Park University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Calendar

MCL F/T Faculty meet on the 2nd Thursday of each month in Copley 9N (3:00-4:00pm).  This recurring appointment (September 2008 - April 2009) is distributed for your calendars.

Attendees:
Dr. Mark Noe
Dr. Joan Aitken
Dr. Lora Cohn

Dates:
11-Sep-08
09-Oct-08 
13-Nov-08
11-Dec-08
08-Jan-09
12-Feb-09
12-Mar-09
09-Apr-09

September
1 Deadline: Faculty to Notify Academic Affairs of Intent to Apply for Sabbatical
1 Deadline: Academic Affairs to Forward Names of Faculty Eligible for Tenure to Tenure Committee
1 Provost Announces February 1 Deadline for Promotion Nominations
1 Deadline: Application for Grow Your Own - Spring Terms
1 Deadline: Tenured Faculty Subject to Post-Tenure Review to Meet with Provost
1 Labor Day - (PDCC Only)
1 Deadline: Notification to Other Side of Desire to Negotiate New Contract
3 Faculty Lecture
3 Senate Committee Meetings - After 1:00 PM
3 Program Coordinator Council - 1:00-2:30 PM
5 Deadline: Civic Engagement, College and School Board Reports to Academic Affairs
8 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
10 Faculty Senate Meeting - 11:00 AM
10 Faculty Federation Meeting - 12:00 PM
12 Deadline: Spring and Summer Class Schedules Due to Academic Affairs
15 Deadline: Parties Meet and Establish Timetable for University/Federation Negotiations
15 Deadline: Professional Development Plans Submitted to Department Chair by Faculty
17 Opening Convocation

17 UAC
17 Curriculum Committee
24 College/School/Department Meetings

October
1 Deadline: Submission of Sabbatical Plans to Department Chair for Review and Submission to Dean/Associate Dean
1 Deadline: Faculty to submit Accomplishment Report
1 Faculty Lecture
1 Senate Committee Meetings - After 1:00 PM
1 Program Coordinator Council - 1:00-2:30 PM
1 Deadline: Grow Your Own Recommendation to Provost
1 Deadline: Senate to Elect Post-Tenure Review Committee for Following Academic Year
6 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
8 Faculty Senate Meeting - 11:00 AM
8 Faculty Federation Meeting - 12:00 PM
10 Board of Trustees Meeting
12 Professional Development Plans Submitted to Dean/Associate Dean
12 Fall I Term Ends (Parkville)
12-19 Fall Recess
15 Deadline: Sabbatical Plans Submitted to Provost by Dean/Associate Dean for Review and Submission to Personnel Panel
15 Deadline - Faculty Evaluations by Department Chair Completed
20 Spring Pre-Registration Begins (Returning Students)
20 Fall II Term Begins
22 Curriculum Committee
29 College/School/Department Meetings

November
1 Deadline: Announcement of Spring Term Grow Your Own Awards by Provost
3 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
5 Faculty Lecture
5 Senate Committee Meetings - After 1:00 PM
5 Program Coordinator Council - 1:00-2:30 PM
11 Veterans Day (PDCC Only)
12 Faculty Senate Meeting - 11:00 AM - APPROVAL OF DECEMBER GRADUATES
12 Faculty Federation Meeting - 12:00 PM
14 Deadline: Non-curricular changes for 09-10 Catalog submitted to Academic Affairs (Changes not requiring Curriculum Committee action)
15 Deadline: Sabbatical Recommendations Sent to Provost by Personnel Panel
15 Deadline - Faculty Evaluations by Dean Completed
19 Curriculum Committee
19 Deadline: Last Curriculum Committee meeting to approve curricular changes for 09-10 Undergraduate Catalog
26 College/School/Department Meetings
27-28 Thanksgiving Recess (Parkville)

December
1 Deadline - Faculty Evaluations Signed and Returned
1 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
5 Fall Classes End
5 Deadline: Civic Engagement, College and School Board Reports to Academic Affairs
8-12 Final Exam Week (Parkville)
12 Fall Term Ends
13 Mid-Year Commencement
14 Fall II Term Ends
15 Deadline: Non-reappointment Notification to Faculty Members Not Being Reappointed for Following Academic year
16 Deadline: Fall Final Grades due by 11:59 p.m. (Parkville)
22 Academic Standards Meeting
29 Deadline: Deans to Submit Estimated Overload Report to Academic Affairs

