Key Academic Affairs Dates
If a deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, it is due the next business day.
Note: Dates and/or details are subject to change.
| August 17 | Promotion increases effective for newly promoted faculty (does not include merit increases or equity increases) |
| August 17-18 | New Faculty Orientation |
| August 19 | Fall Academic Workshop |
| August 20 | College and departmental meetings (contact your dean’s office or department chair for details) |
| August 21 | Faculty and staff welcome event (picnic) |
| August 23 | Convocation |
| August 24 | Academic Day |
| August 26 | First day of classes for fall term |
| August 31 | Faculty Activity Report (FAR) deadline via Faculty 180 |
| September 1 | Sabbatical applications for the 2027-28 academic year due to faculty member’s department chair or program director. (20.30.70 A) |
| September 7 | Labor Day (no classes) |
| September 22 | Academic progress report window opens in Navigate360 |
| September 30 | Academic progress reports due in Navigate360 by 11:59 PM |
| October 1 | Tenure and/or promotion application due to faculty member’s department chair, or dean if applicable (20.30.40 D) Sabbatical applications for the 2027-28 academic year due to the dean’s office. (20.30.70 A) Phased retirement application deadline |
| October 15 | Sabbatical reports from faculty gone the prior spring due to their dean’s office (20.30.70 A) |
| October 15-16 | Fall break (no classes) |
| October 19 | Advising begins for spring 2027 |
| October 21 | Faculty annual performance reviews due in Faculty180 |
| November 2 | Department reports for all tenure and/or promotion candidates due to dean of the college, who refers it to the college’s Professional Standards Committee (PSC) (20.30.40 D) Sabbatical nominations for next academic year due to Provost (20.30.70 A) Self-service for registration for spring 2027 begins |
| November 16 | Sabbatical reports from the prior spring due to Provost (20.30.70 A) |
| November 23-27 | Thanksgiving holiday (no classes) |
| December 1 | College Professional Standards Committee (PSC) tenure and/or promotion reports due to dean of college (20.30.40 D) Provost sabbatical request decisions announced to dean and faculty member (20.30.70 A) |
| December 11 | Last meeting day of classes Faculty emeriti nominations due to provost’s office |
| December 12 | Reading day |
| December 14-18 | Final exams |
| December 15 | Deadline to notify full-time faculty in their second year of academic service of non-reappointment (20.30.80 A) |
| December 22 | Grades due in Registration & Records by 10 AM |
| January 11 | First day of instruction for spring term |
| January 15 | College dean provides a list to the Provost of faculty members who are eligible for review during the next academic year (20.30.30 A) College dean notifies tenure track faculty who will enter their sixth academic year in the next academic year that they will be considered for tenure (20.30.40 D) |
| January 18 | MLK day (no classes) |
| Date TBD | Spotlight on Excellence in Teaching and Learning |
| February 1 | Dean’s tenure and/or promotion report and recommendation due to Provost, who refers it to the University Promotion and Tenure Committee (UPTC) (20.30.40 D) |
| February 9 | Academic progress report window opens in Navigate360 |
| February 15 | Dossiers for faculty undergoing second- and fourth-year reviews due to college’s Professional Standards Committee (PSC). For second-year faculty in colleges whose PSC does not examine dossiers, dossiers should be submitted to dean of the college |
| February 16 | Academic progress reports due in Navigate360 by 11:59 PM |
| March 1 | University Promotion and Tenure Committee (UPTC) reports due to Provost for all tenure and/or promotion candidates (20.30.40 D) Deadline to notify full-time faculty in their first year of academic service of non-reappointment (20.30.80 A) |
| March 8-12 | Spring break (no classes) |
| March 15 | Provost’s report and recommendations for tenure and/or promotion candidates due to President (20.30.40 D) Sabbatical reports for faculty gone the previous fall due to their dean’s office (20.30.70 A) |
| March 22 | Advising for fall 2027 begins |
| April 1 | President’s report and recommendations due for all tenure and/or promotion candidates (20.30.40 D) |
| April 5 | Self Service Registration for fall 2027 begins |
| April 15 | Deadline for tenure-track faculty undergoing second- and fourth-year reviews to receive formative feedback from the dean of the college and other groups involved in the review per college policy. Sabbatical reports from previous fall due to Provost (20.30.70 A) |
| April 26 | Last day of classes |
| April 27 | Reading Day |
| April 28-May 4 | Final examinations |
| April 30 | Provost provides written notice of the Board’s decision to faculty candidates for tenure and/or promotion by this date |
| May 6 | Grades due to Registration and Records by 10 AM |
| May 7 | Commencement Ceremonies The official responsibilities of a full-time faculty member for the regular academic year begin with the first day of orientation in the fall and extend through spring commencement. All faculty members are expected to be present in the academic regalia at spring commencement. (20.20.50) |
| May 15 | Notice of resignation from full-time faculty members due to college dean and Provost (20.30.80 B) |