Important Dates & Faculty Governance Calendar
A workgroup was formed in February 2009 to consider the best possible ways to make use of the newly created common meeting times, to be implemented in fall 2009. Among the group's recommendations were: To establish a predictable annual pattern of university-level committee meeting dates in order to facilitate curricular review and to create and maintain a comprehensive academic calendar online to show committee meetings and important registration dates and accreditation deadlines in one easy-to-access place.
2013 - 2014
August 2013
August 8, Friday: Last day of B session.
August 8, Thursday, 2:00 p.m.: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
August 13, Wednesday: Last day of D session.
August 12, Monday, 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Academic Leadership Retreat - DiGiorgio Campus Center, Richardson Ballroom
August 12, Monday, 1-3 p.m: Training Session on Promotion and Tenure - DiGiorgio Campus Center, Richardson Ballroom
August 13, Tuesday: Departmental Retreats - various locations
August 14-15: Orientation V
August 14, Wednesday, 9:30-11:00 a.m.: President's Opening Address - McBryde Hall
August 14, Wednesday, 2:30-4:30 p.m.: Advising & Registration - Transfers - various locations
August 15, Thursday, 9:00 a.m.: College Opening Faculty Assembly Meetings - Coll. of Arts & Sciences: Kinard 018; Coll. of Business Administration: Thurmond 210; Coll. of Education - Withers 401; Coll. of Visual & Performing Arts: Rutledge 119
August 15 Thursday: Advising for New Freshmen: 10:30 a.m.; Registration for New Freshmen: 1:00 p.m., Carroll 221/222
August 16-25: Welcome Week
August 16, Friday, 7:00 a.m.: Residence Halls open for freshmen & transfer students
August 16, Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: New Faculty Orientation - West Center
August 16, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Faculty Conference/Graduate Faculty Assembly - Plowden Auditorium, Withers
August 18, Sunday, 8:00 a.m.: Residence Halls open for returning students
August 19-23: Registration continues via Wingspan
August 19, Monday, 3:45 p.m.: Convocation - Byrnes auditorium
August 19, Monday, 5:00 p.m.: Community Picnic - Front Lawn/West Center (rain)
August 20, Tuesday: First day of fall classes.
August 20, Tuesday: Freshman Assembly, Byrnes Auditorium
August 23, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Academic Council (optional) - Owens 201
August 23, Friday, 7:00-10:00 p.m.: Faculty/Staff Party - McBryde Hall
August 27, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.: Graduate Council - Thurmond 208
August 27, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.: University College Opening Faculty Assembly - Dinkins Auditorium
August 30, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: College Faculty Assemblies - CAS: Kinard 018; CBA: Thurmond 210; COE - Withers 401; CVPA - Rutledge 119
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September
September 2, Monday: Winthrop is OPEN on Labor Day, and classes are in session.
September 6, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: General Education Committee - Thurmond 208
September 12, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
September 13, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Graduate Council - Thurmond 208
September 20, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum - West 210
September 27, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Academic Council - Macfeat House Conference Room B
September 30, Monday: Mid-semester grading opens for faculty
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October
October 4, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Faculty Conference/Graduate Faculty Assembly - Whitton Auditorium, Carroll Hall
October 6, Sunday: Deadline for faculty to submit mid-semester grades
October 8, Tuesday, 3:00 pm: Teacher Education Committee meeting - Withers 401
October 10, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly - Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
October 14-15, Monday-Tuesday: Fall Break.
October 17, Thursday, 11 a.m.: University College Faculty Assembly - Dinkins Auditorium
October 18, Friday: Course withdrawal deadline
October 18, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: College Faculty Assemblies - CAS: Kinard 018; CBA: Thurmond 210; COE: Withers 401; CVPA: Rutledge 119
October 23, Wednesday: Advising for Spring 2014 registration begins.
October 25, Friday, 2:00 pm: Graduate Council meeting - Thurmond 208
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November
November 1, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: General Education Committee - Thurmond 208
November 6, Wednesday: Early Registration for Spring 2013 begins.
November 8, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum - West 210
November 12, Tuesday, 3:00 p.m.: Teacher Education Committee - Withers 401
November 14, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
November 15, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Academic Council - Macfeat House Conference Room B
November 22, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Faculty Conference/Graduate Faculty Assembly - Dina's Place, DiGiorgio Campus Center
November 27-Dec. 1, Wednesday-Sunday: Thanksgiving holidays. (Offices closed Nov. 28-29.)
