College Faculty Meetings 2024-25
The first College Faculty Meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year will be held on Tuesday, September 3, 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 2024 | |
| Tuesday, September 3, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, September 24, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, October 29, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, December 3, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | |
| EASTER 2025 | |
| Tuesday, January 21, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, February 18, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, April 1, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. - 1:20 p.m. | |
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Thursday, May 1, Naylor Auditorium, (Note day & time change) 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m. |
Joint Faculties meetings 2024-25
The first Joint Faculties meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year will be held on Monday, September 17, at 12:45 p.m. in Naylor Auditorium. Dates and times are subject to change.
| ADVENT 2024 |
| Tuesday, September 17, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. |
| Thursday, November 21, Naylor Auditorium, 4:45 p.m. |
| EASTER 2025 |
| Tuesday, January 28, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. |
| Tuesday, April 8, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m. |
Important Dates as We Begin the New Academic Year
| August 14, 2024 | FYP Program Begins |
| August 19 - 20, 2024 | New Faculty Orientation |
| August 22, 2024 | College Faculty Gathering |
| August 21 - 23, 2024 | PRE |
| August 24, 2024 | New Student Orientation Begins |
| August 25 - 27, 2024 | Upperclass Student Move-in |
| August 27, 2024 | Honor Code Signing |
| August 28, 2024 | Classes begin |
| September 3, 2024 | First Faculty Meeting |
Convocation and commencement(s)
| Tuesday, September 27, 2024: Foundation Day Convocation (and gowning) in conjunction with Family Weekend |
| Friday, January 17, 2024: Winter Convocation |
| Saturday, May 10, 2024: Baccalaureate |
| Sunday, May 11, 2024: Commencement for the Class of 2025 |
New Faculty Development Sessions: TENTATIVE Schedule
| ADVENT 2024 | |
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Thursday, September 26, 2024 |
Disability 101, Diane Dekker, Assistant Director, Student Accessibility Services |
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Thursday, October 17, 2024 |
Open Educational Resources Margaret McGuire, Information Literacy Librarian Adam Hawkins, Associate Director, Instructional Technology and Design Romulus Stefanut, Director, SOT Library Evan Joslin, Associate Professor of Chemistry |
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Thursday, November 7, 2024 |
Assessment 101, Alex Bruce, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Academic Affairs |
| Thursday, December 5, 2024 | Social gathering and check-in, Betsy Sandlin, Interim Dean of the College |
| EASTER 2025 | |
| Thursday, January, 30, 2024 |
What I Wish I Had Known: Panel of New(er) Faculty Molly Brookfield, Assistant Professor of Women's and Gender Studies Max Dahlquist, Assistant Professor of Earth and Environmental Systems Sid Simpson, Assistant Professor of Politics Leslie Todd, Assistant Professor of Art, Art History, and Visual Studies |
| Monday, February, 24, 2024 |
Supporting Students in Writing and Speaking Stephanie Batkie, Director, The Writing Center Melody Lehn, Co-Director, Center for Speaking and Listening Sean O'Rourke, Co-Director, Center for Speaking and Listening |
| Thursday, April 3, 2024 |
Getting Involved with How the University Works Doug Drinen, Chair, Leaves Committee Aaron Elrod, Chair, Coordinating Committee Elise Kikis, Chair, Appointments Committee Ruth Sanchez-Imizcoz, Secretary of the College Faculty |
| Thursday, April 24, 2024 |
Promotion & Tenure Review Process and Reflections on Your First Year Betsy Sandlin, Interim Dean of the College Kirk Zigler, Chair of Promotion and Tenure Committee |
