Academic Planning Calendar

2011
June
July
August
September

October
November
December
2012
January
February
March
April
May
June
 
July
August
September

PLEASE NOTE:    Dates and deadlines listed on the Academic Planning Calendar are subject to change without prior notice. Check the calendar frequently for updates.

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JUNE 2011

6 Academic Deans' Annual Reports due to the Provost
27 Provost's Annual Report due to the President

JULY 2011

1 Summer Session I Ends
4 Holiday – Independence Day (No classes)
5 Summer Session II Begins

AUGUST 2011

5 Summer Session II Ends
8 Summer Session III Begins
22 Academic Year Begins
23 School of Professional Studies Opening Faculty Meeting
Warner Hall
23 Ancell School of Business Opening Faculty Meeting
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. WS 218
24 School of Arts & Sciences Opening Faculty Meeting
25 WCSU Fall Opening Meeting
3:30 p.m.            Ives Concert Hall
25 School of Visual and Performing Arts Opening Faculty Meeting
10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m     Tarrywile Park
26 Summer Session III Ends
26-28 Welcome Week
29 First Day of Classes

SEPTEMBER 2011

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
  The DEC Shall Inform Any Full-Time Members of their Department Who Meet the Standards Specified for Promotion. (For Further Information, Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.)
5 Labor Day – No Classes
9 Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from Oct. 1, 2011 – Dec. 31, 2011
12 UPBC
2:30 p.m.       SC226
15 CUCAS
9:30 a.m.       SC 202
15 Department Chairs Request for New Faculty Positions as Per the Academic Plan Due in Deans Offices
21 University Senate
3:30 p.m.   SC 201
28 Deadline to submit Sabbatical Leave Requests
28 Deadline to submit Academic Leave Requests
29 Deans Submit Requests for New Faculty to the Provost as Per the Academic Plan
29 Rosh Hashanah

OCTOBER 2011

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
3 UPBC
2:30 p. m.      SC226
8 Yom Kippur
10 Columbus Day - Classes Are in Session
13 Management Approval of New Hires
19 University Senate
3:30 p.m.       WS 218
20 CUCAS
9:30 a.m.       SC 202
22 Homecoming Day

November 2011

 

For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

2

WCSU Department Chairs Meeting
3:00 p.m.        Warner 103
2 WCSU Donor/Scholarship Ceremony
7:30 p.m. WSCC Ballroom

6

Fall Open House
10:00 – 2:00 p.m.              O’Neill Center
7 Deadline for 2011-2012 Applications for Reassigned Time for Research
7 UPBC
2:30 p.m.        SC226
11 Veterans Day – Classes Are in Session
16 University Senate
3:30 p.m.   SC 201
17 CUCAS
9:30 a.m.        SC 202
23-27 Thanksgiving Recess – No Classes
11/23-12/4 Suggested Period for Course Evaluations

DECEMBER 2011

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
2 Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from Jan.1, 2012 to Feb. 29, 2012
5 UPBC
2:30 p.m.       SC226
9 Makeup/Reading Day
10-16 Final Exams
14 University Senate
3:30 p.m.       WS 218
15 CUCAS
9:30 a.m.        SC 202
16 Semester Ends
19 Intersession Begins
21 Hanukkah
26 Christmas Day Observance – No Classes

JANUARY 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
2 New Year’s Holiday – No Classes
13 Intersession Ends
16 Martin Luther King Holiday
17 Semester Begins
18 First Day of Classes
18 WSCU Spring Opening Meeting

FEBRUARY 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1 Deadline for CSU/AAUP Research Grant Applications
3 Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from March 1, 2012 - May 31, 2012
6 UPBC
2:30 p.m.       SC226
15 University Senate
3:30 p.m.        SC201
16 CUCAS
9:30 a.m.        SC202
17-20 Presidents Holiday – No classes

MARCH 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1 Deadline for Faculty to Send Requests to Deans for Summer Curriculum Related Activities
2 Department Chairs Notify Their Dean of any New School/Department Awards
5 UPBC
2:30 p.m.       SC226
6 Deadline for Deans to Submit Requests to Provost's Office for Summer Curriculum-Related Activities
14 University Senate
3:30 p.m.     WS 218
15 CUCAS
9:30 a.m.      SC202
15 Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Request Due to Department Chairperson
15 Due Date for Department Chairs to Forward Names of Award Recipients to their Dean
19-24 Spring Break – No Classes
25 Chair Recommendation of Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Applications Submitted to Dean
28 WCSU Department Chairs Meeting
3:00 p.m.       Warner 103
29 Dean Recommendation of Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Applications Submitted to the Provost

APRIL 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
2 UPBC
2:30 p.m.       SC 226
3 Graduate Open House
6-7 Day of Reflection – No Classes
7 Passover
12 Provost Approval of Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Applications for the Following Year
13 Deadline for Academic Depts. to Purchase Equipment & Supplies
18 University Senate
3:30 p.m.        SC 201
19 CUCAS
9:30 a.m.        SC 202
20 Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from June 1, 2012 - to Sept. 30, 2012
21 Spring Open House
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.         O’Neill Center
23 Ancell School Honors Convocation Ceremony
7:30 p.m.              WS Campus Center
24 Arts & Sciences Honors Convocation Ceremony
7:30 p.m.             Ives Concert Hall
25 Professional Studies Honors Convocation Ceremony
7:30 p.m.            Ives Concert Hall
4/27-5/7 Suggested Period for Course Evaluations

MAY 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
5 Make-Up/Reading Days
7 UPBC 
2:30 p.m.        SC226
7-12 Final Exams
9 University Senate Meeting
3:30 p.m.        WS 218
10 CUCAS
9:30 a.m.        SC 202
11 Graduate Commencement
7:00 p.m.         O’Neill Center
12 Semester Ends
13 Undergraduate Commencement
10:30 a.m.         Westside Stadium
14 Academic Departments Annual Reports Due in their Respective Dean’s Office
15 Deadline for Administrative Departments to Purchase Equipment & Supplies
21 Summer Session I Begins
24 Deans send Goals and Evaluation Reports to the Provost/VPAA
28 Memorial Day (Observed)

June 2012

4 Academic Deans Annual Reports Due to the Provost
22 Summer Session I Ends
25 Provost's Annual Report Due to the President
25 Summer Session II Begins

July 2012

4 Independence Day (Observed)
27 Summer Session II Ends
30 Summer Session III Begins

August 2012

24 Summer Session III Ends
27 Academic Year Begins

September 2012

3 Labor Day - No classes

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