2012-2013
Academic Appointments
and
College Calendars
Table of Contents
Opening of School Schedule ......................................................................................................................... 3
Faculty and Committees
Full-Time Faculty ........................................................................................................................................... 5
New Faculty Bios ........................................................................................................................................... 6
Sabbaticals .................................................................................................................................................... 8
Committees of the Faculty (Elected) ............................................................................................................ 9
Academic Affairs Committee Representatives ............................................................................................. 9
Budget Advisory Committee ......................................................................................................................... 9
Committees of the College ......................................................................................................................... 10
Department Chairs ...................................................................................................................................... 11
Faculty Secretary......................................................................................................................................... 11
Faculty Parliamentarian .............................................................................................................................. 11
Marshals ...................................................................................................................................................... 11
Calendars
Academic Calendar ..................................................................................................................................... 12
Fall Registration Dates ................................................................................................................................ 12
Faculty Meeting Dates ................................................................................................................................ 15
Holidays....................................................................................................................................................... 15
Provost’s Forums ........................................................................................................................................ 16
Important Dates for Faculty Participation .................................................................................................. 17
Honors Day Schedule .................................................................................................................................. 18
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Opening of School Schedule
Wednesday, August 22
8:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
New Faculty Orientation
Mark S. Schantz, Provost
Susan K. Hagen, Associate Provost
Wood Room
Top Floor, Library
2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Department Chair Workshop
Executive Dining Room
rd
3 Floor, Norton Campus Center
Thursday, August 23
8:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
New Faculty Orientation
Mark S. Schantz, Provost
Susan K. Hagen, Associate Provost
Electronic Classroom
Ground Floor, Library
Friday, August 24
8:15 a.m.
Coffee and Juice
Bruno Great Hall
3rd Floor, Norton Campus Center
8:30 a.m.
Faculty and Staff Assembly
Bruno Great Hall
Mark S. Schantz, Provost
Jack Hinnen, Chaplain
Mark S. Schantz
Susan Kinney, Director of Human Resources
Mark S. Schantz
Welcome
Invocation
Faculty Introductions
Staff Introductions
Whetstone Award Announcement
9:00 a.m.
Welcome Message
General Charles C. Krulak, President
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10:00 a.m.
Faculty Meeting
Stockham Parlor
st
1 Floor, Stockham Building
11:00 a.m.
Department Meetings
Lunch on Your Own
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
5:00 p.m.
Advisors of New Students
Susan K. Hagen, Associate Provost
Kathleen Greer Rossmann, Vice President for Enrollment Management
Bruno Great Hall
Annual Faculty and Staff Southwestern Chili Party
Hosted by General and Mrs. Krulak
Academic Quad
Saturday, August 25
3:30 p.m.
Faculty Will Robe Without Caps and Line Up in Hallway
Outside of Rooms A & B
Bill Battle Coliseum
4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Convocation for New Students and Parents
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Full-Time Faculty 2012-2013
Art and Art History
Steve Cole
Jim Neel
Kevin Shook
Timothy Smith
Kathleen Spies
Pamela Venz
Biology
Scot Duncan
Andrew Gannon
Megan Gibbons
Pamela Hanson
Jason Heaton
Leo Pezzementi
Wayne Shew
Melanie Styers
Peter Van Zandt
Business
Paul Cleveland
Carolyn Garrity
Mary Pritchett Harrison
Rick Lester
Bert Morrow
Sara Robicheaux
Jack Taylor
