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Provost Planning Calendar

To encourage awareness of deadlines and other information, please visit the Office of the Provost website.

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

Aug. 9

  • August Commencement

Aug. 14-15

  • Board of Regents Meeting

Aug. 20

  • Faculty on duty

Aug. 21

Sep. 26

  • 2-3 p.m., Teaching Academy Induction Ceremony

Oct. 1

  • Degree Program Deadline
  • Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professorship nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.09) via SharePoint

Oct. 3

  • President's Faculty Book Award
    • Submissions due to the Office of the Provost (2024, copyright year) OP 32.34
    • Contact: Anne King
  • Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award due to OR&I (OP 32.21)
  • Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award due to the Teaching Academy (OP 32.13) via Infoready

Oct. 6

Piper Professor

    • Nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24) via SharePoint
    • Contact: Anne King
  • 2025-26 Consulting and Outside Employment

Oct. 10

  • 2025-26 Faculty Development Leave Applications due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.09) via SharePoint 
  •  Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours, modality and deletions for Spring and Summer 2026 courses must be at the Academic Council stage of Curriculog.

Oct. 15

Oct. 17

Nov. 3

  • Promotion and Tenure

Nov. 3

  •  Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Awards

Nov. 4

  •  Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award
    • *Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24) via SharePoint
    • Contact: Anne King
  • Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award
    • *Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24) via SharePoint
    • Contact: Anne King
  • Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
    • *Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24) via SharePoint
    • Contact: Anne King
  • Integrated Scholars

Nov. 7

  •  Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship
    • Applications due to the Teaching Academy via Infoready
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

Nov. 13-14

  • Board of Regents Meeting

Dec. 1

Dec. 12-13

 

Jan. 12

  • Faculty on duty

Jan. 13

Jan. 30

  • Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award (OP 32.24)
    • Applications due to the Teaching Academy
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs
  • President's Excellence in Faculty Peer Mentorship Award(OP 32.24)
  • President's Academic Achievement Award(OP 32.24)
    • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost via SharePoint
    • Contact: Anne King
  • President's Excellence in Teaching Award(OP 32.24)
    • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost via SharePoint
    • Contact: Anne King
  • Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award(OP 32.24)
    • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost via SharePoint
    • For submissions/SharePoint assistance, Contact: Anne King
    • For Award Criteria, Contact: Kahlie Callison

Feb. 1

Feb. 2

  • Nancy J. Bell Graduate Faculty Excellence in Mentoring
    • Nominations due to the Graduate School
    • Contact: Donna Rogers

Feb. 9

  • President's Excellence in Commercialization Award

Feb. 13

  • President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award
  • Provost's Institutional Effectiveness Excellence Award
  • Academic Milestones
    • Hosted by Teaching, Learning & Professional Development Center
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

Feb. 17

  •  Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours, modality and deletions for Fall 2026 courses must be at the Academic Council stage of Curriculog.
    • To be presented at Academic Council no later than Oct. 22
    • Contact: Heather Eaton, Office of the Registrar

Feb. 20

  •  Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference
    • Hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center Virtual event
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

Feb. 26 & 27

  • Board of Regents Meeting

March 13

  • Teaching Academy New Member
    • Applications due to the Teaching Academy
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

March 27

  • Teaching Academy New Member
    • Recommendation/nomination letters due to the Teaching Academy
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

May 5

  • Faculty Awards Convocation Reception

May 7-8

  • Board of Regents Meeting

May 15-16

June 1

Aug. 3

  • Online Faculty NFO (New Faculty Orientation)
    • Contact: Bonnie Cordell

Aug. 7-8

Aug. 10

  • First day TTU Online 8-week classes
    • Contact: Bonnie Cordell

Aug. 13

  • Board of Regents
    • Texas Tech University System Building, Lubbock, TX
    • Contact: Cindy Akers

