Key Dates And Deadlines

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August 2024
September 2024
October 2024
November 2024
December 2024
January 2025
February 2025
March 2025
April 2025
May 2025

August 2024

DatesDescription
8/19 Tenure candidate materials must be posted to the FPC Moodle site by noon
8/19 New Faculty Orientation
8/20 Chairs Council 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

DatesDescription
9/3 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:30 a.m.
9/6 Last day for students to add or drop a fall course
9/9 Tenure candidate department letters, external reviews, and student interview materials are due by noon to the Provost EA
9/12 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
9/17 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2B, 11:30 a.m.
9/19 Chairs Council meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.
9/26 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
9/13 Promotion nominations are due to the Provost.

October 2024

DatesDescription
10/1 Nominations for Fall Honors Day student academic awards due to the Provost Office via PeopleSoft
10/8 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:30 a.m.
10/15 Updates to spring semester courses prior to first-year students’ pre-registration due to the Associate Provost for Academic affairs and the Registrar
10/15 Proposed department course plan due to Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
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 Chairs Council 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.
10/30 Deadline for Academic Field Trip requests for the Fall. Requests can be made using this link
10/30 Deadline for First Year Seminar Course Budget Requests for Fall

November 2024

DatesDescription
11/1 Adjunct and overload requests for Spring due
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 to the Provost EA
11/8 Last day for students to withdraw from classes with a grade of “W”
11/12 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A 11:30 a.m.
11/14 Chairs Council meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m. – Early due to Thanksgiving Break
11/15 Requests for Spring PLAs due to Associate Provost for Academic Affairs via Microsoft Form
11/16 First review of Low Enrollments for spring course cancellations and adjustments
11/19 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2B 11:30 a.m
11/21 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.

December 2024

No early December Chairs Council meeting due to only one week of classes after Thanksgiving Break

DatesDescription
12/2-6 Provost’s Office approves departmental course plans
12/2-6 Provost’s Office approves VAP and fall adjunct requests
12/5 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
12/16 Low Enrollment course cancellations and adjustments decisions made for Spring Semester
12/23-1/1 Winter Holiday Break

January 2025

DatesDescription
1/10 Promotion candidate materials must be posted to FPC Moodle by noon
1/14 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A 11:00 a.m
1/20 Classes begin
1/23 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
1/24 Department course schedules due to the Registrar and Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
1/24 Summer course proposals due
1/28 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
1/30 Chairs Council meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.
1/31 Last day for students to drop or add a spring course
1/31 Promotion candidate's department letters, external reviews, and student interview materials are due by noon to the Provost EA

February 2025

DatesDescription
2/6 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
2/11 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
2/15 Registrar shares the master course schedule with department chairs after consultation with the Provost’s Office
2/20 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
2/25 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
2/27 Chairs Council meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.
2/28 2025-2026 Course schedule posted

March 2025

DatesDescription
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.
3/21 Field Trip funding requests for the spring semester due
3/25 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
3/27 Chairs Council meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.

April 2025

DatesDescription
4/3 Rising Senior Registration for 25-26
4/3 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
4/4 Last day for students to withdraw from classes with a grade of “W”
4/4 Requests for fall PLAs due to Associate Provost for Academic Affairs via Microsoft Form
4/8 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
4/15 Nominations for Spring Honors Day awards due via PeopleSoft
4/17 Faculty meeting, Mara Auditorium, 4:00 p.m.
4/22 Faculty Council meeting, Penn Hall 2A, 11:00 a.m.
4/24 Chairs Council meeting, Science Center 200, 4:00 p.m.
4/30 Under-enrolled non-FY courses in the fall and spring initially flagged for cancellation by the Provost’s Office

May 2025

DatesDescription
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

August 2025

DatesDescription
8/11 Low enrollment course cancellations and adjustments made for Fall semester