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2009-2010 Academic Calendar

Summer 2010

  • May 10 – May 21
    Intercession
  • May 21, Friday
    First 5Wk Summer and 11wk Summer Term Registration and Payment of Fees
  • May 24, Monday
    First 5-Week Term Classes Begin
  • May 24, Monday
    Full-11 Week Summer Term Classes Begin
  • May 31, Monday
    Holiday – Memorial Day
  • June 25, Friday
    First 5-Week Term Finals; Second 5-Week Term Registration
  • June 28, Monday
    Second 5-Week Summer Term Classes Begin
  • July 5, Monday
    Holiday - Observe Independence Day
  • July 5 – July 9
    Full 11-Week Term Break
  • July 30, Friday
    Second 5-Week Term Finals
  • August 9, Monday
    Last Class Day Full11-Week Summer Term*
    *Full-Summer Term Exams are held in the last class meeting.

Fall 2009

  • August 14, Fri.
    Open registration for new students 8:30 a.m. Marsh Hall 303
  • August 17, Mon.
    Freshman Univ. 100 class begins (Athens campus only) 11:00 a.m. Fine Arts Auditorium
  • August 17, Mon.
    Opening faculty and staff meeting 9:00 a.m. Student Center Ballroom
  • August 17, Mon.
    Division and department meetings
  • August 17, Mon.
    University freshman convocation (faculty in regalia) 4:00 p.m. Fine Arts Auditorium
  • August 17, Mon.
    Faculty and staff reception 5:30 p.m. Student Center Alumni Lounge
  • August 17, Mon.
    Faculty and staff dinner 6:30 p.m. Student Center Ballroom
  • August 17, Mon.
    VPAD notify sixth-year tenure-track faculty of required evaluation for tenure
  • August 18, Tue.
    Registration (Marsh Hall 303) and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.
  • August 19, Wed.
    Classes begin
  • August 20, Thur.
    Late registration fee starts for on-campus courses
  • August 28, Fri.
    Faculty submit office hours to Division Chairs
  • Sept. 4, Fri.
    Last day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.
  • Sept. 7, Mon.
    Holiday - Labor Day
  • Sept. 8, Tue.
    Last day to pay fees
  • Sept. 8, Tue.
    Divisions distribute “Outside Commitments of Faculty”
  • Sept. 9, Wed.
    Faculty submit course disclosures to Division Chairs
  • Sept. 10, Thur.
    Chairs submit Grade Change Committee division appointees to VPAD
  • Sept. 10, Thur.
    Last day to apply for Spring 2010 Student Teaching 4 p.m.
  • Sept. 18, Fri.
    Last day to submit changes and additions to the 2009-10 Committee Book to VPAD
  • Sept. 18, Fri.
    Divisions have Spring 2010 schedule of classes entered into the computer 4 p.m.
  • Sept. 21, Mon.
    First submission of Spring 2010 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
  • Sept. 30, Wed.
    “Outside Commitments of Faculty” returned to Division Chairs
  • October 2, Fri.
    Last day to make application for December graduation 4 p.m.
  • October 7, Wed.
    Mid-semester reports of unsatisfactory grades submitted by faculty
  • Oct. 8-9 (Th-F)
    Fall break
  • October 17, Sat.
    Homecoming
  • October 23, Fri.
    Divisions have preliminary Summer 2010 schedules in the computer 4 p.m.
  • October 26, Mon.
    Chairs submit second-year tenure-track faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
  • October 30, Fri.
    Last day for dropping a course with grade of "W" or changing course status from credit to audit 4 p.m.
  • November 2, Mon.
    Program review reports to VPAD
  • November 2, Mon.
    Second submission of Spring 2010 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
  • November 5-20
    Advising for course selection for Spring 2010 Semester
  • November 6, Fri.
    Chairs submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Spring 2010 to VPAD
  • November 11-20
    Course selection for Spring 2010 Semester (for students presently enrolled)
  • Nov. 23-27 (M-F)
    Thanksgiving recess
  • Nov. 30-Dec. 11
    (Last 2 wks. of semester) - student evaluations of faculty turned in to division offices
  • December 7, Mon.
    Last day to withdraw from the University
  • December 11, Fri.
    Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center
  • December 11, Fri.
    Last class day
  • Dec. 14-18 (M-F)
    Final exams
  • December 15, Tue.
    Deadline for President to notify in writing second-year tenure-track faculty of contract non-renewal
  • December 18, Fri.
    Fall semester ends 5:00 p.m.
  • December 19, Sat.
