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Office of the Provost Planning Calendar

Campus-Wide Dates and Deadlines

Please refer to OP 32.24 for more information, nomination guidelines and forms. 

Please note that some dates are subject to change. Change announcements will be timely distributed.

Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures

      Fall 2023

    • August10-11
      Board of Regents
    • August21
      Faculty on Duty
    • August22
      New Faculty Orientation
    • September7
      Teaching Academy Induction Ceremony
    • September8
      John M. Burns Conference
    • September22
      Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award nominations submitted to InfoReady by college deans/delegates (OP 32.13)
      Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award nominations submitted to InfoReady by college deans/delegates (OP 32.21)
      Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
    • October2
      Piper Professor nominations due to the Office of the Provost
      2023-24 Consulting and Outside Employment forms due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.07)
    • October3
      Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professorship nominations due to Office of the Provost (OP 32.09)
      Degree program and non-academic assessment deadline
      2024-25 Faculty Development Leave Applications due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.09)
      Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
    • October6
      President's Faculty Book Award submissions due to the Office of the Provost (2022, copyright year) (OP 32.34)
      Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
    • October11
      Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award recommendations from Teaching Academy due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.13)
      Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award recommendations from OR&I due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.21)
      Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
    • October13
      Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours, modality, and deletions for Spring and Summer 2024 courses must be at the Academic Council stage of Curriculog.
    • October16
      Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award final recommendations from the Office of the Provost due to the Office of the Chancellor (OP 32.13)
      Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award final recommendations from the Office of the Provost due to the Office of the Chancellor (OP 32.21)
      Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
    • November3
      Promotion and Tenure nominations due to Office of the Provost
    • November7
      Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award
      Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching
      Spencer A. Wells Award for Creativity in Teaching

      *Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost

      Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
    • November10
      College nominations for the Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Awards due to OR&I
      Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
    • November16
      Tenure Academy, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center
    • November16-17
      Board of Regents Meeting
    • December1
      Faculty Emeritus nominations due to Office of Provost (OP 10.07)
      Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
    • December15-16
      Fall Commencement

Spring 2024

  • January8
    Faculty on Duty
  • January9
    New Faculty Orientation, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center
  • January26
    Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award applications to Teaching Academy
  • February2
    Integrated Scholars nominations due to the Office of the Provost
    President's Academic Achievement Award
    President's Excellence in Teaching Award
    Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
  • February9
    President's Excellence in Commercialization Award nominations due to OR&I

    *link will be open before Winter break

    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
  • February12
    President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award due to Office of University Outreach and Engagement
    President's Emerging Engaged Scholarship Award due to the Office of University Outreach and Engagement
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
  • February15
    Nancy J. Bell Graduate Faculty Excellence in Mentoring nominations due to Graduate School
  • February 16
    Provost's Institutional Effectiveness Excellence Award nominations due Office of the Provost
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures
  • FebruaryTBA
    Changes to existing Communication Literacy plans must be launched in Curriculog.
    Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, virtual event
  • February20
    Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours, modality, and deletions for Fall 2024 courses must be at the Academic Council stage of Curriculog.
  • February - March29 - 1
    Board of Regents Meeting
  • March21
    Teaching Academy New Member applications due to Teaching Academy
  • April25
    Faculty Honors Convocation
  • May9-10
    Board of Regents Meeting
  • May10-11
    Spring Commencement
  • May31
    Faculty Emeritus nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 10.07)

***Please note that all dates are subject to change***

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