Chemistry and Physics
Scott Dorman
William Kittleman
Duane Pontius
Mark Rupright
David Schedler
Clyde Stanton
Laura Stultz
Education
Louanne Jacobs
Genell Lewis-Ferrell
Kelly Russell
Amelia Spencer
English
Kent Andersen
Jane Archer
Fred Ashe
Clare Emily Clifford
Tynes Cowan
Susan K. Hagen
Emily Klein
Michael McInturff
Sandra Sprayberry
Joseph Stitt
John Tatter
David Ullrich
History
Sarah Frohardt-Lane
Randall Law
Mark Lester
Matt Levey
Victoria Ott
Mark S. Schantz
Library
Charlotte Ford
Guy Hubbs
Steven Laughlin
Janice Poplau
Pamela Sawallis
Stacey Thornberry
Mathematics
Jeff Barton
Bernadette Mullins
Doug Riley
Maria Stadnik
Anne Yust
Media and Film Studies
David Resha
Modern Foreign Languages
Barbara Domcekova
Anita Huang
Kim Lewis
Janie Spencer
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Music
Jeff Kensmoe
Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw
Ben Posey
Lester Seigel
David Smith
Philosophy, Religion, and
Classics
Larry Brasher
Amy Cottrill
Dan Coyle
Steven Hendley
Mark McClish
Bill Myers
Political Science, Economics,
Sociology, and Urban
Environmental Studies
Guy Dalto
Natalie Davis
Vince Gawronski
William Holt
Mary-Kate Lizotte
Guangjun Qu
Kathleen Greer Rossmann
Bob Slagter
William Walsh
Psychology
Jaime Cloud
Heather Meggers-Wright
Shane Pitts
Richard Rector
Zachary Simmons
Lynne Trench
Theatre
Michael Flowers
Alan Litsey
Matt Mielke
New Faculty 2012-2013
Jaime M. Cloud
Psychology
Jamie received her B.A. in psychology from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, and she has just
completed her Ph.D., with an emphasis on individual differences and evolutionary psychology, at the
University of Texas at Austin. Her research has focused on predictors of female attractiveness and the
navigation of social hierarchies.
Carolyn P. Garrity
Marketing
Carolyn earned her B.B.A. in marketing and management from the University of Cincinnati and her
M.B.A. in marketing and non-profit management from American University. She is completing her Ph.D.
in marketing at Louisiana State University. Carolyn’s research interests are varied, and include
entrepreneurialism and innovation.
Mary Pritchett Harrison
Marketing
Mary earned a B.S.B.A. in business administration from Mississippi College, an M.B.A. from the
University of Alabama, and the Ph.D. in marketing also from the University of Alabama. Her research
interests focus on the consumer-retailer relationship. Mary joins us in a tenure-track appointment after
serving as visiting professor of marketing this past year.
William G. Holt, III
Urban Environmental Studies
Bill received a B.A. in geography from the University of Georgia and an M.C.P. in city planning from the
Georgia Institute of Technology. He then earned a J.D. from the Vermont School of Law and the Ph.D.
from Yale University--a dual degree with Yale and Vermont law school in environmental law
concentrating on energy policy and sociology. He is the editor of a forthcoming book, Urban Areas and
Global Climate Change, and the author of Monumental Changes: Debating Urban Images, Landscapes,
and Collective Memory in the Post-Civil Rights American South, under final review with University of
North Carolina Press.
Anita Huang
Chinese
Anita earned a B.A. in German literature from the Chinese Cultural University in Taipei, Taiwan. She
completed a Masters Studies in English Literature from the University of Alabama, an M.A. in linguistics
from Eastern Michigan University, and the Ph.D. in linguistics from the University of Texas at Austin.
Anita joins us in a tenure-track appointment after having taught Chinese at BSC for academic years
2009-2010 and 2010-2011.
Rick A. Lester
Management
Rick received a B.S. in economics and management from the University of North Alabama, an M.A. in
human resource management from the University of Alabama, and the Ph.D. in business administration
from the University of Mississippi. He most recently served as the Dean of Academic Affairs at LIM
College in New York City, after teaching at the University of North Alabama, the University of Alabama at
Huntsville, and Livingston University (now the University of West Alabama).
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Guangjun Qu
Economics
Qu earned his B.A. and M.A. from Chongqing Technology and Business University in China. After coming
to the United States, he earned the Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He has spent the
past two years teaching at DePauw University. His research interests include open economy
macroeconomics, growth and economic development, international economics, Asian economics, and
applied statistics/econometrics.
Richard Rector
Psychology
Richard holds a B.A. from the University of Virginia, and an M.A. and Ph.D. in developmental psychology
from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. His ongoing research deals with the long-term effects of
exposure to in-utero infection and exposure to PCBs on children’s health and neurodevelopment. After
teaching at BSC as an adjunct professor since fall of 2007 and as visiting professor since fall of 2009,
Richard joins us in a tenure-track appointment in the psychology department.
