
VPA-CAP Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 203
December 9 (Wednesday)
CVPA Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., location TBA
December 10-11 (Thur/Fri)
Board of Regents meeting
December 11 (Friday)
Commencement:
3:00 pm Arts & Sciences
7:00 pm Graduate School
December 12 (Saturday)
Commencement:
9:00 am Architecture
Education
Engineering
Human Sciences
Visual & Performing Arts
1:30 pm Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Business Administration
Honors (EVHM and HAL Majors ONLY)
Media and Communication
University Programs
Wind Energy
5:00 pm School of Law Hooding Ceremony
December 31 (Thursday)
Nominees due to the CVPA Dean’s Office
--President’s Academic Achievement Award
--President’s Excellence in Teaching Award
--Alumni Association New Faculty Award
Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award applications due to CVPA Dean’s office
DUE DATE
SPRING 2016
January 4 (Monday)
Faculty Retirement Notifications due to Office of the Provost
January 5 (Tuesday)
CVPAHSC, 3:30 p.m., Holden Hall 103 (tentative)
January 6 (Wednesday)
CVPA Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
January 11 (Monday)
Agenda items for CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting must be submitted to Dr.
Steele for January meeting, TBA
January 13 (Wednesday)
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., location TBA
January 25 (Monday)
Proposal deadline for VPA-CAP meeting on February 1
If required: CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
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February 1 (Monday)
Comprehensive Performance Evaluation process begins
Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award applications due to the Office of the
Provost
Dean’s nominations to Office of the Provost:
*President's Academic Achievement Award
*President's Excellence in Teaching Award
*Alumni Association New Faculty Award
President’s Excellence in Commercialization Award nominations due to the Office
of the Vice President for Research
Agenda items for CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting must be submitted to Dr.
Steele for meeting on February 8
February 8 (Monday)
CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
February 9 (Tuesday)
CVPAHSC, 3:30 p.m., Holden Hall 103 (tentative)
February 10 (Wednesday)
CVPA Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., location TBA
February 12 (Friday)
Annual Hazard Communications Art Compliance Report to CVPA Deans’s Office –
Original copy
February 22 (Monday)
Proposal deadline for VPA-CAP meeting on February 29
Feb. 25-26 (Thur/Fri)
Board of Regents meeting
February 29 (Monday)
VPA-CAP Meeting 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 203
Agenda items for CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting must be submitted to Dr.
Steele for meeting on March 7
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March 1 (Tuesday)
March 4 (Friday)
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CVPAHSC, 3:30 p.m., Holden Hall 103 (tentative)
Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference, hosted by the Teaching, Learning,
and Professional Development Center- Overton Hotel (Final Agenda TBD)
Academic departments, centers/institutes, and support units submit 2014
assessment reports to Deans and Vice Presidents
March 7 (Monday)
CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
VPA-CAP Meeting 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 203
Annual Hazard Communications Act Compliance Report to Environmental Health
and Safety
March 9 (Wednesday)
CVPA Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
March 11 (Friday)
Submission deadline for annual list of course approvals, changes, and deletion
requests to Sue Jones in Official Publications
March 14-18
Spring Break
March 30 (Wednesday)
Comprehensive Performance Evaluation forms due to CVPA Dean’s Office. Original
Form only if competent. If incompetent, Original Form plus dossier and form in
digital files
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April 4 (Monday)
Agenda items for CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting must be submitted to Dr.
Steele for meeting on April 11
VPA-CAP Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 203
April 5 (Tuesday)
Proposal deadline for VPA-CAP meeting on April 11
CVPAHSC, 3:30 p.m., Holden Hall 103 (tentative).
April 6 (Wednesday)
CVPA Directors meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
April 11 (Monday)
CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall
April 13 (Wednesday)
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., location TBA
April 22 (Friday)
Comprehensive Performance Evaluations due to Provost
April 25 (Monday)
Proposal deadline for VPA-VAP meeting on May 9
April 26 (Tuesday)
Faculty Honors Convocation, 3:30 p.m., SUB, Ballroom
April 29 (Friday)
Comprehensive Performance Evaluation forms due at Provost’s Office (May 1
deadline)
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May 2 (Monday)
VPA-CAP Meeting, 3:00 p.m., Holden Hall 203
May 6 (Friday)
Department-Level 2015 Strategic Planning Repots due in TSO 10 (SharePoint) to
Office of Planning and Assessment
May 9 (Monday)
Agenda items for CVPA Graduate Committee Meeting must be submitted to Dr.
Steele for meeting on May 16
May 10 (Tuesday)
CVPAHSC, 3:30 p.m., Holden Hall 103 (tentative)
May 16 (Monday)
CVPA Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
May 19-20 (Thur/Fri)
Board of Regents meeting
May 20 (Friday)
Commencement:
3:00 pm Arts & Sciences
7:00 pm Graduate School
May 21 (Saturday)
Commencement:
9:00 am Architecture
Education
Engineering
Human Sciences
Visual & Performing Arts
1:30 pm Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Business Administration
Honors College (EVHM and HAL Majors ONLY)
Media and Communication
University Programs
Wind Energy
6:00 pm School of Law Hooding Ceremony
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June 8 (Wednesday)
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., location TBA
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July 13 (Wednesday)
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., location TBA
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August 11-12 (Thur/Fri)
August 13 (Saturday)
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Board of Regents meeting
Commencement:
9:00 am Business Administration
Engineering
Graduate School
Human Sciences
University Programs
Visual & Performing Arts
1:30 pm Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
Architecture
Arts & Sciences
Education
Graduate School
Honors College (EVHM and HAL Majors ONLY)
Media and Communication
August 17 (Wednesday)
CVPA Directors Meeting, 1:00 p.m., Holden Hall 103
Arts Consortium, 10:00 a.m., location TBA