Monday, August 07, 2017 Monday, August 07, 2017 Tuesday, August 08, 2017 Wednesday, August 09, 2017 Full-time faculty return to campus New Faculty Orientation Fall Faculty Conference Day #1, followed by Academic Affairs Reception Fall Faculty Conference Day #2, followed by Faculty Senate Open Forum Saturday, August 12, 2017 New Student Orientation (PDCC) Monday, August 14, 2017 Fall (16-week) & Fall 1 (8-week) classes begin Thursday, August 17, 2017 Last day to add Fall & Fall 1 classes Friday, August 18, 2017 Opening Convocation, followed by All-University Picnic Monday, August 21, 2017 Last day to drop Fall & Fall 1 classes Friday, August 25, 2017 Faculty Senate Meeting @ Noon Friday, August 25, 2017 Faculty Federation Meeting @ 2 p.m. Faculty submit Spring term Grow Your Own (GYO) applications to Provost (provost@park.edu) Faculty return signed AY 2016-17 performance reviews to Deans per CBA timeline Faculty notify Deans of intent to apply for tenure, promotion, and/or conversion to tenure track University Assessment Committee Meeting @ 2 p.m. Faculty submit sabbatical applications to Chairs for AY 2018-19 Monday, September 04, 2017 Labor Day holiday (no classes PDCC only) Friday, September 08, 2017 Monday, September 11, 2017 (Second Monday due to Labor Day Holiday) Monday, September 11, 2017 Chairs forward AY 2018-19 sabbatical applications to Deans Friday, September 15, 2017 Faculty Center for Innovation faculty learning opportunity Friday, September 15, 2017 Deans submits AY 2018-19 sabbatical applications to Provost Faculty Development Endowment (FDE) grant applications due to Friday, September 15, 2017 Provost, provost@park.edu (please note that applications must be signed by Chair and Dean) Sunday, September 17, 2017 Last day to withdraw from Fall 1 classes with grade of W Monday, September 18, 2017 Faculty submit portfolios for conversion to tenure-track (TT) to Chairs Monday, September 18, 2017 Tuesday, September 19, 2017 Friday, October 06, 2017 Friday, October 06, 2017 Sunday, October 08, 2017 Monday, October 09, 2017 Monday, October 09, 2017 Provost submits AY 2018-19 sabbatical applications to Tenure & Promotion (T&P) Committee 2018 Spring and Summer PDCC class schedules due to Registrar T&P Committee submits sabbatical recommendations to Provost Chairs submit conversion to TT portfolios to Deans Sabbatical reports from Spring 2017 sabbaticals due to Provost, provost@park.edu (see Faculty Manual for directions) Faculty Senate elects Post-Tenure Review Committee (if needed) Faculty submit tenure portfolios to Chair Fall 1 classes end (last day to withdraw with grade WF) Deans submit conversion to TT portfolios to Provost Fall Recess begins 1 Last Revised July 21, 2017
Date Friday, October 13, 2017 Provost announces recipients of FDE grant awards Sunday, October 15, 2017 Fall Recess ends Monday, October 16, 2017 Fall 2 (8-week) classes begin Monday, October 16, 2017 Provost forwards conversion to TT portfolios to T&P Committee Thursday, October 19, 2017 Last day to add Fall 2 classes Friday, October 20, 2017 (Third Friday due to Fall Recess) Monday, October 23, 2017 Chairs submit tenure portfolios to Deans Monday, October 23, 2017 Faculty submit promotion portfolios to Chairs Monday, October 23, 2017 Last day to drop Fall 2 classes Friday, October 27, 2017 T&P Committee submits recommendations for TT conversion to Provost Friday, October 27, 2017 Friday, October 27, 2017 Sunday, October 29, 2017 Last day to withdraw from Fall (16-week) classes with grade of W Monday, October 30, 2017 Deans submit names of faculty eligible for pre-tenure review to Provost Wednesday, November 01, 2017 Provost notifies recipients of GYO award(s) Thursday, November 02, 2017 Trustee Day Board of Trustees Meeting (deliberation of AY 2018-19 sabbatical applications) Monday, November 06, 2017 Monday, November 06, 2017 Friday, November 10, 2017 Monday, November 13, 2017 