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 5:00 pm
LAS Staff and Academic Professional Awards Reception TBD 3:00-5:00 pm
LAS Teaching Excellence Reception TBD 5:00-7:00 pm
Dean's Distinguished Lecture TBD 3:00-5:00 pm
Spring Convocation May 11-12, 2024 see various units 
Faculty meeting: fall TBD 3:00 pm
Fall Open House December 12, 2024 4:00-6:00 pm
Faculty meeting: spring TBD 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 (more information) Due to college Due to campus
Completed dossier for review (Interfolio) October 10 -
Corrected or updated dossier (Interfolio) November 7 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 instructional requests for summer courses sent to units via email in October November 7

 

 

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