THE NEWSLETTER
THE NEWSLETTER is the Faculty/Staff newsletter of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32723, and is published on the first and third Friday of each
month during the Academic Year. The most recent of edition of THE NEWSLETTER is also posted online at
http://www.stetson.edu/offices/academicaffairs/newsletter.Ddf.
All items for THE NEWSLETTER should be sent to Judy Ward, Office of Academic Affairs, Unit 8358 [email protected],
by 4 p.m. on the Wednesday preceding publication.
OCTOBER 21, 2005
IMPORTANT EVENTS
Friday, October 21
Monday-Friday, October 24-28
Wednesday, October 26
Friday-Saturday, Oct. 28-29
Monday-Tuesday, October 31 - November 1
Monday-Wednesday, November 7-9
Thursday, November 10
Thursday-Friday, November 24-25
University Faculty Meeting, 12:00 noon, Stetson Room
Last Day to Drop Course without Academic Penalty
Academic Advising for Upper-class Students for Spring Semester
Sabbatical Applications due
Family Weekend
Registration for Upper-class Students for Spring Semester
Academic Advising for First-year students for Spring Semester
Registration for First-year students for Spring Semester
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY (University Holiday)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE UNIVERSITY FACULTY WILL MEET TODAY, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2005, at 12:00 noon in the Stetson
Room. A light lunch will be served beginning at 11:45 a.m. Agenda items include a report by Dr. Lee on the
recent Trustee meeting, and faculty will vote on the motion, "Tenured library faculty will be granted full voting
privileges in the University Promotion and Tenure Committee."
From: Jim Woodward, Chair, Council of Dean
MINUTES TO THE OCTOBER 3, 2005 FACULTY SENATE MEETING are attached elsewhere to this edition of The
Newsletter. The next scheduled meeting for Faculty Senate is Monday, November 7, 2005.
From: Eric Kurlander, Secretary/Treasurer, Faculty Senate
PROMOTION AND TENURE CALENDAR. According to the universal 2005-2006 Promotion/Tenure Calendar,
department faculty have until Monday, October 24, to submit their evaluation letters to their respective
Department Chair/ Music Associate Dean. Portfolios and departmental/supervising librarian recommendations are
due to the Dean or Library Director by Monday, October 31, and then forwarded to the College/School/Library
committee by Friday, November 4.
From: Jim Woodward, Chair, Council of Deans
APPLICATIONS FOR 2006-2007 SABBATICALS are due to the department chair (10 complete copies), Office of
Academic Affairs (one complete copy), and the chair of the Professional Development Committee (cover sheet
only) by Wednesday, October 26, as specified in the Faculty Professional Development Opportunities Handbook
(http://www.stetson.edu/academicaffairs/profdevel.php).
From: Mercedes Tichenor, Chair, Professional Development Committee
Florida's First Private University
