- Faculty Development Opportunities
- Faculty Evaluation Calendar
- Faculty Awareness Deadlines about Students
- Staff Deadlines
- Semester Classes Calendar
Faculty Development Opportunities
| August 2008 | 2009 – 2010 Fulbright Scholar Program Competition (Web site: http://www.cies.org/) |
| September 15, 2008 | Sydney L. & Sadelle Berger Community Service Award
nominations deadline (guidelines & award form) |
| September 15, 2008 | USI Distinguished Professor Award nominations deadline (guidelines & award form) |
| October 2008 | Application forms available from college dean for leave of absence for 2007-2008 academic year |
| October 2008 | Teaching Enhancement Awards (TEA) |
| October 2008 | CLAFDA (College of Liberal Arts Faculty Development Awards) Grants submitted |
| October 2008 | LARA (Liberal Arts Research Awards) Grants submitted |
| October 2008 | 2008-2009 USI Summer Stipends for Research application
deadline (Guidelines, Application & Evaluation Form) |
| November 2008 | Application to college dean on leave of absence for 2008-2009 academic year |
| November 2008 | Lilly Excellence Through Engagement Sabbatical – 2008-2009 proposals deadline (application) |
| November 2008 | Lilly Summer
Research Fellowship – 2009 proposals deadline (application form) |
| November 2008 | USI Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching by New Faculty nominations
deadline to Dr. Linda Bennett. (Download guidelines -- Nomination Form) |
| November 2008 | USI Foundation Award for Outstanding Teaching by Adjunct Faculty nominations deadline to Dr.
Linda Bennett. (Download guidelines -- Nomination Form) |
| December 2008 | Applications to VPAA with recommendations of college dean for leave of absence for 2007-2008 academic year --download: (with pay) (without pay) |
| January 2009 | Faculty Scavone Award in
Medieval Manuscripts and Culture (criteria) |
| March 2009 | LARA (Liberal Arts Research Awards) Grants submitted |
| March 2009 | Faculty Research and Creative Work Awards – proposals due (guidelines...) |
| March 2009 | H. Lee Cooper Core Curriculum Teaching Award –nominations due (guidelines/application) |
| April 2009 | CLAFDA (College of Liberal Arts Faculty Development Awards) Grants submitted (guidelines) |
Faculty Evaluation Calendar
| January 2, 2008 | Begin review of faculty appointed in 2007-2008, Portfolio + FAR (consideration of reappointment for 2008-2009 of first year faculty) |
| January 2, 2008 | Promotion form with college dean recommendation to VPAA for transmittal to Promotions Advisory Committee for promotions effective August 2008 |
| January 7, 2008 | College dean recommendations to VPAA for administrative review on tenure decisions effective August 2008 |
| January 11, 2008 | Recommendations of Department Chair and Evaluation Committee along with the Portfolio + FAR to Dean on reappointment of first year faculty |
| January 28, 2008 | Faculty in 2nd through 5th probationary year to submit Portfolio + FAR to Chair and begin review by Chair and Department Evaluation Committee (consideration of reappointment for 2009-2010 of probationary faculty) |
| January 28, 2008 | Tenured faculty submit FAR to chair to begin review by Chair for Annual Evaluation of Tenured Faculty |
| January 28, 2008 | Faculty to submit Reappointment Forum + FAR to chair to begin review by Chair and Evaluation Committee (consideration of reappointment for 2008-2009 for contract appointments) |
| January 18, 2008 | College dean recommendations to VPAA for administrative review of reappointment of first year faculty |
| February 4, 2008 | Recommendations of Promotions Advisory Committee to VPAA on promotions effective August 2008 |
| February 15, 2008 | Faculty notification of reappointment of first year faculty |
| February 15, 2008 | Recommendations of Department Evaluation Committee and Chair along with Portfolio + FAR to Dean on reappointment of probationary faculty |
| February 15, 2008 | Recommendations of Department Chair along with Reappointment Form + FAR to Dean (appraisal of contract appointments) |
| February 18, 2008 | VPAA and Promotions Advisory recommendations to President for promotions effective August 2008 |
| March 1, 2008 | Evaluated FAR by Department Chair submitted to Dean for Annual Evaluation of Tenured Faculty |
| March 6, 2008 | President's recommendations to Board of Trustees for promotions effective August 2008 |
| March 10, 2008 | College dean recommendations to VPAA for administrative review of reappointment of probationary faculty |
| March 10, 2008 | College dean forwards appraisal to VPAA (appraisal of contract appointments) |
| March 10, 2008 | College dean forwards all reports to VPAA on this date, or later if needed for salary decisions -- Reminder: Send annual reports under separate cover, not with other appraisals |
| by March 30, 2008 | Administrative review, recommendations, and Board of Trustee Action on tenure decisions effective August 2008 |
| April 21, 2008 | Faculty notification on reappointment of probationary faculty |
| September 2008 | Faculty prepare Promotion Form and Portfolio; Instruct Dean that you will be applying for promotion (effective August 2009) |
| September 2008 | Faculty to prepare Tenure Form and Portfolio; Instruct Dean that you will be applying for tenure (effective August 2009) |
| October 2008 | Faculty appointed in 2006-2007 to submit Portfolio to Chair and begin review by by Department Evaluation Committee and Chair (consideration for reappointment for 2009-2010 for second year faculty) |
