Liberal Arts Division Calendar

Key Meetings, Deadlines & Schedule Development Dates
Spring 2020

January

January 7, Liberal Arts Division Lunch and Meeting; Lunch, 12:30-1:30 p.m., LRC 331 and Division Meeting, 1:30-3:30 p.m., LRC 104
January 13, Spring Semester Classes Start
January 20, Holiday, Martin Luther King, Jr.
January 28, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340

February 4, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
February 10 - February 28, Department Chair/Scheduler Emails Dean their Completed Fall 2020 Schedules with All Details, Including Instructor Assignments, for Final Review and Approval
February 10, Distribute Spring 2021 Teaching Assignment Requests (TARs)
February 11, Liberal Arts Success Committee Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
February 13, Classes Not In Session
February 14 and February 17, Holiday, Presidents’ Day
February 19, Division Assistants May Begin Inputting Fall 2020 Department Schedules
February 24, Spring 2021 TARs Due in Division Office
February 25, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
February 28, Deadline to Receive Final Dean Approval on Fall 2020 Schedules

March 2, Spring 2021 TARs Distributed to Department Chairs
March 3, Liberal Arts Success Committee Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
March 9, Distribute Full-time Faculty Proposed Fall 2020 Schedules
March 9 - March 27, Department Chair/Scheduler Makes Appointment with Dean to Set Section Counts, Review, and Receive Initial Approval for Proposed Spring 2021 Schedule
March 10, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
March 15-21, Spring Break, Classes Not In Session
March 20, Holiday, Friday of Spring Break
March 23, Second Eight Week Session Classes Start
March 24, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
March 25, Signed Fall 2020 Full-time Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office
March 31, Holiday, Cesar Chavez Day

April 6 - April 17, Department Chair/Scheduler Emails Dean their Spring 2021 Schedules with All Details, Including Instructor Assignments, for Final Review and Approval
April 6, Distribute Associate Faculty Proposed Fall 2020 Schedules
April 6, Division Assistants May Begin Inputting Spring 2021 Department Schedules
April 7, Liberal Arts Success Committee Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
April 13, Signed Fall 2020 Associate Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office
April 17, Deadline to Receive Final Dean Approval on Spring 2021 Schedules
April 21, Liberal Arts Department Chair and Coordinator Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., LRC 340
April 24, Distribute Full-time Faculty Proposed Spring 2021 Schedules
April 28, Liberal Arts Division Meeting, 3-4:00 p.m., HS 104
April 28, Liberal Arts Outstanding Students Recognition Ceremony, 4-5:00 p.m., HS 145

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.
August 27, 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 12, Non-instructional Day; Classes Not in Session.
November 15, Fall 2020 TARs Due in Division Office.
November 18, Signed Summer 2020 Full-time Faculty Schedules Due in Division Office.
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.