Aug. 19

  • Faculty on duty

Aug. 20

Sept. 24

Oct. 1

  • Degree Program Deadline
  • 2026-27 Consulting and Outside Employment
  • Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professorships
    • Nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.09) via SharePoint
    • Contact: Anne King

Oct. 2

  • President's Faculty Book Award
    • Submissions due to the Office of the Provost (2025 copyright year) (OP 32.24)
    • Contact: Hand deliver to Luciana Cavazos (Faculty Success)
  • Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award
  • Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award
  • John M. Burns Conference

Oct. 9

  • Piper Professor
  • Faculty Development Leave
    • 2027-2028 applications due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.29)
    • Contact: Suzanne Tapp or Luciana Cavazos
    • Submit through InfoReady
  • Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours, modality and deletions for Spring and Summer 2027 courses must be at the Academic Council stage of Curriculog.

Oct. 19

  • TTU Online Late Fall 8-week classes begin
    • Contact: Bonnie Cordell

Oct. 30

  • Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Awards

Nov. 2

  • Promotion and Tenure
  • Non-academic Assessment Deadline
  • Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award
    • Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
    • Contact: Anne King
    • Submit through SharePoint
  • Hemphill-Wells New Professor Excellence in Teaching Award
    • Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
    • Contact: Anne King
    • Submit through SharePoint
  • Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
    • Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
    • Contact: Anne King
    • Submit through SharePoint

Nov. 6

  • Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship
    • Applications due to the Teaching Academy
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs
    • Submit through InfoReady

Nov. 13

  • Board of Regents
    • Texas Tech University System Building, Lubbock, TX
    • Contact: Cindy Akers

Dec. 1

Dec. 11-12

Jan. 8

  • TTU Online Early Spring 8-week classes begin
    • Contact: Bonnie Cordell

Jan. 11

  • Faculty on duty

Jan. 12

  • New Faculty Orientation
    • Hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

Jan. 15

  • President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award

Jan. 29

  • Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award
  • President's Excellence in Faculty Peer Mentoring Award

Feb. 1

  • President's Academic Achievement Award
    • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
    • Contact: Kahlie Callison
    • Submit through SharePoint
    • Link will be open before winter break
  • President's Excellence in Teaching Award
    • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
    • Contact: Kahlie Callison
    • Submit through SharePoint
    • Link will be open before winter break
  • Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award
    • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
    • Contact: Kahlie Callison
    • Submit through SharePoint
    • Link will be open before winter break
  • President's Excellence in Academic Advising Award

Feb. 3

  • Nancy J. Bell Graduate Faculty Excellence in Mentoring
    • Nominations due to the Graduate School
    • Contact: Donna Rogers

Feb. 5

  • President's Excellence in Commercialization Award
    • Nominations due to OR&I (OP 32.24)
    • Contact: Karen Michael
    • Submit through InfoReady
    • Link will be open before winter break

Feb. 12

  • Academic Milestones
    • Hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

TBD

  • Changes to existing Communication Literacy plans must be launched in Curriculog

Feb. 17

  • Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours, modality and deletions for Fall 2026 courses must be at the Academic Council stage of Curriculog.
    • To be presented at Academic Council no later than Oct. 22.
    • Contact: Heather Eaton, Office of the Registrar

Feb. 19

  • Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference
    • Hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center
    • Virtual event
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

Feb. 25-26

  • Board of Regents Meeting
    • Location: Lubbock TTUS
    • Contact: Cindy Akers

March 12

  • Teaching Academy New Member
    • Applications due to the Teaching Academy
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

March 15

  • TTU Online Late Spring 8-week classes begin
    • Contact: Bonnie Cordell

March 26

  • Teaching Academy New Member
    • Recommender/nomination letters due to the Teaching Academy
    • Contact: Molly Jacobs

May-ish

  • Faculty Honors Convocation

May 6-7

  • Board of Regents Meeting
    • Contact: Cindy Akers

May 13-15

June 1

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