Zachary Simmons
Psychology
Zach earned a B.S. in biochemistry and a B.A. in history and psychology from Case Western Reserve
University. He is completing his Ph.D. in developmental and evolutionary psychology, with an emphasis
on college and university teaching and quantitative methods, from the University of California Santa
Barbara. Zach joins the faculty for a one-year appointment.
Maria Stadnik
Mathematics
Maria received a B.S in mathematics and a B.A. in Spanish from Youngstown State University. She
earned an M.S. in mathematics from Purdue University, and she recently completed her Ph.D. from
Northwestern University. While at Northwestern, she received the Outstanding Graduate Student
Award for the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences. Her research interests are algebraic and analytic
number theory and commutative algebra.
William A. Walsh
Economics
Will earned a B.A. in English and economics from Vanderbilt University, and a J.D. and Ph.D. from the
University of Alabama. While in law school, he was the Senior Editor of the Alabama Law Review. He has
been teaching most recently as a visiting professor at Samford University. He will be teaching with us for
a one-year appointment.
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Faculty on Sabbatical 2012-2013
Jeff Barton ................................................................................................ Exploration Term and Spring 2013
Larry Brasher ................................................................................................................................ Spring 2013
Paul Cleveland .......................................................................................... Exploration Term and Spring 2013
Steve Cole ................................................................................................ Exploration Term and Spring 2013
Guy Hubbs ............................................................................................ Fall 2012 and Exploration Term 2013
Mark Lester ............................................................................. Fall 2012, Exploration Term, and Spring 2013
Matthew Mielke....................................................................................... Exploration Term and Spring 2013
Shane Pitts ............................................................................................... Exploration Term and Spring 2013
Doug Riley ............................................................................................ Fall 2012 and Exploration Term 2013
Kevin Shook .......................................................................................... Fall 2012 and Exploration Term 2013
Tim Smith ............................................................................................. Fall 2012 and Exploration Term 2013
Sandra Sprayberry...................................................................................................... Exploration Term 2013
Faculty Returning from Sabbatical 2011-2012
Victoria Ott ............................................................................................... Exploration Term and Spring 2012
Laura Stultz .............................................................................................. Exploration Term and Spring 2012
Lynne Trench ........................................................................................ Fall 2011 and Exploration Term 2012
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Committees of the Faculty
2012-2013
(Effective June 1, 2012)
Faculty Committee on Promotion and Tenure
Barbara Domcekova (2013)
Sandra Sprayberry (2013)
David Schedler (2013)
Pamela Venz (2014)
Vince Gawronski (2014) – two-year replacement for Alan Litsey, 2012-2014
Andy Gannon (2015)
David Smith (2015)
Faculty Development Committee
Duane Pontius (2013) – one-year replacement for Jeff Barton, 2012-2013
Lynne Trench (2013)
Scott Dorman (2014)
Steve Hendley (2014)
Victoria Ott (2015)
Faculty Advisory Committee
Natalie Davis (2013)
Randall Law (2013)
Michael Flowers (2014)
Clyde Stanton (2014) – one-year replacement for Shane Pitts, 2012-2013
Megan Gibbons (2015)
Heather Meggers-Wright (2015)
Curriculum and Standards Committee
Jack Taylor – Business (2013)
Jeff Kensmoe – Fine and Performing Arts (2013) – one-year replacement for Tim Smith, 2012-2013
To be elected – Social Sciences (2013) – one-year replacement for Tricia Witte, 2012-2013
Pam Sawallis – Library (2013)
Amelia Spencer – Education (2014)
Mark Rupright – Science and Mathematics (2014)
Tynes Cowan – Humanities (2015)
Susan K. Hagen – ex officio
Tim Smith – ex officio
Academic Affairs Committee, Faculty Representatives
Amy Cottrill (2013)
Bernadette Mullins (2014)
Janie Spencer (2015)
Budget Advisory Committee
Charlotte Ford (2013)
Bernadette Mullins (2014)
Alan Litsey (2015)
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Committees of the College 2012-2013
Admissions
Jane Archer
Guy Dalto, Chair
Lester Seigel
Sara Hoover, ex officio
