Provost's Calendar

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May 2013
Fri - 10Commencement - Hattiesburg
Sat - 11Commencement - Gulf Coast
Mon - 13Final grades due into SOAR by 11:00 a.m.
Wed - 15Finalize 2012-2013 Academic Council Representatives; Send membership list to Provost
Wed - 15Finalize 2012-2013 Faculty Senate representatives; send membership list to the Provost
Wed - 15Finalize 2012-2013 Graduate Council representatives; send membership list to the Provost
Thurs - 16Last day of the academic year for faculty on nine-month Contracts
Mon - 27MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY - (night classes do meet)
Tues - 28Classes Begin - Summer Semester
June 2013
 Nothing Due During the Month of June
July 2013
Thurs - 04JULY 4th HOLIDAY - (night classes meet)
Tues - 9Sabbatical reports due to the Provost for sabbaticals taken Spring 2013
Fri - 19

Deadline to submit graduate faculty materials and credentials of new faculty members for the

Fall semester to the Graduate Council (graduate teaching).

August 2013
Wed - 14Deans provide names of academic Ombudsman candidates to the Provost
Mon - 19Faculty contracts begin; faculty on campus in office.
Mon - 19

New faculty orientation

Wed - 21Classes Begin - Fall Semester
September 2013
Mon - 2LABOR DAY HOLIDAY (night classes do not meet)
Tues - 3New faculty submit graduate status material for teaching grad courses to the Graduate School
Fri - 6Deans submit names of new faculty mentors to the Provost
Mon - 9Finalize College Advisory Committee (CAC) membership; college deans send names to Provost
Thurs - 12Submit applications for the National Endowment for the Humanities' Summer Stipends to SPA
Mon - 16Finalize departmental personnel committee option; send to college deans and to the Provost
Thurs - 19Finalize University Advisory Committee (UAC) membership; send names to the Provost
Fri - 27Faculty submit tenure and promotion dossiers to department or school
October 2013
Fri - 04

Deadline for graduate faculty materials and credentials of new faculty members for Spring

semester to be sent to the Graduate Council (graduate teaching).

Mon - 14Submit applications for HEADWAE to the Provost
Thurs - Fri 17 - 18FALL BREAK FOR STUDENTS ONLY
Fri - 18

Departmental/School Personnel Committee submit tenure and promotion dossiers

and recommendations to Department Chairs

Mon - 21

Submit applications for IHL Black History Month Educator of the Year Award to the Provost

Mon - 21

Submit apllications for Summer Grants for Improvement of Instruction to the Provost

Fri- 25

Department chairs submit tenure and promotion dossiers and recommendations

to CAC

November 2013
Mon - 4Submit applications for the Lucas Endowment for Faculty Excellence to the Provost
Mon -4

Deadline to submit graduate faculty materials and credentials of new faculty members for the

Spring semester to the Graduate Council (graduate teaching).

Mon - 11Submit applications for the Excellence in Service and Excellence in Teaching to the Provost
Mon - 18Submit applications for the Grand Marshal - Distinguished Professor Award to the Provost
Wed - 27CAC submit tenure and promotion dossiers and recommendations to the Dean
Thurs - Fri 28 - 29THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS
December 2013
Fri - 13Commencement - Reed Green Coliseum
Mon - 16Final grades due into SOAR
Fri - 20LAST DAY TO WORK - HOLIDAY BREAK BEGINS
January 2014
Thurs - 02HOLIDAY BREAK ENDS - FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK
Thurs - 9Deans submit tenure and promotion dossiers and recommendations to the UAC
Tues - 14Classes Begin - Spring Semester
Mon - 20MARTIN LUTHER KING HOLIDAY (day and night classes do not meet)
Fri - 31

Departmental Committee submit decanal recommendations for Pre-tenure Review

due to Department Chairs

February 2014
Mon - 10Submit applications for the Nina Bell Suggs Endowed Professorship to the Provost
Mon - 17Submit applications for the Junior Faculty Awards to the Provost
Thurs - 20

Department Chairs submit decanal recommendations for Pre-tenure Review

to the CAC

Fri - 21UAC submit tenure and promotion dossiers and recommendations to the Provost
March 2014
Tues - 4Mardi Gras Holidy for STUDENTS ONLY
Mon - Fri 10 - 14SPRING BREAK FOR STUDENTS ONLY
Thurs - 13Sabbatical reports due to the Provost for sabbaticals taken Fall 2013
Mon - 17CAC submit decanal recommendations for Pre-tenure Review to the Dean
Mon - 24

Provost submits tenure and promotion dossiers and recommendations to

the President

April 2014
Thurs - 03

Deans submit decanal recommendations for Pre-Tenure Review of faculty to

the Provost

Thurs -03

Deadline to submit graduate faculty materials and credentials of new faculty

members for the Summer semester to the Graduate Council (graduate teaching)

Tues - 08Deans submit syllabi for online courses to the Provost
Fri - 18GOOD FRIDAY HOLIDAY
May 2014
Fri - 09Commencement - Hattiesburg
Sat - 10Commencement - Gulf Coast
Mon - 12Final Grades due into SOAR by 11:00 a.m.
Wed - 14Finalize 2013-2014 Academic Council Representatives; Send membership list to Provost
Wed - 14Finalize 2013-2014 Faculty Senate Representatives; Send membership list to Provost
Wed - 14Finalize 2013-2014 Graduate Council Representatives; Send membership list to Provost
Thurs - 15Last day of the academic year for faculty on nine-month Contracts
Revised May 20, 2013