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 2025-2026, 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
*Last updated September 25, 2025
| Date | Event | Location/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2025 | Fall 2025 low course enrollment petitions due | |
| August 1, 2025 | A&S Department & Program Annual Reports due in Box | |
| August 26, 2025 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 |
| August 28, 2025 10:00am | New Student Orientation begins; Matriculation | |
| September 1, 2025 | Labor Day (University holiday); No classes | |
| September 2, 2025 | First day of classes | |
| September 15, 2025 | Assistant/Associate Teaching Professors notify chair of intent to apply for promotion | |
| September 24, 2025 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| September 26, 2025 | All A&S curricula changes to run in spring/summer 2026 must be submitted to A&S Curricula Committee | |
| October 1, 2025 | Academic leave reports from 24-25 due | |
| October 3, 2025 | Spring 2026 courses entered in SIS | |
| October 9, 2025, 5 pm | Faculty Pop-up Pub (sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty) | |
| October 17, 2025 | Nominations for 2026 Honorary Degrees due | |
| October 24, 2025 | Summer 2026 courses entered in SIS | |
| October 2025 | Spring 2026 course textbooks entered in Bookstore Adoption Portal | |
| October-November 2025 | FY26 departmental budget forecast meetings | |
| November 5, 2025 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| November 8, 2025 | Written evaluation reports presented to full-time lecturers & teaching faculty in their second year, request written acknowledgement of receipt by November 15 | |
| November 15, 2025 | Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of tenure-track faculty (2nd year review) and full-time lecturers & teaching faculty (2nd year) due in Box | |
| TBD | Spring 2026 low course enrollment petitions due | |
| December 15, 2025 | Applications for Academic Leaves due via Kuali Form & Professional Development Leaves due in Box Assistant/Associate Teaching Professors applying for promotion submit materials to department | |
| December 17, 2025 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| January 5, 2026 9:00am | Fall 2025 grades due | |
| January 14, 2026 | Present comprehensive reviews and evaluation reports to part-time lecturers in years 5 and above, request written acknowledgement of receipt by January 21 | |
| January 21, 2026 | Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of part-time lecturers in years 5 and above due in Box | |
| End of January 2026 | FY27 departmental budget requests due | |
| February 1, 2026 | Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of tenure-track faculty (4th year review) due in Box | |
| February 4, 2026 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| February 6, 2026 | All A&S curricula changes to run in fall 2026 must be submitted to A&S Curricula Committee | |
| February 13, 2026 | Fall 2026 courses entered in SIS | |
| March 1, 2026 | Tenure process for mandatory cases for 26-27 begins; deadline for non-mandatory and promotion cases to declare intent to apply | |
| March 11, 2026 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| March TBD | TBD 5-year hiring proposal review (pilot year: 24-25) | |
| March 15, 2026 | For Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor promotion cases - ad hoc committee recommendation to department | |
| March 16-23, 2026 | AS&E committee elections | |
| March 31, 2026 | For Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor promotion cases - department vote | |
| April 8, 2026 | 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 & teaching faculty, request written acknowledgement of receipt by April 15 | |
| April 8, 2026 12:00-1:20pm | A&S Department Chairs & Program Directors Meeting | Zoom TBA |
| April 15, 2026 | Reviews and written recommendations for renewal or non-renewal of teaching faculty (part-time years 4 and below, and full-time) due in Box For Assistant/Associate Teaching Professor promotion cases - chair's recommendation due with case materials in Interfolio | |
| End of April 2026 | Faculty updates due in Activity Insight AS&E committee preference survey due Part-time assignments for 26-27 due in Box | |
| May 11, 2026 9:00am | Degree candidates' spring grades due | |
| May 15, 2026 9:00am | Remaining grades due | |
| May 17, 2026 | Commencement | |