Academic Affairs Calendar

2023-24 Calendar

Fall 2023
August 9	Academic appointments begin Upload Fall syllabi in Canvas New Faculty Orientation
August 14	First day of classes
August 18	Faculty and Staff Convocation
August 21	Finalize New IE plan in WEAVE for Academic Year 2023-2024 (Academic Programs)
August 23	Board of Regents, Committee and Board Meetings
August 24	ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of items: July 21)
September 4	Labor Day holiday – University closed
September 8	Department Chair submission of faculty workload to Dean
September 15	Dean submission of faculty workload to the Office of Academic Affairs
September 20	Board of Regents, Committee and Board Meetings
October 9-10	Fall Break – University closed
October 18	Board of Regents, Committee and Board Meetings
October 26	ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of items: September 22)
November 22-24	Thanksgiving holiday – University closed
November 29	Last day of classes
December 1	Faculty submission of Promotion and Tenure materials to Department
December 7	ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of item: November 3)
December 8	Commencement
December 12	Part Time Academic Appointments end
December 13	Joint Board of Regents/BESE, Committee and Board Meetings
Dec 21-Jan 1	Winter Break – University closed

Spring 2024
January 3	Part Time Academic appointments begin Upload Spring Syllabi in Canvas Last day to hire faculty for spring 2024 semester
January 8	First day of classes
January 15	Deans submission of chair/director reviews to the Office of Academic Affairs
January 15	Martin Luther King holiday – University closed
January 17	Faculty submission of Sabbatical Leave Requests to Department
February 2	Department Chair submission of faculty workload to Dean
February 7	Department submission of Sabbatical Leave Requests to College
February 9	Deans submission of faculty workload to the Office of Academic Affairs Department submission of Promotion and Tenure materials to College
February 12-13	Mardi Gras holiday – University closed
March 9	College submission of Promotion and Tenure materials to Dean
March 13	College submission of Sabbatical Leave Requests to the Office of Academic Affairs
March 29	Good Friday holiday – University closed
April 7	Honors Day Celebration
April 9	Deans submission of Promotion and Tenure materials to the Office of Academic Affairs
April 30	Last Day of Classes
May 9	Commencement
May 10	Faculty Activities updates and Self-Evaluation/Certification due in Faculty 180
May 14	Full and Part Time Academic appointments end
May 15	Endowed Chair/Professorship Reviews due to the Office of Academic Affairs
May 16	Department Chair submission of annual faculty workload report to Dean
May 27	Memorial Day holiday – University closed
May 31	Chair Evaluations due in Faculty 180
June 1	Dean submission of annual faculty workload report to the Office of Academic Affairs

Summer 2024
June 3	Academic appointments begin (Summer Full Session and Session A) First day of classes (Summer Full Session and Session A) Begin closeout of IE plans in WEAVE for AY 2023-2024 (Administrative Units/Academic Programs)
June 15	Dean Evaluations Due in Faculty 180 Department/School/College Faculty Activities Development distributed to units.
June 19	Juneteenth holiday – University closed
June 25	Last day of classes (Session A)
July 2	Academic appointments end (Summer Session A)
July 4	Independence Day Holiday – University closed
July 8	Academic appointments begin (Summer Session B) First day of classes (Summer Session B)
July 29	Last day of classes (Summer Full Session)
July 31	Academic appointments end (Summer Session B) Finalize New IE plan in WEAVE for AY 2024-2025 (Administrative Units/Academic Programs)
August 1	Academic appointments end (Summer Full Session)

This calendar is subject to change.