Liberal Arts Division Calendar

Key Meetings, Deadlines & Schedule Development Dates
Fall 2019

The College will be closed for holidays on the following fall semester dates:

August 13, Liberal Arts Division Meeting and Lunch; Lunch, 12:00-1:00 p.m., LRC 331, and Division Meeting, 1:00-3:00 p.m., LRC 104
August 19, Fall Semester Classes Start, Including First Eight Week Session.

September 3, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
September 9, Dean Distributes Summer 2020 Teaching Assignment Requests (TARs).
September 9-27, Department Chair/Scheduler Makes Appointment with Dean to Start Summer 2020 Schedule Development Process (Determine Courses Offered, Section Counts, Modalities, and Address Other Questions/Decisions).
September 10, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
September 23, Summer 2020 TARs Due in Division Office.
September 24, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
September 30, Division Assistants Distribute Summer 2020 TARs and Previous Summer 2019 Schedule to Department Chairs/Schedulers.

October 1, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
October 14, Department Chair/Scheduler Sends Completed Summer 2020 Schedule to Dean and Division Assistant for Review, Approval, and System Input.
October 17, Start of Second Eight Week Session
October 22, Liberal Arts Success Committee Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
October 28, Division Assistants Complete System Input of Summer 2020 Schedule and Distribute to Chair/Dean for Review/Approval.
October 29, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340

November 1, Dean Distributes Fall 2020 TARS.
November 4, Division Assistants Distribute Full-time Faculty Summer 2020 Proposed Schedules.
November 4-22, Department Chair/Scheduler Makes Appointment with Dean to Start Fall 2020 Schedule Development Process (Determine Courses Offered, Section Counts, Modalities, and Address Other Questions/Decisions, such as the newly implemented fall 2020 part-time priority list).
November 5, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
November 8, Fall 2020 TARs Due in Division Office.
November 12, Non-instructional Day; Classes Not in Session.
November 19, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
November 22, Division Assistants Distribute Fall 2020 TARs and Fall 2019 Schedule to Department Chairs/Schedulers.
November 25, Division Assistants Distribute Associate Faculty Summer 2020 Proposed Schedules.
November 26, Liberal Arts Success Committee Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340

December 6, Signed Summer 2020 Associate Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office.
December 11, Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester.
December 12-18, Final Exams.

Key Meetings, Deadlines & Schedule Development Dates
Spring 2019

January 8, Liberal Arts Division Lunch and Meeting; Lunch, 12-1:00 p.m., LRC 331 and Division Meeting, 1-3:00 p.m., LRC 104
January 14, Spring Semester Classes Start
January 22, Liberal Arts Success Committee, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340

February 5, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
February 6 – February 28, Department Chair/Scheduler Emails Dean their Completed Fall 2019 Schedules with All Details, Including Instructor Assignments, for Final Review and Approval
February 11, Distribute Spring 2020 Teaching Assignment Requests (TARs)
February 12, Liberal Arts Success Committee, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
February 19, Division Assistants May Begin Inputting Fall 2019 Department Schedules
February 25, Spring 2020 TARs Due in Division Office
February 28, Deadline to Receive Final Dean Approval on Fall 2019 Schedules

March 4, Spring 2020 TARs Distributed to Department Chairs
March 5, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
March 11, Distribute Full-time Faculty Proposed Fall 2019 Schedules
March 11 – March 28, Department Chair/Scheduler Makes Appointment with Dean to Set Section Counts, Review, and Receive Initial Approval for Proposed Spring 2020 Schedule
March 12, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
March 25, Signed Fall 2019 Full-time Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office

April 1, Division Assistants May Begin Inputting Spring 2020 Department Schedules
April 1 - April 12, Department Chair/Scheduler Emails Dean their Spring 2020 Schedules with All Details, Including Instructor Assignments, for Final Review and Approval
April 2, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
April 5, Distribute Associate Faculty Proposed Fall 2019 Schedules
April 9, Liberal Arts Success Committee, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
April 12, Deadline to Receive Final Dean Approval on Spring 2020 Schedules
April 15, Signed Fall 2019 Associate Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office
April 22, Distribute Full-time Faculty Proposed Spring 2020 Schedules
April 29, Signed Spring 2020 Full-time Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office
April 30, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., HS 145
April 30, Liberal Arts Outstanding Students Recognition Ceremony, 4-5:00 p.m., HS 145

May 6, Distribute Associate Faculty Proposed Spring 2020 Schedules
May 14, Last Day of Instruction, Spring Semester
May 14, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
May 15, Non-instructional Day
May 16-22, Final Exams
May 17, Signed Spring 2020 Associate Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office
May 24, Commencement Ceremony