AY 15/16 Important Dates Calendar for A&S Department Chairs/Directors DATES ARRANGED BY TOPIC Dates may be subject to change. All due dates mean due in Dean’s Office unless otherwise noted. Academic Fairs Contact: Kate Elias, Assistant Dean November 7 Admissions Fall Preview Day I (all programs with reps) October TBD Fall Graduate Programs Open House (all programs with reps) November 21 Admissions Fall Preview Day II (all programs with reps) JanuaryTBD Winter Graduate Programs Open House (all programs with reps) TBD SQ Accepted Student Open House (all programs with reps) TBD SQ Spring Graduate Programs Open House (all programs with reps) Advising & Registration Contact: Kate Elias, Assistant Dean October 26 – November 13 Advising Period for winter November 16 Advance registration begins for winter January 25 – February 12 Advising Period for spring February 16 Advance registration begins for spring April 18 – May 6 Advising Period for fall and summer May 5 Advance registration begins for summer May 9 Advance registration begins for fall Annual Reviews APR contact: Heather Reis; Staff Review Contact: Rhonda Woods January 20 & 25 Optional APR Norming Sessions for Chairs and Directors February 6 Chair Evaluations (by faculty) due to dean’s office February 8 T/TT/NTT Faculty APRs due to Dean’s Office (2nd Monday in Feb) February 15 Chairs Annual Performance Expectations due to Dean’s Office February 22-26 Chairs meet with Dean to discuss APRs and Expectations TBD Staff Self-Evaluation Submitted to Supervisors TBD Preliminary Staff Evaluation by supervisor submitted to Dean’s Office TBD Chairs meet with staff to discuss evaluations TBD Final Staff Evaluation Submitted to Dean’s Office Awards and Scholarships (Student) Contact: Kate Elias, Assistant Dean April 1 Naef Scholarship nominations April 15 LeRoux & Hickey award nominations April 15 Departmental student award nominations June 10 A&S Student Awards Ceremony Awards and Scholarships (Faculty-Staff) Contact: Kathleen La Voy, Associate Dean April 15 Faculty & Staff award nominations (winners announced All College Day) Budgets Contact: Sally Hogan, Budget Manager November TBD New funding request forms and workloads for AY 15/16 budget request December 2 Closed Budget Session with EC and FSS December 4 Departmental annual budget proposal December 15 Conference travel funding requests for students in departmental honors August 1 Chairs receive final budget for upcoming year Class Dates September 23 January 4 March 29 Fall quarter classes begin Winter quarter classes begin Spring quarter classes begin Contracts Contact: Sally Hogan, Budget Manager November 7 Winter quarter LOA worksheets February 9 Spring quarter LOA worksheets April 11 Summer quarter LOA worksheets August 8 Fall quarter LOA worksheets Course Scheduling Contact: Rhonda Woods, Academic Program Manager See Production Calendar, which is available separately from this calendar Curriculum Committee Contact: Rhonda Woods, Academic Program Manager October 1 Curricular proposals due to Curriculum Committee December 1 Catalog Revisions Due Events September 10-11 September 10 September 16 September 18 September 18 September 21 September 21 September 22 September 30 October 1 October 29 November 17 February 16 February 25 April 12 April 7 May 17 June 3 June 10 Saturday, June 11 Sunday, June 12 New Faculty Institute Grad Directors Summit A&S College Convocation President’s Welcome A&S Executive Committee Retreat New Student Academic Convocation A&S new faculty training session A&S new student Welcome Provost’s Convocation Mass of the Holy Spirit A&S Fall All College Meeting A&S Fall Works-In-Progress Luncheon A&S Winter All College Meeting A&S Winter Works-In-Progress Luncheon A&S Spring All College Meeting University Mission Day A&S Spring Works-In-Progress Luncheon All College Day A&S Student Awards Ceremony Baccalaureate Mass Commencement Executive Committee Meetings Contact: Heather Reis, Assistant to the Deans Retreat: September 18 October 7 October 28 November 18 Budget Planning Meeting: Dec 2 Dec 9 January 6 January 27 February 17 March 9 March 30 April 20 May 11 June 1 (Graduate) Executive Committee Meetings Contact: Kathleen La Voy, Associate Dean Summit: September 10 October 14 November 4 November 25 February 3 February 24 March 16 April 27 May 18 June 8 Faculty Development Oct-Nov TBD January 15 February 15 (tentative) June 30 June 30 (tentative) August 1 (tentative) Student Research Assistant applications Faculty Development funds applications (Contact: Rhonda Woods) Faculty Summer Fellowship Applications Faculty & Staff Development receipts (contact: Rhonda Woods) Faculty Research Fellowship reports Applications for NEH summer stipends Promotion and Tenure Contact: Heather Reis Fike, Assistant to the Deans October 5 Promotion/tenure applications due including chair and dept review letters January 15 Mid-probationary review files due including chair and dept review letters February 15 Junior Faculty Development Grant applications due in Dean’s Office March 15 Proposed external reviewers for promotion/tenure due to chairs March 20 List of external reviewers for promotion/tenure files due to Dean’s Office April 1 Scholarly materials for external review due from faculty applying for promotion/tenure fall of 2015 to Dean’s Office