The Faculty Retreat serves as the first faculty meeting of the year. As noted in the Faculty Expectations section of the Faculty Handbook, attendance at faculty meetings is considered to be part of a faculty member’s responsibilities. Each year the President of the Faculty, in consultation with other faculty and the Provost, plans the agenda for the retreat and selects topics for discussion by the faculty.
Regular faculty meetings are held each month (except during breaks) usually on the first Monday afternoon of each month. There is often a faculty forum session on the third Monday, so these dates should be reserved, as well. It is expected that faculty will attend these meetings, so departments should be careful not to schedule meetings or other events which would conflict with faculty meeting time. This includes interview talks for job candidates, which if at all possible, should be scheduled so as not to conflict with faculty meetings.
Following are the faculty meeting dates for 2023-2024:
Fall Term 2023
September 5 – Faculty Retreat
September 18 – Faculty Meeting
October 2 – Faculty Meeting
October 23 – Faculty Forum
November 6 – Faculty Meeting
November 13 – Faculty Forum
Winter Term 2024
January 8 – Faculty Meeting
January 22 – Faculty Forum
February 12 – Faculty Meeting
February 26 – Faculty Forum
March 4 – Faculty Meeting
Spring Term 2024
April 1 – Faculty Meeting
April 15 – Faculty Forum
May 6 – Faculty Meeting
May 20 – Faculty Forum