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2014-2015 ACADEMIC CALENDAR
August 8 Summer 2014 classes end
August 11 Administrative Retreat – 7 a.m. – 5 p.m., University Center All Summer and Summer II 2014 grades due @ 8:30 a.m.
August 13 Academic Council Retreat – 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., 206 AB, University Center August 18 Faculty Senate Retreat – 9 – 11:30 a.m., University Center
New Faculty Orientation – 1 – 5 p.m., Legislative Chamber, University Center August 19 Fall Faculty Coffee – 9:30 – 10 a.m., Watkins Auditorium Lobby, University Center
Fall Faculty Meeting – 10 – 11:30 a.m., Watkins Auditorium, University Center August 20 Skyhawk Central Set-Up – 8 a.m. – 11 p.m., Duncan Ballroom, University Center
Faculty Teaching Effectiveness Workshop – 8:30 a.m. – 12 p.m., 206ABC, University Center August 21 Skyhawk Central - 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., Duncan Ballroom, University Center
Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Undergraduate Council for September 2 meeting Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Graduate Council for September 4 meeting August 21-24 First-Year Initiative
August 22 Skyhawk Central – 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. – Duncan Ballroom, University Center Advising
August 25 Fall 2014 classes begin
August 26 Committee on Instruction – 3 p.m. – Room 229, University Center Personnel Policies Committee – Room 230 ABC, University Center
August 27 Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building August 29 Last day to add Fall 2014 Full-Term classes; last day to drop classes without record
Administrative Drop for Fall 2014 September 1 Labor Day – Campus Closed
September 2 CRM No Show Survey available online
Budget & Economic Concerns Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
Undergraduate Council – 3 p.m. – 230 ABC, University Center September 4 Graduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 243, Brehm Hall
Page 2 of 8 September 8 Report of No Shows due in CRM
September 9 Executive Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building September 10 Academic Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building September 11 Deadline for submission of materials and Action Item PowerPoints for Fall Board Meeting
All-Volunteer Day
September 23 Faculty Senate – 3:15 p.m. – Legislative Chamber, University Center
September 24 Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building September 25 Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Undergraduate Council for October 7 meeting
Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Graduate Council for October 9 meeting September 26 Deadline for Information Item PowerPoint Presentations for Fall Board Meeting
September 30 Deans’ nominations for Coffey/Cunningham Awards to ORGC Committee on Instruction – 3 p.m. – 229 University Center
Personnel Policies Committee – 3 p.m. – 230 ABC, University Center October 2-3 Fall Board of Trustees Meeting @ Knoxville
October 3 Spring schedule to deans October 4 Fall Preview Day
October 7 Budget & Economic Concerns Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
Undergraduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center
October 8 Academic Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building October 9 Graduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 243, Brehm Hall
October 10 Mid-Term grades due @ 5 p.m.
Finalized Spring 2015 semester schedule to Registrar October 11-14 Fall Break – offices open normal hours
October 16 Executive Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building October 17 Finalized Spring 2015 semester schedule available on web
Last day to drop (full-term) courses only; will receive a “W”
October 23 General Fall Faculty Meeting – 3:15 p.m., Watkins Auditorium, University Center October 28 Faculty Senate – 3:15 p.m. – Legislative Chamber, University Center
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October 30 Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Undergraduate Council for November 11 meeting Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Graduate Council for November 13 meeting October 31 Coffey/Cunningham nominees’ submit materials to respective deans
November 1 Begin evaluation of Coffey/Cunningham nominees’ classes November 4 Committee on Instruction – 3 p.m. – Room 229, University Center
Personnel Policies Committee – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center November 10-14 Begin advising and registration for Spring 2015 semester
November 11 Budget & Economic Concerns Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
Undergraduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center
November 12 Academic Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building November 13 Graduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 243, Brehm Hall
Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Undergraduate Council for November 25 meeting November 15 Fall Preview Day
November 18 Executive Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building November 20 THEC Fall Quarterly Meeting
November 25 Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m., Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building Undergraduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 230, University Center
November 26 Thanksgiving – no classes; offices open normal hours November 27-28 Thanksgiving – no classes; offices closed
December 1 Coffey/Cunningham nominees’ materials due to ORGC
December 2 Faculty Senate – 3:15 p.m. – Legislative Chamber, University Center December 4 Incompletes from Spring 2014 semester; calculated as “F”
Student Commencement practice – 4 p.m., Elam Center I’s calculate as F’s from Spring 2014
December 5 Fall 2014 classes end
Incompletes from Summer 2014 semester; calculated as “F” Web Grading Fall 2014 available
December 6-12 Final Exams
Page 4 of 8 December 12 Senior grades due by 5 p.m.
Faculty Commencement practice – 1:30 p.m., Elam Center December 13 Fall Commencement – 11 a.m., Elam Center
December 15 All grades due by 8:30 a.m. December 22-26 Winter Holiday – Offices Closed January 1 New Year’s Day – Offices Closed
January 2 Dossiers from faculty members seeking Promotion and/or Tenure due to Deans, Directors and Department Chairs
January 6 Administrative Drop for Spring 2015 January 8 Spring 2015 classes begin
Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Undergraduate Council for January 20 meeting Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Graduate Council for January 22 meeting January 13 Committee on Instruction – 3 p.m. – Room 229, University Center
Personnel Policies Committee – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center
January 14 Last day to add Spring 2015 Full Term classes; last day to drop classes without record Administrative Drop date for Fall 2015
Academic Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
January 15 CRM No Show Survey available online
January 16 Promotion and/or Tenure departmental committees meetings with Deans and Directors January 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Offices Closed
January 20 Budget & Economic Concerns Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
Undergraduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center January 21 THEC 14th Day Report – cutoff @ 5 p.m.
