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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

4:30pm - non-attendance reporting deadline

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

midterm grades determined by faculty

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