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Important Dates for Faculty to Remember, 2007-2008

Deadlines and dates reflected are subject to change. For most accurate information, please refer to the Faculty Resources website (http://www.stonehill.edu/academics/facultyhelp)

(AP= Activity Period; Mondays, 11:30-12:45)

Fall Semester 2007
AUGUST
15  Weds Tenure and Promotion dossiers due in Dean of Faculty's Office
23  Thurs New Faculty Orientation (full-time, 9-4); (part-time, 6:00 PM)
24  Fri New Faculty Orientation; Department Chairs' Leadership Institute
First Year Students arrive
26  Sun Returning Students arrive
25-28 Fall Orientation
28  Tues Opening Mass of the Holy Spirit and Academic Convocation (all faculty attend)
29  Wed Classes Begin
SEPTEMBER
3  Mon Labor Day - No Classes (Monday-only classes begin on September 10)
5  Wed Last Day for Add/Drop
10 Mon Department Chairs' Meeting with Deans (AP)
10 or 11 Welcome Back Faculty Reception
11 Tues Last Day for Pass/Fail
17 Mon Pedagogy and Technology Grant Applications Due (Center for Teaching and Learning)
Committee Meetings (AP)
24 Mon Department Meetings (AP)
OCTOBER
1  Mon Faculty Senate and New Faculty Orientation (AP); Notification of Pre-tenure Review candidates
8  Mon Columbus Day - No Classes
9  Tues Academic Development Day (all faculty attend) - No classes
12 Fri Sabbatical Applications Due (noon; Academic Affairs)
15 Mon Committee Meetings (AP)
Mid-Semester Deficiency Reports Due
16 Tues Advisement for Spring Semester Begins
17 Wed Pre-Registration for Spring Semester Begins
19 Fri Professional Development Grant Applications Due (noon; Academic Affairs)
22 Mon Department Meetings (AP)
29 Mon Faculty Assembly (AP)
Last day for course withdrawal
NOVEMBER
5   Mon Faculty Senate and New Faculty Orientation (AP)
12 Mon Veteran's Day - Classes Held; Department Chairs' Meeting with Deans (AP)
19 Mon Committee Meetings (AP)
21-25 Thanksgiving Recess
26 Mon Department Meetings (AP)
DECEMBER
1 Notification of Professional Development Grants
3 Mon Faculty Senate and New Faculty Orientation (AP)
7 Fri Conboy Award for Faculty Development Applications Due (noon; Dean of Faculty)
Teaching and Learning Strategies Seminar Applications Due (noon; Center for T & L)
SURE Applications Due (5:00PM; Office of Academic Development)
10 Mon Department Chairs' Meeting with Deans (AP)
11 Tues Last Day of Classes
12 Wed Reading Day (no classes or exams)
13-19 Final Exam Period (exams scheduled by Registrar)
17 Mon Committee Meetings (AP)
19 Wed Residence Areas Close at 7 PM
20 Thurs Notification of Conboy Award Recipients
27 Thurs Semester Grades Due on-line from Faculty
29 Sat Semester Grades viewable on HillNet
Spring Semester 2008
JANUARY
10 Thurs Registration
13 Sun Residence Areas Open for students
14 Mon Registration; Department Chairs' Meeting with Deans (AP)
15 Tues Classes Begin (Classes will follow a MONDAY schedule)
15 Tues Pedagogy and Technology Grant Applications Due (Center for Teaching and Learning)
21 Mon Martin Luther King Day - No Classes 
25 Fri Last Day for Add-Drop; Pre-tenure Review candidates provide materials to department
28 Mon Department Meetings (AP)
30 Wed Last Day for Pass/Fail 
FEBRUARY
1   Fri Announcements of SURE Grants and Sabbaticals
4   Mon Faculty Senate and New Faculty Orientation (AP)
11 Mon Department Chairs' Meeting with Deans (AP)
18 Mon Presidents' Day - Classes will be held
18 Mon Committee Meetings (AP)
25 Mon Department Meetings (AP)
MARCH
1 Pre-tenure Review Committees must be assembled
1-9 Spring Break
10 Mon Department Chairs' Meeting with Deans (AP)
Mid-Semester Deficiency Reports Due
15 Pre-tenure Review materials to PTR Committee
17 Mon Committee Meetings (AP); Last Day for Course Withdrawal
20-24 Easter Weekend - No Classes (Thursday-Monday)
25 Tues Advising for Fall Semester Begins
26 Wed  Pre-registration for Fall semester Begins
31 Mon Faculty Assembly (AP)
APRIL
1 Tues Faculty notify Acad. Affairs of expenditure of remaining travel-related professional development funds
7  Mon Faculty Senate and New Faculty Orientation (AP)
14 Mon Department Chairs' Meeting with Deans (AP)
16 Wed  Academic Development Day (all faculty attend); no classes held
21 Mon Patriots' Day - Classes will be held; Committee Meetings (AP)
28 Mon Department Meetings (AP)
MAY
1  Thurs Last Day of Classes; Notification of additional available professional development funding
Pre-Tenure Review dossier to Dean of Faculty
2  Fri Reading Day (no classes or exams)
3-9 Final Exam Period (Saturday-Friday)
5  Mon Faculty Senate and New Faculty Orientation (AP) - tentative
9 Fri Residence Areas close at 7 PM
12 Mon Semester Grades for Seniors due on-line from faculty
14 Wed Semester Grades due on-line from faculty
16 Fri Semester Grades viewable on HillNet
17 Sat Baccalaureate Mass; 4PM
18 Sun Commencement; 10 AM
27 Tues Summer SURE Program Begins 
JUNE 
30 VPAA sends written comments to PTR candidates
JULY
1 Faculty Evaluations due to Dean of Faculty
AUGUST
15 Departmental Annual Reports and Tenure and Promotion dossiers due to Dean of Faculty