Calendars

2022-2023 Faculty Contract Calendar

Fall 2022

• First Day for Faculty to Return | Monday, August 15, 2022
• First Day of Classes | Monday, August 22, 2022
• Labor Day | Monday, September 5, 2022
• Fall Break | October 8 - 11, 2022 (Saturday - Tuesday)
• Thanksgiving Holiday | November 23 - 27, 2022 (Wednesday - Sunday)
• Last Day of Classes | Wednesday, November 30, 2022
• Exams | December 2 - 8, 2022 (Friday - Thursday)
• Last Day of Semester for Faculty | Friday, December 16, 2022
• Winter Break | December 17 - 31, 2022 (Saturday - Saturday)

Spring 2023

• Winter Break | January 1 - 9, 2023 (Sunday - Monday)
• First Day for Faculty to Return | Tuesday, January 10, 2023
• M. L. King, Jr. Holiday | Monday, January 16, 2023
• First Day of Classes | Tuesday, January 17, 2023
• Spring Break | March 6 -12, 2023 (Monday - Sunday)
• Last Day of Classes | Wednesday, April 26, 2023
• Exams | April 28 - May 4, 2023 (Friday - Thursday)
• Last Day of Semester for Faculty | Friday, May 12, 2023

Tenure and Promotion Calendar

• April 1: Deadline for candidates to declare intent to file for tenure and/or promotion to department/college.
  
  
• May 1: List of external reviewers due to department/college.
  
  
• September 1: Deans submit a list of all faculty applying for tenure and/or promotion to the Provost’s Office. Email list to provost@memphis.edu.
  
  
• Internal deadline set by each College or School: Department Heads and Committees submit recommendations to  College Committee.
  
  
• Internal deadline set by each College or School: College/School Committees submit recommendations to the Dean.
  
  
• December 1: Required documents from the candidates’ dossiers and recommendations of Department Chairs, Department Committees, College Committees, and Deans submitted to the Provost via OneDrive (see T&P Forms Page).
  
  
• February 1: Candidates notified of the Provost’s recommendation. Provost recommendations forwarded to the President for review.
  
  
• March 1: Candidates receiving a negative recommendation from the Provost must contact the Chair of the Appeals Committee if they  intend to appeal the recommendation. 
  
  
• April 1: Recommendations by the Appeals Committee are forwarded to the President for review.
  • The Board of Trustees will be notified of the President’s recommendations of the candidates for tenure and/or promotion prior to the June board meeting.
  • The Board of Trustees will review and vote on the recommendations at its June meeting.
  • Upon notification of the Board’s approval, the President will notify the candidates of the decision.
    
    
• September 1: Effective date of tenure and/or promotion of approved candidates