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Fall Session Calendar 2025

Winter Intersession Session Calendar 2026

For Tenure and/or Promotion Timelines, please see timeline documents on the Academic Affairs website.

Standing Meetings

Policy Committee: Approximately every second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 10:00 to 11:30am. [Dean's Conference Room 303 Lucas Hall]

  • M = Monday
  • T = Tuesday
  • W = Wednesday
  • Th = Thursday
  • F = Friday
  • Sa = Saturday
  • Su = Sunday
Fall 2025

August 16 (S)

Part-Time Faculty Orientation (PTO), 8:00am-12:00 noon, Zoom meeting. Link sent to registered participants.

August 12 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

August 19 (T)

New Full-Time Faculty Orientation, 8:00-3:00pm, In-Person option. MSC Century Room C (3rd floor)

August 22 (F)

Part-Time Faculty Orientation (PTO), 1:00-5:00pm, In-Person option. 589 Lucas Hall (LH)

August 22 (F)

New Student Convocation & Welcome Bash
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Touhill Performing Arts Center Dept Open Houses 10:30-Noon
Welcome Bash 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Millennium Student Center

August 29 (F)

Chancellor’s State of the University, 10:30am, Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Touhill Performing Arts Center

August 30 (Su)

Last day student may enroll (enter a course for credit) (16 week courses) Last day Registrar’s Office will automatically move students from the wait list to open sections.

August 26 (T)

Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

August 26 (Th)

Chancellor’s Reception for New Full-Time Faculty, 6:00pm, Chancellor’s Residence

September 1 (M)

No Classes, Labor Day holiday.

September 2 (T)

Classes resume, 8:00 am

September 5 (F)

College of Arts and Sciences 2025-2026 Travel Grants due, by 5 pm

September 5 (F)

Course and Curriculum changes for approval at the October College Meeting need to be entered into CourseLeaf.

September 9 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

September 15 (M)

Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without receiving a grade. Last day any student may place a course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. (16 week courses)

September 23 (T)

Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

September 26 (F)

Sabbatical applications due to CAS Dean’s Office, by 5 pm.

October 7 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

October 10 (F)

Teaching Leave Program for NTT Faculty applications due. Apply using online form through Academic Affairs Office

October 13 (M)

Mid Semester. Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without instructor approval. EX (excused) grade will be assigned. (16 week courses)

October 23 (Th)

Fall break begins, 11:30 pm

October 27 (M)

Classes resume, 8:00 am.

October 28 (T)

Course and Curriculum changes for approval at the December College Meeting need to be entered into CourseLeaf.

October 28 (T)

Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

November 3 (M)

Department/Unit Committee Chairs upload Tenure Track (TT) Promotion Dossiers to MyVita for Dean’s Office review.

November 10 (M)

Last day a student may drop a course [or withdraw from school]. Instructor approval is required four course drop. A grade of EX (excused) or EX-F will be assigned. (16 week courses)

November 11 (T)

Veteran’s Day, University Holiday; No classes and no assignments due. Policy Committee Meeting moved to next week.

November 18 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

November 22 (Sa)

Thanksgiving Break begins, 5:00pm

December 1 (M)

Classes resume, 8:00am.

December 13 (Sa)

Classes end, 5:00pm.

December 9 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

December 12 (F)

Department/Unit Committee Chairs upload Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Promotion Dossiers to MyVita for Dean’s Office review

December 20 (Sa)

Fall Semester closes end of day.

December 20 (Sa)

Fall Commencement

December 23 (T)

Grades are due by 5:00pm.

Winter Intersession 2026

January 5 (M)

WINTER INTERSESSION Classes begin 8:00am.

January 18 (Sa)

WINTER INTERSESSION Classes end 5:00pm.