Free+Hours+Friday

 2009 - 2010
Fridays from Noon to 2 p.m. are free of any scheduled classes or academic activities except for those scheduled as follows:
 * Schedule**
 * 1st Fridays: Faculty Council Meetings
 * 2nd Fridays: School/Department Meetings
 * 3rd Fridays: Faculty Council Committees
 * 4th Fridays: Faculty Development workshops and presentations; and student meetings


 * Standards**
 * Meetings should begin at 12:15 p.m. to allow for transportation from one campus to the other.
 * Any exceptions to the above schedule should be cleared with the Office of the Executive VP for Academic Affairs PRIOR to the event, allowing sufficient time for decision and notification (generally two weeks ahead).
 * Committees are encouraged to work together to schedule multiple meetings during the noon to 2 p.m.time slot, where brevity permits two groups to share the period; e.g., a Student Services Committee could meet 12:15 p.. to 1 p.m., and an Academic Affairs committee could meet 1:05 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. should such an arrangement be mutually agreeable.


 * 2009-2010 Standing Meetings**
 * **Faculty Council**: Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov.6, Dec. 4, Feb. 5, Mar. 5, April 30 (if necessary—this is a 5th Friday), May 7
 * **School/Departmental:** Sept.11, Oct. 9, Nov. 13, Dec. 11, Feb. 12, Mar.12, Apr. 9, May 14
 * **Committees:** Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20, Dec. 18, Jan. 15, Feb. 19, Apr. 16
 * **Faculty Development Workshops/Scholarly Presentations:** Sept. 25, Oct. 23, Oct. 30 (a 5th Friday) Jan. 22, Jan. 29 (a 5th Friday), Feb. 26, Mar. 26, Apr. 23

Thursday, May 20: GPS Commencement ceremony Friday, May 21: Undergraduate Commencement ceremony
 * Spring Commencement**