Planning Calendar

Initiators, Steps and Deadlines	August
Academic Affairs/Orientation - initiate planning in spring Provost - invitations sent to faculty/staff - July and August Contact: RIT Academic Affairs	See RIT Events Calendar for Event Date Gordon Field House and Activities Center Attended by faculty, staff, new incoming students Families welcome to view live-stream video online

Initiators, Steps and Deadlines

August

Academic Affairs/Orientation - initiate planning in spring

Provost - invitations sent to faculty/staff - July and August

Contact: RIT Academic Affairs

See RIT Events Calendar for Event Date
Gordon Field House and Activities Center

Attended by faculty, staff, new incoming students
Families welcome to view live-stream video online

Initiators, Steps and Deadlines	September
Office of the Provost director of events - sets date in spring Provost - e-mails invitations to faculty/staff - July and August Contact: AcademicAffairs@rit.edu	See RIT Events Calendar for Event Date Program - Livestream, Ingle Auditorium, SAU Attended by faculty, staff, students

Initiators, Steps and Deadlines

September

Office of the Provost director of events - sets date in spring

Provost - e-mails invitations to faculty/staff - July and August

Contact: AcademicAffairs@rit.edu

See RIT Events Calendar for Event Date
Program - Livestream, Ingle Auditorium, SAU
Attended by faculty, staff, students

Initiators, Steps and Deadlines	March
Office of the Provost director of events - sets date in spring DEANS - appoint selection committees and establish meeting dates no later than mid-September REGISTRAR - prepares list of potential recipients by mid-September DEANS - submit list of recommended Scholars to Provost by first week of Decemember (academicaffairs@rit.edu) PROVOST - notifies scholars by mid-December Contact: AcademicAffairs@rit.edu	See RIT Events Calendar for Event Date Program - Livestream, Gordon Field House and Activities Center Attended by faculty, staff, students, parents and families

Initiators, Steps and Deadlines

March

Office of the Provost director of events - sets date in spring

DEANS - appoint selection committees and establish meeting dates no later than mid-September
REGISTRAR - prepares list of potential recipients by mid-September
DEANS - submit list of recommended Scholars to Provost by first week of Decemember (academicaffairs@rit.edu)
PROVOST - notifies scholars by mid-December
Contact: AcademicAffairs@rit.edu

See RIT Events Calendar for Event Date
Program - Livestream, Gordon Field House and Activities Center
Attended by faculty, staff, students, parents and families

More information about the Outstanding Undergraduate Scholar Award

Initiators, Steps and Deadlines	April
Date for annual event set in spring (1 year prior) Nominations collected on Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship website - April / May NOMINATIONS END - May NOMINEES NOTIFIED - May NOMINEE MATERIALS DUE - September NOMINATION COMMITTEES - Evaluation process September - February NOMINATION COMMITTEES - Submit names of candidates to Awards Coordinator in November AWARDS COMMITTEE - Completes evaluation and names award recipients by February / March Contact: AcademicAffairs@rit.edu.	See RIT Events Calendar for Event Date Program - Livestream, Gordon Field House and Activities Center Attended by faculty, staff, students

Initiators, Steps and Deadlines

April

Date for annual event set in spring (1 year prior)
Nominations collected on Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship website - April / May
NOMINATIONS END - May
NOMINEES NOTIFIED - May
NOMINEE MATERIALS DUE - September
NOMINATION COMMITTEES - Evaluation process September - February
NOMINATION COMMITTEES - Submit names of candidates to Awards Coordinator in November
AWARDS COMMITTEE - Completes evaluation and names award recipients by February / March

Contact: AcademicAffairs@rit.edu.

See RIT Events Calendar for Event Date
Program - Livestream, Gordon Field House and Activities Center
Attended by faculty, staff, students

More information about the Celebration of Teaching and Scholarship

Commencement Planning Timeline	May
Registrar - confirms date for Commencement by February Commencement Committee - holds initial planning meeting in October Deans/University Publications - begins preparation of Commencement Book copy - January Deans (or designees) - final corrected galleys to University Publications by April 1 Platform Parties - attend rehearsals in May Visit rit.edu/commencement for the most updated information and for Global Campus Commencement ceremonies. Questions? Email: Graduation@rit.edu.	Academic Convocation Friday of Commencement Weekend College Commencement Ceremonies Friday and Saturday of Commencement Weekend

Commencement Planning Timeline

May

Registrar - confirms date for Commencement by February

Commencement Committee - holds initial planning meeting in October

Deans/University Publications - begins preparation of Commencement Book copy - January

Deans (or designees) - final corrected galleys to University Publications by April 1

Platform Parties - attend rehearsals in May

Visit rit.edu/commencement for the most updated information and for Global Campus Commencement ceremonies.

Questions? Email: Graduation@rit.edu.

Academic Convocation
Friday of Commencement Weekend

College Commencement Ceremonies
Friday and Saturday of Commencement Weekend

Tenure and Promotion Process Deadlines