College Faculty Meetings 2025-26
The first College Faculty Meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year will be held on Tuesday, September 2, at 12:25 p.m. in Naylor Auditorium. Dates and times are subject to change. Please refer to the college-faculty calendar before the meeting.
Please note the dates of the upcoming faculty meetings. College Faculty Meeting agendas are sent via e-mail on Friday prior to Tuesdays meetings. All meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 12:25 p.m. in Naylor Auditorium, except as noted in bold below.
| ADVENT 2025 | |
| Tuesday, September 2, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, September 23, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, October 28, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, December 2, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m. | |
| EASTER 2026 | |
| Tuesday, January 20, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, February 24, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, March 24, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m. | |
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Thursday, April 30, Naylor Auditorium, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. (please note day and time change) |
Joint Faculties meetings 2025-26
The first Joint Faculties meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year will be held on Monday, September 16, at 12:45 p.m. in Naylor Auditorium. Dates and times are subject to change.
| ADVENT 2025 |
| Tuesday, September 16, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. |
| Tuesday, November 11, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. |
| EASTER 2026 |
| Tuesday, January 27, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. |
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Tuesday, April 14, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. |
Important Dates as We Begin the New Academic Year
| August 21, 2025 | FYE program begins |
| August 18 - 19, 2025 | New Faculty Orientation |
| August 21, 2025 | College Faculty Gathering |
| August 21 - 23, 2025 | PRE |
| August 26, 2025 | New student orientation begins |
| August 24 - 26, 2025 | Upperclass student move-in |
| August 26, 2025 | Honor Code Signing |
| August 27, 2025 | Classes begin |
| September 2, 2025 | First faculty meeting |
Convocation and commencement(s)
| Friday, September 12, 2025: Foundation Day Convocation (and gowning) in conjunction with Family Weekend |
| Friday, January 16, 2026: Winter Convocation |
| Saturday, May 9, 2026: Baccalaureate |
| Sunday, May 10, 2026: Commencement for the Class of 2026 |
New Faculty Development Sessions: TENTATIVE Schedule
| ADVENT 2025 | |
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Thursday, September 25, 2025, Center for Teaching, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Disability 101 Diane Dekker, Associate Director, Student Accessibility Services |
| Thursday, October 16, 2025, Center for Teaching, 11:00 am. - 12:00 p.m. |
Accessibility 101 Matt Brown, ADA Director, EEOT (Equity, Equal Opportunity, & Title IX) |
| Thursday, November 13, 2025, Center for Teaching, 11:00 am. - 12:00 p.m. |
What I Wish I Had Known: Panel of New(er) Faculty Molly Brookfield, Assistant Professor of History and Women's and Gender Studies |
| Thursday, December 11, 2025, Center for Teaching, 11:00 am. - 12:00 p.m. |
Social Gathering and Check-In Jenny Cooley, Dean of the College |
| EASTER 2026 | |
| TBD |
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