January
1 Deadline : Applications for Grow Your Own - Fall Terms
5 Deadline: Provost to Submit Overload Approvals to Deans
5 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
8 Deadline: Dean Review of Low Enrollment Classes to Provost
11 Deadline: Completion of Scheduled Post-Tenure Reviews
12 Announcement of 2009-2010 Budget Process
12 Spring and Spring I Terms Begin
January Meeting Deadline: Sabbatical Plans Submitted to Board of Trustees
14 Faculty Senate Meeting - 11:00 AM
14 Faculty Federation Meeting - 12:00 PM
15 Deadline: Proposed new Faculty Collective Bargaining Agreement will be negotiated
16 Deadline: Portfolios Submitted to Academic Affairs (Faculty being reviewed by Personnel Panel and Tenure Committee)
19 Martin Luther King Holiday (PDCC Only)
21 Curriculum Committee
23 Deadline: Fall Course Schedules Due to Academic Affairs
23-24 Board of Trustees Meeting
28 College/School/Department Meetings

February
1 Deadline: Faculty Development Endowment Fund Applications
1 Deadline: Faculty to Notify Academic Affairs of Intent to Apply for Promotion
1 Deadline: Grow Your Own Recommendations to Provost
2 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
4 Faculty Lecture
4 Senate Committee Meetings - After 1:00 PM
4 Program Coordinator Council - 1:00-2:30 PM
11 Faculty Senate Meeting - 11:00 AM
11 Faculty Federation Meeting - 12:00 PM
13 Deadline: Deans to Submit Faculty Assignments for Next Academic Year to Academic Affairs
15 Deadline: Announcement of Sabbatical Decisions
15 Deadline: Provost Forwards Names of all Nominees for Promotion /Tenure to Personnel Panel & Tenure Committees
16 Presidents Day Holiday (PDCC Only)
18 Curriculum Committee
25 College/School/Department Meetings

March
1 Deadline: Announcement of Grow Your Own Awards by Provost
2 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
3 Deadline: Nominations for Edbadi and Parkite Awards to Academic Affairs
4 Faculty Lecture
4 Senate Committee Meetings - After 1:00 PM
4 Program Coordinator Council - 1:00-2:30 PM
7 Spring I Term Ends
10 Deadline: Personnel Panel to forward recommendations for Contract Renewal
8-15 Spring Recess
15 Deadline: Reappointment Letters
16 Deadline: Names of all Honors Recipients for Honors Convocation Due to Academic Affairs
16 Spring II term begins (Parkville)
16 Fall Pre-Registration Begins (Returning Students)
18 Curriculum Committee
25 College/School/Department Meetings
March 30-April 2 Undergraduate Research Symposium

April
March 30-April 2 Undergraduate Research Symposium
1 Deadline: Faculty to Return Letters of Appointment to Academic Affairs
1 Deadline: Announcement of Faculty Development Endowment Fund Awards
1 Deadline: Personnel Panel/Tenure Committee to Forward Promotion/Tenure Recommendations to Provost/President
1 Senate Committee Meetings - After 1:00 PM
1 Program Coordinator Council - 1:00-2:30 PM
5 Deadline: Civic Engagement, College and School Board Reports to Academic Affairs
6 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
8 Faculty Senate Meeting - 11:00 AM - APPROVAL OF MAY GRADUATES
8 Faculty Federation Meeting - 12:00 PM
10 Good Friday Holiday (PDCC Only)
15 Curriculum Committee
22 College/School/Department Meetings
22 Honors Convocation 7 p.m.
29 Faculty Lecture

May
18 Academic Standards Meeting
8 Board of Trustees Meeting
12 Deadline: Spring Final Grades Due by 11:59 p.m.
4-8 Final Exam Week (Parkville)
4 Graduate Academic Council Meeting - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
11 Maymester Begins
22 Maymester Ends
25 Memorial Day
8 Nursing Pinning Ceremony
1 Spring Classes End
9 Spring Commencement
11 Spring Faculty Conference
10 Spring II Classes End
8 Spring Semester Ends (Parkville)

June
1 Junmester and 8 Week Summer Terms Begin
26 Junmester Ends

July
1 Faculty Development Endowment Funds Made Available
3 Independence Day
6 Julmester Begins
24 8 Week Summer Ends
31 Deadline: Payment of 2008-2009 Overloads
31 Julmester Ends