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NOTE: Except as noted (*), the dates listed below on the master academic calendar are campus deadlines; dates preceded by asterisks are Trustee-mandated deadlines. When a Trustee-mandated deadline falls on a Saturday/Sunday personnel actions should be completed by the preceding Friday.

The  Summary of Major Personnel Actions and other procedures provides the same deadlines but lists this information by type of major faculty personnel action (e.g. tenure review, sabbatical, PMYR, etc).

AUGUST 2026
SEPTEMBER 2026
OCTOBER 2026
NOVEMBER 2026
DECEMBER 2026
JANUARY 2027
FEBRUARY 2027
MARCH 2027
APRIL 2027
MAY 2027
JUNE 2027
JULY 2027
AUGUST 2027

AUGUST 2026

03   Dean of University Libraries sends notice of personnel review for reappointment, promotion or continuing appointment to eligible librarians with a copy to the library personnel committee chair

15   (*) By this date, notification of promotion from Delegated Appointing Authority to faculty/librarians (with copies to intervening administrators); this deadline may be extended in certain cases

(*) By this date, notification of reappointment or expiration of appointment of all faculty in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th probationary year whose current contracts expire 8/31/27 from Delegated Appointing Authority to candidates

(*) Deadline for notification of Expiration of Appointment (8/31/27) in tenure cases in which the chancellor does not recommend tenure to the president and the Board of Trustees

Notification of emeritus status from provost to retiree, dean, and department chair

By this date, chairpersons remind faculty to provide materials by 9/14/26 for personnel reviews scheduled during AY 26-27

31   Last day of AY 25-26 academic-basis appointment

SEPTEMBER 2026

01   Effective date for faculty academic appointments and reappointments commencing Fall 2026

02-03   New Faculty Orientation

07  Holiday (Labor Day)

08   First day of classes

Request for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required or immediate return from current sabbatical from faculty/librarian to chairperson/department head in cases in which the sabbatical leave ends before 1/23/27 (NOTE: requests made after this date will normally not be considered) 

11   Chairs receive materials from tenure system faculty for personnel reviews scheduled during AY 23-27 and confirm to dean the faculty members being reviewed

Rosh Hashanah (begins at sundown 09/11/26, lasts through nightfall 09/13/26) 

14   Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required return from current sabbatical leave from chairperson/department head to dean in cases in which the sabbatical leave ends before 1/23/27

Promotion files for rank of Professor (without tenure consideration) from chairperson to departmental personnel committees

Tenure files from chairperson to department personnel committee for review

Fourth Year Review files from chairperson to department personnel committee for review

Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on immediate return from sabbatical leave from chairperson or department head to dean in cases in which the sabbatical leave ends before 1/23/27

Annual Reports from faculty to chairperson with appropriate sections completed; chairpersons pass reports to personnel committee

15   Annual reports forwarded from librarians to immediate supervisor with appropriate sections completed

Add/Drop Ends

18   Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required return from sabbatical leave from dean to provost in cases in which the leave ends before 1/23/27

Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on immediate return from sabbatical leave from dean to provost in cases in which the sabbatical leave ends before 1/23/27

Librarian Annual Reports returned to librarians for their signatures/comments

20  Yom Kipper (begins at sundown 09/20/26, lasts through nightfall 09/21/26)

OCTOBER 2026

01   By this date, the department personnel committee and the dean shall disseminate to the bargaining-unit members the principles upon which merit awards will be decided for Pools A and B, respectively. These principles relate to the AFRs and merit processes that will follow the academic year that the October 1st notification falls within.   

Personnel committees return Annual Faculty Reports to chairperson with appropriate sections completed

Librarian Annual Reports from librarians provided to Library Personnel Committee with comments of supervisor

07   Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required or immediate return from sabbatical leave from provost to chancellor in cases in which the sabbatical leave ends before 1/23/27

09   Annual Faculty Reports from chairperson to faculty (with appropriate sections completed by department personnel committee and chairperson)

Recommendations regarding tenure from department personnel committee to chairperson

Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required or immediate return from sabbatical leave from chancellor to president in cases in which the sabbatical leave ends before 1/24/26

12   Holiday (Indigenous People's Day)

16   Recommendations regarding tenure from chairperson to dean for distribution to college personnel committee

Annual Faculty Reports (with signature) returned by faculty to chairpersons

19   Annual Faculty Reports from chairpersons to deans

20   Recommendations regarding reappointment through the 6th Probationary Year from department personnel committee to chairperson

21   Librarian Annual Reports from personnel committee to dean for reviews/comments

23   Last day to file for December 2026 graduation

26   Applications for sabbatical leaves or leaves of absence for AY 27-28 from faculty to chairperson and from librarian to associate dean of university libraries

27  Recommendations regarding reappointment to 3rd Probationary Year from chair to dean

NOVEMBER 2026

02   Spring/Winter Registration Begins

Librarian Annual Reports from dean of university libraries to librarians for final signature/comments