Sheri Salmon, ex officio
Assessment
Jackie Leary-Warsaw
Bob Slagter
Janie Spencer
Laura Stultz, Chair
Pat Anderson-Flowers, ex
officio
Noreen Gaubatz, ex officio
Kyndall Waters, ex officio
Bunting/Hess Advisory
Kent Andersen
John Tatter, Chair
Kristin Harper, ex officio
Lauren Erickson, student
Hope Lloyd, student
Enrollment Management
Pam Hanson, Chair
Alan Litsey
Sara Robicheaux
David Eberhardt, ex officio
Kathleen Greer Rossmann,
ex officio
Sheri Salmon, ex officio
Exploration
Term/Contract Learning
Charlotte Ford, Chair
Mark McClish
Michael McInturff
Anne Yust
Katy Leonard, ex officio
Faculty Athletics Affairs
David Ullrich, FAR
Faculty Team Liaisons
Harrison Honors
Amy Cottrill
Susan K. Hagen, Chair
Ryan De Marco, student
Bailey Kimbell, student
Health Professions
Advisory
Fred Ashe
William Kittleman
Kim Lewis
Leo Pezzementi
Wayne Shew, Chair
Yvette Spencer, ex officio
Information Technology
Advisory
Louanne Jacobs
Steve Laughlin, Chair
Melanie Styers
Anthony Hambey, ex
officio
Jan Pontia, ex officio
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International
Studies/LAS/AN
Dan Coyle
Matt Levey, Chair
Kathleen Spies
Helen Dolive, ex officio
Anne Ledvina, ex officio
Eman Abboud, student
Institutional Review
Board
Jason Heaton
Bert Morrow
Kelly Russell, Chair
Danny Brooks, ex officio
Martha Ann Stevenson, ex
officio
Media and Film Studies
Emily Klein
David Resha, Chair
Stacey Thornberry
Sustainability/ UES
Scot Duncan, Chair
Mary-Kate Lizotte
Bill Myers
Lane Estes, ex officio
Francesca Gross, ex officio
Catherine Crawford,
student
Teacher Education
Genell Lewis-Ferrell, Chair
Jim Neel
Ben Posey
Nikki Lee Wright, student
Department Chairs 2012-2013
Art and Art History ............................................................................................................................ Jim Neel
Biology......................................................................................................................................... Pam Hanson
Business................................................................................................................................ Sara Robicheaux
Chemistry and Physics .............................................................................................................. Scott Dorman
Education ............................................................................................................................... Louanne Jacobs
English .......................................................................................................................................... Jane Archer
History .......................................................................................................................................... Randall Law
Library ...................................................................................................................................... Charlotte Ford
Mathematics .................................................................................................................... Bernadette Mullins
Modern Foreign Languages ...................................................................................................... Janie Spencer
Music ........................................................................................................................................... Lester Seigel
Philosophy and Religion ........................................................................................................... Steve Hendley
Political Science, Economics, Sociology, and Urban Environmental Studies ................................ Bob Slagter
Psychology .................................................................................................................................... Shane Pitts
Theatre ........................................................................................................................................... Alan Litsey
Faculty Secretary ...................................................................................................................... Janice Poplau
Faculty Parliamentarian ......................................................................................................... David Schedler
Marshals ............................................................................................................ Laura Stultz, Grand Marshal
Alan Litsey
Heather Meggers-Wright
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Academic Calendar 2012-2013
Approved October, 2011; Subject to Change
FALL TERM 2012
(64 Class Days)
Wednesday, August 22; Thursday, August 23 ......................................................... New Faculty Orientation
Friday, August 24 ......................................................................... Opening of School Faculty/Staff Assembly
Saturday, August 25 .................................................................................... New Students Arrive on Campus
Residence Halls Open for New Students at 8:00 a.m.
