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.
Click on the links below for information pertaining to:
- The Office of the Registrar: www.wcsu.edu/registrar
- Ancell School of Business: www.wcsu.edu/asb
- School of Arts & Sciences: www.wcsu.edu/sas
- School of Professional Studies: www.wcsu.edu/sps
- School of Visual and Performing Arts: www.wcsu.edu/svpa
- Division of Graduate Studies: www.wcsu.edu/graduate
- Human Resources: www.wcsu.edu/hr
| 6 | Academic Deans' Annual Reports due to the Provost |
| 27 | Provost's Annual Report due to the President |
| 1 | Summer Session I Ends |
| 4 | Holiday – Independence Day (No classes) |
| 5 | Summer Session II Begins |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 4 | Independence Day (Observed) |
| 27 | Summer Session II Ends |
| 30 | Summer Session III Begins |
| 24 | Summer Session III Ends |
| 27 | Academic Year Begins |
| 3 | Labor Day - No classes |








