2026 - 2027 Administrative Calendar
Previous Year: 2025-2026
| Date | Activity |
|---|---|
| June 1 | New faculty position requests due to Academic Deans |
| July 15 | New faculty position requests due to Provost |
| August 7 | Provost and Deans will decide on new faculty positions by this date (102/103 funded) |
| August 24 | First day of 2026-2027 appointment period (9 months) |
| September 15 | New faculty position requests due to Academic Deans for new 131 funded positions (subject to projected enrollment growth) |
| September 18 | Assistant or Associate Teaching Professor informs the Unit Chair of their desire to seek promotion by submitting portfolio through the Title Review Request |
| September 20 | Chairs (Program/Unit/Grad) submit Spring & Summer 2027 timetables into workflow in CLSS |
| September 27 | Associate Deans approve Spring & Summer 2027 timetables in CLSS |
| September 28 | Spring & Summer 2027 timetables close for classroom assignments. ( September 28th through October 11th) |
| October 1 | University Staff, Non-instructional Academic Staff and Limited employee performance evaluations due in Workday |
| October 1 | Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Annual Review: Self-review sent from employee to chair in Workday |
| October 12 | Spring & Summer 2027 timetable review by RO and Associate Deans (October 12th through October 18th) |
| October 15 | Requests due to Provost for new 131 funded positions (subject to projected enrollment growth) |
| October 19 | Publish Spring and Summer 2027 Schedule of Classes |
| October 26 | J-Term 2027 registration begins |
| October 31 | Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Annual Review: Chair section saved for Dean review in Workday |
| October 31 | Cabinet will meet by this date to determine what instructional positions will be funded through 131 |
| November 2 | Recommendations from Executive Committee Chairs for promotion to Associate Professor or Full Professor due in appropriate Dean's office |
| November 2 | Spring 2027 priority registration begins |
| November 6 | Recommendation/approval from the Unit Chair for Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor promotion due to the appropriate Dean through BP Logix |
| November 13 | Requested promotion recommendations from Dean sent to Personnel Council & Committee of Six |
| November 16 | RO syncs Fall 2027 J-Term, Spring 2028, Summer 2028 terms into CLSS |
| November 16 | Promotion recommendation for Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor requested by Dean to the Personnel Council if Dean disagrees with Executive Committee's recommendation |
| November 20 | Faculty and Instructional Academic Staff Annual Review: Fully completed in Workday |
| December 15 | Programmatic and curricular changes submitted to CoursLeaf, approved at the unit level and started into workflow |
| December 19 | Fall 2026 Commencement |
| January 15 | Programmatic and curricular changes approved by the Deans. Other catalog changes submitted to course leaf. Narratives/overviews started into workflow |
| January 15 | Recommendations for promotion to Associate or Full Teaching Professor from Personnel Council due in Dean's office |
| January 15 | Recommendations for promotion to Associate or Full Professor from Personnel Council and Committee of Six due in Dean's office |
| January 26 | Special course fees due to budget office |
| January 29 | Faculty send LIFT requests to Unit Chair/Director for review |
| February 8 | Chairs (Program/Unit/Grad) submit Fall 2027 and J-Term 2028 timetables into workflow in CLSS |
| February 12 | Unit Chairs/Directors rank their area's requests using the LIFT summary sheet and submit to Dean/Division head |
| February 15 | Associate Deans approve Fall 2027 and J-Term 2028 timetables in CLSS |
| February 15 | Programmatic and curricular changes approved by GEC, AAC and GAAC |
| February 15 | Fall 2027 and J-Term 2028 timetables closed for classroom assignments (February 15 through February 28) |
| February 26 | Each Dean/Division head ranks their area's LIFT requests & submits to the review committee via TEAMS |
| February 26 | Recommendations for promotion from Associate/Full Teaching Professor due from Dean to Provost (through BP Logix) |
| February 26 | Recommendations for promotion from Associate Professor to Full Professor and tenure recommendations due from Dean to Provost |
| March 1 | First semester reviews for NEW faculty and Teaching Professors hired in August due to HR. |
| March 1 | Fall 2027 and J-Term 2028 timetable review by RO and Associate Deans (March 1 through March 12) |
| March 1 | Post-Tenure review for faculty due to Deans |
| March 8 | Emeritus nomination letters due from Unit( for faculty) or Supervisor( for staff) to Dean(faculty) or Divisional Leader(staff, if nominated by someone other than the Divisional Leader) |
| March 8 | First day LIFT review committee (Deans, CIO) will review requests. This review extends through March 19 |
| March 15 | Catalog published |
| March 15 | Publish Fall 2027 Schedule of Classes |
| March 15 | Publish J-Term 2028 Schedule of Classes |
| March 15 | Summer 2027 registration begins |
| March 17 | Emeritus nomination letters signed by this date by Dean (for faculty) or Divisional Leader (for staff) |
| March 19 | Deans to report renewals to Provost |
| March 22 | LIFT review committee sends recommendations to the Provost |
| March 29 | Fall 2027 priority registration begins |
| March 31 | Emeritus nomination letters signed by this date by Provost (for faculty) or Area Leader (for staff) |
| April | The sabbatical submission deadline will be in the Spring semester each year and the due date may flex. Please coordinate requests with the Associate Provost. |
| April 5 | First date LIFT award notifications could be sent out |
| April 9 | Final Emeritus status letters due from Chancellor's office to the candidates. This notification will also cc SOFAS and HR. |
| April 26 | Chancellor sends recommendation for promotions to Board of Regents |
| May 15 | Spring 2027 Commencement |
| May 23 | Last day of 2026-2027 appointment period (9 month) |