Sociology Calendar 2010-2011
The monthly calendars below display departmental information in combination with pertinent university information (registration deadlines and office holidays, for instance). Links to other calendars are provided at the bottom of this page.
Note that things like academic deadlines, holidays, and various fellowship deadlines are included on this calendar; to search for one of them, type F+Ctrl, type the term you're looking for (for instance "fellowship" or "holiday"), and hit enter.
- June 2010
- July 2010
- August 2010
- September 2010
- October 2010
- November 2010
- December 2010
- January 2011
- February 2011
- March 2011
- April 2011
- May 2011
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| 1 Undergrad Research Fellowhip applications for fall due to Chair |
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6 Labor Day - no classes Office closed |
7 Classes begin Dept meeting McGuinn 415 12 noon |
8 URF applications are due in Carney 147 |
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| 12 Opening year party at Zine's house, 12-3 |
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14 Dept luncheon, Corcoran Commons (Lower Campus) Cabaret Room 12PM-2PM |
15 Last date for grad students to drop/add online; last date for undergrads to declare a course pass/fail online; last date for all students who plan to graduate in December 2010 to verify diploma name online |
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20 Submit application for Teaching, Advising and Mentoring Expense Grants (TAMEs) to Chair. |
21 Dept seminar: Debbie Gould UC Santa Cruz 12 PM, 211 O'Neill |
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28 Undergraduate Studies Meeting 12PM McGuinn 415 |
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| 1 Last date for undergraduates only to drop a course or to declare a course pass/fail in the Associate Deans' offices |
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4 Sabbatical applications due to Chair |
5 Department Seminar Shawn McGuffey 12 PM 211 O'Neill |
6 Professors and Pastries in Fulton Honors Library 3:30-5 |
7 Voices Meeting 4:30-6:30pm |
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11 Columbus Day—No classes Office closed |
12 Department Meeting 12 PM McGuinn 415 Sabbatical and application forms due to Dean |
13 Environmental Sociology Working Group meetings 5:30pm Professors and Pastries in Fulton Honors Library 3:30-5 |
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19 Teaching Seminar Luncheon, Leading Effective Class Discussions in CFLC 12-1 Department Seminar Hilary Levey Postdoc Harvard 12PM 211 O'Neill |
20 Professors and Pastries in Fulton Honors Library 3:30-5 |
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22 “Evolution: A Panel Discussion on Evolution among B.C. Faculty” Corcoran Commons (Lower Campus) Heights Room 7PM |
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27 Professors and Pastries in Fulton Honors Library 3:30-5 |
28 Sociology Graduate Student Association conference 12-4pm Teaching Seminar Luncheon, Using Library Resources in Your Teaching 12-1 |
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3 Professors and Pastries in Fulton Honors Library 3:30-5 |
4 "The Winstom Forum on Business Ethics” featuring Juliet Schor at 7pm in The Murray Room, Yawkey Center |
5 Faculty submit completed Research Incentive Grant application to department chairs Ph.D student deadline for Severyn Bruyn paper submissions |
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8 Deadline for the Spring Department Fellowship (only current TAs who will be registered full-time in the Spring are eligible) |
9 Department Seminar Teresa Gowan University of Minnesota 12 PM 211 O'Neill |
10 Environmental Sociology Working Group meetings 5:30pm Teaching Seminar Luncheon, Grading Fairly in CFLC 12-1 |
11 Grad Studies Meeting Graduate registration for spring 2011 begins |
12 Undergraduate registration for spring 2011 begins |
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16 Department Meeting, 12 PM, McGuinn 415 |
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23 Undergraduate Studies Meeting, 12PM McGuinn 415 |
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29 Chair submits RIG application and evaluations to Dean Last date for official withdrawal from a course or from the University |
30 Teaching Seminar Luncheon, Syllabus Design/Redesign in CFLC 12-1 Department Seminar Elizabeth Ferry Anthropology, Brandeis 12 PM 211 O'Neill |
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| 1 Last date for master's and doctoral candidates to submit signed and approved copies of theses and dissertations for December 2010 graduation Professors and Pastries in Fulton Honors Library 3:30-5 |
