Key Faculty Dates
From new faculty orientation to finals, see key dates for PNW faculty.
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| Aug. 8 | Summer 2025 session ends |
| Aug. 11 | New Faculty Orientation 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Hammond |
| Aug. 12 | New Faculty Orientation 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Hammond |
| Aug. 12 | Summer 2024 Grades due 5 P.M. (CST) |
| Aug. 13 | New Faculty Orientation 8:30 am - 4:00 pm Gabis and Virtual |
| Aug. 14 | New Faculty Orientation 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Westville |
| Aug. 18 | Faculty report back to campus |
| Aug. 22 | Faculty Senate Meeting Hammond TBD |
| Aug. 25 | Fall 2025 classes begin |
| Aug. 25-Sep. 8 | Initial Course Participation (ICP) |
| Aug. 29 | Academic Affairs P&T Committee Workshop Hammond, Lawshe 131 |
| Sep. 1 | Labor Day |
| Sep. 5 | Review, Promotion and Tenure cases are due for submission through Interfolio |
| Sep. 8 | Department Committees and have access to review, promotion and tenure cases |
| Sep. 8 | Initial Course Participation (ICP) due |
| Sep. 12 | Faculty Senate Meeting Hammond SULB 321 |
| Sep. 14-Oct. 4 | Submit Progress Reports |
| Sep. 26 | Last day for Department Committees to meet, share report with review, promotion and tenure candidates |
| Sep. 29 | Department Chairs have access to review, promotion and tenure cases |
| Oct. 3 | Last possible day for P&T candidates to submit rebuttal to Department Committee or within 7 calendar days from receipt of Department Committee report |
| Oct. 4 | Last day to Submit Progress Reports |
| Oct. 6 | Fall 2025 Midterm Grades entered through Nov. 7 |
| Oct. 10 | Faculty Senate Meeting Hammond SULB 321 |
| Oct. 13-14 | Fall Break |
| Oct. (Tentative) | Faculty Annual Review for 2025 is open |
| Oct. 20 | Last day for Department Chair to meet, share letter with review, promotion and tenure candidates |
| Oct. 21 | College Committees has access to review promotion and tenure cases |
| Oct. 27 | Last possible date for P&T candidates to submit rebuttal to Department Chair or within 7 calendar days from receipt of Department Chair report |
| Nov. 2-22 | Submit Progress Reports |
| Nov. 3 (Tentative) | Faculty Sabbatical Applications open |
| Nov. 7 | Last day to enter Fall 2025 Midterm Grades |
| Nov. 11 | Last day for College Committees to meet, share report with promotion and tenure candidates |
| Nov. 14 | Last day to drop Fall 2025 classes |
| Nov. 14 | Faculty Senate Meeting Westville LSF 002 |
| Nov. 12 | College Deans have access to promotion and tenure cases |
| Nov. 18 | Last possible day for P&T candidates to submit rebuttal to College Committee or within 7 calendar days from receipt of College Committee report |
| Nov. 22 | Last day to submit Progress Reports |
| Nov 28-28 | Thanksgiving Break |
| Dec. TBD | Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award is open |
| Dec. 4 | University Committee has access to review promotion and tenure cases |
| Dec. 10 | Last possible day for P&T candidates to submit rebuttal to College Deans or within 7 calendar days from receipt of College Dean report |
| Dec. 11 | Last day for College Deans to meet, share report with promotion and tenure candidates |
| Dec. 12 | Faculty Senate Meeting Hammond Alumni Hall |
| Dec. 13 | Fall 2025 Classes end |
| Dec. 15 | Fall 2025 Final Exams begin |
| Dec. 20 | Fall 2025 Final Exams end |
| Dec. 22 | Fall 2025 Final Grades due 5 P.M. (CST) |
| Date | Title |
|---|---|
| Jan. 5 | Faculty report back to campus |
| Jan. 9 (tentative) | Sabbatical applications due |
| Jan. 12 | Spring 2026 classes begin |
| Jan. 12 | Enter Initial Course Participation (ICP) |
| Jan. 16 | Faculty Senate Meeting Westville LSF 002 |
| Jan. 19 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day |
| Feb. 2 | Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) cases released to faculty |
| Jan. 23 or Jan. 30 | Last day for University Committee to meet, share report with promotion and tenure candidates |
| Jan. 26 | Initial Course Participation (ICP) due |
| Jan. 30 or Feb. 6 | Last possible day for P&T candidates to submit rebuttal to University Committee or within 7 calendar days from receipt of University Committee report |
| Feb. 2-21 | Submit Progress Reports |
| Feb. 13 | Faculty Senate Meeting Hammond Alumni Hall |
| Feb. 17 | Faculty Annual Review due |
| Feb. 21 | Last day to submit Progress Reports |
| Feb. 27 | Teaching Incentive Program (TIP) Award Submissions Due |
| Mar. 6 | Founders Day Alumni Hall |
| Mar. TBD | Spring 2026 Midterm Grades entered through Mar. 28 |
| Mar. 13 | Faculty Senate Meeting Westville LSF 002 |
| Mar. 16-21 | Spring Break |
| Mar. 23-Apr. 11 | Submit Progress Reports |
| Mar. 27 | Sabbatical recipients announced |
| Mar. TBD | Last day to enter Spring 2026 Midterm Grades |
| Apr. 10 | Last day to drop Spring 2026 classes |
| Apr. 10 | Faculty Senate Meeting Hammond Alumni Hall |
| Apr. 11 | Last day to submit Progress Reports |
| May 2 | Last day of Spring 2026 classes |
| May 4 | Spring 2026 Final Exams begin |
| May 8 | Faculty Senate Meeting Westville LSF 002 |
| May 9 | Spring 2026 Final Exams end |
| May 9 | Spring 2026 Commencement TBD |
| May 12 | Spring 2026 Final grades due 5:00 P.M. (CST) |
| May 18 | Summer 2026 Classes First day for 12 week, 1st 6 week and 1st 4 week modules |
| May 25 | Memorial Day |
| Jun 12 | Summer 2026 1st 4 week module ends |
| Jun 15 | Summer 2026 Classes 8 week and 2nd 4 week module begins |
| Jun 26 | Summer 2026 Classes 1st 6 week module ends |
| Jun 29 | Summer 2026 Classes 2nd 6 week module begins |
| Jul 4 | Independence Day |
| Jul 10 | Summer 2026 Classes 2nd 4 week module ends |
| Jul 13 | Summer 2026 Classes 3rd 4 week module begins |