A&S Department Chairs Information
Welcome! This page is intended to provide resources and guidance to A&S Department Chairs and Program Directors. For assistance in accessing the resources below, please email Erin.Sullivan@tufts.edu or Erin.Buckley@tufts.edu.
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 2026-2027, is available below.
See the Secretary of the Faculty events calendar for all AS&E faculty meetings.
See the Registrar's calendar for the full academic calendar and the religious/holy days calendar.
Resources for A&S Chairs and Directors
A&S Department Chairs and Program Directors New Chairs Orientation Resources
Who to Contact Cheat Sheet Workload Guidelines by Department
Guidelines for Department Chairs and Program Directors Mentoring Faculty Resources
Quick Links to Other Resources Tenure and Promotion Reference Documents for Chairs
*Last updated August 25,2026
| Date | Event | Location/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| August 3, 2026 | A&S Department & Program Annual Reports due in Box | |
| September 1, 2026 2:45-5:00pm | First AS&E Faculty Meeting & Reception *see Secretary of the Faculty events calendar for all A&S and AS&E meetings | TBA |
| September 2, 2026 | New Student Orientation begins | |
| September 3, 2026 10:00am | Matriculation | |
| September 7, 2026 | Labor Day (University holiday); No classes | |
| September 8, 2026 | First day of classes | |
| September 9, 2026 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| September 24, 2026 3:00-5:00pm | A&S Jumbo Achievements Empanada Party | |
| September 25, 2026 | All A&S curricula changes to run in spring/summer 2026 must be submitted to A&S Curricula Committee | |
| October 9, 2026 | Spring 2027 courses entered in SIS | |
| October 30, 2026 | Summer 2027 courses entered in SIS | |
| October 2026 | Spring 2027 course textbooks entered in Bookstore Adoption Portal | |
| October-November 2026 | FY27 departmental budget forecast meetings | |
| November 18, 2025 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| TBD | Spring 2027 low course enrollment petitions due | |
| December 16, 2026 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| January 4, 2027 9:00am | Fall 2026 grades due | |
| End of January 2027 | FY28 departmental budget requests due | |
| February 3, 2027 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| February 5, 2027 | All A&S curricula changes to run in fall 2027 must be submitted to A&S Curricula Committee | |
| February 19, 2027 | Fall 2027 courses entered in SIS | |
| March 1, 2027 | Tenure process for mandatory cases for 27-28 begins; deadline for non-mandatory and promotion cases to declare intent to apply | |
| March 10, 2027 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| March TBD | AS&E committee elections | |
| April 7, 2027 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| May 17, 2027 9:00am | Degree candidates' spring grades due | |
| May 21, 2027 9:00am | Remaining grades due | |
| May 23, 2027 | Commencement |