Office of the Secretary of the Faculty - Arts, Sciences, and Engineering

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 2024-2025, 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

*calendar in progress*

DateEventLocation/Notes
August 1, 2024A&S Department & Program Annual Reports due in Box  
August 28, 2024  
1:00-2:30pm		New Department Chair & Program Directors Orientation (1/3)Zoom TBA
August 29, 2024  
10:00am		New Student Orientation begins; Matriculation 
September 1, 2024Full-time lecturers applying for distinguished/senior lecturer declare intention to chairs 
September 2, 2024Labor Day (University holiday); No classes 
September 3, 2024Classes begin 
September 6, 2024 
11:00am-12:30pm		New Chairs & Program Directors Orientation (2/3)Zoom TBA
September 9, 2024 
9:00-10:30am		New Chairs & Program Directors Orientation (3/3)Austin Conference Room, Tisch Library
September 25, 2024 
12:00-1:20pm		A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors MeetingZoom TBA
September 27, 2024All A&S curricula changes to run in spring/summer 2025 must be submitted to A&S Curricula Committee 
October 1, 2024Academic leave reports from 23-24 due 
October 4, 2024Spring 2025 courses entered in SIS 
October 25, 2024Spring 2025 course textbooks entered in Bookstore Adoption Portal 
October 30, 2024A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors MeetingZoom TBA
October/November 2024FY25 departmental budget forecast meetings 
November 8, 2024Present written reviews to full-time lecturers in their 2nd year 
November 15, 2024Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of tenure-track faculty (2nd year review), and full-time lecturers in their 2nd year due in Box 
   
December 15, 2024

Applications for Academic Leaves due via Kuali Form & Professional Development Leaves due in Box 

Full-time lecturers applying for distinguished/senior lecturer submit materials

 
December 18, 2024 
12:00-1:20pm		A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors MeetingZoom TBA
   
   
   
January 14, 2025Present comprehensive reviews and evaluation reports to part-time lecturers in years 5 and above, written acknowledgement of receipt by January 21 
January 21, 2025Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of part-time lecturers (years 5 and above) due in Box 
January 30, 20255-year hiring proposals (new pilot) due  
End of January 2025FY26 departmental budget requests due 
February 1, 2025Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of tenure-track faculty (4th year review) due in Box 
February 5, 2025 
12:00-1:20pm		A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors MeetingZoom TBA
February 7, 2025All A&S curricula changes to run in fall 2025 must be submitted to A&S Curricula Committee 
   
March 1, 2025Tenure process for mandatory cases begins; deadline for non-mandatory and promotion cases to declare intention to apply 
March 12, 2025  
12:00-1:20pm		A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors MeetingZoom TBA
March 17-March 24, 2025AS&E committee elections 
April 8, 2025 Present comprehensive and annual reviews and evaluation reports to part-time lecturers in years 4 and below, and present written evaluation report to full-time lecturers 
April 9, 2025  
12:00-1:20pm		A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors MeetingZoom TBA
April 15, 2025

Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of lecturers (part-time years 4 and below, and full-time) due in Box

Recommendations and materials for senior lecturer & distinguished senior lecturer promotions due in Box

 
End of April 2025

Faculty updates due in Activity Insight

AS&E committee preference survey due