
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
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August 16 (S) |
Part-Time Faculty Orientation (PTO), 8:00am-12:00 noon, Zoom meeting. Link sent to registered participants. |
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August 12 (T) |
Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas) |
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August 19 (T) |
New Full-Time Faculty Orientation, 8:00-3:00pm, In-Person option. MSC Century Room C (3rd floor) |
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August 22 (F) |
Part-Time Faculty Orientation (PTO), 1:00-5:00pm, In-Person option. 589 Lucas Hall (LH) |
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August 22 (F) |
New Student Convocation & Welcome Bash |
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August 29 (F) |
Chancellor’s State of the University, 10:30am, Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Touhill Performing Arts Center |
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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. |
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August 26 (T) |
Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas) |
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August 26 (Th) |
Chancellor’s Reception for New Full-Time Faculty, 6:00pm, Chancellor’s Residence |
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September 1 (M) |
No Classes, Labor Day holiday. |
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September 2 (T) |
Classes resume, 8:00 am |
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September 5 (F) |
College of Arts and Sciences 2025-2026 Travel Grants due, by 5 pm |
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September 5 (F) |
Course and Curriculum changes for approval at the October College Meeting need to be entered into CourseLeaf. |
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September 9 (T) |
Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas) |
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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) |
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September 23 (T) |
Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas) |
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September 26 (F) |
Sabbatical applications due to CAS Dean’s Office, by 5 pm. |
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October 7 (T) |
Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas) |
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October 10 (F) |
Teaching Leave Program for NTT Faculty applications due. Apply using online form through Academic Affairs Office |
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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) |
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October 23 (Th) |
Fall break begins, 11:30 pm |
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October 27 (M) |
Classes resume, 8:00 am. |
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October 28 (T) |
Course and Curriculum changes for approval at the December College Meeting need to be entered into CourseLeaf. |
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October 28 (T) |
Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas) |
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November 3 (M) |
Department/Unit Committee Chairs upload Tenure Track (TT) Promotion Dossiers to MyVita for Dean’s Office review. |
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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) |
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November 11 (T) |
Veteran’s Day, University Holiday; No classes and no assignments due. Policy Committee Meeting moved to next week. |
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November 18 (T) |
Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas) |
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November 22 (Sa) |
Thanksgiving Break begins, 5:00pm |
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December 1 (M) |
Classes resume, 8:00am. |
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December 13 (Sa) |
Classes end, 5:00pm. |
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December 9 (T) |
Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas) |
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December 12 (F) |
Department/Unit Committee Chairs upload Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Promotion Dossiers to MyVita for Dean’s Office review |
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December 20 (Sa) |
Fall Semester closes end of day. |
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December 20 (Sa) |
Fall Commencement |
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December 23 (T) |
Grades are due by 5:00pm. |
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January 5 (M) |
WINTER INTERSESSION Classes begin 8:00am. |
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January 18 (Sa) |
WINTER INTERSESSION Classes end 5:00pm. |