CONCORD COLLEGE

Athens, West Virginia

 

2002-03 ACADEMIC PLANNING CALENDAR

 

 

August 16, Fri.               Beginning of the college year

 

August 16, Fri.               Opening meeting 9:00 a.m. in the Ballroom

 

August 16, Fri.               Division and department meetings

 

August 16, Fri.               Faculty dinner 7:00 p.m. in the Ballroom

 

August 19, Mon.            VPAD notify sixth-year probationary faculty of required evaluation for tenure

 

August 20, Tue.             Registration and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.

 

August 21, Wed.            Classes begin and payment of fees 8:00 a.m.

 

August 21, Wed.            Registration for night classes 6:00 p.m.

 

August 22, Thur.            Late registration fee starts for on-campus courses

 

August 27, Tue.             Last day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.

 

August 30, Fri.               Faculty submit office hours to their chairs

 

August 30, Fri.               Divisions distribute “Outside Commitments of Faculty”

 

August 30, Fri.               Chairs submit Grade Change Committee division appointees to VPAD

 

Sept. 2, Mon.                 Holiday - Labor Day

 

Sept. 4, Wed.                Faculty submit course disclosures to chairs

 

Sept. 5, Thur.                Last day to pay fees

 

Sept. 6, Fri.                   Last day to submit changes and additions to the 2002-03 Committee Book to VPAD

 

Sept. 11, Wed.               Divisions have Spring 2003 schedule of classes entered into the computer

 

Sept. 13, Fri.                 Last day to apply for Spring 2003 Professional Semester (student teaching)

 

Sept. 18, Wed.               Faculty loading logic to Associate Dean

 

Sept. 25, Wed.               Last day to make application for December graduation

 

Sept. 27, Fri.                 “Outside Commitments of Faculty” returned to Divison Chairs

 

October 1, Tue.              Faculty promotions process initiated

 

October 8, Tue.              Divisions have preliminary Summer 2003 schedules in the computer

 

October 9, Wed.             Mid-semester reports of unsatisfactory grades due to Registrar's Office 12:00 noon

October 12, Sat.            Homecoming

 

October 25, Fri.              Last day for dropping courses with grade of "W" 4 p.m.

 

October 30, Wed.     VPAD Summer School 2003 review completed with feedback to divisions

 

Oct. 30-Nov. 12              Advising for course selection for Spring 2003 Semester

 

October 31, Thur.            Bad weather discussion/announcements

 

November 1, Fri.            Program reviews to VPAD in mail-ready form

 

November 1, Fri.            Chairs submit second-year probationary faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

November 4-12              Course selection for Spring 2003 Semester (for students presently enrolled)

 

November 8, Fri.            Chairs submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Spring 2003 to VPAD

 

Nov. 25-29(M-F)             Thanksgiving recess

 

Nov. 25-Dec. 6               (Last 2 wks. of semester) - student evaluations of faculty turned in to division offices

 

December 4, Wed.            Last day to withdraw from college with grade of "W"

 

December 11, Wed.            Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center

 

December 12, Thur.            Reading Day

 

December 13, Fri.            Exams begin 8:00 a.m.

 

December 15, Sun.            Deadline for President to notify in writing second-year probationary faculty of contract non-renewal

 

December 18, Wed.            Fall semester ends 5:00 p.m.

 

December 18, Wed.            Fall Commencement 5:00 p.m.

 

January 14, Tue.            Registration and payment of fees 8:30 a.m.

 

January 15, Wed.            Classes begin and payment of fees 8:00 a.m.

 

January 15, Wed.            Registration for on-campus night classes 6:00 p.m.

 

January 16, Thur.            Late registration fee begins for on-campus courses

 

January 20, Mon.            Holiday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

 

January 22, Wed.            Last day for registration or adding classes 4 p.m.

 

January 24, Fri.              Tenure recommendations from chairs to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

January 24, Fri.              Faculty submit office hours to their division chairs

 

January 24, Fri.              Chairs submit first-year probationary faculty evaluations and recommendations to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

January 29, Wed.            Divisions have Fall 2003 schedule of classes entered into the computer

 

January 31, Fri.              Faculty submit course disclosures to chairs

 

January 31, Fri.              Last day to pay fees

 

February 3-7                  Divisions notify VPAD in writing the results of elections of division and department chairs (every third year)

 

February 7, Fri.              Faculty loading logic to Associate Dean

 

February 10, Mon.     Last day for making application for May graduation 4 p.m.

 

February 14, Fri.            Last day to apply for Fall 2003 Professional Semester (student teaching)

 

February 18, Tue.            Divisions have Summer 2003 schedule audit returned to Associate Dean

 

February 28, Fri.            Chairs complete annual evaluations of full-time temporary and continuing temporary faculty (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

March 1, Sat.                 Deadline for President to notify in writing first-year probationary faculty of contract non-renewal

 

March 5, Wed.               Mid-semester reports of unsatisfactory grades due to the Registrar's Office 12:00 noon

 

March 7, Fri.                  Chairs submit promotion evaluations and recommendations for 2003-04 to VPAD (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

Mar. 10-14(M-F)            Spring recess

 

March 17, Mon.              Summer school schedule published, distributed and publicized

 

March 21, Fri.                Divisions submit annual evaluation of chairs to VPAD

 

March 28, Fri.                Last day for dropping courses with grade of "W" 4 p.m.

 

March 28, Fri.                Faculty submit professional activity summaries to division chairs

 

March 31-April 9            Advising for course selection for Summer and Fall 2003

 

April 4-9                        Course selection for Summer and Fall 2003

 

April 4, Fri.                    Chairs submit to VPAD evaluations and recommendations of probationary faculty with two or more years of service (with copies to faculty members involved)

 

April 4, Fri.                    Faculty submit peer evaluations to division chairs

 

April 10, Thur.               DeNuzzo Award nominations to VPAD

 

April 10, Thur.               Great Teachers Seminar nominations to VPAD

 

April 18, Fri.                  Summer school schedule solidified

April 21-May 2               (Last 2 wks. of semester) – student evaluations of faculty turned in to division offices  (College-wide spring evaluations done every three years – 2005; 2008, etc.)

 

April 25, Fri.                  HiEd Doctoral Scholars Program nominations to VPAD

 

April 30, Wed.                Last day to withdraw from college with grade of "W"

 

May 1, Thur.                  Students and faculty notified of summer classes cancelled and in jeopardy

 

May 1, Thur.                  Chairs complete annual evaluation of all tenured faculty (with copy to faculty member) and forward unsatisfactory evaluations to VPAD for further review

 

May 1, Thur.                  Evaluation of tenured faculty serving as Division Chairs completed using a division-determined evaluation process (with copy to faculty member) and unsatisfactory evaluations forwarded to VPAD for further review

 

May 7, Wed.                  Student evaluations of faculty turned in to the Computer Center

 

May 8, Thur.                  Reading Day

 

May 9, Fri.                     Exams begin 8:00 a.m.

 

May 14, Wed.                Professor of the Year nominations to VPAD

 

May 14, Wed.                Spring semester ends 5:00 p.m.

 

May 14, Wed.                Chairs submit adjunct and overload requests and information for Fall 2003 to VPAD

 

May 17, Sat.                  Spring Commencement and Alumni Day

 

May 17, Sat.                  Deadline for President to notify in writing probationary faculty with two or more years of service of terminal contract

 

1st day Sum. Terms            Class headcount enrollment to VPAD

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vice President and Academic Dean                                                                                    July 2, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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