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Administrative Calendar 2007-08

This is the administrative calendar for the Clark Science Center 2007-08. 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
  • SRF: 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, SRF program, and space needs.
  • Grant report preparation: HHMI, Merck, Schultz

 

OCTOBER

  • HHMI annual narrative and budget reports due
  • October 15: deadline for NSF MRI notification of intent to submit proposal (your Science Planning representative has details).

 

NOVEMBER

  • Friday, November 2: Deadline for Goldwater nominations (faculty)
  • Friday, November 16: Deadline for project requests (renovation, construction, changes in programming)
  • Plan renovation and capital projects for the summer
  • Annual SRF report to the Schultz endowment
  • Thanksgiving: November 21-23

 

DECEMBER

  • Announce SRF program
  • December 17: Science Center holiday party
  • Organize J-term door monitor schedule
  • Winter holiday: December 24 – January 1

 

JANUARY

  • Organize “All Science Reception” for second reunion weekend
  • Martin Luther King Day: January 21

 

FEBRUARY

  • Friday, February 15: 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 1: 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 SRF applicants to schedule summer program

 

MAY

  • May 15: Deadline for Beckman report (budget, GPA, research summary)
  • “All Science Reception”
  • May 26: Memorial Day
  • May 28: Summer hours start

 

JUNE

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JULY

  • Summer tours of the Science Center
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