Saturday, August 25 – Tuesday, August 28 ..................................................... Orientation for New Students
Saturday, August 25 ...................................................................Convocation for New Students and Parents
Sunday, August 26............................................ Residence Halls Open for Returning Students at 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, August 29 .................................................................................... First Day of Fall-Term Classes
Monday, September 3 ............................................................................................... Labor Day (No Classes)
Wednesday, September 12......................................... Last Day to Drop a Course without Tuition Proration
Last Day to Add a Course, to Select S/U Option,
and to Change a Course from Grade to Audit
Wednesday, September 26...................................................................... Last Day for Adjustment of Tuition
Last Day to Drop a Course without a Grade
Monday, October 8 ...................................................................... Professors Report Mid-Term Assessments
Tuesday, October 9 ................................................................... Mid-Term Assessments Available on TheSIS
Thursday, October 11 – Sunday, October 14 .................................................................................. Fall Break
Friday, October 19 ................................................................. Last Day to Drop a Course with Grade of “W”
Wednesday, November 21 – Sunday, November 25 ....................................................... Thanksgiving Break
Tuesday, December 4 ....................................................................................................... Last Day of Classes
Wednesday, December 5; Tuesday, December 11 ....................................................................Reading Days
Thursday, December 6; Friday, December 7; Monday, December 10;
Wednesday, December 12; Thursday, December 13 ....................................................... Final Examinations
Friday, December 14 – Tuesday, January 1 .......................................................................... Christmas Break
Residence Halls Close Friday, December 14, at 10:00 a.m.
Monday, December 17 .......................................................................... Professors Report Fall-Term Grades
Wednesday, December 19 .................................................................................. Grades Available on TheSIS
Fall Registration Dates
Term
Cohort
Date
For Exploration Term 2013
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
October 16
October 17
October 18
For Spring Term 2013
Seniors, Honors
Juniors
Sophomores
1st Years
October 30
October 31
November 1
November 7
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EXPLORATION TERM 2013
(20 Class Days)
Wednesday, January 2 ................................................. Residence Halls Open for Exploration Term at Noon
Thursday, January 3 .......................................First Day of Exploration Term – All Classes Meet at 1:00 p.m.
Monday, January 7 ................................................................................................... Last Day for All Students
to Drop without a Grade or Add a Course
Monday, January 14 ............................................................... Last Day to Drop a Course with Grade of “W”
Monday, January 21 ........................................................................ Martin Luther King, Jr., Day (No Classes)
Thursday, January 31 ........................................................................................Last Day of Exploration Term
Friday, February 1 – Monday, February 4.................................................................................. Winter Break
Friday, February 8 ..................................................................... Professors Report Exploration-Term Grades
Tuesday, February 12 .......................................................................................... Grades Available on TheSIS
SPRING TERM 2013
(61 Class Days)
Tuesday, February 5 .................................................................................... First Day of Spring-Term Classes
Tuesday, February 19 .................................................. Last Day to Drop a Course without Tuition Proration
Last Day to Add a Course, to Select S/U Option,
and to Change a Course from Grade to Audit
Tuesday, March 5 ..................................................................................... Last Day for Adjustment of Tuition
Last Day to Drop a Course without a Grade
Wednesday, March 13 ................................................................. Professors Report Mid-Term Assessments
Thursday, March 14 .................................................................. Mid-Term Assessments Available on TheSIS
Saturday, March 16 – Sunday, March 24 .................................................................................... Spring Break
Residence Halls Close Saturday, March 16, at 10:00 a.m.
Residence Halls Open Sunday, March 24, at Noon
Wednesday, March 27 ........................................................... Last Day to Drop a Course with Grade of “W”
Friday, March 29 ..................................................................................................... Good Friday (No Classes)
Thursday, May 2........................................................................................................................... Honors Day
Wednesday, May 8 ........................................................................................................... Last Day of Classes
Thursday, May 9; Saturday, May 11; Sunday, May 12...............................................................Reading Days
Friday, May 10; Monday, May 13; Tuesday, May 14;
Wednesday, May 15; Thursday, May 16........................................................................... Final Examinations
Thursday, May 16 by Midnight ............................................................. Professors Report Grades of Seniors
Saturday, May 18 ................................................................................................................. Commencement
Sunday, May 19........................................................................................ Residence Halls Close at 4:00 p.m.
