Academic Calendar

2010-2011 Academic Year

• August 12, Thur. Academic Affairs Executive Council 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Concord Room
• August 13, Fri. New faculty orientation 8:30 a.m. - Rahall 103
• August 16, Mon. Opening faculty and staff meeting 9:00 a.m. University Point
• August 16, Mon. Division and department meetings
• August 16, Mon. Freshman Univ. 100 class begins (Athens campus only) 11:00 a.m. Fine Arts Auditorium
• August 16, Mon. University freshman convocation (faculty in regalia) 4:00 p.m. Fine Arts Auditorium
• August 16, Mon. Faculty and staff reception 5:30 p.m. University Point
• August 16, Mon. VPAD notify sixth-year tenure-track faculty of required evaluation for tenure
• August 17, Tue. Registration (Marsh Hall 303) and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.
• August 17, Tue. New faculty orientation 8:30 a.m. - Rahall 103
• August 18, Wed. Classes begin
• August 19, Thur. Late registration fee starts for on-campus courses
• August 27, Fri. Faculty submit office hours to Division Chairs
• Sept. 3, Fri. Last day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.
• Sept. 6, Mon. Holiday - Labor Day
• Sept. 7, Tue. Last day to pay fees
• Sept. 7, Tue. Divisions distribute “Outside Commitments of Faculty”
• Sept. 8, Wed. Faculty submit course disclosures to Division Chairs
• Sept. 9, Thur. Chairs submit Grade Change Committee division appointees to VPAD
• Sept. 9, Thur. Last day to apply for Spring 2011 Student Teaching 3 p.m.
• Sept. 17, Fri. Last day to submit changes and additions to the 2010-11 Committee Book to VPAD
• Sept. 24, Fri. Divisions have Spring 2011 schedule of classes entered into the computer 4 p.m.
• Sept. 30, Thur. “Outside Commitments of Faculty” returned to Division Chairs
• October 1, Fri. First submission of Spring 2011 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
• October 6, Wed. Mid-semester reports of unsatisfactory grades submitted by faculty
• October 8, Fri. Last day to make application for December graduation 4 p.m.
• October 16, Sat. Homecoming
• Oct. 21-22 (Th-F) Fall break
• October 26, Tue. Chairs submit second-year tenure-track faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
• October 29, Fri. Last day for dropping a course with grade of "W" or changing course status from credit to audit 4 p.m.
• November 1, Mon. Program review reports from Divisions to Assessment Director for committee review
• November 1, Mon. Second submission of Spring 2011 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
• November 4-19 Advising for course selection for Spring 2011 Semester
• November 5, Fri. Chairs submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Spring 2011 to VPAD
• November 10-19 Course selection for Spring 2011 Semester (for students presently enrolled)
• Nov. 22-26 (M-F) Thanksgiving recess
• Nov. 29-Dec. 10 (Last 2 wks. of semester) - student evaluations of faculty turned in to division offices
• December 1, Wed. Program review with comments from Assessment Director back to Divisions
• December 6, Mon. Last day to withdraw from the University
• December 10, Fri. Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center
• December 10, Fri. Last class day
• Dec. 13-17 (M-F) Final exams
• December 15, Wed. Deadline for President to notify in writing second-year tenure-track faculty of contract non-renewal
• December 17, Fri. Fall semester ends 5:00 p.m.
• December 18, Sat. Fall Commencement 11:00 a.m.
• January 3, Mon. Final submission of Spring 2011 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
• January 17, Mon. Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• January 18, Tue. Registration and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.
• January 18, Tue. Corrected program reviews back to Assessment Director from Divisions
• January 19, Wed. Classes begin
• January 20, Thur. Late registration fee begins for on-campus courses
• January 21, Fri. Tenure recommendations from chairs to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
• January 24, Mon. Divisions have preliminary Summer 2011 schedules in the computer 4 p.m.
• January 25, Tue. Chairs submit first-year tenure-track faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
• January 28, Fri. Faculty submit office hours to Division Chairs
• February 1, Tue. Chairs submit promotion evaluations and recommendations for 2011-12 to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)
• February 2, Wed. Last day to pay fees
• February 4, Fri. Last day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.
• February 4, Fri. Faculty submit course disclosures to Division Chairs
• February 4, Fri. Divisions notify VPAD in writing the results of Division Chair elections (every third year)
• February 11, Fri. Divisions have Summer 2011 schedule final revision returned to Associate Dean 4 p.m.
• February 11, Fri. Last day to apply for Fall 2011 Student Teaching 3 p.m.
• February 14, Mon. Final Program Reviews and Executive Summaries to VP/AD from Assessment Director
• February 25, Fri. Summer school schedule published, distributed and publicized
• March 1, Tue. Deadline for President to notify in writing first-year tenure-track faculty of contract non-renewal
• March 4, Fri. Divisions have Fall 2011 schedule of classes entered into the computer 4 p.m.
• March 4, Fri. Mid-semester reports of unsatisfactory grades submitted by faculty
• Mar. 7-11 (M-F) Spring recess
• March 18, Fri. First submission of Fall 2011 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
• March 18, Fri. Last day for making application for May graduation 4 p.m.
• March 18, Fri. Faculty submit professional activity summaries to Division Chairs
• March 18, 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 21, Mon. Divisions submit annual evaluation of chairs to VPAD
• March 25, Fri. Last day for dropping a course with grade of "W" or changing course status from credit to audit 4 p.m.
• March 29, Tue. Program Review Executive Summaries from VP/AD to BoG agenda and BoG Academic Affairs Sub-Committee
• Mar. 21-April 7 Advising for course selection for Summer and Fall 2011
• Mar. 29-April 7 Course selection for Summer and Fall 2011
• April 1, Fri. DeNuzzo Award nominations to VPAD
• April 1, Fri. Great Teachers Seminar nominations to VPAD
• April 6, Wed. Second submission of Fall 2011 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean
• Mid April NCA/HLC Annual Report submission (on-line) deadline by Associate Dean
• April 19, Tue. Program Review Executive Summaries to full Board of Governors for approval
• 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 29, Fri. Chairs complete annual evaluations of non-tenure-track faculty (copy to faculty member) with unsatisfactory evaluations forwarded to VPAD for further review
• April 29, Fri. Chairs complete annual evaluation of all tenured faculty (copy to faculty member) with unsatisfactory evaluations forwarded to VPAD for further review
• April 29, 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
• May 6, Fri. Last day to withdraw from the University
• May 6, Fri. Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center
• May 6, Fri. Last class day
• May 6, Fri. Chairs submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Fall 2011 to VPAD
• May 9-13 (M-F) Final exams
• May 13, Fri. Spring semester ends 5:00 p.m.
• May 14, Sat. Spring Commencement 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
• May 14, Sat. Deadline for President to notify in writing tenure-track faculty with two or more years of service of terminal contract
• May 31, Tue. Program Review Report due to HEPC from VP/AD
• Mid-June Annual Graduate Degree Report by Director of Graduate Program to HEPC (through BoG first)
• 1st day Sum. Terms Class headcount enrollment to VPAD
• August 5, Fri. Final submission of Fall 2011 faculty loading logic to Associate Dean