Liberal Arts Division Calendar

Key Meetings, Deadlines & Schedule Development Dates
Spring 2021
Academic Calendar 2020-21

January 12, Liberal Arts Division Meeting Via Zoom; 2:30-4:30 p.m. Liberal Arts Division
January 18, Holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 19, Spring Semester Classes Start Spring 2021 Class Schedule
January 19 - March 19, First Eight Week Session
January 26, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting Via Zoom, 3-4:00 p.m.
January 29, Deadline to Submit Spring 2021 Syllabi to Division

February 9, Liberal Arts Division Meeting Via Zoom, 3-4:00 p.m.
February 8 - February 26, Department Chair/Scheduler Emails Dean their Completed Fall 2021 Schedules with All Details, Including Instructor Assignments, for Final Review and Approval
February 8, Distribute Spring 2022 Teaching Assignment Requests (TARs)
February 11, Classes Not in Session
February 12 and February 15, Holiday, Presidents’ Day
February 19, Division Assistant May Begin Inputting Fall 2021 Department Schedules
February 19, Spring 2022 TARs Due in Division Office
February 23, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting Via Zoom, 3-4:00 p.m.
February 26, Deadline to Receive Final Dean Approval on Fall 2021 Schedules

March 1, Spring 2022 TARs Distributed to Department Chairs
March 9, Liberal Arts Division Meeting Via Zoom, 3-4:00 p.m.
March 15, Distribute Full-time Faculty Proposed Fall 2021 Schedules
March 16, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting Via Zoom, 3-4:00 p.m.
March 19, Signed Fall 2021 Full-time Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office
March 22, Distribute Associate Faculty Proposed Fall 2021 Schedules
March 22-26, Spring Break, Classes Not in Session
March 26, Holiday, Friday of Spring Break
March 31, Holiday, Cesar Chavez Day

April 1 – May 26, Second Eight Week Session
April 1, Signed Fall 2021 Associate Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office
April 12 – April 30, Department Chair/Scheduler Makes Appointment with Dean to Set Section Counts, Review, and Develop Initial Plans for Proposed Spring 2022 Schedule (Spring 2022 Schedule to be Developed and Distributed to Faculty During Summer 2022)
April 20, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting Via Zoom, 3-4:00 p.m.
April 27, Liberal Arts Division Meeting Via Zoom, 3-4:00 p.m.
April 27, Liberal Arts Outstanding Students Recognition Ceremony Via Zoom, 4-5:00 p.m.

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

August 11, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Via Zoom
August 17, Fall Semester Classes Start, Including First Eight Week Session.
August 25, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom

September 9-30, Department Chair/Scheduler Makes Appointment with Dean to Start Summer 2021 Schedule Development Process (Determine Courses Offered, Section Counts, Modalities, and Address Other Questions/Decisions).
September 15, Dean Distributes Summer 2021 Teaching Assignment Requests (TAR's)
September 22, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom
September 23, Summer 2021 TARs Due in Division Office.
September 29, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom
September 30, Division Assistant Distributes Summer 2021 TARs and Previous Summer 2020 Schedule to Department Chairs/Schedulers.

October 6, Liberal Arts Success Committee Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom
October 13, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom
October 14, Start of Second Eight Week Session
October 19, Department Chair/Scheduler Sends Completed Summer 2021 Schedule to Dean and Division Assistant for Review, Approval, and System Input.
October 27, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom

November 2, Dean Distributes Fall 2021 TARS.
November 2, Division Assistant Completes System Input of Summer 2021 Schedule and Distributes to Chair/Dean for Review/Approval.
November 9, Division Assistant Distributes Full-time Faculty Summer 2021 Proposed Schedules.
November 9-25, Department Chair/Scheduler Makes Appointment with Dean to Start Fall 2021 Schedule Development Process (Determine Courses Offered, Section Counts, Modalities, and Address Other Questions/Decisions, such as the newly implemented fall 2021 part-time priority list).
November 16, Fall 2021 TARs Due in Division Office.
November 16, Signed Summer 2021 Full-time Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office.
November 17, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom
November 23, Division Assistant Distributes Fall 2021 TARs and Fall 2020 Schedule to Department Chairs/Schedulers.
November 23, Division Assistant Distributes Associate Faculty Summer 2021 Proposed Schedules.
November 24, Liberal Arts Success Committee Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom

December 1, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., Via Zoom
December 7, Signed Summer 2021 Associate Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office.
December 8, Last Day of Fall 2020 Instruction, Including Second Eight Week Session.
December 9, Non-instructional Day. Classes Not In Session.
December 10-16, Final Exams.
December 23, College Closes for Winter Break.