Faculty Affairs Calendar 2026-2027
| DUE DATE/DEADLINE | PROCESS/ITEM | AUDIENCE RESPONSIBLE |
| September 1, 2026 | Post-tenure Review: Deadline to submit dossiers | Faculty |
| September 1, 2026 | Tenure and/or Promotion: External reviewer recommendations due for the 2027-2028 cycle | Faculty |
| September 2, 2026 | Syllabi Requirement: Deadline to upload syllabi for organized undergraduate courses in Faculty Success | Department Chairs/Academic Program Directors |
| September 8, 2026 | Faculty Awards: Piper Professor Award call for nominations | Faculty |
| September 9, 2026 | Academic Calendar: Fall Census Day | |
| September 10, 2026 | Credentialing: Entry of faculty credentials due in Faculty Success for the fall 2026 semester | Department Chairs/Academic Program Directors |
| September 15, 2026 | Faculty Development: Faculty Development Leave Program 2027-2028 call for applications | Faculty |
| September 18, 2026 | Faculty Awards: Emeriti nominations due to Provost's Office | Department Chairs/Academic Program Directors |
| September 29, 2026 | Post-tenure Review: Department committee evaluations due | Post-tenure Review Committee |
| October 6, 2026 | Post-tenure Review: Faculty deadline to request a more comprehensive review | Faculty |
| October 9, 2026 | Faculty Awards: Piper Professor Award internal nominations due | Faculty |
| October 13, 2026 | Post-tenure Review: Department chair/academic program director deadline to recommend a more comprehensive review | Department Chairs/Academic Program Directors |
| October 15, 2026 | Tenure and/or Promotion: Department committee's recommendation due to department chair for the 2027-2028 cycle | Tenure and Promotion Committees |
| October 20, 2026 | Faculty Awards: Deadline for Recommendation Committee to submit Piper Professor Award recommendations to the Provost's Office | Recommendation Committee |
| October 27, 2026 | Post-tenure Review: Dean deadline to submit review or request a more comprehensive review. Requests for a more comprehensive review require submitting a list of committee members and committee chair | Deans |
| October 31, 2026 | Faculty Development: Faculty Development Leave Program 2027-2028 applications due | Faculty |
| November 13, 2026 | Tenure and/or Promotion: College/School committee recommendations due to the Dean for the 2027-2028 cycle | Department Chair/Academic Program Directors |
| November 13, 2026 | Faculty Awards: Piper Professor Award nominations due to foundation (must be postmarked November 11) | Provost |
| December 8, 2026 | Faculty Awards: Provost's Faculty Fellows 2027-2028 call for applications | Faculty |
| December 15, 2026 | Academic Calendar: Grades Due | Faculty |
| January 5, 2027 | Faculty Awards: Provost's Faculty Fellows 2027-2028 application deadline | Faculty |
| January 15, 2027 | Tenure and/or Promotion: College/School Dean recommendations due to Provost's Office for the 2027-2028 cycle | Deans |
| January 17, 2027 | Syllabi Requirement: Faculty deadline to upload syllabi for organized undergraduate courses in Faculty Success and check associated Edge experiences and advantages | Faculty |
| January 31, 2027 | Annual Evaluations: Faculty annual performance evaluations deadline for faculty to upload supporting documentation | Faculty |
| February 6, 2027 | Credentialing: Complete entry of faculty credentials in Faculty Success for the spring 2027 semester | Faculty |
| February 15, 2027 | Tenure and/or Promotion: Last date for candidates to update dossiers for the 2027-2028 cycle | Faculty |
| March 31, 2027 | Annual Evaluations: Staff annual performance evaluations due | Supervisors |
| April 1, 2027 | Tenure and/or Promotion: Provost recommendations due to President's Office for the 2027-2028 cycle | Provost |
| April 1, 2027 | Tenure and/or Promotion: Faculty seeking discretionary promotion for the 2028-2029 cycle notify department chair and dean | Faculty |
| May 31, 2027 | Tenure and/or Promotion: Dossiers due for the 2028-2029 cycle | Faculty |
| June 1, 2027 | Tenure and/or Promotion: President's decision due for the 2027-2028 cycle | President |
| June 1, 2027 | Tenure and/or Promotion: Solicitations due to external reviewers for the 2028-2029 cycle | Department Chair/Academic Program Directors |
| June 1, 2027 | Authorization to Recruit: Deadline to submit ATR form for new tenured and tenure-track faculty to Provost | Deans |
| July 17, 2027 | Post-tenure Review: Notifications of candidates and departmental review committee members due | Department Chairs/Academic Program Directors |
| August 3, 2027 | Post-tenure Review: Process available to receive submissions | Department Chairs/Academic Program Directors |
| August 31, 2027 | Tenure and/or Promotion: Regents' decision due for the 2027-2028 cycle |
