2018-2019 Administrative Calendar
August 20 Learning Symposium
August 21 A&S Department Chairs’ Retreat
August 21 A&S New Faculty Orientation
August 22 New Student Move-in
August 24 Welcome Weekend advisor/advisee luncheon
August 25 University Convocation
August 27 Fall term begins
August 31 Last day to add a class
September 3 Labor Day; University closed
September 7 Travel grants due (though accepted on rolling basis)
September 7 OCS forms due
September 10 Last day to drop a class without a “W”
September 21 Spring 2019 schedule due to Arts & Sciences
September 21 Sabbatical leave reports due (for academic year sab)
September 21-23 Homecoming & Parent/Family weekend
September 26 Academic Fair
Intent to apply for promotion to professor in Fall
FDA grant applications due (Fine Arts faculty only)
Sabbatical Leave Applications due to Dean
October 6-7 Board of Trustees meeting
October 17 Midpoint of semester
October 19 Faculty Development Spring 2019 due date
October 22 Midterm grades due by 8 a.m.
October 25 Last day for major/minor changes before registration
October 25 Last day to drop a class without extenuating circumstances
November 1 Final grades available for faculty web-entry and student viewing
November 15 Second-year faculty reviews due to Dean
November 20 Thanksgiving recess begins after evening classes
November 21-23 University closed beginning at noon
December 7 Day free for study
December 10-14 Final evaluation period
December 14 Fall 2018 term ends
December 15 December Commencement Ceremony
December 19 Fall semester grades due by 10 a.m.
December 21 Begin winter break; University closed
January 3 Campus reopens after holiday break; J-Term begins
January 11-13 Board of Trustees meeting (Chicago)
January 14 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; University closed
January 18 Senior Scholar Status requests due
January 25 End of J-Term
January 28 Spring 2019 term begins
January 28 PARs due to Dept. Chairs
January 30 College elections begin
January 31 Sabbatical Leave Reports due (calendar-year sab)
February 1 Last day to add a class
February 8 Last day to drop a class without a “W”
February 15 First, third, fourth, fifth-year tenure-track faculty reviews & reappointment recommendations due to Dean
February 15 Teacher of the Year nominations due
February 15 Graduation applications due for May 2018 graduates
February 22 Fall & Summer 2019 and J-Term 2020 class schedules due
March 1 Tenured faculty PAEs, PAHEs due from chairs to Dean
March 15 Midpoint of semester
March 18-22 Spring break
March 29 Last day to drop a Spring 2019 class without extenuating circumstances
March 29 Faculty Development Fall 2019 due date
March TBD J-Term Fair
April 1 Student Award forms due
April 11 DUCURS
April 18 College of Arts & Sciences Student Honors Ceremony
April 25-27 Drake Relays (classes dismissed at 1:50pm Friday)
Board of Trustees meeting
May 10 Day free for study
May 13-17 Final evaluation period
May 17 Spring 2019 term ends
May 17 Honors Awards Ceremony (Honors Program)
May 19 Commencement
May 22 Spring 2019 grades due to Student Records
May 27 Memorial Day: University closed
