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.
Getting Started
- A&S Department Chairs and Program Directors
- Guidelines for Department Chairs and Program Directors
- New Chairs Orientation Resources
- Who to Contact Cheat Sheet
*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 9, 2026 11:00-1:00 pm | Faculty Forum on Experiential Learning | |
| 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 |