2021-2022 Academic Affairs Administrative Calendar (Academic Planning Calendar)

Office of the Provost

2021		2022
July August September	October November December	January February March	April May June	July August September

PLEASE NOTE:

Dates and deadlines listed on the Academic Affairs Administrative Calendar (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.

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

JULY 2021

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1	Summer Session I Final Grades due
4	Independence Day
5	Independence Day (Observed) – University Closed. No Classes.
31	Summer Session II Ends

AUGUST 2021

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
2	Summer Session III Ends
4	Summer Session II Final Grades Due
17	Cross Registration and Senior Citizen Registration Begins
21	Summer Session III Ends
22-29	Welcome Week
22	First year/Transfer student move in (POSTPONED to 8/24)
23	Opening Gates Ceremony – 11:00 a.m. (CANCELLED due to inclement weather)
23	Academic Year Begins (Faculty)
25	President’s Opening Meeting – 3:00 p.m., Ives Concert Hall – Midtown Campus
25	Residence Halls open for returning students
25	School of Professional Studies Opening Meeting, 9:00 a.m., Venue – TBD
25	Ancell School of Business Opening Meeting, 10:00 a.m., WSCB 218
25	School of Visual and Performing Arts Opening Meeting, 11:30 a.m., Veronica Hagman Concert Hall, VPAC
25	Macricostas School of Arts and Sciences Opening Meeting, 10:30 a.m., WH 122
25	Summer Session III Final Grades due
25	Last day for full-time students to withdraw with no financial penalty
26	First day of classes
30	UPBC – 3:00 p.m., SC 202

SEPTEMBER 2021

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1	Last day for part-time students to withdraw with 100% refund
1	Last day for full-time students to withdraw with 90% refund
2	Add/Drop period ends for Full Semester Day classes
3	Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from October 1, 2021 – December 31, 2021
6	Labor Day – University Offices closed. No Classes
6-8	Rosh Hashana
9	Last day for students to withdraw and receive 60% refund
10	Department Chairs Request for New Faculty Positions as Per the Academic Plan Due in Deans Offices
15-16	Yom Kippur
17	Independent Study forms and Faculty Development Forms due in Registrar’s Office
17	WCSU Day of Service – 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
17	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.)
20	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
22	University Senate – 3:30 p.m., VIRTUAL
23	Last date for Pass/Fail and Audit forms requests
23	Last day for students to withdraw and receive 40% refund
23	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N
24	Deans Submit Requests for New Faculty to the Provost as Per the Academic Plan
28	Deadline to submit Sabbatical Leave Requests

OCTOBER 2021

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
4	UPBC – 3:00 p.m., SC 202
8	Undergraduate Incomplete submissions deadline for Spring/Summer
8	Management Approval of New Hires
9	Homecoming Day
11	Columbus Day – Non-essential University offices closed. Classes in Session
18	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
20	University Senate – VIRTUAL
21	Department Chairpersons Meeting – 3:30 p.m., CC Ballroom N
21	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N
22	Midterm grades due. May report Stopped Attending (SA)
25	Second eight week classes begin

NOVEMBER 2021

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1	UPBC – 3:00 p.m., SC 202
1	Fall 2022 and Winter session 2023 Class Schedules due in Registrar’s Office
3 – 23	Tentative registration begins for Spring 2022 – See Registrar’s webpage
5	Deadline for 2022-2023 Applications for Reassigned Time for Research
11	Veterans Day – University offices opened. Classes in session
15	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
17	University Senate – 3:30 p.m., VIRTUAL
18	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N
19	Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from January 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022
19	Withdrawal deadline without academic penalty
24	Thanks Giving Recess – No Classes – University offices opened
25 – 28	Thanksgiving Recess – No Classes – University offices closed
28 – Dec. 6	Hanukkah
29	Non-matriculated student registration begins
29 – Dec. 6	Suggested Period for Course Evaluations

DECEMBER 2021

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
6	UPBC – 3:00 p.m., SC 202
7	Last Day of Class
8	Graduate Incomplete submission deadline for Spring/Summer
8 – 14	Final Exams
13	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
15	University Senate – VIRTUAL
16	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N
17	Fall final grades due
20	Intersession Begins
23	Semester Ends
25	Christmas Holiday – No Classes. University offices closed.

