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Administrative Calendar 2008-09

This is the administrative calendar for the Clark Science Center 2008-09. Please let us know if you have additions or comments to this calendar.

AUGUST

  • August 1: Deadline for Beckman financial report
  • Develop and post calendar for the following year
  • SURF: collect abstracts, SURE survey
  • Science Planning preparation: reserve space, identify reps, schedule meetings
  • Summer steam: make sure ‘lab steam” it is turned on by the start of classes
  • Hire work study students (door monitoring, mail distribution, office admin)
  • August 27: Winter office hours start

SEPTEMBER

  • Science Planning: announce calendar for the year including deadlines for Goldwater, projects & budgets, SURF program, and space needs.
  • Grant report preparation: HHMI, Merck, Schultz

OCTOBER

  • HHMI annual narrative and budget reports due.

NOVEMBER

  • November 11: Deadline for Goldwater nominations (faculty)
  • Friday, November 21: Deadline for project requests (renovation, construction, changes in programming)
  • Plan renovation and capital projects for the summer
  • Annual SURF report to the Schultz endowment

DECEMBER

  • Announce SURF program
  • Organize J-term door monitor schedule

JANUARY

  • Organize “All Science Reception” for second reunion weekend

FEBRUARY

  • February 17: Deadline for Summer Research Fellows application (students)

MARCH

  • Deadline (end of March): budget application to College Hall
  • Submit space requests for the following year

APRIL

  • April 15: Deadline for space requests for the following year (department chairs) - please submit earlier if possible
  • Open Campus tours, Discovery Weekend (around April 20)
  • Work with SURF applicants to schedule summer program

MAY

  • Deadline for Beckman report (budget, GPA, research summary)
  • “All Science Reception”
  • May 28: Summer hours start
  • Request budget roll-overs from College Hall

JUNE

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JULY

  • Summer tours of the Science Center

 

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