*Faculty attendance required.
**Faculty please dress in academic regalia.
Autumn Quarter 2020
New Faculty Orientation
Tuesday, September 1, 2020
Zoom meeting (link sent out in advance)
Teaching Essentials I & II
New faculty will be invited to join the Teaching and Learning I and II Canvas site and progress through the information on their own.
Faculty Retreat*
Thursday, September 3, 2020
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Zoom meeting (link sent out in advance)
Opening Communion and State of the University Address
Wednesday, October 9, 2020
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Virtual event; more information here
New Student Convocation ***Canceled
Days of Common Learning
Monday, October 5, 2020
1-1:50 p.m.
Theme: The Accelerated Digital Transformation of Our Lives and World
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
10:30-11:20 a.m.
Theme: Theology and the Future of Work
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
2:30-3:40 p.m.
Theme: Jobs of Tomorrow
Thursday, October 8, 2020
10:30-11:20 a.m.
Theme: Impact of Socio-Political Disruption on Diverse Populations
Friday, October 9, 2020
9:20-10:40 a.m.
More information regarding the Zoom sessions is forthcoming.
Hosted by The Faculty Life Office
Winter Quarter 2021
New Faculty Seminar
Winter Quarter: Thursdays 12:30–2:50 p.m. (lunch provided) ***Tentative
Library Seminar Room
Hosted by The Faculty Life Office
Palmer Lecture
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
7-8 p.m.
Location: TBD
Lecturer: Dr. Esau McCaulley
Title: TBD
Winter Faculty In-Service*
Monday, March 15, 2021 ***Tentative
Details forthcoming
Emeriti Faculty Tea
March 2021 ***Date To Be Determined
Details forthcoming
Marston Lecture
Recording will be available in February 2021
Spring Quarter 2021
Weter Lecture
April 2021 (Date TBD)
Lecturer: Dr. Eric Long
Details forthcoming
Celebration of Service
Thursday, April 29, 2020
10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
Royal Brougham Pavilion
Retirement Dinner
May 6, 2021
Details forthcoming
Walls Lecture ***Postponed
The 2020 Walls Lecture will be postponed until Autumn 2021 and will not take place during the 2020-21 academic year.
Spring Faculty Awards Luncheon
Monday, June 7, 2021 ***Tentative
Details forthcoming
Ivy Cutting ***To Be Determined
Saturday, June 12, 2021 ***Tentative
9:30–10:30 a.m.
Tiffany Loop
Faculty Instructions
Faculty, please dress in academic regalia. Line up between Moyer Hall and Peterson Hall at 9:15 a.m.
Graduate Hooding Ceremonies ***To Be Determined
Saturday, June 1, 2021 ***Tentative
Various times and campus locations, prior to the Graduate Commencement Ceremony (Please contact your school or department’s main office for details.)
Graduate Commencement ***To Be Determined
Saturday, June 12, 2021 ***Tentative
2–3:30 p.m.
Location: Tiffany Loop
Faculty Instructions
*All faculty must attend either Graduate or Undergraduate Commencement.
**Faculty, please dress in academic regalia. Line up between Moyer Hall and Peterson Hall at 1:45 p.m.
Undergraduate Commencement ***To Be Determined
Sunday, June 13, 2021 ***Tentative
7–9:30 p.m.
Location: Alaska Airlines Arena
Faculty Instructions
*All faculty must attend either Graduate or Undergraduate Commencement.
**Faculty, please dress in academic regalia. Arrive by 5:00 p.m. to the Don James Center on the north side of Husky Stadium for dinner and processional line-up.