Aug. 9

• August Commencement

Aug. 14-15

• Board of Regents Meeting

Aug. 20

• Faculty on duty

Aug. 21

• New Faculty Orientation
  • Contact: Molly Jacobs

Sep. 26

• 2-3 p.m., Teaching Academy Induction Ceremony
  • Contact: Molly Jacobs

Oct. 1

• Degree Program Deadline
  • Contact: Jennifer Hughes
• Paul Whitfield Horn Distinguished Professorship nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.09)
  • Submit via SharePoint.
  • Contact: Anne King

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)
  • Submit via Infoready
  • Contact:  Nazmus Sayeed Sharon  or Karen Michael 

Oct. 6

Piper Professor

• • Nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
  • Submit via SharePoint
  • Contact: Anne King
• 2025-26 Consulting and Outside Employment
  • Forms due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.07)
  • Contact: Marianne Evola or Marisol Alonzo

Oct. 10

• 2025-26 Faculty Development Leave Applications due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.09)
  • Submit via SharePoint 
  • Contact: Luciana Cavazos
•  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.
  • Contact: Heather Eaton, Office of the Registrar

Oct. 15

• Non-academic Assessment Deadline
  • Contact: Jennifer Hughes

Oct. 17

• John M. Burns Conference
  • Contact: Molly Jacobs

Nov. 3

• Promotion and Tenure
  • Dossiers due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.01)
  • Submit via SharePoint
  • Contact: Michele Hinds

Nov. 3

•  Barnie E. Rushing, Jr. Faculty Distinguished Research Awards
  • College nominations due to Research & Innovation(OP 32.24)
  • Submit via Infoready
  • Contact: Karen Michael

Nov. 4

•  Faculty Distinguished Leadership Award
  • *Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
  • Submit 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)
  • Submit via SharePoint
  • Contact: Anne King
• Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award
  • *Nominations (unlimited) due to the Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
  • Submit via SharePoint
  • Contact: Anne King
• Integrated Scholars
  • Nominations due to the Office of the Provost
  • Contact: Genevieve Durham

Nov. 7

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

Nov. 13-14

• Board of Regents Meeting

Dec. 1

• Faculty Emeritus nominations due to the Office of Provost (OP 10.07)
  
  • Contact: Michele Hinds

Dec. 12-13

• Fall Commencement
  • Contact: commencement@ttu.edu

 

Jan. 12

• Faculty on duty

Jan. 13

• New Faculty Orientation
  • Contact: Molly Jacobs

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)
  
  • Contact: Molly Jacobs
• President's Academic Achievement Award(OP 32.24)
  • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost
  • Submit via SharePoint (link will be open before Winter Recess)
  • Contact: Anne King
• President's Excellence in Teaching Award(OP 32.24)
  • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost
  • Submit via SharePoint (link will be open before Winter Recess)
  • Contact: Anne King
• Texas Tech Alumni Association New Faculty Award(OP 32.24)
  • Dean's nominations due to the Office of the Provost
  • Submit via SharePoint (link will be open before Winter Recess)
  • For submissions/SharePoint assistance, Contact: Anne King
  • For Award Criteria, Contact: Kahlie Callison

Feb. 1

• President's Excellence in Academic Advising Award (OP 10.16)
  • Contact: Kamerin Schacht

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
  • Nominations due to Research & Innovation (OP 32.24)
  • Submit via Infoready (link open before Winter Recess)
  • Contact: Karen Michaels

Feb. 13

• President's Excellence in Engaged Scholarship Award
  • Due to the Office of University Outreach & Engagement
  • Submit via Infoready
  • Contact Birgit Green & Alexandria Fontana

• Provost's Institutional Effectiveness Excellence Award
  • Nominations due Office of the Provost (OP 32.24)
  • Contact: Jennifer Hughes
• 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

April 22

• Faculty Convocation

May 7-8

• Board of Regents Meeting

May 15-16

• Spring Commencement 
  • Contact: commencement@ttu.edu

June 1

• Faculty Emeritus
  • • Nominations due to the Office of the Provost (OP 10.07)
    • Contact: Michele Hinds