Key Dates And Dealines

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August 2024

Dates Description
8/19 Tenure candidate materials must be posted to the FPC Moodle site by noon
8/19 New Faculty Orientation
8/20 Department Chairs meeting
8/21-25 First-Year Orientation
8/26 First day of classes
8/26 Tenure Evaluation Committee Chair must approve materials posted on the FPC Moodle by noon
8/29 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m. – Opening faculty meeting

September 2024

Dates Description
9/3 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:30 a.m.
9/9 Tenure candidate department letters, external reviews, and student interview materials are due by noon. The evaluation committee chair emails these items to the Provost EA.
9/19 Department Chairs meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.
9/12 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
9/17 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2B, 11:30 a.m.
9/26 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
9/13 Promotion nominations are due to the Provost.

October 2024

Dates Description
10/8 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:30 a.m.
10/17 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
10/11 Promotion candidate’s evaluation committee chair will email a list of potential external evaluators of the candidate’s scholarship/creative work to the Provost by this date. The Provost will provide four approved evaluators back to the evaluation committee chair.
10/18 Pre-Tenure candidate materials must be posted to the FPC Moodle site by noon
10/24 Department Chairs meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.
10/25 Pre-Tenure Evaluation Committee Chair must approve materials posted on the FPC Moodle by noon
10/29 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A 11:30 a.m.

November 2024

Dates Description
11/7 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
11/8 Pre-Tenure candidate's department letters, external reviews, and student interview materials are due by noon. The evaluation committee chair emails these items to the Provost EA.
11/12 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A 11:30 a.m.
11/14 Department Chairs meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m. – Early due to Thanksgiving Break
11/19 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2B 11:30 a.m
11/21 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.

December 2024

Dates Description
12/5 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
12/23-1/1 Winter Holiday Break

January 2025

Dates Description
1/10 Promotion candidate materials must be posted to the FPC Moodle site by noon
1/14 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A 11:00 a.m
1/17 Promotion candidate evaluation committee chair must approve materials posted on the FPC Moodle by noon
1/20 Classes begin
1/23 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
1/28 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
1/30 Department Chairs meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.
1/31 Promotion candidate's department letters, external reviews, and student interview materials are due by noon. The evaluation committee chair emails these items to the Provost EA.

February 2025

Dates Description
2/6 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
2/11 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
2/20 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
2/25 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
2/27 Department Chairs meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.

March 2025

Dates Description
3/7-3/16 Spring Break
3/4 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
3/6 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
3/20 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
3/25 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
3/27 Department Chairs meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.

April 2025

Dates Description
4/3 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
4/8 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
4/17 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
4/22 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
4/24 Department Chairs meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.

May 2025

Dates Description
5/1 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m. – Closing faculty meeting
5/2 Last day of classes
5/4-10 FINAL EXAMS
5/17 Commencement