Provost's Administrative Calendar

Fall 2021

August 13 

• Class of 2025 Kick-Off 
  The Gaylord Family - Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, 180 West Brooks Street, 6:30pm

August 16

• New Faculty Orientation 
  Zarrow Hall 145, 8:00am-5pm

August 17

• New Faculty Orientation 
  Zarrow Hall 145, 8:00am-4:30pm

• New Faculty Orientation Social
  OMU Courtyard, 4:30-6:30pm

August 20

• Board of Regents Agenda Deadline
  President's & Regents' Office Agenda Items by 12:00pm (noon)

August 31

• Board of Regents Agenda Deadline
  Regents' Office FINAL Deadline by 5:00pm

September 15

• Faculty Awards and Honors 
  The Provost's Office sends out the call for nominations for University Faculty Awards and Honors.

• Staff Awards and Honors
  The Provost's Office sends out the call for nominations for staff advising and stewardship awards.

September 20-21

• Board of Regents Meeting
  

October 1

• Faculty Dependent Care Travel Grant Program
  Applications are due to the Provost's Office. 

October 8

• Fall Student Holiday

• Spring 2022 Textbook Adoptions
  Textbook adoptions are to be submitted to the official bookstore, soonerbooks.com.

October 19

• Mid-Term Grade Reporting
  Reporting deadline of mid-term grades. Faculty in 1000-level courses are required to submit mid-term grades. 

November 1 

• Faculty Awards and Honors 
  Nominations are due to the Provost's Office from the dean.
  • David L. Boren Professorships
  • David Ross Boyd Professorship
  • Presidential Professorships 
  • Regents' Professorships
  • Merrick Foundation Teaching Award
  • General Education Teaching Award
  • University Distinguished Teaching Award
  • Regents' Awards (Superior Teaching, Superior Research and Creative Activity, Superior Professional and University Service)
  • Provost's Community Engagement Award for Outstanding Engaged Teaching
  • Provost's Community Engagement Award for Outstanding Scholarship, Research and Creative Activity

• Nominations are due to the Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships from the dean.
  
  • George Lynn Cross Research Professorship 
  • Henry Daniel Rinsland Memorial Award for Excellence in Educational Research

November 30

• Tenure and Promotion
  Dean recommendations (all colleges except Arts and Sciences) are to be uploaded to tps.ou.edu and the Provost's Office is to be notified.   

December 3

• Board of Regents Meeting

• Recommendation from Chair/Director of non-reappointment for date of initial appointment August 16, 2020 due to Provost's Office.
  • Ranked Renewable Term
  • Tenure-track Faculty

December 15

• Letter of non-reappointment sent from Provost's Office to faculty member with date of initial appointment August 16, 2020.
  • Ranked Renewable Term
  • Tenure-track Faculty

December 18

• Presidential Dream Courses
  Proposals for Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 are due to the Provost's Office. 

Spring 2022

January 14

• Tenure and Promotion
  College of Arts and Sciences dean recommendations are to be uploaded to tps.ou.edu and the Provost's Office is to be notified. 

January 24-25

• Board of Regents Meeting
  

January 28

• Doctoral Dissertation Prize and GTA Award Nominations
  Nominations are due to the Graduate College.

February 1

• Faculty Awards and Honors 
  The Provost's Office forwards recommendations to the President.

• Faculty Dependent Care Travel Grant Program
  Applications are due to the Provost's Office. 

• Presidential Dream Courses
  Proposals are due to the Provost's Office. 

February 18

• Recommendations from Chair/Director of non-reappointment for date of initial appointment August 16, 2021, due to Provost's Office.
  • Ranked Renewable Term
  • Tenure-track Faculty

• Jennifer L. Wise Good Stewardship Award
  Nominations are due to the Provost's Office.

• Provost's Outstanding Academic Advisement Awards
  Nominations are due to the Provost's Office.
  • Provost's Outstanding Academic Advisor
  • Provost's Outstanding Academic Advising Administrator
  • Provost's Outstanding New Academic Advisor 

March 1

• Letter of non-reappointment sent from Provost's Office to faculty member with date of initial appointment August 16, 2021.
  • Ranked Renewable Term
  • Tenure-track Faculty

March 7

• Provost's Award for Outstanding Service
  Nominations are due to the Provost's Office.

March 10

• Summer/Fall 2022 Textbook Adoptions
  Textbook adoptions are to be submitted to the official bookstore, soonerbooks.com.

Week of March 21

• Board of Regents Meeting
  

May 1

• Faculty Dependent Care Travel Grant Program
  Applications are due to the Provost's Office

May 2

• Faculty Evaluations
  Evaluations are due to the Provost's Office using the Faculty Activity System (FAS) workflow.

May 10

• Recommendations from Chair/Director of non-reappointment for date of initial appointment August 16, 2028 and August 16, 2019, due to Provost's Office.
  • Ranked Renewable Term
  • Tenure-track Faculty

May 12-13

• Board of Regents Meeting
  

May 13-14

• Commencement Weekend

May 25

• Post Tenure Review
  Dossiers are to be submitted to the Provost's Office using the Faculty Activity System (FAS) workflow.

May 31

• Letter of non-reappointment sent from Provost's Office to faculty member with date of initial appointment August 16, 2028 and August 16, 2019.
  • Ranked Renewable Term
  • Tenure-track Faculty

July 1

• Progress Towards Tenure
  PTT letters are due to the Provost's Office. 

July 22

• Application for Sabbatical Leave
  Sabbatical requests for Spring 2023 are due to the Provost's Office.