Academic Planning Calendar
| 2012 June July August September |
October November December |
2013 January February March |
April May June |
July August September |
PLEASE NOTE:
- Dates and deadlines listed on the Academic Planning Calendar are subject to change without prior notice. Check the calendar frequently for updates.
- For Evaluation Process Due Dates please refer to the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.
Click on the links below for information pertaining to:
- The Office of the Registrar: www.wcsu.edu/registrar
- Ancell School of Business: www.wcsu.edu/asb
- School of Arts & Sciences: www.wcsu.edu/sas
- School of Professional Studies: www.wcsu.edu/sps
- School of Visual and Performing Arts: www.wcsu.edu/svpa
- Division of Graduate Studies: www.wcsu.edu/graduate
- Human Resources: www.wcsu.edu/hr
| 4 | Academic Deans Annual Reports Due to the Provost |
| 22 | Summer Session I Ends |
| 25 | Provost's Annual Report Due to the President |
| 25 | Summer Session II Begins |
| 1 | Independence Day (Observed) |
| 27 | Summer Session II Ends |
| 30 | Summer Session III Begins |
| 24 | Summer Session III Ends |
| 26 | Welcome Week/Orientation |
| 26 | Opening Ceremony/Entering the Gate Ceremony 1:30 Midtown (in case of rain, it will be held in Ives Concert Hall) |
| 27 | Academic Year Begins |
| 27 | School of Visual and Performing Arts Opening Faculty Meeting 10:00 a.m. Tarrywile Mansion |
| 27 | Ancell School of Business Opening Meeting 1:00 p.m. WS 218 |
| 28 | School of Professional Studies Opening Meeting 10:00 a.m. Location WA |
| 29 | Linda Suskie Workshops in WSCC time TBA |
| 29 | First Day of Classes |
| 29 | School of Arts and Sciences Opening Meeting 1:30 p.m. WA Lyceum |
| 30 | Linda Suskie Workshops in WSCC time TBA |
| 30 | President’s Opening Meeting Ives Concert Hall 3:30 p.m. |
| For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. | |
| 3 | Labor Day - No Classes |
| 7 | Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from Oct. 1, 2012 – Dec. 31, 2012 |
| 10 | UPBC – 3:30 p.m. , SC 226 |
| 15 | The DEC Shall Inform Any Full-Time Members of their Department Who Meet the Standards Specified for Promotion. (For Further Information, Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.) |
| 14 | Department Chairs Request for New Faculty Positions as Per the Academic Plan Due in Deans Offices |
| 16-18 | Rosh Hashanah |
| 19 | Senate – 3:30 p.m., SC 201◊ |
| 20 | CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., SC 202 |
| 25-26 | Yom Kippur |
| 28 | Deadline to submit Sabbatical Leave Requests |
| 28 | Deans Submit Requests for New Faculty to the Provost as Per the Academic Plan |
| For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. | |
| 1 | UPBC – 3:30 p.m., SC 226 |
| 8 | Columbus Day - Classes Are in Session |
| 9 | OBOC Author 7:30 p.m. Ives Concert Hall |
| 12 | Management Approval of New Hires |
| 13 | Homecoming Day |
| 17 | Senate – 3:30 p.m. WS 218◊ |
| 18 | CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202 |
| 28 | Fall Open House 10 a.m.-1 p.m. O’Neill Center |
| 31 | Department Chairpersons Meeting WA Lyceum 103 at 3:30 p.m. |
| For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. | |
| 5 | UPBC – 3:30 p.m., SC 226 |
| 6 | Deadline for 2013-2014 Applications for Reassigned Time for Research |
| 11 | Open House 10 a.m.-1 p.m. |
| 12 | Veterans Day—Classes are in session |
| 14 | Senate – 3:30 p.m., SC 201 |
| 15 | CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202 |
| 21-25 | Thanksgiving Recess – No Classes |
| 11/26-12/7 | Suggested Period for Course Evaluations |
| 30 | Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from Jan.1, 2013 to Feb. 28, 2013 |