    Fall Commencement 11:00 a.m.
  • January 4, Mon.
    Final submission of Spring 2010 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
  • January 6, Wed.
    Divisions have Summer 2010 schedule audit returned to Associate Dean 4 p.m.
  • January 8, Fri.
    Registration and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.
  • January 11, Mon.
    Classes begin
  • January 12, Tue.
    Late registration fee begins for on-campus courses
  • January 18, Mon.
    Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • January 22, Fri.
    Tenure recommendations from chairs to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
  • January 22, Fri.
     Faculty submit office hours to Division Chairs
  • January 22, Fri.
    Last day to pay fees
  • January 25, Mon.
    Chairs submit first-year tenure-track faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
  • January 25, Mon.
    Last day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.
  • January 29, Fri.
    Faculty submit course disclosures to Division Chairs
  • February 1, Mon.
    Chairs submit promotion evaluations and recommendations for 2010-11 to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
  • February 5, Fri.
    Divisions notify VPAD in writing the results of Division Chair elections (every third year)
  • February 10, Wed.
    Divisions have Fall 2010 schedule of classes entered into the computer 4 p.m.
  • February 11, Thur.
    Last day to apply for Fall 2010 Student Teaching 4 p.m.
  • February 11, Thur.
    First submission of Fall 2010 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
  • February 26, Fri.
    Last day for making application for May graduation 4 p.m.
  • February 26, Fri.
    Summer school schedule published, distributed and publicized
  • March 1, Mon.
    Deadline for President to notify in writing first-year tenure-track faculty of contract non-renewal
  • March 5, Fri.
    Mid-semester reports of unsatisfactory grades submitted by faculty
  • Mar. 8-12 (M-F)
    Spring recess
  • March 19, Fri.
    Faculty submit professional activity summaries to Division Chairs
  • March 19, Fri.
    Chairs submit to VPAD evaluations and recommendations of tenure-track faculty with two or more years of service (with copies to faculty members involved)
  • March 22, Mon.
    Divisions submit annual evaluation of chairs to VPAD
  • March 26, Fri.
    Last day for dropping a course with grade of "W" or changing course status from credit to audit 4 p.m.
  • March 26, Fri.
    Second submission of Fall 2010 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
  • Mar. 30-April 8
    Advising for course selection for Summer and Fall 2010
  • April 1, Thur.
    DeNuzzo Award nominations to VPAD
  • April 1, Thur.
    Great Teachers Seminar nominations to VPAD
  • April 5-8
    Course selection for Summer and Fall 2010
  • April 19-30
    (Last 2 wks. of semester) – student evaluations of faculty turned in to division offices (University-wide spring evaluations done every three years – 2011, 2014 etc.)
  • April 23, Fri.
    Last day to withdraw from the University
  • April 30, Fri.
    Chairs complete annual evaluations of non-tenure-track faculty (copy to faculty member) with unsatisfactory evaluations forwarded to VPAD for further review
  • April 30, Fri.
    Chairs complete annual evaluation of all tenured faculty (copy to faculty member) with unsatisfactory evaluations forwarded to VPAD for further review
  • April 30, Fri.
    Evaluation of tenured faculty serving as Division Chairs completed using a division-determined evaluation process (copy to faculty member) with unsatisfactory evaluations forwarded to VPAD for further review
  • April 30 Fri.
    Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center
  • April 30, Fri.
    Last class day
  • May 3-7 (M-F)
    Final exams
  • May 6, Thur.
    Chairs submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Fall 2010 to VPAD
  • May 7, Fri.
    Spring semester ends 5:00 p.m.
  • May 8, Sat.
    Spring Commencement 10:00 a.m.
  • May 8, Sat.
    Deadline for President to notify in writing tenure-track faculty with two or more years of service of terminal contract
  • 1st day Sum.
    Terms Class headcount enrollment to VPAD
  • August 6, Fri.
    Final submission of Fall 2010 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean