August 2025
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| August 14-16, 2025 | DWPI and NevadaFIT check-in |
| August 16, 2025 | Opening Ceremony |
| August 16-21, 2025 | NevadaFIT |
| August 18, 2025 | Faculty reporting date, Fall semester |
| August 18, 2025 | New department chairs and directors orientation, JCSU #402, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. |
| August 19, 2025 | New part-time instructional faculty orientation, Location TBD, 3:30-6:00 p.m. |
| August 20, 2025 | New academic faculty orientation, Location TBD, 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. |
| August 25, 2025 | Instruction begins |
| August 29, 2025 | Deadline for Special Course Fee and other student fee requests for the 2026-2027 Academic Year and other student fee changes or requests. (Note: Special Course Fees and other student fee changes over $50 to be effective Fall 2026 MUST be submitted by this deadline for committee review and preparation for December Board of Regents Meeting.) |
September 2025
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| September 11-12, 2025 | NSHE Board of Regents, Quarterly Meeting GBC |
| September 15, 2025 | Nominations due for Fall University and Regents Awards |
| September 15, 2025 | Sabbatical leave proposals due from deans’ offices to the Provost (Note: Colleges and departments have earlier deadlines in order to meet the Provost’s deadline.) |
| September 25-26, 2025 | Critical Minerals Summit, JCSU |
October 2025
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| October 2, 2025 | State of the University, JCSU Ballrooms |
| October 17, 2025 | Special Board of Regents meeting – System Administration |
November 2025
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| November 3, 2025 | Promotion and tenure application packets for academic faculty for both tenure track and non-tenure track academic faculty due from colleges to Provost’s Office in Interfolio |
December 2025
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| December 4-5, 2025 | NSHE Board of Regents quarterly meeting, UNLV |
| December 5, 2025 | Academic Faculty Evaluation Workshop, Location TBD |
| December 6, 2025 | Winter Commencement |
| December 10, 2025 | Prep Day |
| December 12, 2025 | Evaluation Workshop for deans, chairs and personnel committee members, Location TBD |
| December 17, 2025 | Instruction ends |
| December 19, 2025 | Last faculty reporting day |
| December 31, 2025 | Promotion and tenure reconsideration materials due to Provost’s office |
January 2026
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| January 12, 2026 | Faculty reporting date |
| January 15, 2026 | Deadline for Special Course Fee and other student fee requests due to the Provost’s office for committee review. (Note: Requests for more than $50 will also require Board of Regents’ approval in December 2026 and will not be effective until Fall 2027.) |
| January 16, 2026 | Special Board of Regents meeting – System Administration |
| January 20, 2026 | Instruction begins |
| January 30, 2026 | Deans’/Direct Reports self-evaluations due to Provost |
February 2026
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| February 6, 2026 | Promotion and Tenure Mentoring Workshop for Chairs, Deans, and Personnel Committee Members TBD |
| February 6, 2026 | Promotion and Tenure Applications Workshop for Faculty, TBD |
| February 17, 2026 | Nominations due for Spring University Awards |
| February 20, 2026 | Special Board of Regents Meeting - System Administration |
| February 27, 2026 | Requests for Emeritus appointment (for May Honor the Best) due to Provost’s Office |
March 2026
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| March 5-6, 2026 | NSHE Board of Regents - CSN, Charleston Campus |
| March 23-27, 2026 | Spring break |
April 2026
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| April 3, 2026 | Sabbatical Applications Workshop, TBD |
| April 17, 2026 | Special Board of Regents meeting – System Administration |
May 2026
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| May 6, 2026 | Prep day |
| May 12, 2026 | Honor the Best |
| May 13, 2026 | Instruction ends |
| May 14-16, 2026 | Spring Commencement Ceremonies |
| May 15, 2026 | Special Board of Regents Meeting - System Administration |
| May 18, 2026 | Last faculty reporting day |
June 2026
| Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| June 1, 2026 | Third-year probationary review memos due to Provost in Interfolio |
| June 1, 2026 | Notices of non-reappointment due to Provost for signatures |
| June 11-12, 2026 | NSHE Board of Regents quarterly meeting, University of Nevada, Reno |
| June 30, 2026 | Last day for notice of non-reappointment delivery (for faculty employees entitled to 365 calendar days’ notice) |
Fall Awards
| Due Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| September 15, 2025 | Nevada Regents’ Advisor Award (Undergraduate) |
| September 15, 2025 |
Nevada Regents’ Advisor Award (Graduate) |
| September 15, 2025 | Nevada Regents’ Teaching Award (Tenure Track) |
| September 15, 2025 | Nevada Regents’ Teaching Award (Non-Tenure Track) |
| September 15, 2025 | Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship (Undergraduate) |
| September 15, 2025 |
Sam Lieberman Regents’ Award for Student Scholarship (Graduate) |
| September 15, 2025 | F. Donald Tibbitts Distinguished Teacher Award |
| September 15, 2025 | Paul and Judy Bible University Teaching Excellence Award |
Spring Awards
| Due Date | Activity and details |
|---|---|
| February 17, 2026 | Foundation Professor |
| February 17, 2026 |
Thornton Peace Prize |
| February 17, 2026 | Cavanaugh Community Volunteer Award |
| February 17, 2026 | Distinguished Faculty Award |