| For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. | |
| 3 | UPBC – 3:30 p.m., SC 226 |
| 8-16 | Hanukkah |
| 10-11 | Makeup/Reading Days |
| 12-18 | Final Exams |
| 12◊ | Senate – 3:30 p.m. WS 218◊ |
| 18 | Semester Ends |
| 19 | Intersession Begins |
| 20 | CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202 |
| 25 | Christmas Holiday –No Classes |
| For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. | |
| 1 | New Year’s Holiday – No Classes |
| 9 | Intersession Ends |
| 11 | Semester Begins |
| 14 | First Day of Classes |
| 15 | WCSU Spring Opening Meeting 3:30 p.m. in Science Lecture Hall 125 |
| 21 | Martin Luther King Holiday—No Classes |
| For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. | |
| 1 | Deadline for CSU/AAUP Research Grant Applications for AY13 |
| 3 | Faculty Development Funds Application Deadline for Activity from March 1, 2013 - May 31, 2013 |
| 4 | UPBC – 2:30 p.m., SC 226 |
| 14 | Departments must make any changes in the text of the award descriptions due to the respective Dean’s office |
| 14 | Any new awards under consideration must be finalized through the respective Dean’s office. |
| 15-18 | Presidents’ Holiday—No classes |
| 20 | Senate – 3:30 p.m., SC 201 |
| 21 | CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202 |
| For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. | |
| 1 | Deadline for Faculty to Send Requests to Deans for Summer Curriculum Related Activities |
| 1 | Department Chairs Notify Their Dean of any New School/Department Awards |
| 4 | UPBC – 2:30 p.m., SC 226 |
| 6 | Deadline for Deans to Submit Requests to Provost's Office for Summer Curriculum-Related Activities |
| 14 | Department Chairpersons Meeting WA Lyceum 103 at 3:30 p.m. |
| 15 | Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Request Due to Department Chairperson |
| 15 | Due Date for Department Chairs to Forward Names of Award Recipients to their Dean |
| 20 | Senate – 3:30 p.m., WS 218◊ |
| 21 | CUCAS –9:30 a.m., SC 202 |
| 22 | All information pertaining to Honor Awards to be presented—including name of recipient(s) as they wish it to appear--must be forwarded to the respective Dean’s office (typed, not hand written) (e-mail: preferred). |
| 25 | Chair Recommendation of Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Applications Submitted to Dean |
| 25-30 | Spring Break—No Classes |
| 3/25-4/2 | Passover |
| 28 | Dean Recommendation of Supplementary Laboratory (Workload) Credit Applications Submitted to the Provost |
| For Evaluation Process Due Dates Please Refer to the Applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement. | |
| 1 | Spring Break, and Summer Class Schedules due in the Registrar’s Office |
| 2 | Make-up/Reading Day |
| 3-9 | Final Exams |
| 6 | UPBC – 2:30 p.m., SC 226 |
| 8 | Senate – 3:30 p.m., WS 218 |
| 9 | Semester Ends |
| 10 | Graduate Commencement 7:00 p.m. O’Neill Center |
| 12 | Undergraduate Commencement 10:30 a.m. Westside Stadium |
| 13 | Academic Departments Annual Reports Due in their Respective Dean’s Office |
| 15 | Deadline for Administrative Departments to Purchase Equipment & Supplies |
| 16 | CUCAS – 9:30 a.m., SC 202 |
| 20 | Summer Session I Begins |
| 23 | Deans send Goals and Evaluation Reports to the Provost/VPAA |
| 27 | Memorial Day (Observed) |
| 3 | Academic Deans Annual Reports Due to the Provost |
| 21 | Summer Session I Ends |
| 24 | Summer Session II Begins |
| 26 | Provost's Annual Report Due to the President |
| 4 | Independence Day (Observed) |
| 26 | Summer Session II Ends |
| 29 | Summer Session III Begins |
| 23 | Summer Session III Ends |
| 26 | Academic Year Begins |
| 2 | Labor Day - No classes |









