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Office of the Provost Planning Calendar

Campus-Wide Dates and Deadlines

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

Faculty Awards: Deadlines and Procedures 

    Fall 2022

  • August11-12
    Board of Regents – Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
  • August22
    Faculty on Duty
  • August23
    New Faculty Orientation
  • September8
    Architecture Town Hall
  • September12
    Davis College Town Hall
  • September13
    University Studies Town Hall
  • September15
    College of Human Sciences Town Hall
  • September16
    Teaching Academy Induction Ceremony
  • September21
    Honors College Town Hall
  • September26
    College of Education Town Hall
  • September27
    Graduate School Town Hall
  • September29
    Library Town Hall
  • October3
    John M. Burns Conference
  • October4
    Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professorship nominations due to Office of the Provost (OP 32.09)
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and procedures
    Degree program and non-academic assessment deadline
    Faculty Development Leave applications for 2023 – 2024 due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.29)
    School of Law Town Hall
  • October6
    President's Faculty Book Award submissions due to the Office of the Provost (2021, copyright year) (OP 32.34)
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and procedures
  • October10
    Rawls College of Business Town Hall
  • October11
    2022-23 Consulting and Outside Employment forms due to Office of the Provost (OP 32.07)
  • October13
    JT & Margaret Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts Town Hall
  • October14
    Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours, modality, and deletions for Spring and Summer 2023 courses must be at the Academic Council stage of Curriculog.
  • October18
    College of Arts & Sciences Town Hall
  • October24
    College of Media & Communication Town Hall
  • October27
    School of Veterinary Medicine Town Hall
  • October28
    Piper Professor nominations due to Office of Provost
    Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award nominations due (OP 32.13)
    Chancellor's Council Distinguished Research Award nominations due (OP 32.21)
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and procedures
  • October31
    College of Engineering Town Hall
  • November11
    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

    College nominations for the Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Awards due to OR&I
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and procedures
  • November16
    Promotion and Tenure nominations due to Office of the Provost
  • November17
    Tenure Academy, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center
  • NovemberTBA
    Lawrence Schovanec Teaching Development Scholarship applications due to Teaching Academy
  • November17-18
    Board of Regents Meeting
  • December2
    Faculty Emeritus nominations due to Office of Provost (OP 10.07)
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and procedures
  • December16-17
    December Commencement

    Spring 2023

  • January5
    Faculty Retirement notifications due to Office of the Provost
  • January9
    Faculty on Duty
  • January10
    New Faculty Orientation, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center
  • January27
    Teaching Academy Departmental Excellence in Teaching Award applications to Teaching Academy
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and procedures
  • February3
    President's Excellence in Commercialization Award nominations due to OR&I

    *link will be open before Winter break

    Dean's nominations due to Office of the Provost

    *President's Academic Achievement

    *President's Excellence in Teaching

    *Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty

    Integrated Scholars nominations due to the Office of the Provost
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and procedures
  • February13
    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
  • February17
    Provost's Institutional Effectiveness Excellence Award nominations due Office of the Provost
    Faculty Awards: Deadlines and procedures
  • February21
    Changes to existing Communication Literacy plans must be launched in Curriculog.
    Changes to prefixes, prerequisites, corequisites, course numbers, credit/contact hours, modality, and deletions for Fall 2023 courses must be at the Academic Council stage of Curriculog.
  • February23-24
    Board of Regents Meeting- Location TBD
  • FebruaryTBA
    Advancing Teaching and Learning Conference, hosted by the Teaching, Learning, and Professional Development Center, virtual event
  • March22
    Teaching Academy New Member applications due to Teaching Academy
  • March31
    Teaching Academy New Member recommender/nomination letters due to Teaching Academy
  • April20
    Faculty Honors Convocation Reception
    April 20 – 3:30-5:00
    Student Union Building - Ballroom
  • May4-5
    Board of Regents Meeting- Texas Tech University Systems Building, Lubbock, TX
  • May12-13
    May Commencement

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

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