GENERAL CALENDAR FOR CHAIRS & PROGRAM DIRECTORS
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AUGUST |
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*Onboarding of new faculty *Late in month: C/PD meeting *Tenure materials due |
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SEPTEMBER |
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*Wk 1: Convocation; Classes begin *Start building course schedule— schedule & descriptions due late in month *External letters for tenure cases due *CC proposals due (for Spring) *Promotion materials due; external and non-departmental internal letters for promotion due *NTT reappointment and promotion candidates arrange for teaching observations *NTT faculty submit intent to stand for promotion |
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OCTOBER |
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*Department letters for tenure cases due *Recommendations for 2nd/3rd tier NTT reappointment candidates due *Determine capital requests *Sabbatical requests due (full year and enhancement apps) *Admissions Open House (Columbus Day) *Wk 4: Advising begins *NTT reappointment and promotion materials due |
NOVEMBER |
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*Registration *Admissions Open House (usually Veterans’ Day) *New Initiative Requests (Hiring) Announced *Operating Budget worksheets for next fiscal year distributed |
DECEMBER |
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*Capital Budget and Non-hiring New Initiative Requests due *CC proposals due (for Fall) *Dept. letters for TT promotion cases due *Requests for NTT staffing due (or early January) |
JANUARY |
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*Wk 1: Grades due *One-semester sabbatical requests due *Consensus letters for TT and NTT reappointments due *Letters for NTT promotions due*External letters for NTT promotions due *Scribner Seminar proposals due *C/PD meeting *Operating Budget revisions due |
FEBRUARY |
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*Start building course schedule—schedule & descriptions due late in month *ExploreMore plans/dates due |
MARCH |
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*Spring Break *Wk 4: Advising begins |
APRIL |
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*Registration *SEE Beyond selections due *Department/program awardees selected *Accepted Candidates Days (3) *Request overloads as necessary |
MAY |
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*Wk 1: Academic festival; Honors Convocation; Dept. honors eligibility *Wk 3: Sr. Week; Commencement *C/PD meeting *Dept. budget CLOSED *Staff performance reviews due *Notifications due of Intent to Stand for promotion |
JUNE |
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*Dept. Assessment report due *Mid-point Report due if scheduled *Annual Letters of Evaluation due *Faculty annual Watermark reports due |
SUMMER |
| Facilities work; summer student-faculty research; evaluation of transfer credits; first year enrollment; onboarding new faculty |
ONGOING |
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Departmental business; Overseeing staff/AA; Peer Observation visits; Recruitment & Hiring; Assessment activities; Faculty mentoring; maintaining three-year plan; Tracking workloads; Maintaining dept/program records |