June 24 First year review letters due to Dean’s Office Sabbaticals Contact Person: Heather Reis Fike, Assistant to the Deans November 1 Sabbatical applications for 2015-2016 December 1 Sabbatical reports due from sabbaticals ending with 14SQ March 15 Sabbatical reports due from sabbaticals ending with 14FQ June 1 Sabbatical reports due from sabbaticals ending with 15WQ DATES ARRANGED BY QUARTER Dates may be subject to change. All due dates mean due in Dean’s Office unless otherwise noted. Fall September 10-11 September 10 September 16 September 18 September 18 September 21 September 21 September 22 September 23 September 30 New Faculty Institute Grad Directors Summit A&S College Convocation President’s Welcome A&S Executive Committee Retreat New Student Academic Convocation A&S new faculty training session A&S new student Welcome Fall quarter classes begin Provost’s Convocation October TBD October 1 October 1 October 5 October 7 October 14 October 28 October 26 – November 13 October 29 Fall Graduate Programs Open House (all programs with reps) Curricular proposals due to Curriculum Committee Mass of the Holy Spirit Promotion/tenure applications due including chair and dept review letters Executive Committee Meeting Grad EC Meeting Executive Committee Meeting Advising Period for winter A&S Fall All College Meeting November TBD November TBD November 1 November 4 November 7 November 7 November 16 November 17 November 21 November 25 New funding request forms and workloads for AY 15/16 budget request Student Research Assistant applications Sabbatical applications for 2015-2016 Grad EC Meeting Admissions Fall Preview Day I (all programs with reps) Winter quarter LOA worksheets Advance registration begins for winter A&S Fall Works-In-Progress Luncheon Admissions Fall Preview Day II (all programs with reps) Grad EC Meeting December 1 December 1 December 2 December 4 December 9 December 15 Catalog Revisions Due Sabbatical reports due from sabbaticals ending with 14SQ Closed Budget Session with EC and FSS Departmental annual budget proposal Executive Committee Meeting Conference travel funding requests for students in departmental honors Winter January 4 January 6 January 15 January 15 Winter quarter classes begin Executive Committee Meeting Faculty Development funds applications Due Mid-probationary review files due including chair and dept review letters January 23 January 20 & 25 January 25 – February 12 January 27 Winter Graduate Programs Open House (all programs with reps) Optional APR Norming Sessions for Chairs and Directors Advising Period for spring Executive Committee Meeting February 3 Grad EC Meeting February 6 February 8 February 9 February 15 February 15 (tentative) February 15 Chair Evaluations (by faculty) due to dean’s office T/TT/NTT Faculty APRs due to Dean’s Office (2nd Monday in Feb) Spring quarter LOA worksheets Chairs Annual Performance Expectations due to Dean’s Office Faculty Summer Fellowship Applications Junior Faculty Development Grant applications due in Dean’s Office February 16 February 16 February 17 February 22-26 February 24 February 25 Advance registration begins for spring A&S Winter All College Meeting Executive Committee Meeting Chairs meet with Dean to discuss APRs and Expectations Grad EC Meeting A&S Winter Works-In-Progress Luncheon March 9 March 16 March 15 March 15 March 20 March 30 Executive Committee Meeting Grad EC Meeting Proposed external reviewers for promotion/tenure due to chairs Sabbatical reports due from sabbaticals ending with 14FQ List of external reviewers for promotion/tenure files due to Dean’s Office Executive Committee Meeting Spring/Summer TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD Accepted Student Open House (all programs with reps) Spring Graduate Programs Open House (all programs with reps) Staff Self-Evaluation Submitted to Supervisors Preliminary Staff Evaluation by supervisor submitted to Dean’s Office Chairs meet with staff to discuss evaluations Final Staff Evaluation Submitted to Dean’s Office March 29 Spring quarter classes begin April 1 April 1 April 7 April 11 April 12 April 15 April 15 April 15 April 18 – May 6 April 20 April 27 May 5 May 9 May 11 May 17 May 18 Naef Scholarship nominations Scholarly materials for external review due from faculty applying for promotion/tenure fall of 2015 to Dean’s Office University Mission Day Summer quarter LOA worksheets A&S Spring All College Meeting LeRoux & Hickey award nominations Departmental student award nominations Faculty & Staff award nominations (winners announced All College Day) Advising Period for fall and summer Executive Committee Meeting Grad EC Meeting Advance registration begins for summer Advance registration begins for fall Executive Committee Meeting A&S Spring Works-In-Progress Luncheon Grad EC Meeting June 1 June 1 June 3 June 8 June 10 June 11 June 12 Executive Committee Meeting Sabbatical reports due from sabbaticals ending with 15WQ All College Day Grad EC Meeting A&S Student Awards Ceremony Baccalaureate Mass Commencement June 15 June 30 June 30 (tentative) First year faculty review letters due to Dean’s Office Faculty & Staff Development receipts (contact: Rhonda Woods) Faculty Research Fellowship reports August 1 (tentative) August 8 Applications for NEH summer stipends Fall quarter LOA worksheets