Monday, November 13, 2017 Wednesday, November 15, 2017 Friday, November 17, 2017 Friday, November 17, 2017 Sunday, November 19, 2017 Monday, November 20, 2017 Wednesday, November 22, 2017 Thursday, November 23, 2017 Sunday, November 26, 2017 Monday, December 04, 2017 (Note: Curricular changes must be approved by the Curriculum Committee or Graduate Council no later than November to appear in the AY 18-19 catalog). College/School meetings (First Friday due to Veteran's Day Holiday) (Note: Curricular changes must be approved by the Curriculum Committee or Graduate Council no later than November to appear in the AY 18-19 catalog) Deans submit tenure portfolios to Provost Veterans Day holiday Provost forwards tenure applications to T&P Committee Chairs submit promotion portfolios to Deans Provost communicates any planned contract non-renewals to T&P Committee (Third Friday due to the Thanksgiving holiday) - Senate approves December graduates and conducts final review of 2018-19 UG catalog curricular changes (Third Friday due to the Thanksgiving holiday) Last day to Withdraw Fall 2 classes with grade of W Deans submit promotion portfolios to Provost Provost forwards promotion portfolios to the T&P Committee Thanksgiving recess begins Thanksgiving recess ends Provost announces AY 2018-19 sabbatical awards Provost meets with T&P Committee re: contract non-renewals Final exam week begins Fall (16-week) Final exam week ends Fall (16-week) T&P Committee submits recommendations for BOTH tenure and promotion to Provost 2 Last Revised July 21, 2017
Saturday, December 09, 2017 Sunday, December 10, 2017 Fall semester International Sash Ceremony December Commencement (Kansas City Area) Fall & Fall 2 end (Last day to withdraw with grade WF) Final date to submit to Academic Affairs all non-curricular changes for 2018-19 undergraduate catalog (i.e., changes not requiring Curriculum Committee or Graduate Council action) Final date for approval of all course fees for AY 2018-19 (including fees that are not listed individually in the catalog) Tuesday, December 12, 2017 Friday, December 15, 2017 Friday, December 15, 2017 Monday, December 25, 2017 Tuesday, December 26, 2017 Tuesday, January 02, 2018 Thursday, January 04, 2018 Monday, January 08, 2018 Monday, January 08, 2018 Friday, January 12, 2018 Friday, January 12, 2018 Monday, January 15, 2018 Monday, January 15, 2018 Thursday, January 18, 2018 Friday, January 19, 2018 Monday, January 22, 2018 Friday, January 26, 2018 Friday, January 26, 2018 Thursday, February 01, 2018 Monday, February 05, 2018 Friday, February 09, 2018 Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Wednesday, February 14, 2018 Friday, February 16, 2018 Sunday, February 18, 2018 Monday, February 19, 2018 Friday, February 23, 2018 Friday, February 23, 2018 Final date to have final approval by all authorizing agencies of all program offerings added to Campus Centers for AY 2018-19 catalog Fall grades due by 11:59 p.m. (CT) Provost notifies affected faculty of contract non-renewals Deans submit updated departmental standards to Provost Christmas Day holiday Christmas Eve (observed) holiday (due to Christmas Eve falling on a Sun.) Summer/Fall 2018 Grow Your Own (GYO) applications due to Provost Provost submits to Deans approvals of spring above-load compensation requests Full time faculty return to campus Martin Luther King Jr. holiday (PDCC only) Spring (16-week) & Spring 1 (8-week) classes begin Last day to add Spring & Spring 1 classes Last day to drop Spring & Spring 1 classes Board of Trustees Meeting (deliberation of TT conversion, tenure, & promotion) Board of Trustees Meeting (deliberation of TT conversion, tenure, & promotion) Updates from Faculty Federation & Faculty Senate due to Provost for AY 2018-19 Faculty Manual Fall 2018 PDCC course schedules due to Registrar Pre-tenure portfolios due to Provost (4:30 p.m.) Deans submit AY 2018-19 full-time faculty assignments (including special duty descriptions) to Provost for contract preparation Faculty Center for Innovation faculty learning opportunity Last day to withdraw from Spring 1 classes with grade of W President's Day holiday Sabbatical reports from Fall 2017 sabbaticals due to Provost (see Faculty Manual for directions) 3 Last Revised July 21, 2017
