Department Chair Calendar: Important Dates

Monthly Items:

Budget Review
Approve Student Worker Time Cards (as applicable)
Reconcile Purchasing Card Invoices
Department Chair Meetings

August 4-7 New Faculty Orientation
September 1 Sabbatical Requests are due
September 11 Fall Course Syllabi and Credit Hour Compliance Forms Due
September 18 Spring department chair release requests due
September 24 Request sent for Spring courses
New course proposals for Spring are due (for courses needing APC approval)
Updated List of Majors and Minors available
October 8 Spring Course Offerings Due
Required SLO docs for Spring are due (for courses with SLOs needing APC approval)
October 19 Second year and tenure review student summaries due
October 20 Midterm Grades Due
October 22 Final Edits of Spring Courses
November 5 Department letter for second year and tenure reviews due
December 1 Promotion requests due to Dean of the College
Mid December Review results announced
December 21 Fall Semester grades due
Early January Review Senior Majors and Minors
Begin Academic Bulletin edits
January 7-8, 11-12 Senior Comps (written)
January 13-15 Senior Comps (oral)
Late January Biennial Faculty Salary Reviews due to Department Chairs
Summer intern proposals due
January 29 Spring Course Syllabi and Credit Hour Compliance Forms Due
February 1 Promotion to Professor materials due
Early February Academic Staff Annual Review Materials Submitted to Supervisors
Initiate first-year advisory review discussions with new tenure- track faculty
February 12 Fall department chair course release requests due
February 15 Senior Comp Grades Due
Mid February Meet with Division Chairs about salary recommendations
Biennial Department Assessment Meetings begin
February 18 Request sent for Fall Courses
New course proposals for Fall are due (for courses needing APC approval)
February 19 Updated List of Majors and Minors available
Late February Salary Review Recommendations to Div. Chair & Dean
Copy Salary Recommendations to Individual Faculty
Early March Academic Staff Review Materials & Conversation Summaries due
March 4 Fall Course Offerings Due
Required SLO docs for Fall are due (for courses with SLOs needing APC approval)
March 15 Fourth-year review student summaries due
March 16 Midterm Grades Due
March 18 Final Edits of Fall Courses
March 22 Macintosh Award Recommendations due
March 26 Names of Recipients for Awards Chapel due
March 31 Department letter for fourth-year reviews due
Early April Staff Salary Review Recommendations due
April 5 Senior Comp Retake Grades Due
April 29 Awards Chapel
Early May Academic Calendar Listings Due
May 1 Academic Bulletin edits due
May 10 Senior grades due
May 15 First-Year advisory review summary due to Dean of the College
Mid May Review and Promotion Announcements
May 17 Underclassmen grades due
August 3-6 New Faculty Orientation (new faculty attendance required)
May 31 Department Assessment Memos due