Deadline for submission of agenda items and Supporting Material for Winter Board Meeting January 22 Report of No Shows due in CRM
Graduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 243, Brehm Hall
January 27 Executive Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building January 28 Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. --- Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building January 29 THEC Winter Meeting (tentative)
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Promotion and/or Tenure recommendations to Department Chairs from departmental committees February 1 Reagan Leave application packages due to ORGC @ 5 p.m.
February 6 Finalized Maymester and Summer 2015 schedules to Records Office Fall 2015 schedules to deans
February 10 Faculty Senate – 3:15 p.m. – Legislative Chamber, University Center
February 11 Academic Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
February 12 Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Undergraduate Council for February 24 meeting Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Graduate Council for February 26 meeting February 13 Finalized Fall 2015 schedules to Records Office
February 17 Committee on Instruction – 3 p.m. – Room 229, University Center
Personnel Policies Committee – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center February 20 All 2015 schedules to web
Promotion and/or Tenure recommendations to Deans, Directors and Department Chairs February 23 Mid-Term grades due @ 8:30 a.m.
February 24 Budget & Economic Concerns Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
Undergraduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center
February 25 Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building February 25-26 Winter Board of Trustees Meeting @ Memphis
February 26 Graduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 243, Brehm Hall
February 27 Last day to drop (Full Term classes only); will receive a “W”
Executive Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building March 1 Faculty Research and Development application packages due to ORGC
March 2-8 Spring Break – offices open
March 11 Academic Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
March 12 General Spring Faculty Meeting – 3:15 .p.m, Watkins Auditorium, University Center March 13 Promotion and/or Tenure recommendations to Academic Affairs from Deans and Directors March 17 Faculty Senate – 3:15 p.m. – Legislative Chamber, University Center
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March 19 Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Undergraduate Council for March 31 meeting Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Graduate Council for April 2 meeting March 23 – 27 Registration for Maymester, Summer and Fall 2015 semester classes
March 24 Committee on Instruction – 3 p.m. – Room 229, University Center
Personnel Policies Committee – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center
March 25 Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building March 31 Budget & Economic Concerns Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room,
Administration Building
Undergraduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center April 2 Graduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 243, Brehm Hall
Deadline of 12 p.m. for submission of items to Undergraduate Council for April 14 meeting April 3 Good Friday – Offices Closed
April 7 Executive Committee – 3 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building April 8 Academic Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration
Building
April 10 Deadline for annual Faculty Handbook revisions
Deadline for submission of action items and information items for Annual Board of Trustees Meeting
April 14 Undergraduate Council – 3 p.m. – Room 230 ABC, University Center
April 17 Promotion and/or Tenure recommendations to Chancellor from Academic Affairs April 21 Faculty Senate – 3:15 p.m. – Legislative Chamber, University Center
April 22 Student Commencement practice – 4 p.m., Elam Center
Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building April 23 THEC Spring Quarterly Meeting
April 24 Web grading Spring 2015 available Spring 2015 classes end
Incompletes for Fall 2014 semester; calculated as “F” April 25 – May 1 Final Exams
May 1 Faculty Commencement practice – 1:30 p.m., Elam Center Senior grades due by 5 p.m.
May 2 Spring 2015 Commencement – 11 a.m., Elam Center May 4 All grades due by 8:30 a.m.
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May 8 Deadline for Recommendations for Promotion and Tenure to Knoxville May 11 Administrative Drop date for Maymester 2015 (POT 10)
Maymester 2015 classes begin
Last day to add classes for Maymester 2015 (POT 10) Last day to drop Maymester 2015 (POT 10) without record May 12 CRM No Show Survey available online for Maymester
May 13 Academic Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
May 14 Last day to drop Maymester classes; will receive a “W” May 19 Report of No Shows due in CRM
May 25 Memorial Day – Offices Closed
May 27 Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building May 28 Administrative Drop for Summer 2015
May 29 Maymester 2015 classes end
Deadline for Comprehensive List of Programs from each campus for Annual Board Meeting June 1 Summer I (POT 2) and Summer 2015 Full-Term (POT 1) classes begin
Maymester grades are due @ 8:30 a.m.
June 2 Last day to add classes for Summer I 2015 (POT 2)
Last day to drop Summer I 2015 (POT 2) classes without record June 3 Administrative Drop date for Summer 2015
Last day to add Summer 2015 full-term (POT 1) classes
Last day to drop Summer 2015 full-term (POT 1) classes without record
June 10 Academic Affairs – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building
June 12 Last day to drop Summer I 2015 (POT 2) classes; will receive a “W”
June 24 Deans Council – 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Chancellor’s Conference Room, Administration Building June 24-25 Annual Board of Trustees Meeting @ Knoxville
July 2 Summer 2015 (POT 2) classes end (final exams on last day of classes) July 3 Fourth of July – offices closed
July 6 Grades due for Summer 2015 (POT 2) by 8:30 a.m. Advising for Summer II 2015 (POT 3)
Page 8 of 8 July 7 Summer II 2015 (POT 3) classes begin July 8 Last day to add Summer II (POT 3) classes
July 9 Administrative Drop date for Summer II 2015 (POT 3) July 24 THEC Summer Quarterly Meeting (tentative)
July 24 THEC 54th Day Report – cutoff @ 5 p.m.
August 7 Summer II 2015 (POT 3) and Summer 2015 (POT 1) full-term classes end (final exams for Summer II 2015 (POT 3) and Summer 2015 (POT 3) full-term give on last day of classes) August 10 Grades due for Summer II and Summer 2015 (POT 1) full-term @ 8:30 a.m.