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December
December 2, Monday: Last day of classes for Fall 2012.
December 3, Tuesday: Study Day.
December 3, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.: Graduate Council (petitions only) - Thurmond 212
December 4-10, Wednesday-Tuesday: Final examinations.
December 11, Wednesday: 3 p.m., Graduate degree candidate grades due
December 12, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
December 12, Thursday: 9 a.m., Undergraduate degree candidate grades due; 7 p.m., Graduate Commencement, Winthrop Coliseum.
December 13, Friday, 5:00 p.m.: ALL grades due
December 14, Saturday: 11 a.m., Undergraduate Commencement, Winthrop Coliseum; 6 p.m., Graduates check out of residence halls. Residence Halls close.
December 17, Tuesday: Noon, grades available on Wingspan.
December 11 - January 12: Holiday Break (Offices closed Dec. 23 - Jan. 1.)
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January 2013
January 9, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
January 13, Monday: First day of spring classes.
January 13-17, Monday-Friday: Add/Drop
January 20, Monday: Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Offices closed; no classes.
January 24, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Academic Council - Macfeat House Conference Room B
January 30, Thursday, 11 a.m.: University College Faculty Assembly - Dinkins Auditorium
January 31, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: College Faculty Assemblies - CAS: Kinard 018; CBA: Thurmond 210; COE: Withers 401; CVPA: Rutledge 119
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February
February 7, Friday, 2:00 pm: Graduate Council - Thurmond 208
February 11, Tuesday, 3:00 p.m.: Teacher Education Committee - Withers 401
February 13, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
February 14, Friday: General Education Committee - Thurmond 208
February 21, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum - West 210
February 28, Friday, 2:00 pm: Academic Council - Macfeat House Conference Room B
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March
March 3, Monday: Mid-semester grading opens for faculty.
March 4, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.: Academic Council (optional) - Macfeat House Conference Room B
March 4, Tuesday, 3:00 pm: Teacher Education Committee meeting - Withers 401
March 7, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Faculty Conference/Graduate Faculty Assembly - Kinard Auditorium
March 9, Sunday: Mid-semester grades due from faculty.
March 12, Wednesday: Course withdrawal deadline
March 13, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
March 17-21, Monday-Friday: Spring Break (Offices closed Mar. 21.)
March 25, Tuesday, 11:00 a.m.: University College Faculty Assembly - Dinkins Auditorium
March 26, Wednesday: Advising for Fall 2012 begins.
March 28, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: College Faculty Assemblies - CAS: Kinard 018; CBA: Thurmond 210; COE: Withers 401; CVPA: Rutledge 119
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April
April 4, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Graduate Council - Thurmond 208
April 4, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: General Education Committee - Thurmond 212
April 9, Wednesday: Early Registration for Fall 2013 begins.
April 10, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
April 11, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Committee on Undergraduate Curriculum - West 210
April 18, Friday, 2:00 p.m.: Academic Council - Macfeat House Conference Room B
April 25, Friday, 2:00 pm: Faculty Conference/Graduate Faculty Assembly - Barnes Recital Hall
April 28, Monday: Last day of Spring 2013 classes.
April 29, Tuesday: Study Day; Faculty/Staff/Retirees Awards Ceremony
April 29, Tuesday, 11:00 am: Graduate Council: Petitions only - Thurmond 208
April 30 - May 6, Wednesday-Tuesday: Final examinations.
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May
May 7, Wednesday: 9 a.m., Undergraduates check out of residence halls; 3 p.m., Graduate degree grades due.
May 6, Tuesday, 3:00 p.m.: Teacher Education Committee - Withers 401
May 8, Thursday: 9 a.m., Undergraduate degree grades due; 7 p.m., Graduate Commencement, Winthrop Coliseum
May 9, Friday: 5 p.m., ALL grades due.
May 10, Saturday: 11 a.m., Undergraduate Commencement, Winthrop Coliseum; 6 p.m., Graduates check out of residence halls.; Residence Halls close.
May 8, Thursday, 2:00 pm: Dacus Library Faculty Assembly: Dacus 2nd fl. conference room
May 19, Monday: Maymester begins.
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June
June 6, Friday: Maymester ends.
June 9, Monday: Summer sessions B and C begin.
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July
July 4, Friday: Holiday (offices closed).
July 9, Wednesday: Last day of C session.
July 14, Monday: Summer session D begins.
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