ACADEMIC YEAR 2021-2022
Proposed Faculty Academic Calendar 2021-2022
Faculty contractual obligations for the academic year 2021-2022 begin on August 11, 2021, and end on May 17, 2022. Please be reminded that attendance at professional development activities and Commencement is mandatory.
During periods when classes are not in session, but the University is open, faculty are not required to keep office hours but must be available and must provide contact information to their department as to where they may be reached during this time for department/college/school meetings, committee meetings, etc.
FALL 2021
August 11, 2021: New faculty orientation
August 12 – 13, 2021: Faculty development/advisement and department meetings
August 16: Classes begin
September 6: Labor Day (university closed)
October 11 – 12: Classes not in session (fall break)
November 24: Fall recess (university open/classes not in session)
November 25 – 27: Fall recess (university closed)
December 14: Semester ends – classes not in session
December 22 – 31: Winter break (university closed)
SPRING 2022
January 3 – 14, 2022: University open – classes not in session
January 13 – 14: Faculty advisement – Must be available on campus
January 17: Martin Luther King, Jr. (university closed)
January 18: Classes begin
March 14 – 19: Spring break – classes not in session
April 15 – 16: Spring recess (university closed)
May 14: Commencement
May 17: Semester ends – classes not in session