JANUARY 2022

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1	New Year’s Holiday – No Classes – University offices closed
14	Cross registration and Senior Citizen registration begins
15	Intersession Ends
17	Martin Luther King Holiday— No classes – University offices closed
17	Last day for full-time students to Withdraw from WCSU with no financial penalty
19	University Senate – 3:30 p.m., VIRTUAL
19	Intersession Final grades due
19	Semester Begins
19	First Day of Classes
20	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N
24	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
25	Last day for full-time students to withdraw from WCSU and receive a 90% refund
25	Last day for part-time students to withdraw from WCSU and receive a 100% refund
26	Last day to add/drop day courses

FEBRUARY 2022

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1	Deadline for CSU/AAUP Research Grant Applications for AY 2022-2023
7	UPBC – 3:00 p.m., SC 202
14	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
15	Last day to submit Pass/Fail Option forms and audit forms to Registrar’s Office
16	University Senate – VIRTUAL
17	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N
18	Deans – Office of Event & Conference Management must be informed of all awards, which will be presented this year (even if recipient is not yet selected.) Departments must make any changes in the text of the award descriptions through their Dean Any new awards under consideration must be finalized through the dean’s office
18-21	Presidents’ Holiday – No classes – University offices closed
19	Student Independent Study forms are due to the Registrar’s office
25	Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from April 1, 2022 – June 30, 2022

MARCH 2022

	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
4	Deans–All names of award presenters (including presenters from outside organizations) must be forwarded to the Office of Event & Conference Management if they are to appear properly in the program booklet
7	Deadline for Deans to Submit Requests to Provost’s Office for Summer Curriculum-Related Activities
7	UPBC – 3:00 p.m., SC 202
14-20	Spring Break – No Classes
17	Department Chairpersons Meeting – 3:30 p.m., SC 202A
17	Deans–All information pertaining to Award Certificates to be presented—including title of certificate, date of issue, name of recipient(s) as they wish it to appear and signatories–must be forwarded by email only to Requestprintshop@wcsu.edu. Please cc: murphyj@wcsu.edu prior to this date. Deans who may want to have digital signatures added to the certificates should scan and send a copy of their signature to University Publications & Design to myhille@wcsu.edu to be kept on file. While hand-signing is always preferred, IN NO INSTANCES SHOULD SIGNATURE STAMPS EVER BE CONSIDERED AN ACCEPTABLE SUBSTITUTE
18	Undergraduate Fall/Intersession Incomplete grades due
21	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
21	Midterm grades due. May report Stopped Attending (SA)
23	University Senate – 3:30 p.m., VIRTUAL
24	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N

APRIL 2022

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1	Deans—The Office of Event & Conference Management must receive all award information or it will not be included in the program
4	UPBC – 3:00 p.m., SC 202
6-22	Tentative Undergraduate registration begins for Fall – See Registrar’s office webpage for detailed information
8	Dean’s Office pick up of certificates from the Office of Publications & Design (WS 119)
15	Day of Reflection – No classes – University offices closed
15	Deadline for Academic Departments to Purchase Equipment & Supplies
15	Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from July 1, 2022 – September 30, 2022
16	Withdrawal deadline without academic penalty
18	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
18	School of Professional Studies Honors Convocation Ceremony, 6:00 p.m., Ives Concert Hall
18	Macricostas School of Arts & Sciences Honors Convocation Ceremony, 8:00 p.m., Ives Concert Hall
20	Ancell School of Business Honors Convocation Ceremony – 6:00 p.m., WS Ballroom
20	University Senate – VIRTUAL
21	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N
25 – May 6	Suggested Period for Course Evaluations
25	Non-matriculated undergraduate students’ registration

MAY 2022

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1	Spring 2023, Spring Break 2023 and Summer 2023 Class Schedules due in the Registrar’s Office
2	UPBC – 3:00 p.m., SC 202
3	School of Visual & Performing Arts Honors Convocation Ceremony, 6:00-7:30 p.m., VPAC 102
7	Last Day of Class
7	Graduate Incomplete deadline for Fall/Intersession courses
9	Graduate Council Meeting – VIRTUAL
9-15	Final Exams
13	Academic Departments Annual Reports Due in their Respective Dean’s Office
13	Deadline for Administrative Departments to Purchase Equipment & Supplies
15	Graduate and Undergraduate Commencements (TENTATIVE)
18	University Senate – 3:30 p.m., VIRTUAL
18	Spring Final grades due
19	CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., Campus Center – CC Ballroom N
24	Summer Session I Begins
30	Memorial Day – No Classes – University office closed
31	Semester Ends

JUNE 2022

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
1	Academic Deans Goals, Evaluation and Annual Reports Due to the Provost
24	Provost’s Annual Report due to the President
26	Summer Session I Ends
28	Summer Session II Begins

JULY 2022

	*For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.*
1	Summer Session I final grades due
4	Independence Day – No classes – University offices closed
31	Summer Session II Ends

AUGUST 2022

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
2	Summer Session III Begins
4	Summer Session II Final grades due
21	Summer Session III Ends
22	Academic Year Begins
25	Summer Session III Final grades due
29	First Day of Classes

SEPTEMBER 2022

	For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
5	Labor Day – No classes – University offices closed