Friday, May 24................................................................... Professors Report Grades of First-Year Students,
............ Sophomores, and Juniors
Wednesday, May 29 ........................................................................................... Grades Available on TheSIS
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SUMMER TERM 2013
Full-Term Courses
Monday, June 3 ....................... Residence Halls Open at 10:00 a.m. for Students in Only Full-Term Courses
Tuesday, June 4 ........................................................................................ Registration for Full-Term Courses
Wednesday, June 5 .......................................................................................... First Day of Full-Term Classes
Friday, June 7 .............................................. Last Day to Drop a Full-Term Course without Tuition Proration
Last Day to Add Full-Term Course, Select S/U, Change Course to Audit
Wednesday, June 19 ................................................................................ Last Day for Adjustment of Tuition
Last Day to Drop Full-Term Course without a Grade
Wednesday, June 26 ................................................. Last Day to Drop Full-Term Course with Grade of “W”
Thursday, July 4............................................................................................ Independence Day (No Classes)
Thursday, July 18...............................................................................................Last Day of Full-Term Classes
Friday, July 19.............................................................................................................................. Reading Day
Monday, July 22; Tuesday, July 23 ............................................................Final Exams for Full-Term Courses
Tuesday, July 30 .......................... Residence Halls Close 10:00 a.m. for Students in Only Full-Term Courses
Thursday, August 1 ................................................................................Professors Report Full-Term Grades
Monday, August 5 ............................................................................................... Grades Available on TheSIS
First Half-Term Courses
Monday, June 3 .............. Residence Halls Open at 10:00 a.m. for Students in Only First Half-Term Courses
Tuesday, June 4 ............................................................................... Registration for First Half-Term Courses
Wednesday, June 5 ................................................................................. First Day of First Half-Term Classes
Friday, June 7 ..................................... Last Day to Drop a First Half-Term Course without Tuition Proration
Last Day to Add First Half-Term Course, Select S/U, Change Course to Audit
Wednesday, June 12 ................................................................................ Last Day for Adjustment of Tuition
Last Day to Drop First Half-Term Course without a Grade
Wednesday, June 19 ........................................ Last Day to Drop First Half-Term Course with Grade of “W”
Thursday, June 27 .................................................................................... Last Day of First Half-Term Classes
Friday, June 28 ............................................................................................................................ Reading Day
Monday, July 1 ................................................................................. Final Exams for First Half-Term Courses
Tuesday, July 2 ....................Residence Halls Close 10:00 a.m. for Students in Only First Half-Term Courses
Friday, July 5.................................................................................. Professors Report First Half-Term Grades
Tuesday, July 9 .................................................................................................... Grades Available on TheSIS
Second Half-Term Courses
Friday, June 28 .......... Residence Halls Open at 10:00 a.m. for Students in Only Second Half-Term Courses
Monday, July 1 ........................................................................... Registration for Second Half-Term Courses
Tuesday, July 2 ....................................................................................First Day of Second Half-Term Classes
Thursday, July 4............................................................................................ Independence Day (No Classes)
Friday, July 5.................................. Last Day to Drop a Second Half-Term Course without Tuition Proration
Last Day to Add Second Half-Term Course, Select S/U, Change Course to Audit
Wednesday, July 10 ................................................................................. Last Day for Adjustment of Tuition
Last Day to Drop Second Half-Term Course without a Grade
Wednesday, July 17 .................................... Last Day to Drop Second Half-Term Course with Grade of “W”
Thursday, July 25................................................................................. Last Day of Second Half-Term Classes
Friday, July 26.............................................................................................................................. Reading Day
Monday, July 29 .......................................................................... Final Exams for Second Half-Term Courses
Tuesday, July 30 ............. Residence Halls Close 10:00 a.m. for Students in Only Second Half-Term Courses
Thursday, August 1 .................................................................. Professors Report Second Half-Term Grades
Monday, August 5 ............................................................................................... Grades Available on TheSIS
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Faculty Meeting Dates 2012-2013
Date
Time
Place
Friday, August 24, 2012*
10:00 a.m.*
Stockham Parlor
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
3:30 p.m.
Stockham Parlor
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
3:30 p.m.
Stockham Parlor
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
3:30 p.m.
Stockham Parlor
Wednesday, December 5, 2012*
3:30 p.m.
Stockham Parlor
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
3:30 p.m.
Stockham Parlor
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
3:30 p.m.
Stockham Parlor
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
3:30 p.m.
Stockham Parlor
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
3:30 p.m.
