Office of the Provost Planning Calendar for 2017-2018

Fall 2017

July 28

• Last Date for Placing Orders of Textbooks and Other Required Course Materials with the Texas Tech Campus Barnes & Noble Bookstore

August 10-11 (Thur/Fri)

• Board of Regents meeting

August 12 (Saturday)

• Commencement:
  • 9:00 am Business Administration, Engineering, Graduate School, Human Sciences, University Programs, Visual & Performing Arts
  • 1:30 pm Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Architecture, Arts & Sciences, Education, Graduate School, Honors College (EVHM and HAL Majors ONLY), Media and Communication

August 23

• Faculty on duty
• Teaching Foundations at Texas Tech, hosted by the Teaching Academy and the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, TLPDC, Room 151, 1:30 pm-4:30 pm

August 24

• New Faculty Orientation, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, United Supermarkets Arena, City Bank Room, 8:00 am-3:00 pm

September 4

• Official University Holiday: Labor Day

September 15

• College Summary Reports of Faculty Exit Interviews during Academic Year 2016-2017 Due in Office of the Provost

October 2

• Faculty Development Leave applications for 2018-19 due to Office of the Provost

October 3

• Horn Professor Nominations due to Office of the Provost

October 6

• John M. Burns Conference, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, TLPDC Room 151 – (final agenda TBD)

October 9

• President's Faculty Book Award submissions due to Office of the Provost (2016 copyright year)
• Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award nominations due to Office of the Provost
• Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award nominations due to the Office of the Vice President for Research

October 16

• 2017-18 Consulting and Outside Employment forms due to Office of the Provost

October 20

• Board of Regents meeting
• Nominations for President's Teaching and Research Excellence Professorships due to Office of the Provost

October 27

• First Annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence in Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity, 3:30pm-5:00 pm, McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center

November 1

• Piper Professor nominations due to Office of the Provost

November 16

• Tenure Academy, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, TLPDC Room 151, 1:15 pm-5:00 pm

November 21

• Faculty nominations (unlimited) due to Office of the Provost:
  • Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
  • Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award
• College nominations for the Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Awards due to the Office of the Vice President for Research

November 23-24

• Official University Holiday: Thanksgiving

November 27

• Promotion and Tenure dossiers due to Office of the Provost

December 1

• Recommendations for Emeritus Faculty Appointments due to Office of the Provost (for faculty retired prior to September 1, 2017) OP 10.07

December 14-15

• Board of Regents meeting

December 15

• Commencement
  • 3:00pm Arts & Sciences
  • 7:00pm Graduate School

December 16

• Commencement
  • 9:00 am Business Administration, Media and Communications, University Programs, Visual & Performing Arts, Wind Energy
  • 1:30 pm Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Architecture, Education, Engineering Honors (EVHM and HAL Majors ONLY), Human Sciences
  • 5:00 pm School of Law Hooding Ceremony

December 25-29 

• Official University Holiday: Winter Break

Spring 2018

January 1 

• Official University Holiday: New Year's Day

January 9

• Faculty Retirement Notifications due to Office of the Provost (for retirements anticipated prior to September 1, 2018). OP 70.02

January 15

• Official University Holiday: Martin Luther King Day

February 5

• Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award applications due to the Office of the Provost
• Dean's nominations due to Office of the Provost:
  • President's Academic Achievement Award
  • President's Excellence in Teaching Award
  • Alumni Association New Faculty Award

March 1-2

• Board of Regents meeting - TTUHSC El Paso hosting

March 2

• Institutional Effectiveness in Excellence Nominations Due to Office of the Provost
• Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center- Overton Hotel (Final Agenda TBD)

March 5

• President's Excellence in Commercialization Award nominations due to the Office of the Vice President for Research

March 15-16

Official University Holiday: Spring Break

April 18 OR April 25 (final date to be confirmed in January)

• Faculty Honors Convocation, 3:30pm, SUB, Ballroom

April - May

• Regional Site Graduation Ceremonies
  • Waco – TBA
  • El Paso – TBA
  • Fredericksburg – TBA

May 12

• 6:00 pm School of Law Hooding Ceremony

May 17-18

• Board of Regents meeting

May 18

• Commencement
  • 3:00 pm Arts & Sciences
  • 7:00 pm Graduate School

May 19

• Commencement
  • 9:00 am Business Administration, Media and Communications, University Programs, Visual & Performing Arts, Wind Energy
  • 1:30 pm Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Architecture, Education, Engineering Honors (EVHM and HAL Majors ONLY), Human Sciences

May 28

• Official University Holiday: Memorial Day

July 4

• Official University Holiday: Independence Day

August 9-10

• Board of Regents meeting