Office of Faculty Advancement Calendar

The summary below, updated for academic year 2026-27*, provides a timeline overview of important dates and deadlines for faculty processes headed up by the College of Engineering & Applied Science (CEAS) Office of Faculty Advancement (FA).��

*webpage last updated on May 29, 2026��

Downloadable version of calendar available .

Calendar Overview��

July

July 1: All unit chair/director fiscal year appointments begin
July 1: Faculty recruitment cycle begins
July 1: Fall lecturer/temporary faculty spreadsheets and offer letters due to CEAS FA
July 1: Units complete Professional Improvement Agreements (PIA) for faculty rated at “Below Expectations” or “Unsatisfactory” during an AY25-26 review process
July 8:��Inaugural New & Returning Chairs Orientation (ALI event)��
July 15: Department Chair & Program Director Retreat (CEAS Dean's event)
July 16: Department Chair Workshop (college event)
July 29: HR Liaison Workshop on faculty processes and training (college event)

During July:

Faculty recruitment begins for AY26-27 (information and instructions sent following the Department Chair & Program Director Retreat) ��
Units work on upcoming AY26-27 Comprehensive Review, Promotion & Tenure (CRPT) cases for tenured/tenure-track faculty
Teaching Professor First Level Review Committee (TP FLRC) membership is set

August

August 11: New & Returning Leaders Orientation (ALI event)��
August 12: ��Annual Faculty Promotion Awards (college event)
August 13: AY26-27 faculty contracts start
August 13:��Ƶ New Faculty Orientation (campus event)
August 14:Fall Summit (ALI event)
August 14: Hire-with-Tenure dossiers for faculty with Spring 2027 starts are due to CEAS FA (submit to FDRS)
August 17: CEAS New Faculty Orientation (college event)
August 20: Classes Begin
August 28: CEAS Faculty Search Chair Workshop (series)

During August:

CEAS FA sends official case timeline statements to units for AY26-27 CRPT cases
CEAS FA sends units training compliance information for faculty members
First Level Review Committee (FLRC) launches training and hire-with-tenure cases with Spring 2027 starts; FLRC continues to meet and review cases throughout AY
CEAS FA sends units information on sabbatical application deadlines and Sabbatical Reports due in October
CEAS FA sends units information on reappointments and promotion processes for teaching professors
Units begin work on upcoming AY26-27 reappointments and promotion cases for teaching professors��

September

September 2: Dean’s Faculty Fellow Reports due to CEAS FA
September 2, 9, and 16: FLRC Training Sessions
September 10, 11, and 14: Live Consultations for CEAS Faculty Search Committees
September 11: Faculty job ads submitted to CEAS FA
September 11: FLAG Cohort Meeting
September 15: Salary equity appeals due to unit leadership
September 16: Comprehensive Review dossiers for tenure-track faculty due to CEAS FA (submit to FDRS)
September 30: Professional Improvement Agreements (PIA) due to CEAS FA (2nd date)

During September:

Sept 1: Data point for census & training��
Faculty search chair, search committee, and campus recruitment training(s) launch with workshops throughout AY
Units receive communication about post-tenure reviews for faculty��

October

October 8: Mid-Semester Reading Day
October 8: TP PUEC Training
October 8: CEAS Faculty Search Chair Workshop (series)
October 16: Tenure & Promotion to Associate Professor dossiers for tenure-track faculty due to CEAS FA (submit to FDRS)
October 23: Sabbatical Reports due to CEAS FA (for previous Spring semester or academic year sabbaticals)��

During October:��

Units complete evaluations of faculty salary equity
Units receive communication about Spring lecturer/temporary faculty hiring
Call for nominations for CEAS Awards
Call for nominations for University of Colorado Distinguished Professorship Candidates
CEAS FA sends the Dean leadership appointment information to review before January

November

November 6: Nominations due to ADFA for CEAS Awards (e.g., Charles A. Hutchinson Memorial Teaching Award, Max S. Peters Faculty Service Award, CEAS Faculty Research Award, CEAS Outstanding Staff Award, and Textbook Recognition Award)
November 6: Sabbatical applications due to CEAS FA (for Fall semester and AY)
November 13:CEAS Faculty Search Chair Workshop (series)
November 16: Promotion to Full Professor dossiers for tenured faculty due to CEAS FA (submit to FDRS)
November 18: Spring lecturer/temporary faculty spreadsheets and offer letters due to CEAS FA
November 23-27: Fall Break

During November:

CEAS FA sends out Faculty Report on Professional Activities (FRPA) workbooks for unit review
Call for nominations for CEAS Dean's Faculty Fellows, and Research and Policy Advancement Fellows