Stockham Parlor
*Please note day/time difference
Holidays for Academic Year 2012-2013
September 3.................................................................................................................................... Labor Day
October 11 – 14 .............................................................................................................................. Fall Break
November 21 – 25............................................................................................................ Thanksgiving Break
December 14 – January 1...................................................................................................... Christmas Break
January 21 ........................................................................................................... Martin Luther King, Jr., Day
February 1 – February 4 ............................................................................................................. Winter Break
March 16 – 24 ............................................................................................................................. Spring Break
March 29 ......................................................................................................................................Good Friday
May 27 ..................................................................................................................................... Memorial Day
July 4 ................................................................................................................................. Independence Day
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Provost’s Forums 2012-2013
FACULTY
Alan Litsey, with Kent
Andersen and BSC Senior
Josh Phillips
Michael Flowers, with
Heather Meggers-Wright
and cast members of
TITLE
DATE/PLACE
Bad Leadership: Richard III’s Passage to Power
October 2, 2012
11:00 a.m.
College Theatre/
Mainstage
Pop-Rock Musicals, Pulitzer Prizes, and Psychological Disorders:
Just Another Day in the Life of a ‘Next to Normal’ Family
Next to Normal
Victoria Ott
Jim Neel
Lynne Trench
Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw,
with Michael Matthes
Laura Stultz
Scott Dorman
Voices from the Margins:
The Plain Folk of Alabama during the Civil War
Les Enfants de la Terre:
Children in the Line of Fire
November 13, 2012
11:00 a.m.
College Theatre/
Mainstage
November 20, 2012
11:00 a.m.
Norton Theatre
November 29, 2012
11:00 a.m.
Art History Lecture Room
Replacing a Paper with a Blog
In the Psychology of Learning Class
February 12, 2013
11:00 a.m.
Norton Theatre
Collaborative Artistry in the Musical Arts
February 21, 2013
11:00 a.m.
Hill Recital Hall
Using Mass Spectrometry to Find the
Biological Targets of an Anti-Cancer Drug
March 14, 2013
11:00 a.m.
Norton Theatre
Marking the Zenith:
Comparing the Ancient Khmer to the Ancient Maya
April 18, 2013
11:00 a.m.
Norton Theatre
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Important Dates for Faculty Participation 2012-2013
August 22 ......................................................................................................... Department Chair Workshop
August 22 and 23 ..................................................................................................... New Faculty Orientation
August 24 ............................................................................................................. Faculty and Staff Assembly
Faculty and Department Meetings
August 25 ...................................................................................Convocation for New Students and Parents
(Faculty Will Robe)
August 25 – August 28 ..................................................................................... Various Orientation Activities
September 20.................................................... Advisor and Fall 2012 Advising Group Meeting, 11:00 a.m.
October 4 .............................. Advisor and Fall 2012 Advising Group Exploration Term Meeting, 11:00 a.m.
October 16 ........................................................ Advisor and Fall 2012 Advising Group Meeting, 11:00 a.m.
October 19 – 21 ......................................................... Alumni Reunion, Family Weekend, and Homecoming
November 15 ................................................................Exploration Term Orientation Meetings, 11:00 a.m.
January 3 .......................................................... First Day of Exploration Term/All Classes Meet at 1:00 p.m.
May 2 ....................................................................................................................... Honors Day (No Classes)
(Faculty Will Robe)
May 18 ................................................................................................................................. Commencement
.......................................................................................................................................... (Faculty Will Robe)
Information on enrollment and recruiting events will be forthcoming from the Office of Enrollment
Management.
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Schedule for Honors Day Activities
Thursday, May 2, 2013
(No Classes)
9:00 a.m. .................................................................................................................... Academic Area Awards
Behavioral and Social Sciences ...................................Harbert 302
Business ............................................................ Harbert 105 – 106
Education ....................................................................Harbert 126
Fine and Performing Arts ....................................... Hill Recital Hall
Humanities ............................................. Harbert Lecture Hall 128
Science and Mathematics ............... Stephens Science Center 138
9:45 a.m. .............................................................. Graduating Seniors will assemble on the Academic Quad
in front of Phillips Administration
or, in the event of rain, on the third floor of Munger
Faculty will robe on the first floor
of the Harbert Building or, in the
event of rain, on the second floor of Munger
10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. ......................................................................... Convocation in Munger Auditorium
11:30 a.m. ....................................................................................................................................... Reception
Bruno Great Hall
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. ................................................................................ Honoring Scholarship Conference
Scholarship and Creative Works by Students and Faculty
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