T T U O f f i c e o f t h e P r o v o s t a n d S e n i o r V i c e P r e s i d e n t 2 0 1 4 - 1 5 P l a n n i n g C a l e n d a r
DUE DATE FALL 2014
August 20 (Wednesday) Faculty on duty
Teaching Foundation for New Faculty Members Workshop, hosted by the Teaching Academy and the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, TLPDC Room 151, 1:30-4:00 pm
August 21 (Thursday) New Faculty Orientation, United Spirit Arena, City Bank Room, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm August 25 (Monday) First Day of Class
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September 1 (Monday) Labor Day—University Holiday
September 3 (Wednesday) New Dean’s Reception Welcoming Deans Brent Lindquist, Michael San Francisco, and Mark Sheridan, McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center 3:00-5:00
September 8 (Monday) Chairs Meeting
September 9 (Tuesday) New Faculty Luncheon, McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center 11:30-1:00 September 12 (Friday) Horn Professor Nominations due to Dean’s Office
September 18 (Thursday) Best of A&S, McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center 5:30-7:30
September 19 (Friday) John M. Burns Conference, Hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, TLPDC Room 151 – (Final agenda TBD)
September 22 (Monday) Faculty Development Leave Applications for 2015-2016 due to Dean’s Office
September 29 (Monday) Diversity Grant Proposals due to the Division of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Community Engagement
September 30 (Tuesday) Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award nominations due to Dean’s Office Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award nominations due to Dean’s Office Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Innovation and Commercialization Award nominations due to Dean’s Office
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October 1 (Wednesday) Faculty Development Leave applications for 2015-2016 due to Office of the Provost
Electronic Investigator Financial Disclosure Forms for all faculty, research appointments, and postdocs who have funding or who will seek any type of funding for FY 15 are due to the Office of the Vice President for Research
October 3 (Friday) Horn Professor Nominations are due to the Office of the Provost
October 9 (Thursday) President’s Faculty Book Award submissions due to the Office of the Provost (2013 copyright year)
October 10 (Friday) Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Teaching Award nominations due to the Office of the Provost
Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Research Award nominations due to the Office of the Vice President of Research
Chancellor’s Council Distinguished Innovation and Commercialization Award nominations due to the Office of the Vice President of Research
October 10-12 Weekend of Red & Black
October 13 (Monday) 2014-2015 Consulting and Outside Employment forms due to Dean’s Office University Day at the Spirit Arena
October 17 (Friday) Promotion and Tenure Dossiers due to Dean’s Office
October 20 (Monday) 2014-2015 Consulting and Outside Employment forms due to the Office of the Provost October 29 (Wednesday) Majors and Minors Fair
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November 14 (Friday) Faculty Nominations (unlimited) due to Dean’s Office:
*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 Dean’s office:
November 20 (Thursday) Tenure Academy, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, TLPDC Room 151, 1:15-5:00 pm
November 25 (Tuesday) Faculty nominations (unlimited) due to the 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
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December 1 (Monday) Promotion and Tenure Dossiers due to the Office of the Provost December 4 (Thursday) Individual Study Day
December 5-10 Final Examinations December 8 (Monday) Chairs Meeting
December 11 (Thursday) Graduating Seniors’ Grades due by NOON!
December 11-12 (Thur/Fri) Board of Regents Meeting
December 12 (Friday) Commencement 3:00 pm Arts & Sciences, 7:00 pm Graduate School December 13 (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
5:00 School of Law Hooding Ceremony December 15 (Monday) Final Grades due by NOON!
December 17 (Wednesday) Holiday Open House 3:00 to 5:00 pm December 11-23 Winter Intercession
SPRING 2015
January 2-9 Winter Intercession
January 5 (Monday) Faculty Retirement Notifications due to the Office of the Provost January 12 (Monday) Faculty on Duty
Chairs Meeting
January 14(Wednesday) First Day of Class
Dean’s nominations to Dean’s Office:
* President’s Academic Achievement Award
*President’s Excellence in Teaching Award
*Alumni Association New Faculty Award January 19 (Monday) Martin Luther King Jr. Day—University Holiday
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February 2 (Monday) Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award applications due to the Office of the Provost
Dean’s nomination to Office of the Provost:
*President’s Academic Achievement Award
*President’s Excellence in Teaching Award
*Alumni Association New Faculty Award February 9 (Monday) Chairs Meeting
Feb. 26-27 (Thur/Fri) Board of Regents meeting, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
Feb. 27 (Friday)
Spring Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference, Overton Hotel – (final agenda TBD)
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March 14-22 Spring Break (Saturday to Sunday)
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April 6 (Monday) No Classes. University employees on duty April 13 (Monday) Chairs Meeting
April 21 (Tuesday) Faculty Honors Convocation, 3:30 pm. Human Sciences, Rm. 169
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May 6 (Wednesday) Individual Study DayMay 7-12 Finals
May 11 (Monday) Chairs Meeting
May 13 (Wednesday) Graduating Seniors’ Grades due by NOON May 14-15 (Thurs/Fri) Board of Regents meeting
May 15 (Friday) Commencement 3:00 pm Arts & Sciences, 7:00 pm Graduate School May 16 (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, 6:00 pm School Law Hooding Ceremony
May 18 (Monday) Final Grades Due by NOON!
May 13-28 Intercession
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June 2- July 3 Summer I
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Final Grades due by NOON!
July 7 – August 7 Summer II
July 17 (Friday) CIP applications due to the Dean’s Office
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August 6-7 (Thurs/Fri) Board of Regents Meeting August 8 (Saturday) 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 Communications
August 10 (Monday) Final Grades due by NOON!
