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Fall Session Calendar 2024

For Tenure and/or Promotion Timelines, please see timeline documents at following website.

Standing Meetings

Policy Committee: Approximately every second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 10:00 to 11:30am. [336 Social Sciences Building (SSB) if available].

  • M = Monday
  • T = Tuesday
  • W = Wednesday
  • Th = Thursday
  • F = Friday
  • Sa = Saturday
  • Su = Sunday
Fall 2024

August 10 (Sa)

Part-Time Faculty Orientation (PTO), 8:00am-12:00 noon, Zoom meeting. Link sent to registered participants.

August 13 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

August 13 (T)

New Full-Time Faculty Orientation, 8:30-4:30pm, In-Person option. MSC Century Room C

August 16 (F)

New Student Convocation & Welcome Bash

4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Touhill Performing Arts Center Welcome Bash 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Millennium Student Center

August 16 (F)

Part-Time Faculty Orientation (PTO), 1:00-4:00pm, In-Person option. 103 Express Scripts Hall (EH)

August 19 (M)

FALL SEMESTER Classes begin, 8:00am.

August 23 (F)

Chancellor’s State of the University, 10:30am, Anheuser-Busch Performance Hall, Touhill Performing Arts Center

August 25 (Su)

Last day student may enroll (enter a course for credit) (16 week courses)

Last day Registrar’s Office will automatically move students from the wait list to open sections.

August 27 (T)

Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

August 29 (Th)

Chancellor’s Reception for New Full-Time Faculty, 6:00pm, Chancellor’s Residence

September 2 (M)

No Classes, Labor Day holiday.

September 3 (T)

Classes resume, 8:00 am

September 6 (F)

College of Arts and Sciences 2024-2024 Travel Grants due, by 5 pm

September 6 (F)

Course and Curriculum changes for approval at the October College Meeting need to be entered into CourseLeaf.

September 10 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

September 12 (Th)

Administrative Leadership Development Lunch & Learn Series, Noon – 1:00 pm (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

September 16 (M)

Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without receiving a grade.

Last day any student may place a course on Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. (16 week courses)

September 24 (T)

Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

September 27 (F)

Sabbatical applications due to CAS Dean’s Office, by 5 pm.

October 8 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

October 10 (Th)

Administrative Leadership Development Lunch & Learn Series, Noon – 1:00 pm (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

October 11 (F)

Teaching Leave Program for NTT Faculty applications due. Apply using online form through Academic Affairs Office

October 14 (M)

Mid Semester.

Last day to drop a course or withdraw from school without instructor approval.

EX (excused) grade will be assigned. (16 week courses)

October 16 (W)

Fall break begins, 11:30 pm

October 21 (M)

Classes resume, 8:00 am.

October 22 (T)

Course and Curriculum changes for approval at the December College Meeting need to be entered into CourseLeaf.

October 22 (T)

Chair’s Coordination Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

November 4 (M)

Department/Unit Committee Chairs upload Tenure Track (TT) Promotion Dossiers to MyVita for Dean’s Office review.

November 11 (M)

Last day a student may drop a course [or withdraw from school]. Instructor approval is required four course drop. A grade of EX (excused) or EX-F will be assigned. (16 week courses)

November 12 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

November 14 (Th)

Administrative Leadership Development Lunch & Learn Series, Noon – 1:00 pm (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

November 23 (Sa)

Thanksgiving Break begins, 5:00pm.

November 26 (T)

NO Policy Committee Meeting.

December 2 (M)

Classes resume, 8:00am.

December 7 (Sa)

Classes end, 5:00pm.

December 9 (M)

Final Examinations begin.

December 10 (T)

Policy Committee Meeting, 10:00-11:30am (Dean’s Conference Room, 303 Lucas)

December 14 (Su)

Course evaluations close for student comments.

December 13 (F)

Department/Unit Committee Chairs upload Non-Tenure Track (NTT) Promotion Dossiers to MyVita for Dean’s Office review.

December 14 (Sa)

Fall Semester closes end of day.

December 14 (Sa)

Fall Commencement.

December 17 (T)

Grades are due by 5:00pm.