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7 Department Meeting rescheduled for Friday |
8 URF applications due to Carney 147. Environmental Sociology Working Group meetings 5:30pm |
9 Grad Studies Meeting 12pm |
10 Department meeting 12 PM, McGuinn 415 Study days—No classes for undergraduate day students only |
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14 Term Exams—Posted grades (non-law) available online |
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24 Teaching, Advising and Mentoring Expense Grants (TAME) applications are due to Chair |
25 Seminar - Lisa Dodson |
26 Last date for grad students to drop/add online; last date for undergrads to drop/add or to declare a course pass/fail online; last date for all students who plan to graduate in May 2011 to verify diploma name online Teaching Seminar: Making the Most of Your Student Evaluations 12-1 CFLC, O'Neill 2nd Floor |
27 Undergraduate Studies Committee Meeting, 3 pm Doctoral Support Group, 12:15-1:15 in 21 Campanella Way, rm 328 |
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7 Teaching, Advising and Mentoring Grants (TAMs) due to Chair |
8 Seminar - Elizabeth Ferry Teaching Seminar: Preparing Teaching Portfolios and Teaching Philosophy Statements 12-1 CFLC, O'Neill 2nd Floor |
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10 Doctoral Support Group, 12:15-1:15 in 21 Campanella Way, rm 328 |
11 Chairs submit completed TAM applications, along with evaluations, to the Dean. |
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24 Teaching Seminar: Grading Rubrics 12-1 CFLC, O'Neill 2nd Floor Doctoral Support Group, 12:15-1:15 in 21 Campanella Way, rm 328 |
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14 Informational Session: Planning for Graduate School, 6-8pm in Carney 105 Deadline for Alper applications |
15 Seminar - Rachel Schurman |
16 Teaching Seminar: Teaching and Learning Styles 12-1 CFLC, O'Neill 2nd Floor |
17 Doctoral Support Group, 12:15-1:15 in 21 Campanella Way, rm 328 |
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23 Sociology Career Day, 4:30-6 in Higgins 300 |
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25 Schedule of courses available for fall and summer 2011 registration |
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31 Last day to submit proposals for 2011-2012 Major Grants |
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| 1 Last date for master’s and doctoral candidates to turn in signed and approved copies of theses and dissertations for May 2011 graduation |
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5 Teaching Seminar: Talking About Teaching 12-1 CFLC, O'Neill 2nd Floor |
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7 Graduate registration for fall and summer 2011 begins |
8 Undergraduate registration for fall 2011 begins |
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12 Seminar - Mindy Fried |
13 Juan Carlos Henriquez-Mendoza's dissertation defense - 11:30-1:30 Haley House conf room 102 |
14 Doctoral Support Group, 12:15-1:15 in 21 Campanella Way, rm 328 |
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18 Patriot's Day—No classes Office closed |
19 Last date for official withdrawal from a course or from the university Department Meeting Gretchen Sisson dissertation defense 4-6 pm Haley Hs 102 |
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21 Easter Weekend Patricia Arend dissertation defense, 3:15-5:15, ILA conference room, 10 Stone Ave. |
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27 Distinguished Visiting Scholar Loïc Wacquant lecture: Hyperincarceration in Revanchist America: Class, Race, and the Booming Prison 5:15-7:00 at O'Connell House (100 Grand Hall) |
28 Distinguished Visiting Scholr Loïc Wacquant seminar: Social Theory for a Civic Sociology 12 noon to 2 pm (Write sociology@bc.edu for location) Doctoral Support Group, 12:15-1:15 in 21 Campanella Way, rm 328 |
29 Accepted proposals for 2011-2012 Major Grants announced. |
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5 Doctoral Support Group, 12:15-1:15 in 21 Campanella Way, rm 328 |
6 Study days—No classes for undergraduate day students only Teaching Workshop for new TFs, Haley House conference room, 10 am Honors Students Theses Presentations, 9-1 |
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9 10am - 2pm Annual review of PhD student progress Study days—No classes for undergraduate day students only |
10 Exams Access to posted grades for students who complete all their online course evaluations Undergrad Studies meeting McGuinn 415 12-2 |
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19 Spring grades due by noon Access to posted grades for all students |
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