| October 2008 | Recommendations of Department Evaluation Committee and Chair along with Portfolio to Dean on reappointment of second year faculty |
| November 2008 | College dean recommendations to VPAA for administrative review of reappointment of second year faculty |
| November 2008 | Promotion Form + Portfolio to Department Chair for evaluation by Chair and Evaluation Committee; begin review by department of promotions effective August 2009 |
| November 2008 | Tenure Form + Portfolio to Department Chair for evaluation by Chair and Evaluation Committee; begin review by department of tenure decisions effective August 2009 |
| November 2008 | Recommendations of Department Chair and Evaluation Committee along with Promotion Form + Portfolio to Dean for promotions effective August 2009 |
| November 2008 | Recommendations of Department Chair and Evaluation Committee along with Tenure Form + Portfolio to Dean on tenure decisions effective August 2009 |
| December 2008 | Faculty notification of reappointment of second year faculty |
Faculty Awareness Deadlines about Students
| January 2009 | Student Scavone Award in Medieval Manuscripts and Cultures (criteria) |
| January 2009 | Bookstore Award nomination deadline (application) |
| January 2009 | Trustees Distinguished Merit Award application deadline (guidelines & application) |
| January 2009 | Kappa Delta Pi and Pamela Grubb Memorial Scholarship
application deadline for these university-wide awards (guidelines & application) |
| February 2009 | USI Foundation Excellence and Learning Award (FELA)
nominations (application) |
| February 2009 | RISC Grant Proposals deadline |
| March 2009 | Student Leadership Awards through Student Development (more information...) |
| March 2009 | Students who have done research or creative work may present at the RISC Showcase. It is open to all and does not require having submitted a RISC grant. Abstracts or summaries for creative works and research can be submitted by going online to the following web address and clicking on the appropriate submission form along the left hand margin of the page:http://www.usi.edu/ctle/RISC%20Program/Showcase.asp |
Staff Deadlines
| January 2008 | Final Fall 2008 schedule to Registrar |
| September 2008 | Final Spring and Summer 2009 schedules to Registrar |
Semester Classes Calendar
2008 Spring Semester
January 7 University meetings January 10-11 Registration January 14 Classes Begin January 14-18 Schedule revision period January 18 End 90% refund period & late registration January 21 Martin Luther King Day, no classes January 22-25 Pass/No Pass option period January 25 End 80% refund period February 1 End 70% refund period February 8 End 60% refund period March 10-15 Spring recess, no classes March 21 Last day to drop/withdraw without evaluation March 21 No classes, University closed April 7-18 Priority registration for summer & fall May 2 Schedule revisions/withdrawals end May 3-9 Final exams May 11 Commencement
2008 First Summer Session
May 12 Registration May 13 Classes Begin May 13-14 Schedule revision period May 13-16 Pass/No Pass option period May 14 End 90% refund period & late registration May 16 End 80% refund period May 20 End 70% refund period May 22 End 60% refund period May 30 Last day to drop/withdraw without evaluation May 26 Memorial Day, no classes, University closed June 13 First summer session ends
2008 Second Summer Session
June 16 Registration June 17 Classes Begin June 17-18 Schedule revision period June 17-20 Pass/No Pass option period June 18 End 90% refund period & late registration June 20 End 80% refund period June 24 End 70% refund period June 26 End 60% refund period July 3 Last day to drop/withdraw without evaluation July 4 Independence Day, no classes, University closed July 18 Second summer session ends
2008 Third Summer Session
July 21 Registration July 22 Classes Begin July 22-12 Schedule revision period July 22-25 Pass/No Pass option period July 23 End 90% refund period & late registration July 25 End 80% refund period July 29 End 70% refund period July 31 End 60% refund period August 8 Last day to drop/withdraw without evaluation August 22 Third summer session ends
2008 Fall Semester
August 25 University meetings August 28-29 Registration September 2 Classes Begin September 2-5 Schedule revision period September 5 End 90% refund period & late registration September 1 Labor Day, no classes, University closed September8-12 Pass/No Pass option period September 12 End 80% refund period September 19 End 70% refund period September 26 End 60% refund period September 28
8:00am - non-attendance reporting available to faculty via MyUSI September October non-attendance letters mailed to students by Registrar’s Office
October 8:00am - non-attendance withdrawal and midterm grade reporting available to faculty via MyUSI
October
October 4:30pm - non-attendance withdrawal and midterm reporting deadline
October non-attendance withdrawal and midterm letters mailed to students by Registrar’s Office
October 31 Last day to drop/withdraw without evaluation November 3-14 Early registration for spring November 11 Assessment Day, no classes, no early registration November 26-28 Thanksgiving break, no classes, University closed December 12 Schedule revisions/withdrawals end December Winter Commencement December 15-20 Final exams December 20 Fall semester ends


