Academic Planning Calendar

2012
June
July
August
September

October
November
December
2013
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.
  • For Evaluation Process Due Dates please refer to the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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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

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

AUGUST 2012

24 Summer Session III Ends
26 Welcome Week/Orientation
26 Opening Ceremony/Entering the Gate Ceremony 1:30 Midtown (in case of rain, it will be held in Ives Concert Hall)
27 Academic Year Begins
27 School of Visual and Performing Arts Opening Faculty Meeting  10:00 a.m.  Tarrywile Mansion
27 Ancell School of Business Opening Meeting 1:00 p.m.  WS 218
28 School of Professional Studies Opening Meeting 10:00 a.m.  Location WA
29 Linda Suskie Workshops in WSCC time TBA
29 First Day of Classes
29 School of Arts and Sciences Opening Meeting 1:30 p.m. WA Lyceum
30 Linda Suskie Workshops in WSCC time TBA
30 President’s Opening Meeting Ives Concert Hall 3:30 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
3 Labor Day - No Classes
7 Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from Oct. 1, 2012 – Dec. 31, 2012
10 UPBC – 3:30 p.m. , SC 226
15 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.)
14 Department Chairs Request for New Faculty Positions as Per the Academic Plan Due in Deans Offices
16-18 Rosh Hashanah
19 Senate – 3:30 p.m., SC 201◊
20 CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., SC 202
25-26 Yom Kippur
28 Deadline to submit Sabbatical Leave Requests
28 Deans Submit Requests for New Faculty to the Provost as Per the Academic Plan

OCTOBER 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1 UPBC – 3:30 p.m., SC 226
8 Columbus Day - Classes Are in Session
9 OBOC Author 7:30 p.m. Ives Concert Hall
12 Management Approval of New Hires
13 Homecoming Day
17 Senate – 3:30 p.m. WS 218◊
18 CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202
28 Fall Open House 10 a.m.-1 p.m. O’Neill Center
31 Department Chairpersons Meeting WA Lyceum 103 at 3:30 p.m.

November 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
5 UPBC – 3:30 p.m., SC 226
6 Deadline for 2013-2014 Applications for Reassigned Time for Research
11 Open House 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
12 Veterans Day—Classes are in session
14 Senate – 3:30 p.m., SC 201
15 CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202
21-25 Thanksgiving Recess – No Classes
11/26-12/7 Suggested Period for Course Evaluations
30 Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from Jan.1, 2013 to Feb. 28, 2013

DECEMBER 2012

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
3 UPBC – 3:30 p.m., SC 226
8-16 Hanukkah
10-11 Makeup/Reading Days
12-18 Final Exams
12◊ Senate – 3:30 p.m. WS 218◊
18 Semester Ends
19 Intersession Begins
20 CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202
25 Christmas Holiday –No Classes

JANUARY 2013

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1 New Year’s Holiday – No Classes
9 Intersession Ends
11 Semester Begins
14 First Day of Classes
15 WCSU Spring Opening Meeting 3:30 p.m. in Science Lecture Hall 125
21 Martin Luther King Holiday—No Classes

FEBRUARY 2013

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1 Deadline for CSU/AAUP Research Grant Applications for AY13
3 Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from March 1, 2013 - May 31, 2013
4 UPBC – 2:30 p.m., SC 226
14 Departments must make any changes in the text of the award descriptions due to the respective Dean’s office
14 Any new awards under consideration must be finalized through the respective Dean’s office.
15-18 Presidents’ Holiday—No classes
20 Senate – 3:30 p.m., SC 201
21 CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202

MARCH 2013

  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
1 Department Chairs Notify Their Dean of any New School/Department Awards
4 UPBC – 2:30 p.m., SC 226
6 Deadline for Deans to Submit Requests to Provost's Office for Summer Curriculum-Related Activities
14 Department Chairpersons Meeting WA Lyceum 103 at 3:30 p.m.
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
20 Senate – 3:30 p.m., WS 218◊
21 CUCAS –9:30 a.m.,  SC 202
22 All information pertaining to Honor Awards to be presented—including name of recipient(s) as they wish it to appear--must be forwarded to the respective Dean’s office (typed, not hand written) (e-mail: preferred).
25 Chair Recommendation of Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Applications Submitted to Dean
25-30 Spring Break—No Classes
3/25-4/2 Passover
28 Dean Recommendation of Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Applications Submitted to the Provost

APRIL 2013

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1 UPBC – 2:30 p.m., SC 226
2 Graduate Open House 4:30 p.m.-7 p.m. Location TBA
12 Provost Approval of Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Applications for the Following Year
15 Deadline for Academic Depts. to Purchase Equipment & Supplies
17 Senate – 3:30 p.m., SC 201
4/17-5/2 Suggested Period for Course Evaluations
18 CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., SC 202
20 Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from June 1, 2013 - to Sept. 30, 2013
20 Spring Open House
10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.         O’Neill Center
29 Ancell School Honors Convocation Ceremony
7:30 p.m.         WS Campus Center
30 Professional Studies Honors Convocation Ceremony
6:30 p.m.         Ives Concert Hall
30 Arts & Sciences Honors Convocation Ceremony
8 p.m.              Ives Concert Hall

MAY 2013

  For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1 Spring Break, and Summer Class Schedules due in the Registrar’s Office
2 Make-up/Reading Day
3-9 Final Exams
6 UPBC – 2:30 p.m., SC 226
8 Senate – 3:30 p.m., WS 218
9 Semester Ends
10 Graduate Commencement
7:00 p.m.         O’Neill Center
12 Undergraduate Commencement
10:30 a.m.         Westside Stadium
13 Academic Departments Annual Reports Due in their Respective Dean’s Office
15 Deadline for Administrative Departments to Purchase Equipment & Supplies
16 CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., SC 202
20 Summer Session I Begins
23 Deans send Goals and Evaluation Reports to the Provost/VPAA
27 Memorial Day (Observed)

June 2013

3 Academic Deans Annual Reports Due to the Provost
21 Summer Session I Ends
24 Summer Session II Begins
26 Provost's Annual Report Due to the President

July 2013

4 Independence Day (Observed)
26 Summer Session II Ends
29 Summer Session III Begins

August 2013

23 Summer Session III Ends
26 Academic Year Begins

September 2013

2 Labor Day - No classes

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