07   Librarian Annual Reports (with final signature) forwarded to dean of university libraries

11   Holiday (Veteran's Day)

12   Recommendations regarding reappointment to 3rd Probationary Year from dean to provost

13   Recommendations regarding reappointment through the 6th Probationary Year (Fourth Year Review) from chairperson to dean for distribution to the college personnel committee 

Recommendations regarding sabbatical leaves and leaves of absence for AY 27-28 from chairperson/associate dean of university libraries to dean

17   Recommendations regarding tenure from college personnel committee to dean

19   Pass/Fail and Course Withdrawal Deadline

25   By this date, notification to faculty or librarians regarding decision on request for exception to Trustee policy on required or immediate return from sabbatical leave which ends before 1/23/27

Written notification from librarian to dean of intent to submit name for promotion or continuing appointment

26   Holiday (Thanksgiving)

30   Classes Resume

DECEMBER 2026

04   Hanukkah (begins at sundown, lasts through nightfall 12/12/26)

11   Sabbatical reports from Spring 26 due to provost

Semester Ends

12  Study Period

14  Final Exam Period (Ends December 18)

15   (*) By this date, notification of reappointment or expiration of appointment of probationary faculty in 2nd service year (those whose current contracts expire 8/31/27) from Delegated Appointing Authority to candidate (with copies to intervening administrators)

19   Emergency Final Exam Snow Day (if needed)

25   Holiday (Christmas)

28   Fall 2026 Grades Due Online

JANUARY 2027

01   Holiday (New Year's Day)

04   Classes Begin

05   Recommendations from dean to provost regarding any Spring 27 continuing appointments for eligible NTT faculty

08   Recommendations regarding tenure from dean to provost

For librarians with one to five years of service, recommendations for reappointment from dean to provost

11   Promotion files for rank of Professor (without tenure consideration) from department personnel committee to department chair

14   Course pass/fail/withdrawal deadline

Recommendations regarding sabbatical leaves and leaves of absence for AY 27-28 from dean to provost

Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required or immediate return from sabbatical leave from faculty or librarian to chairperson or department head in cases of faculty or librarians on leave for AY 26-27 year or on leave in the Spring 2027 semester

18   Holiday (Martin Luther King Day)

19   Materials for librarian promotion or continuing appointment submitted by librarian to immediate supervisor

22   Winter Classes End

23  Effective end date for Fall 2026 faculty appointments

25   Chair receives materials from non-tenure track faculty for personnel reviews scheduled during AY 26-27 and confirms to dean the faculty members being reviewed

Effective date for faculty appointments and reappointments commencing Spring 2027

Spring Semester Begins

26   Non-tenure track faculty promotion files from chairperson to departmental personnel committee

28   Recommendations regarding reappointment to 2nd Probationary Year from department to dean

Recommendations regarding promotions to the rank of Professor (without tenure consideration) from chairperson to dean for distribution to college personnel committee

Recommendations regarding reappointment through the 6th Probationary Year (Fourth Year Review) from college personnel committee to dean

Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required return from sabbatical leave from chairperson or department head to dean

29   Winter Grades Due Online

By this date, faculty scheduled for PMYR submit their 2000-word (or less) statement and CV to department personnel committee and chairperson; chairperson provides personnel committee with annual reports and student evaluations for faculty undergoing PMYR

FEBRUARY 2027

01   Add/Drop Ends

05   Recommendations on reappointment to 2nd Probationary Year from dean to provost   

Recommendations regarding librarian promotions or continuing appointments from supervisor to library personnel committee

Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required or immediate return from sabbatical leave from dean to provost

15   Holiday (Presidents' Day)

17   Non-tenure track promotion files from department personnel committee to department chair

18   Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required or immediate return from sabbatical leave from provost to chancellor

26   Recommendations regarding promotions to the rank of Professor (without tenure consideration) from college personnel committee to dean

Recommendations for reappointment through 6th Probationary Year (Fourth Year Review) from dean to provost

PMYR recommendations of personnel committee and chairperson to PMYR faculty and dean

MARCH 2027

01   (*) By this date, notification of reappointment or expiration of appointment of probationary faculty members in 1st service year (those whose current contracts expire 8/31/27) from Delegated Appointing Authority to candidates (with copies to intervening administrators)

For librarians with one to 5 years of service, approval of reappointment from provost to librarian (with copy to personnel committee and dean)

Summer 2027 Registration Begins

03   Recommendations regarding librarian promotions or continuing appointment from personnel committee to dean of university libraries

Requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required or immediate return from current sabbatical leave from chancellor to president

08   Recommendations regarding non-tenure track faculty promotions from chairperson to dean for distribution to college personnel committee