December

December 4: Last Day of Classes
December 11: Degree Conferral Date
December 15: Differentiated workload applications for teaching faculty (for the Fall of subsequent AY) due to CEAS FA��
December 16: Teaching professors' promotion dossiers due to CEAS FA

January

January 1:��Spring 2027 faculty contracts start
January 6: FLRC reconvenes
January 7: Classes Begin
January 8: CEAS Newish Faculty Check-In(s)
January 15: Sabbatical applications due to CEAS FA (for Spring semester and calendar year)
January 15: Units complete review and adjustments for FRPA Workbooks
January 21: TP FLRC Training
January 22: Teaching professors' reappointment dossiers due to CEAS FA��

During January:��

ADFA sends initial communication on Annual Merit Evaluation Process and FRPA Reminders
Call for nominations for the CEAS Dean’s Research and Policy Advancement Fellows, and the Dean's Faculty Fellows
CEAS FA launches Teaching Professor First Level Review Committee (TP FLRC) training; TP FLRC continues to meet and review cases throughout Spring of AY
CEAS FA sends units information on Sabbatical��Reports due in April
CEAS FA sends units leadership appointment information
CEAS FA sends detailed follow up communication on Faculty Annual Merit Evaluation Process

February

February 1: Faculty deadline for FRPA submissions
February 12: Units receive final FRPA Workbook
February 15: Dean’s Research & Policy Advancement Fellows applications due to ADFA
February 15: Dean’s Faculty Fellowship nominations due to ADFA
February 19:Distinguished Professor nominations due to the Dean’s Office
February 25: Mid-Semester Reading Day
February 25: Research meeting for new faculty

During February:

[Early February] ADFA sends reminders about faculty past due on their FRPA submission
Units receive communication about Summer lecturer/temporary faculty hiring
CEAS FA initiate planning for CEAS New Faculty Orientation (August 2027)

March

March 12: Units submit FRPA Workbooks to CEAS FA
March 12: Hire-with-Tenure dossiers (for faculty seeking tenure) with Fall 2027 starts due to CEAS FA (submit to FDRS)
March 15-19: Spring Break��
March 22: Dean and Associate Dean review of unit FRPA Workbooks due

During March:��

Nominations typically due to campus for Distinguished Professors
Unit leaders identify faculty with ratings of “Below Expectations” or “Unsatisfactory” during an AY26-27 review process
CEAS FA sends units communication about mandatory and non-mandatory CRPT cases for AY26-27
Nomination process begins for the Provost’s Faculty Achievement Awards (includes solicitation from the Office of Faculty Affairs and eligibility list)
Nominations due to campus for Outstanding Faculty Mentoring��

April

April 1: Sabbatical Reports due to CEAS FA (for previous Fall semester and calendar year sabbaticals)
April 2: Hire-with-Tenure dossiers (for faculty that currently have tenure) with Fall 2027 starts are due to CEAS FA (submit to FDRS)
April 7: CEAS Faculty Candidate Workshop on CRPT��
April 9: Faculty Merit Evaluation Forms due to CEAS FA via DocuSign
April 9: May start and summer lecturer/temporary faculty spreadsheets, and offer letters due to CEAS FA
April 15: Differentiated workload applications for teaching faculty (for the Spring of subsequent AY) due to CEAS FA��
April 22: FLAG Dinner
April 23: Last Day of Classes
April 23: Leadership appointments due to CEAS FA
April 29: Search protocol deadline

During April:

CEAS FA launches training on Comprehensive Review, Promotion & Tenure (CRPT) processes for faculty candidates and folks involved in dossier preparation for AY27-28 review cycle
Units provide notification of primary unit criteria updates occurring (requiring��CEAS FA review, unit voting, and approval signatures)��

May

May 1: University Commencement Ceremony
May 2:��AY26-27 faculty contracts end
May 3: Post-Tenure Review Reports due to CEAS FA
May 3: Units submit CVs for non-mandatory CRPT cases for the next annual cycle to the Dean and ADFA for review��
May 5: Remaining summer lecturer/temporary faculty spreadsheets and offer letters due to CEAS FA
May 5:��PUEC Workshop on CRPT��
May 21: Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award nominations due to ADFA

During May:��

Primary unit criteria updates related to CRPT processes due to CEAS FA (end of Maymester)��

June

Early June: CU Board of Regents votes on tenure cases and sabbaticals��

During June:��

CEAS FA completes annual calendar updates and sends out communication to units
Provost’s Faculty Achievement Award Nominations are due to the ��Ƶ Office of Faculty Affairs��

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