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 2021-2022, is available below.

Resources for A&S Chairs and Directors

Date	Event	Location
Aug. 30, 2021 2:00-5:00pm	New Faculty Orientation	Zoom TBA
Aug. 31, 2021 2:45-5:00pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting (degrees)	Zoom TBA
Sep. 2, 2021 TBD	New Faculty Teaching Orientation (CELT)	Zoom TBA
Sep. 2, 2021	New Student Orientation begins; Matriculation
Sep. 6, 2021	Labor Day (University holiday); No classes
Sep. 7, 2021	Rosh Hashanah (no classes)
Sep. 8, 2021	Classes begin
Sep. 10, 2021 9:00-10:30 am	New Chairs and Program Directors Orientation	Zoom TBA
Sep. 16, 2021	Yom Kippur (please see the AS&E Religious Holy Days policy)
Sep. 17, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Sep. 22, 2021	Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes by 11:59 pm EDT
Sep. 24, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	A&S Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Sep. 24, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	Engineering Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Oct. 1, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	A&S Department Chairs Meeting	Zoom TBA
Oct. 8, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	AS&E Faculty Forum	Zoom TBA
Oct. 8, 2021 9:00 am-12:00 pm	New Faculty Research Orientation	Zoom TBA
Oct. 11, 2021	Indigenous Peoples' Day (University holiday); No classes
Oct. 13, 2021	Last day for AS&E students (except first‐year undergraduates) to DROP courses without record of enrollment
Oct 15, 2021 3:00-4:20 pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Oct 20, 2021	Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Spring 2021 by 11:59 pm EDT
Oct. 22, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	A&S Department Chairs Meeting	Zoom TBA
Oct. 29, 2021 3:004:20pm	GSAS Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Nov. 5, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	A&S Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Nov. 5, 2021 3:00-4:20 pm	Engineering Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Nov. 9, 2021	Thursday schedule and classes
Nov. 11, 2021	Veterans' Day (University holiday); No classes
Nov. 17, 2021	Last Day for all AS&E students to WITHDRAW from Courses. Through this date, Undergraduate First Year Students may DROP Courses without Record of Enrollment; all other students will receive a Grade of W upon withdrawing after the 5-week drop deadline.
Nov. 24, 2021	No classes
Nov. 25, 2021	Thanksgiving (University holiday); No classes
Nov. 26, 2021	No classes (University holiday)
Dec. 3, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	A&S Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Dec.10, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Dec. 14, 2021	Classes End
Dec. 15, 2021	Reading Period
Dec. 16, 2021	Final Examinations Begin
Dec. 17, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	A&S Department Chairs Meeting	Zoom TBA
Dec. 17, 2021 3:00-4:20pm	Engineering Faculty Meeting	Zoom TBA
Dec. 23, 2021	Final Examinations end
Dec. 25, 2021	Christmas Day observed (University holiday)
Dec. 31, 2021	New Year's Day observed (University holiday)
Jan. 3, 2022	FALL TERM GRADES DUE ONLINE BY 9:00am EST
Jan. 17, 2022	Martin Luther King Day (University holiday); No classes
Jan. 19, 2022	Classes Begin
Jan. 26, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	A&S Faculty Meeting (degrees)	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Jan. 26, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	Engineering Faculty Meeting	TBD
Feb. 2, 2022	Last day for AS&E students to ADD classes by 11:59 pm EST
Feb. 2, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting (degrees)	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Feb. 9, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	A&S Department Chairs Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Feb. 16, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	GSAS Faculty Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Feb 21, 2022	Presidents' Day observed (University holiday); No classes
Feb. 23, 2022	Last day for all AS&E students to DROP courses without record of enrollment by 11:59 pm EST
Feb. 24, 2022	Substitute Monday's schedule on Thursday
Mar. 2, 2022	Last day for AS&E students to make up incomplete grades from Fall 2021 by 11:59 pm EST
Mar. 2, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Mar. 9, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	A&S Faculty Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Mar. 16, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	Engineering Faculty Meeting	TBD
Mar. 16, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	A&S Department Chairs Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Mar. 19, 2022	Spring Recess begins; Classes suspended
Mar. 28, 2022	Spring Recess ends; Classes resume
Mar. 30, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Apr. 6, 2022	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. 6, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	AS&E Faculty Forum	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Apr. 13, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	A&S Department Chairs Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Apr. 18, 2022	Patriots' Day observed (University holiday); No classes
Apr. 20, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	GSAS Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
Apr. 22, 2022	Substitute Monday's schedule on Friday
Apr. 27, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
May 2, 2022	Classes End
May 3, 2022	Reading Period Begins
May 6, 2022	Final Examinations Begin
May 11, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	A&S Faculty Meeting (degrees)	Coolidge Room, Ballou Hall
May 13, 2022	Final Examinations End
May 16, 2022	Degree candidates' spring term grades due online by 9:00am EST (48 hours after final)
May 16, 2022	Senior Week Begins
May 18, 2022 2:45-5:00 pm	AS&E Faculty Meeting (degrees)	TBD
May 19, 2022 12:00-1:20 pm	A&S Faculty Honors Meeting	TBD
May 20, 2022 2:30-4:00pm	Engineering Faculty Meeting	TBD
May 20, 2022	Remaining grades due online by 9:00am EST
May 20, 2022	Senior Week Ends
May 22, 2022	Commencement
May 25, 2022	First and 12-week Summer Sessions Begin
May 30, 2022	Memorial Day (University holiday)
Jul. 1, 2022	First Summer Session Ends
Jul. 4, 2022	Independence Day (University holiday)
Jul. 5, 2022	Second Summer Session Begins
Aug. 12, 2022	Second and 12-week Summer Sessions End