Academic Affairs Calendar
2025-26 Calendar
| Fall 2025 | |
| August 13 | Academic appointments begin; Upload Fall syllabi in Canvas |
| August 18 | First day of classes |
| August 20 | Board of Regents, Committee and Board Meetings |
| August 25 | Finalize New IE plan in WEAVE for AY 2025-2026 |
| August 28 | ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of items: July 24) |
| September 1 | Labor Day holiday |
| September 12 | Department Chair submission of faculty workload to Dean |
| September 19 | Dean submission of faculty workload to the Office of Academic Affairs |
| September 24 | Board of Regents, Committee and Board Meetings |
| October 13-14 | Fall Break |
| October 22 | Board of Regents, Committee and Board Meetings |
| October 23 | ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of items: September 18) |
| November 26-28 | Thanksgiving holiday |
| December 1 | Faculty submission of Promotion and Tenure materials to Department |
| December 3 | Last day of classes |
| December 10 | Joint Board of Regents/BESE, Committee and Board Meetings |
| December 11 | ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of items: November 3) |
| December 12 | Commencement |
| December 16 | Part Time Academic Appointments end |
| December 23-31 | Winter Break |
| Spring 2026 | |
| January 7 | Part Time Academic appointments begin; Upload Spring Syllabi in Canvas |
| January 12 | First day of classes |
| January 15 | Deans submission of chair/director reviews to the Office of Academic Affairs ULS Board Meeting: Installation of 2026 Officers |
| January 17 | Faculty submission of Sabbatical Leave Requests to Department |
| January 20 | Martin Luther King holiday |
| January TBD | Board of Regents Oaths, Committee and Board Meetings |
| February 6 | Department Chair submission of faculty workload to Dean |
| February 7 | Department submission of Sabbatical Leave Requests to College |
| February 9 | Department submission of Promotion and Tenure materials to College |
| February 13 | Deans submission of faculty workload to the Office of Academic Affairs |
| February 16-17 | Mardi Gras holiday |
| February 26 | ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of items: January TBD) |
| 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 TBD | Board of Regents Development Committee and Board Meetings |
| April 3-4 | Good Friday holiday |
| April 9 | Deans submission of Promotion and Tenure materials to the Office of Academic Affairs |
| April TBD | Board of Regents Development Committee and Board Meetings |
| April 23 | ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of items: March TBD) |
| April 30 | Last Day of Classes |
| May 8 | Commencement |
| May 12 | Faculty Activities updates and Self-Evaluation/Certification due in Faculty 180 Full and Part Time Academic appointments end |
| May 15 | Endowed Chair/Professorship Reviews due to the Office of Academic Affairs |
| May 22 | Department Chair submission of annual faculty workload report to Dean |
| May 25 | Memorial Day holiday |
| May 31 | Chair Evaluations due in Faculty 180 |
| June 1 | Dean submission of annual faculty workload report to the Office of Academic Affairs |
| Summer 2026 | |
| June 8 | Part Time Academic appointments begin (Full Session and Session A) First day of classes (Summer Full Session and Session A) Begin closeout of IE plans in WEAVE for AY 2025-2026 |
| June 15 | Dean Evaluations Due in Faculty 180 Department/School/College Faculty Activities Development distributed to units |
| June TBD | Board of Regents Development Committee and Board Meetings |
| June 19 | Juneteenth holiday |
| June 23 | Last day of classes (Session A) |
| June 25 | ULS Board Meeting (Academic Affairs deadline for submission of items: May TBD) |
| July 3 | Independence Day Holiday |
| July 6 | Part Time Academic appointments begin (Session B) |
| July 7 | Part Time Academic appointments end (Session A) First day of classes (Session B) |
| July 29 | Last day of classes (Full Session and Session B) |
| August 4 | Part Time Academic appointments end (Full Session and Session B) Finalize New IE plan in WEAVE for AY 2026-2027 |
This calendar is subject to change.