New Faculty

Dates and Deadlines for your First Year

ACADEMIC YEAR 2026-2027

New Faculty Program Lunches: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

2026 cohort of new faculty (required for tenure-track, optional for others):
September 15 - Catching you up on Hot Topics of the Year
October 13 - Grants and Funding
November 10 - The Honor Code
February 2 - TBD
February 23 - Interim Proposals
March 9 - Faculty Governance and 2nd Year Committee Service
April 27 - Advising in the Fall

CETL New Faculty Lunches: 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

2026 cohort of new faculty (required for tenure-track, optional for others):
September 29
October 27
December 3
February 11
March 18
April 22

Faculty Meetings: 11 a.m.-noon

Fall Semester 2026
September 8
October 6
November 3
December 10

Spring Semester 2027
February 9
March 2
April 6
May 4

Faculty Forum Meetings: 11 a.m.-noon

Fall Semester 2026
September 22
October 20
November 17

Spring Semester 2027
February 16
March 16
April 20

Internal Grant Application Deadlines

Summer Research Grant: end of October 2026 
Faculty-Student Collaborative Research Grant: early February 2027

Check my.wofford.edu for specific dates once announced.

Teaching-Related Deadlines

All Academic Calendar dates can be found here: https://www.wofford.edu/academics/registrar/calendars-and-schedules/academic-calendar-ny

Fall Semester
Midterm grades due: October 26, 2026 5:30pm
Final grades due: December 21, 2026 5:30pm

Interim
Travel Interim proposal for Jan 2028 due: March 1, 2027 midnight
On Campus Interim proposal for Jan 2028 due: Late March 2027

Spring Semester
Midterm grades due: March 29, 2027 5:30pm
Final grades due: May 14, 2027 2pm (for graduating seniors); May 17, 2027 5.30pm (for all other students)

Faculty Information Forms due: May 2027