Dates and deadlines for faculty and staff

College and Campus award nomination deadlines, convocations, faculty meeting dates, important notification dates, promotion and tenure dates.

Campus award nominations Due to college LAS will submit to campus by due date
Chancellor's Academic Professional Excellence (CAPE) (send to IHR)  
Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching January 5 February 1
Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate & Professional Teaching January 5 February 1
Campus Award for Excellence in Online & Distance Teaching January 5 February 1
Campus Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Advising January 5 February 1
Campus Award for Excellence in Guiding Undergraduate Research January 5 February 1
Campus Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring January 5 February 1
Campus Awards for Excellence in Faculty Leadership January 5 March 1
College award nominations Due to college
LAS Academic Advising Awards January 5
LAS Academic Professional Awards October 30
LAS Staff Awards October 30
Paula Adametz Hays Staff Award October 30
LAS Dean's Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching January 5
LAS Dean's Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching by Instructional Staff January 5
LAS Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching for Graduate Teaching Assistants January 5
Events Dates Times
LAS Winter Convocation December 21, 2024 1:30 pm
LAS Staff and Academic Professional Awards Reception February 26, 2025 3:30-5:00 pm
LAS Teaching Excellence Reception April 22, 2025 5:00-7:00 pm
Dean's Distinguished Lecture March 4, 2024 4:00-6:00 pm
Spring Convocation May 17-18, 2025 see various units 
Faculty meeting: fall November 7, 2024 2:30 pm
Fall Open House October 23, 2024 TBD
Faculty meeting: spring April 8, 2024 3:00 pm
Spring Open House May 8, 2025 3:00-5:00 pm

*Subject to change.

Non-recurring instructional requests Due to college

Information to be distributed by college via email in January 2025
(LAS Non-Recurring Instructional Request Form)

February 17, 2025
Promotion and tenure Due to college Due to campus
More information
Completed dossier for review (Box folder)

October 10
 
Corrected or updated dossier (Interfolio) October 31 December 15
Sabbatical leave applications Due to College Due to Campus
To apply, see Office of the Provost, Communication No. 19 October 14 December 1
Faculty Study in a Second Discipline Due to College

Second Discipline Guidelines
Second Discipline Application

March 1
Specialized faculty promotions Due to college
Teaching/clinical/research professorial promotions. See LAS Policy for Appointment or Promotion for Specialized Faculty (Ex Com policy 6) and Provost Communication 26 for information February 15
Instructor/lecturer to senior instructor/lecturer. See LAS Policy for Appointment or Promotion for Specialized Faculty (Ex Com policy 6) for information May 15
Summer session budget Due to college
Face-to-face and online instructional requests for summer courses sent to units via email in November December 9
Winter session budget Due to college
Online instructional requests for summer courses sent to units via email in September September 26
Third-year review letters Due to college
Draft only - do not provide to faculty member until approved by LAS
See Section III.5 in the College of LAS Policy Manual
February 15

IHR = Illinois Human Resources
KCPA = Krannert Center for the Performing Arts