SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Fall 2006 

AUGUST

7

Monday

Fall Faculty and Staff Institute

8

Tuesday

Meeting with colleges/departments                

9

Wednesday

Residence Halls open

10-15

Wed-Tues

Freshman Orientation 

14-15

Mon-Tues

Advisement and registration  8:30 a.m.- 7:00 p.m.

16

Wednesday

First day of classes

16-18

Wed-Fri

Late Registration (Late Fee Charged )

Drop/Add

21

Monday

Dean provides unofficial notification to eligible faculty for promotion and/or tenure, pre-tenure and post-tenure

SEPTEMBER

4

Monday

HOLIDAY- Labor Day

5

Tuesday

Faculty Senate meeting

13

Wednesday

University Faculty meeting

16

Saturday

ACT exam
PRAXIS exam

19

Tuesday

Vice President for Academic Affairs notifies Deans/Director of faculty eligible for promotion and/or tenure

20

Wednesday

CLEP exam
Deans/Director notify department chair & chair of Personnel Committee of eligible faculty for promotion and/or tenure

25

Monday

Test-Taking Strategies Seminar

27

Wednesday

DANTES exam

30

Saturday

LSAT exam

OCTOBER

2

Monday

Regents' Mock test

3

Tuesday

Faculty Senate meeting
Deans/Director notify faculty eligible for promotion and/or tenure

4

Wednesday

Regents' Mock test

6

Friday

Mid Term

Last day to withdraw/drop a course without academic penalty
Writing Assessment and Placement Tests

14

Saturday

SAT I/II exam

18

Wednesday

CLEP exam

21

Saturday

HOMECOMING

25

Wednesday

DANTES exam

27

Friday

Regents' test

28

Saturday

Regents' test
ACT exam

NOVEMBER

1

Wednesday

Eligible faculty deliver completed portfolio and letter of application to Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee

4

Saturday

SAT I/II exam

7

Tuesday

Faculty Senate meeting

8

Wednesday

Departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee transmit eligible faculty portfolios and applications to department chairs

10

Friday

Writing Assessment and Placement Tests

13

Monday

Department Chair transmit eligible faculty portfolios and applications to College Personnel Committee

15

Wednesday

CLEP exam

17

Friday

Personnel Committee transmit eligible faculty portfolios and applications to the Dean. Personnel Committee  communicate to each applicant its decision and its rationale.

18

Saturday

PRAXIS exam

20

Monday

Exit Essay exam- Learning Support

22

Wednesday

HOLIDAY- Thanksgiving (Students)
DANTES exam
Deans/Director notify Vice President for Academic Affairs of faculty promotion and/or tenure recommendations

23-24

Thurs-Fri

HOLIDAY- Thanksgiving (Students, Faculty, Staff)

28-30

Tues- Thurs

COMPASS exit exam-Learning Support

DECEMBER

2

Saturday

SAT I/II exam
LSAT exam

4

Monday

Last day of classes

5-11

Tues-Mon

Final exams

8

Friday

Commencement rehearsal 11:00 a.m.
Writing Assessment and Placement Tests

9

Saturday

COMMENCEMENT

14

Thursday

Final grades due in Registrar’s Office 9:00 a.m.