Calendar for Department Chairs and Program Directors

August

• Letter to faculty regarding requests for quadrennial leaves/LOAs/JFLs (requests due September 10).
• Faculty Professional Activities Inventories sent to faculty (due September 14).
• List of new faculty with titles and departments sent to Trinity Community.
• New Faculty Orientation, August 27 and 28.
• First Year Convocation - Academic Procession – August 30, 2:30 p.m.
• Matriculation Ceremony - Academic Procession – August 31, 10:45 a.m.

September

• Departments/programs conducting tenure-track searches meet with Dean and Diversity Officer.
• Requests for quadrennial leaves/LOAs/JFLs due September 10.
• Faculty Professional Activities Inventory Forms are due by September 14.
• Departments/programs that have chairs/directors whose terms will expire at end of academic year must meet with Dean of Faculty to decide on new chair/director.
• Filekeepers and candidates for promotion to associate professor and reappointment meet with Dean to discuss list of outside evaluators.
• Appointments need to be made with Associate Dean for Chairs/Program Directors re: staffing needs for the next year.

October

• Completed files (including scholarly and teaching materials) for candidates being considered for promotion to full professor due on October 1.
• Reports of activities due in Dean's Office from faculty returning from spring or academic year leaves.
• Scholarly packets of candidates up for tenure and promotion to associate professor sent to outside evaluators by October 1.
• Scholarly packets of candidates up for reappointment sent to outside evaluators by October 15.
• Evaluation forms for chairs/directors in 3rd year of appointment sent to each member of that department/program.
• EPC Calendar for Spring Term goes out to all Chairs.
• Chairs meet with Dean to discuss PAIs.

December

• EPC Intent-to-File due.

January

• Completed files (including scholarly and teaching materials) for candidates being considered for tenure and promotion to associate professors/tenure due January 10.

February

• EPC Proposals due.
• Completed files for reappointments due February 10.
• Completed files for non-professorial two-year contract reappointments due by February 1st.
• Reports of activities due in Dean's Office from faculty returning from fall leaves.

March

• Completed files for professorial contract reappointments and non-professorial contract reappointments (three or more years) due by March 1.
• Evaluation forms for chairs/directors in 1st year of appointment sent to each member of that department/program.

April

• Filekeepers and candidates for promotion to full professor meet with Dean to discuss list of outside evaluators.

May

• Honors Day Ceremony - Academic Procession (May 3 - 3:30 p.m.)
• Scholarly packets of candidates up for promotion to full professor sent to outside evaluators by May 15.
• A&P Calendar and Check-List sent to all faculty.
• Commencement - Academic Procession (May 19).