August
8 - AY officially begins
10 - University Convocation
10 - COST meeting
11 - Department Meeting
5, 8 - New Faculty Orientation
15 - Classes Begin
15-18 - Add/Drop Begins
25 - Departmental Pizza Party for Students and Faculty
September
5 - Labor Day (no classes)
8 - GRANTS
FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF INSTRUCTION
13 - Day For Southern
15 - GRANTS
FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL
19 - Academic
Excellence Fund
October
5 - Faculty
Service Grant
10 - Last day to withdraw without academic penalty
14-17 - GSA meeting in Salt Lake City
22 - Homecoming Party in Herty
24 - Faculty Research Grant Competition
November
17 - AWARD
FOR EXCELLENCE IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO INSTRUCTION - Nomination deadline
17 - Award for Excellence in Contributions to Research/Creative
Scholarly Activities - Nomination deadline
23-25 - Thanksgiving Holiday
29 - Regents Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Awards
December
5-8 - Final exams
9 - Commencement
January
9 - Classes begin
9-12- Drop/Add period
12 - GRANTS
FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL
15 - Award for excellence in contributions to Service - Nomination
deadline
16 - Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
26 - EDUCATIONAL
LEAVE APPLICATION
31 - COST Award for Excellence in Research - nomination deadline
31 - COST Award for Excellence in Teaching - nomination deadline
31 - COST Award for Excellence in Service - nomination deadline
February
1 - Faculty Research Grant Competition
4 - Faculty
Service Grant
9 - FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT SUMMER AWARD
13 - Academic
Excellence Fund
March
13-17 - Spring Break
23 - GRANTS
FOR PROFESSIONAL TRAVEL
April
28 - GeoParty VII - 6 pm onwards
May
2-5 - Final exams
6 - Commencement
6 - Jim Darrell's Retirement Party
16 - Summer classes begin