SEPTEMBER

Due mid-September:

Ensure availability of major advisers to approve final fall program-filing before the deadline and reassign advisees for faculty on leave

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Provost’s Office

Introduction of new full-time faculty members at first faculty meeting (dates)
Begin preparing dossiers for senior off-ladder faculty reviews (Appendix Q)
Begin gathering changes for spring semester Online Catalogue
Begin submitting new spring courses to Committee on Instruction (COI) (COI proposal form)
Meet with junior faculty to review course evaluations from previous year by the end of September

Dean of Studies

Begin planning for department majors program planning meetings

Registrar

Graduation materials for October graduates

OCTOBER

Due Early-October:

Graduation materials (certified transcripts, senior project grades, nominations for departmental honors) for October candidates due to Registrar
Committee on Instruction new course proposals for Spring (due Oct. 12)

Due Oct 15:

Internal faculty grants application deadline to Provost’s Office (Grant forms)

Due Mid-October:

Submit date, time & location of fall program planning meetings to Dean of Studies
Spring Directory of Classes and list of spring Barnard-taught limited-enrollment courses due to Registrar
Changes in Online Catalogue for spring semester due to Provost’s Office
New course proposals due in Provost’s Office (COI proposal form)

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Registrar

Start assessing needs for scannable course evaluation forms (Chairs’ Manual III.D)

NOVEMBER

Due Early-November:

Hold program planning meetings for majors
Ensure availability of major advisers to approve final fall program-filing before the deadline and reassign advisees for faculty on leave
Submit request for scannable course evaluations for fall courses to Registrar (Chairs’ Manual III.D)

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Provost’s Office

Begin department budget planning (Chairs’ Manual V.A)

Tenure nominations for 6th year assistant professors due January 15 (Appendix R)

DECEMBER

Due December 1:

Senior off-ladder review dossiers due in Provost’s Office (Appendix Q)
Submit non-renewal notice in Second Academic year to Provost’s Office (Academic Code V.D)

Due December 2:

Development of Student Learning Outcomes and Mission Statement

Due Mid-December:

Submit Department budget planning requests to Provost’s Office (Chairs’ Manual V.A)
Submit certified transcripts of February degree candidates to Registrar

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Provost’s Office

Begin preparation for third year reviews of Assistant Professors (Appendix D)

Registrar

Begin preparing nominations for departmental honors and senior project grades for February graduates.

JANUARY

Due January 10:

Spring term appointment forms (new, part-time and continuing T.A’s, lab associates and readers) to Provost’s Office (Appendix A)

Due January 15:

Notification of tenure nominations for 6th year assistant professors to Provost’s Office (Appendix R)
Internal non-tenure promotion notifications to Provost’s Office (Appendix F)

Due Mid-January:

Referee comparison lists for tenure nominees are due to Provost’s Office

Due Late-January:

Ensure availability of major advisers to approve final spring program-filing before the deadline and reassign advisees for faculty on leave
Nominations for departmental honors and senior project grades for February degree candidates to Registrar

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Provost’s Office

Begin gathering changes for fall semester Online Catalogue, First-Year Guide, and Directory of Classes
Departments notified of senior off-ladder reviews (Appendix Q)
Begin preparing departmental nominations for teaching awards
Start preparation for Professional Development Leave (PDL) and Senior Faculty Research Leave (SFRL) applications (Grant forms)

FEBRUARY

Due Feb. 1:

Assessment Plan due to Provost’s Office

Due Early-Feb:

Changes in Online Catalogue for fall semester, First-Year Guide and Directory of Classes due to Provost’s Office
New course proposals due in Provost’s Office (COI proposal form)

Due February 15:

Applications for internal faculty grants, including Special Assistant Professor Leave (SAPL) due to Provost’s Office (Grant forms)

Due Late-February:

Departmental nominations for teaching awards due to Chairs the week before Chair’s meeting (Memo)

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Provost’s Office

Begin preparing requests to the Faculty Budget and Planning Committee (FBPC) for new faculty searches in coming academic year (Appendix B)

Dean of Studies

Begin preparing nominations for College-wide fellowships and prizes

MARCH

Due March 1:

Dossier materials due for fall tenure cases to the Provost’s Office (Appendix R)
Submit non-renewal notice in first academic year to Provost’s Office (Academic Code V.D)
Completed internal promotion materials due to Provost’s Office (Appendix F)
Request to the Faculty Budget and Planning Committee (FBPC) for new faculty searches in coming academic year to Provost’s Office (Appendix B)

Due March 15

Alignment of curriculum with Student Learning Outcome and Identification of direct indicators to Provost’s Office

Due Early-March:

Submit nominations for College-wide fellowships and prizes to Dean of Studies

Due Mid-March:

Submit Professional Development Leave (PDL) and Senior Faculty Research Leave (SFRL) applications to Provost’s Office (Grant forms)

Due Late March:

Submit day, time and location of spring program planning meetings to Dean of Studies
Submit any additional new courses to Committee on Instruction (COI) (COI Proposal form)
Submit departmental nominations for teaching awards to Provost’s Office (Memo)

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Provost

Collect data for assessment

Registrar

Begin gathering graduation materials for May candidates
Start assessing needs for scannable course evaluation forms (Chairs’ Manual III.D)

APRIL

Due April 1:

Internal faculty grants application deadline to Provost’s Office (Grant forms)

Due Early-April:

Hold program planning meetings for majors

Due April 15:

Completed third year reviews due to Provost’s Office (Appendix D)

Due Mid-April:

Submit request for scannable course evaluations for spring courses to Registrar (Chairs’ Manual III.D)
Submit transcripts of May graduation candidates to Registrar

Due Late-April:

Submit nominations for departmental honors and senior project grades for May degree candidates to Registrar
Ensure availability of major advisers to approve final spring program-filing before the deadline and reassign advisees for faculty on leave

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Provost’s Office

Begin compiling Chair’s Annual Report (Chairs’ Manual V.B)

MAY

Due Early-May:

Meeting for all Department Chairs Conducting Searches
Submit revised information for Guide to Academic Advising to Dean of Studies
Submit completed Faculty Personnel Forms to Chairs and to Provost’s Office (Appendix C)
Data collection and analysis of assessment indicators

Due May 15:

Submit Chair’s Annual Report for salary review and Annual Assessment Report to Provost’s Office (Chairs’ Manual V.B)

Due Late-May:

Submit final changes to fall courses to Registrar

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Provost’s Office

Last opportunity to make purchases in the current fiscal years budget

AUGUST

Due August 10:

Appointment forms for new and continuing part-time faculty due to Provost’s Office (Appendix A)
Appointment forms for TAs, lab associates, graders and readers due to Provost’s Office (Appendix A)

Reminders for Important Upcoming Academic Activities and Deadlines:

Reassign major advisees for faculty on leave or who have departed.