Friday, March 02, 2018 Friday, March 02, 2018 Monday, March 05, 2018 Friday, March 09, 2018 Sunday, March 11, 2018 Monday, March 12, 2018 Sunday, March 18, 2018 Monday, March 19, 2018 Thursday, March 22, 2018 Friday, March 23, 2018 Friday, March 23, 2018 Monday, March 26, 2018 Friday, March 30, 2018 Sunday, April 01, 2018 Monday, April 02, 2018 Monday, April 02, 2018 Friday, April 06, 2018 Friday, April 06, 2018 Thursday, April 12, 2018 Friday, April 13, 2018 Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Friday, April 20, 2018 Friday, April 20, 2018 Provost notifies recipients of GYO award(s) Provost announces Board decisions regarding applications for conversion to TT, promotion, & tenure AY 2018-19 Writing Skills Inventory Scoring Fellows applications due (Park Writes program) Graduate Council meeting: 11-1 p.m. Spring 1 term ends (Last day to withdraw with grade WF) Spring Recess begins Spring Recess ends Spring 2 classes begin Last day to add Spring 2 classes Last day to drop Spring 2 classes Full-time faculty reappointment letters &/or terminal contracts delivered/mailed per CBA timeline Last day to withdraw from Spring (16-week) classes with grade of W Nominations due for student (departmental, university) and faculty awards (teaching and scholarship) given at Honors Convocation and the Doris Howell Leadership events AY 2018-19 Faculty Center for Innovation Faculty Fellows applications due Doris Howell Leadership Award Banquet Faculty Center for Innovation faculty learning opportunity AY 2018-19 signed full-time faculty contracts due to Academic Affairs Sunday, April 22, 2018 Last day to withdraw from Spring 2 with grade of W Tuesday, April 24, 2018 Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium Day #1 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium Day #2 Wednesday, April 25, 2018 Honors Convocation Friday, April 27, 2018 (approval of May graduates), followed by Senate Open Forum Friday, April 27, 2018 Friday, May 04, 2018 Friday, May 04, 2018 Monday, May 07, 2018 Graduate Council meeting: 11-1 p.m. Monday, May 07, 2018 Final exam week begins Spring 16-week Friday, May 11, 2018 Spring semester International Sash Ceremony Friday, May 11, 2018 Final exam week ends Spring 16-week Saturday, May 12, 2018 May Commencement (Kansas City area) Sunday, May 13, 2018 Spring & Spring 2 classes end (Last day to withdraw with grade WF) Sunday, May 13, 2018 Last day to add/drop/withdraw Maymester with grade of W Monday, May 14, 2018 Maymester (2-week) classes begin Tuesday, May 15, 2018 Spring grades due by 11:59 p.m. (CT) Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Assesment Institute 4 Last Revised July 21, 2017
Date Friday, May 18, 2018 Board of Trustees Meeting Sunday, May 27, 2018 Maymester classes end Monday, May 28, 2018 Memorial Day holiday Thursday, May 31, 2018 Annual Faculty Performance Review and Professional Development Plan due to Chairs Thursday, May 31, 2018 University and Faculty Senate Committee Self-Evaluation reports due to Provost Monday, June 04, 2018 Summer (8-week) & Junemester (4-week) classes begin Friday, June 15, 2018 Annual Program Assessment Reports due to Deans Sunday, July 01, 2018 Junemester classes end (Last day to withdraw with WF) Monday, July 02, 2018 Julymester classes begin Wednesday, July 04, 2018 Independence Day holiday Sunday, July 29, 2018 Julymester classes end (Last day to withdraw with WF) Sunday, July 29, 2018 Summer classes end Monday, August 13, 2018 Fall (16-week) & Fall 1 (8-week) classes begin 5 Last Revised July 21, 2017