12   By this date, all draft recommendation letters regarding tenure from provost to chancellor

Last Day to File for May/August 2027 Graduation

14   Spring Break begins (ends March 21)

22   Recommendations for reappointment to 4th or 5th Probationary Year from department to dean

Classes Resume

APRIL 2027

01   Notification to faculty/librarians regarding sabbatical leaves or leaves of absence for AY 27-28

05   Fall 2027 Registration Begins

Recommendations regarding librarian promotion or continuing appointment from dean of university libraries to provost

Recommendations regarding promotions to the rank of Professor (without tenure consideration) from dean to provost 

07  All recommendations regarding tenure from chancellor to president

09   For librarians with up to one year of service, recommendations for reappointment from dean to provost

13   Deans submit PMYR recommendations to PMYR faculty, personnel committees, and chairpersons

16   Recommendations regarding non-tenure track faculty promotions from college personnel committee to dean

PMYR development plans, if needed, submitted from faculty to dean

Recommendations for reappointment to 4th or 5th Probationary Years from dean to provost

19   Holiday (Patriots’ Day)

20   Written notification from tenured faculty members to chairperson of intent to submit name for promotion to Professor in AY 26-27

21   Passover (begins at sundown, lasts through nightfall 4/29/27)

22   Course Pass/Fail/Withdrawal Deadline

30   Requests for modifications in period of sabbatical leave during AY 27-28 from applicant to chairperson. (NOTE: requests for changes from full-year to one-semester sabbaticals will normally not be granted if submitted after this date)

Deans confirm with chairpersons the names of faculty who will be considered or are eligible for personnel actions (PMYR, reappointment, reappointment through the tenure decision year, tenure and, to the extent known, and promotion to senior rank) during AY 27-28. Chairpersons are responsible for ensuring that such faculty members are aware of their rights and responsibilities.

MAY 2027

06   Requests for modification in period of sabbatical leave during AY 27-28 from chairperson/ department head to dean

07   Deans notify provost of all faculty personnel reviews scheduled during AY 27-28

Deans submit annual PMYR report to provost for PMYR faculty reviewed during AY 26-27

For librarians with up to one year of service, approval of reappointment from provost to librarian (with copy to personnel committee and dean)

11  Requests for modification in period of sabbatical leave during AY 27-28 from dean to provost

12   Sabbatical reports from Fall 26 due to provost

Written notification from non-tenure track faculty member to chairperson of intent to submit name for promotion to senior rank in AY 27-28

Notification of reappointment through the 6th Probationary Year (Fourth Year Review) to faculty members

Last Day of Classes

13   Study Period (May 13-16)

14   Recommendations regarding non-tenure track faculty promotions from dean to provost

17   Final Exam Period (May 17-21)

25  Summer Session 1 (SS1) begins (ends July 1)

Summer Session 3 (SS3) begins (ends August 19)

Special Session 1 and 2 (SP1 and SP2) begins (ends August 19)

26   DOCTORAL HOODING

GRADUATE COMMENCEMENT

27   UNDERGRADUATE COMMENCEMENT

28   Spring 2027 Grades Due Online

31   Holiday (Memorial Day)

JUNE 2027

01   Recommendations for emeritus status from department chair to dean

For librarians with one to five years of service, approval of reappointment from provost to librarian (with copy to personnel committee and dean)

04   Recommendations from deans to provost regarding any Fall 27 continuing appointments for eligible NTT faculty

14   Recommendations for emeritus status from dean to provost

Notification to faculty and librarians regarding requests for modification in period of sabbatical leave during AY 27-28

17   By this date, notification to faculty or librarians regarding decision on requests for exception to Board of Trustee policy on required and immediate return from AY 26-27 sabbatical leave

19   Holiday (Juneteenth)

25  Notification to faculty of Board of Trustee approval of tenure in cases submitted for consideration at the June Board Meeting

29   Colleges tell Graduate Dean the names/changes to GPD lists

JULY 2027

04   Holiday (Independence Day)

30   Dean of University Libraries sends notice of personnel review for reappointment, promotion or continuing appointment to eligible librarians with a copy to the library personnel committee chair

AUGUST 2027

15   (*) By this date, notification of promotion from Delegated Appointing Authority to faculty (with copies to intervening administrators); this deadline may be extended in certain cases

(*) Notification of promotion from Delegated Appointing Authority to librarians with copies to intervening administrators (this deadline may be extended in certain cases)

(*) By this date, notification of reappointment or expiration of appointment of all faculty in 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 6th probationary year whose current contracts expire 8/31/27 from Delegated Appointing Authority to candidates

(*) By this date, deadline for notification of Expiration of Appointment (8/31/27) in tenure cases in which the chancellor does not recommend tenure to the president and the Board of Trustees

Notification of emeritus status from provost to retiree, dean, and department chair

By this date, chairpersons remind faculty and dean of university libraries reminds librarians to provide materials by 9/08/26 for personnel reviews scheduled during AY 27-28

31   Last day of AY 26-27 academic-basis appointments

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