Please review Registrar’s 2026-2027 calendar for all class information
Please also review the NDUS calendars for other information
17-18 New Faculty Orientation
19 Convocation and faculty meetings
20 Registration / Orientation
21-23 Move-In Day & Welcome Weekend
24 Final draft of Spring 2027 class schedule to chairs
24 Classes begin at 4:00 p.m. or later
25 Classes begin
29 First eight-week non-attendance course rosters due via Starfish (4th day after classes begin)
1 VPAA sends notice to faculty who will undergo PTR during current academic year and electronic PTR dossier folder made available.
1 Sixteen-week non-attendance course rosters due via Starfish (7th day after classes begin)
1-4 The President of the University, considering the financial situation, determines the maximum number of sabbaticals that can be awarded, and notifies the Faculty Senate President. (first week of September)
1 Faculty member shall notify their Chairperson and the VPAA office of their intention to apply for Promotion.
7 Labor Day – University Closed
7 Final draft of Spring 2027 class schedule from chairs to Registrar’s Office
11 Sabbatical application due from faculty to chair (due 2nd Friday in Sept. per bylaws)
15 Tenured faculty must select fall courses being used for annual course evaluation.
15 Call for Advanced Study Grant Applications (due to VPAA on October 15)
21 Enrollment census date (NDUS)
25 Sabbatical application due from chairperson to VPAA Office (due 4th Friday in Sept. per bylaws)
30 Fall load reports due from chairs to VPAA Office
1 Each faculty member undergoing PTR sends the name of their requested tenured faculty reviewer to the AVPAA or VPAA for review.
8 Second-year faculty self-evaluation, goals and updated CV due to chairperson
9 VPAA sends sabbatical binders and recommendations to Faculty Senate Sabbatical Committee (Due 2nd Friday in Oct. per bylaws).
12 Assessment Day (No classes 8:00 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. ~ classes resume at 3:00 p.m.)
15 Advanced Study Grant applications due to Academic Affairs Office
15 PTR materials must be uploaded to the electronic dossier folder.
15 PTR committee members finalized and access to dossiers provided to committee members.
15 Electronic promotion and tenure application portfolios are due from faculty to chairperson.
16 Evaluation by PTR committee commences.
22 Chairperson’s evaluation of goals for second-year faculty due from chairperson to faculty
23 Second eight-week non-attendance course rosters due via Starfish (4th day after classes start)
1 The tenure-track faculty in their third year of appointment must submit a pre-tenure portfolio due from chair to VPAA Office; also, due to Tenure Committee on Feb. 1
2 Annual assessment reports due from chairperson to the VPAA Office
2 First draft of (Summer 2026-Fall 2026-Spring 2027) yearlong class schedule from Registrar’s Office to Departments
5 Second-year faculty self-evaluation and goals, chairperson’s evaluation, and updated CV due from chairperson’s to VPAA office (1 of 2 evals)
11 University Closed – Veterans Day
13 Letter from chairperson for promotion applicants due to the faculty member and the promotion application binder
13 Letter from chairperson for tenure applicants due to the faculty member and the tenure application binder
15 Electronic promotion and tenure packets with recommendations due from chairperson to Vice President for Academic Affairs
18 Electronic tenure and promotion portfolios made available to Tenure and Promotion Committees
24 Faculty Senate Sabbatical Committee makes recommendations to University President (Wed. prior to Thanksgiving Day break per bylaws)
25 University Open – No Classes
26 University Closed – Thanksgiving
27 University Open – No Classes
30 First draft of (Summer 2026-Fall 2026-Spring 2027)) yearlong class schedule from chairs to Registrar’s Office and VPAA
1 Tenure-track faculty in their third year of appointment submit a pre-tenure portfolio to their chair
1 Evaluation by PTR committee concludes. PTR reviews filed with the Office of the VPAA.
4 University President makes announcement of sabbatical recipients.
(1st Friday of December per bylaws)
15 In cases where needed, performance improvement plans must be completed by the department chair, provided to faculty members, and filed with the Office of the VPAA.
24 University Closed – Institutions close at noon
25 University Closed – Christmas Day Observed
1 University Closed - New Year’s Day Observed
3 First-year faculty annual self-evaluation, goals, and updated CV due to chairperson
11 Online classes and classes that start at 4:00p.m. or later begin
12 Spring Classes Begin
14 Chairperson’s evaluation of goals for first-year faculty due from chairperson to faculty
15 Faculty evaluation of department chairs emailed to all MSU faculty
15 First eight-week non-attendance course rosters due via Starfish (4th day after classes begin)
18 University Closed – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
18 Sixteen-week non-attendance course rosters due via Starfish (7th day after classes begin)
24 Final draft of (Summer 2026-Fall 2026-Spring 2027)) Year Long class schedules from Registrar’s Office to Departments
24 First-year faculty self-evaluation and goals, chairperson’s evaluation, and updated CV due from chairpersons to VPAA Office.
31 Faculty self-evaluation, goals, and updated CV due to chairperson (all FT faculty except first-year tenure-track faculty) – Includes second year faculty sending 2 of 2 evals.
31 Faculty Evaluation of chair due to VPAA Office
31 Annual chairs self-evaluation, goals, and updated CV due to AVPAA
7 Final draft of (Summer 2026-Fall 2026) yearlong class schedules from chairs to Registrar's Office and VPAA Office
8 Enrollment census date (NDUS)
11 Promotion and Tenure Committees’ recommendations due to President
15 Tenured faculty must select spring courses being used for annual course evaluation.
15 University Closed – Presidents’ Day
16 Assessment Day (No classes 8:00 a.m. to 2:50 p.m. ~ classes resume at 3:00 p.m.)
18 Spring load reports due from chairs to VPAA Office
25 Load Reports showing faculty loads (no student numbers needed) for Fall 2027 to AVPAA
6 Chairperson’s evaluation and goals for all faculty (other than first year & chairs) due from chairperson to faculty (includes 2 of 2 evals for second year faculty)
8-12 Spring Break
13 Faculty self-evaluation and goals, chairperson’s evaluation, and updated CV due from chairpersons to VPAA Office. Includes Special contract faculty & Second year faculty 2 of 2 evaluations.
13 Faculty / Chair position descriptions for 2026-2027 due to VPAA Office
16 Annual chairs self-evaluation due to VPAA Office
19 Second eight-week non-attendance course rosters due via Starfish (4th day after classes begin)
26 University Closed – Good Friday
29 University Open – No classes – Easter Break
5-17 The Tenure Committee completes pre-tenure review and distributes the results to the faculty member and the chair of the department/division.
17 Third year probationary faculty self-evaluation, goals, chairperson’s evaluation, updated CV, and pre-tenure review due from chairperson to VPAA office.
14 Commencement
31 University Closed – Memorial Day
1 Summer Classes begin
5 Summer eight-week non-attendance course rosters due via Starfish (4th day after classes begin)
