Office of the Provost Planning Calendar for 2019-2020
Fall 2019
August 21
Faculty on duty
Teaching Foundations at Texas Tech, hosted by the Teaching Academy and the Teaching,
Learning, and Professional Development Center (TLPDC), at TLPDC, Room 151, 1:00 pm-5:00
pm
August 22
New Faculty Orientation, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development
Center, at the Museum of Texas Tech University, 7:30 am-4:30 pm
October 1
Paul Whitfield Horn Professor Nominations due to Office of the Provost
Degree program and non-academic assessment deadline
Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award Nominations due to Office of the
Provost
Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award Nominations due to OR&I
October 4
Board of Regents Meeting
October 4
Faculty Development Leave applications for 2020-21 due to Office of the Provost
October 9
President's Faculty Book Award submissions due to Office of the Provost (2018, copyright
year)
October 11
Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours,
modality, and deletions for Spring and Summer 2020 courses must be at the Academic
Council stage of Curriculog.
Proposals for the Core and/or Multicultural Curriculum must be at the Academic Council
stage of Curriculog.
October 14
2019-20 Consulting and Outside Employment forms due to Office of the Provost
President's Excellence in Teaching Professorship Nominations due to Office of the
Provost
October 21
John M. Burns Conference, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development
Center, at TLPDC, Room 151), Keynote Speaker, Dr. Bryan Dewsbury
November 1
Piper Professor Nominations due to Office of the Provost
November 11
Nominations (unlimited) due to Office of the Provost:
Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award
Hemphill Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award
Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
College nominations for the Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research
Awards due to OI&R
November 15
Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship Applications due to Teaching Academy
November 19
Tenure and Promotion dossiers due to Office of the Provost
November 20
Tenure Academy, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center,
at TLPDC, Room 151, 1:15 pm-5:00 pm
December 12-13
Board of Regents Meeting
December 13
Commencement
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Education
J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts
Graduate School
December 14
Commencement
Edward E. Whitacre, Jr. College of Engineering
Honors College
College of Human Sciences
University Programs
Wind Energy
Jerry S. Rawls College of Business Administration
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
College of Media & Communication
College of Architecture
December 18
Faculty Emeritus nominations due to Office of the Provost
Spring 2020
January 6
Faculty Retirement Notifications due to Office of the Provost
January 14
New Faculty Orientation, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development
Center, at the Museum of Texas Tech University, 8:00 am-3:00 pm
January 31
Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award applications due to Teaching
Academy
Dean's nominations due to Office of the Provost:
President's Academic Achievement Award
President's Excellence in Teaching Award
Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award
February 7
President's Excellence in Commercialization Award nominations due to OR&I
February 14
Nancy J. Bell Faculty Excellence in Mentoring nominations due to Graduate School
Integrated Scholars Nominations due to Office of the Provost
February 27-28
Board of Regents Meeting
February 21
Provost's Institutional Effectiveness Excellence Award Nominations due to Office of
the Provost
February 24
President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award due to Office of Academic Engagement
February 28
Changes to existing Communication Literacy plans must be launched in Curriculog.
March 5
Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and
Professional Development Center, at Overton Hotel, Keynote Speaker, Derek Bruff (Vanderbilt)
March 19
Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours,
modality, and deletions for Fall 2020 courses must be at the Academic Council stage
of Curriculog
April 17
Teaching Academy New Member applications due to Teaching Academy
April 21, 22, or 23
TBA Faculty Honors Convocation, SUB, Ballroom
May 14-15
Board of Regents Meeting
May 15
Commencement
College of Arts & Sciences
College of Education
J.T. & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts
Graduate School
May 16
Law school Hooding Ceremony
Commencement
College of Architecture
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources
