Department Chairs Information
Department chair meetings are held in the School of Arts and Sciences and in the School of Engineering on a separate schedule. A comprehensive calendar of these and other meetings, as well as important dates and deadlines for 2023-2024, is available below.
Resources for A&S Chairs and Directors
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Aug. 28, 2023 2:00-5:00pm | New Faculty Orientation | Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall |
| Aug. 29, 2023 2:45-5:00pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting (degrees) | Distler & Alumnae Lounge |
| Aug. 30, 2023 10:00 am | New Student Orientation begins; Matriculation | |
| Aug. 31, 2023 1:00-4:00 pm | New Faculty Mental Health and Teaching Orientation (CELT) | Zoom TBA |
| Sep. 4, 2023 | Labor Day (University holiday); No classes | |
| Sep. 5, 2023 | Classes begin | |
| TBD | New Chairs and Program Directors Orientation | Zoom TBA |
| Sep. 12, 2023 | Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes by 11:59 pm EDT | |
| Sep. 13, 2023 12:00-1:20 pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Sep. 20, 2023 12:00-1:20 pm | A&S Faculty Meeting | Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall |
| Sep. 20, 2023 12:00-1:20 pm | Engineering Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Sep. 25, 2023 | Yom Kippur (please see the AS&E Religious Holy Days policy) | |
| Sep. 27, 2023 12:00-1:20 pm | A&S Department Chairs Meeting | Coolidge Room TBC |
| Oct. 4, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | GSAS Faculty Meeting | Coolidge Room TBC |
| Oct. 9, 2023 | Indigenous Peoples' Day (University holiday); No classes | |
| Oct. 10, 2023 | Last day for AS&E students (except first‐year undergraduates, first-semester transfer or REAL students) to DROP courses without record of enrollment by 11:59pm EDT | |
| Oct. 11, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | AS&E Faculty Forum | Zoom TBA |
| Oct. 13, 2023 9:00-11:30am | New Faculty Research Orientation | Zoom TBA |
| Oct. 17, 2023 | Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Spring 2023 | |
| Oct. 18, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Oct. 25, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Nov. 1, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | Engineering Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Nov. 1, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Nov. 7, 2023 | Substitute Friday's schedule on Tuesday | |
| Nov. 10, 2023 | Veterans' Day (University holiday); No classes | |
| Nov. 14, 2023 | Last day for undergraduate AS&E students (except first-year undergraduate, first-semester transfer, & first-semester REAL students) to WITHDRAW from courses; last day for first-year undergraduate, first-semester transfer, and first-semester REAL students to DROP courses; last day for undergraduates to select PASS/FAIL option. | |
| Nov. 15, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Nov. 22, 2023 | No classes | |
| Nov. 23, 2023 | Thanksgiving (University holiday); No classes | |
| Nov. 24, 2023 | No classes (University holiday) | |
| Nov. 29, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Dec. 6, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | Engineering Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Dec. 11, 2023 | Classes End | |
| Dec. 12, 2023 | Reading Period Begins | |
| Dec. 13, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Dec. 14, 2023 | Final Examinations Begin | |
| Dec. 20, 2023 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Dec. 21, 2023 | Final Examinations end | |
| Dec. 25, 2023 | Christmas Day observed (University holiday) | |
| Jan. 1, 2024 | New Year's Day observed (University holiday) | |
| Jan. 3, 2024 | FALL TERM GRADES DUE ONLINE BY 9:00am EST | |
| Jan. 15, 2024 | Martin Luther King Day (University holiday); No classes | |
| Jan. 16, 2024 | Classes Begin | |
| Jan. 24, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | A&S Faculty Meeting (degrees) | Zoom TBA |
| Jan. 24, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | Engineering Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Jan. 24, 2024 | Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes by 11:59 pm EST | |
| Jan. 31, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Feb. 7, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | A&S Department Chairs Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Feb. 14, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | GSAS Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Feb. 19, 2024 | Presidents' Day observed (University holiday); No classes | |
| Feb. 21, 2024 | Last day for all AS&E students to DROP courses without record of enrollment by 11:59 pm EST | |
| Feb. 22, 2024 | Substitute Monday's schedule on Thursday | |
| Feb. 28, 2024 | Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Fall 2023 | |
| Feb. 28, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Mar. 6, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | A&S Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Mar. 13, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | A&S Department Chairs Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Mar. 13, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | Engineering Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Mar. 16, 2024 | Spring Recess begins; Classes suspended | |
| Mar. 25, 2024 | Spring Recess ends; Classes resume | |
| Mar. 27, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Apr. 3, 2024 | Last Day for Undergraduate AS&E Students to WITHDRAW from Courses and Receive a Grade of W; last day for undergraduates to select PASS/FAIL option. | |
| Apr. 3, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | AS&E Faculty Forum | Zoom TBA |
| Apr. 10, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | A&S Department Chairs Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Apr. 10, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | Engineering Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Apr. 15, 2024 | Patriots' Day observed (University holiday); No classes | |
| Apr. 17, 2024 | Make-up Day (No classes held except in exceptional circumstances) | |
| Apr. 17, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | GSAS Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| Apr. 24, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| April 29, 2024 | Classes End | |
| April 30, 2024 | Reading Period Begins | |
| May 3, 2024 | Final Examinations Begin | |
| May 8, 2024 12:00-1:20 pm | A&S Faculty Meeting (degrees) | Zoom TBA |
| May 10, 2024 | Final Examinations End | |
| May 13, 2024 | Degree candidates' spring term grades due online by 9:00am EST (48 hours after final) | |
| May 13, 2024 | Senior Week Begins | |
| May 15, 2024 2:45-5:00 pm | AS&E Faculty Meeting (degrees) | Tent behind Gifford House TBC |
| May 16, 2024 12:00-1:00 pm | A&S Faculty Honors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| May 16, 2024 2:30-4:00pm | Engineering Faculty Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| May 17, 2024 | Remaining grades due online by 9:00am EST | |
| May 17, 2024 | Senior Week Ends | |
| May 19, 2024 | Commencement | |
| May 22, 2024 | First and 12-week Summer Sessions Begin | |
| May 27, 2024 | Memorial Day (University holiday) | |
| June 28, 2024 | First Summer Session Ends | |
| July 2, 2024 | Second Summer Session Begins | |
| July 4, 2024 | Independence Day (University holiday) | |
| Aug. 9, 2024 | Second and 12-week Summer Sessions End |