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The College of Arts and Sciences Planning Calendar contains dates and deadlines for this academic year. Additions and revisions will be distributed as necessary.  Please contact the Dean's Office with any questions.

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Date Description Category
06/15/23 Faculty Reviews: Deadline to send relevant sections of
2023-2024 Fall Cycle T&P Files and T&P criteria to
outside referees. 
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
07/14/23 Temporary Faculty (TFAC) Hiring: TFAC HR Actions for Fall 2023 due to CAS HR Office HR & Faculty Affairs:
Temporary Faculty Hiring
08/09/23 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
08/16/23 Faculty Reviews: Deadline to notify eligible candidates in writing
to prepare 2023-2024 Tenure-Progress Review files and advise
candidates of the timetable for submission.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
08/22/23 Sabbatical Leave: Call for Sabbatical Leave Requests for Academic
Year 2024-2025 sabbaticals sent to Chairs and Directors from CAS-HR
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Sabbatical Leave
08/24/23 Classes Begin Academic Calendar
08/25/23 Faculty Reviews: 2023-2024 Fall Cycle T&P Files should be complete
(including letters from referees) and ready for department review.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
08/25/23 Faculty Reviews: List of all eligible candidates undergoing 2023-2024 Tenure-Progress Review due to Dean's office. Specify if mid-year hire. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
09/01/23 Fall Retreat 2023, at Law School Room 103 Meetings: Provost/University
09/04/23 Labor Day (no classes) Academic Calendar
09/13/23 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
09/14/23 Meeting of CAS Graduate Directors, Zoom, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Meetings: Graduate Directors
09/15/23 Submission Deadline: Faculty Travel Support Grants
(Round 1)
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
09/15/23 Faculty Reviews: Deadline to ensure that department faculty have
voted on 2023-2024 Fall Cycle T&P cases; notify candidates; notify faculty regarding candidates
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
09/15/23 Faculty Reviews: Deadline to notify eligible faculty in
writing of option for 2024-2025 Spring Cycle tenure
and/or promotion review. 
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
09/15/23 Faculty Reviews: Dean sends list to Provost of the names of all
faculty who will undergo 2023-2024 Tenure Progress Review
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
09/20/23 Meeting of CAS Center/Institute/Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Center/Institute Directors
09/25/23 Faculty Reviews: Confirm with 2023-2024 Fall Cycle department T&P Chair that all faculty appealing negative T&P decisions have submitted appeal, and appeals have been announced to faculty; notify Dean in writing immediately. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
09/26/23 CAS Faculty Meeting Meetings: CAS Faculty
10/02/23 Faculty Reviews: Tenure & Promotion - Fall Cycle - due from unit
to Dean
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Reviews
10/02/23 TFAC Hiring: TFAC HR Actions for Spring 2024 due to CAS HR Office HR & Faculty
 Affairs: Sabbatical Leave
10/02/23 Faculty Reviews: All 2023-2024 Fall Cycle T&P files due to Dean via Blackboard submission. Deliver all supplemental materials to the Associate Dean. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
10/02/23 Faculty Reviews: Deadline for faculty to notify unit
whether or not they will seek tenure and/or promotion
during 2024-2025 Spring Cycle.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
10/09/23 Faculty Reviews: Unit deadline to distribute 2024-2025
Spring Cycle T&P Review timetable to potential candidates.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
10/11/23 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
10/13/23 Sabbatical Leave: Sabbatical Requests for AY 2024-2025 sabbatical
leaves due to CAS HR Office
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Sabbatical Leave
10/13/23 Faculty Reviews: List of all faculty undergoing 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P Review due to Dean's office. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
10/16/23 Midpoint in the Fall 2023 Semester Academic Calendar
10/19/23 Meeting of CAS Graduate Directors, Zoom, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Meetings: Graduate Directors
10/20/23 Submission Deadline: Faculty Research and Creative
Scholarship Grants
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
10/20/23 Submission Deadline: Faculty Small Equipment
Purchase Grants
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
10/20/23 Faculty Reviews: Dean sends list to Provost of 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P candidates and the action sought in each case. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
10/23/23 Faculty Reviews: 2023-2024 Tenure Progress Review files should be
complete and ready for department review.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
10/25/23 Faculty Reviews: Deadline to send relevant sections of
2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P files and T&P criteria to outside referees.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
10/27/23 Submission Deadline: McCausland Faculty Fellow Nominations McCausland Foundation
Programs
11/01/23 Faculty Reviews: Tenure & Promotion - Fall Cycle - due to Provost
from Dean's Office
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Reviews
11/01/23 Faculty Reviews: All 2023-2024 Fall Cycle T&P files due to the Provost via Blackboard submission; supporting materials to the Faculty Senate Office. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
11/08/23 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
11/10/23 Spring 2023 Ph.D. Data Request due to CAS Budget Office for Ph.D. Transfer  Budget & Finance
11/11/23 Faculty Reviews: Completed 2023-2024 Post-Tenure Review files
due to Department Chairs for distribution to department's
Post-Tenure Review Committee.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
11/15/23 Meeting of CAS Center/Institute/Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Center/Institute Directors
11/17/23 Fall Budget Review: FY24 A-fund projections based on 10/31/2023 figures due to CAS Budget Office Budget & Finance
11/17/23 CAS Faculty Meeting Meetings: CAS Faculty
11/20/23 Meeting of CAS Graduate Directors, Zoom, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Meetings: Graduate Directors
11/20/23 Faculty Reviews: Deadline for 2023-2024 Tenure Progress Review
files to have been reviewed by department faculty.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
12/01/23 Sabbatical Leave: Sabbatical Decisions for AY 2024-2025 sent to
Faculty from CAS HR Office
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Sabbatical Leave
12/01/23 Submission Deadline: Undergraduate Research
 Enhancement Program (UREP) Spring
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
12/01/23 Submission Deadline: McCausland Innovation Fund Student Centered Projects

Submission Deadline: McCausland Innovation Fund Online Programs and Courses

Submission Deadline: McCausland Visiting Scholar Nominations
McCausland Foundation
Programs
12/08/23 Last Day of Classes Fall 2023 Semester Academic Calendar
12/09/23 Reading Day Academic Calendar
12/13/23 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
12/18/23 Commencement Exercises Academic Calendar
12/18/23 EPMS: EPMS for Staff due to CAS HR Office from units HR & Faculty Affairs:
EPMS
01/05/24 Faculty Reviews: Tenure Progree Reviews - due from unit to
Dean's Office
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Reviews
01/06/24 Faculty Reviews: 2023-2024 Tenure Progress Review files due from
unit to the Dean.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
01/08/24 First Day of Classes in Spring 2024 Semester Academic Calendar
01/10/24 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
01/12/24 Submission Deadline: Faculty Travel Support Grants
(Round 2)
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
01/15/24 Martin Luther King Jr. Day Academic Calendar
01/16/24 CAS Faculty Meeting Meetings: CAS Faculty
01/17/24 Professional-Track Reappointments: Call for Professional-Track
Faculty Reappointment Requests sent to units
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Prof Track Reappointments
01/18/24 Meeting of CAS Graduate Directors, Zoom, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Meetings: Graduate Directors
01/19/24 Submission Deadline: Graduate Assistantship
Enhancement Program (Round 1)
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
01/25/24 Faculty Reviews: 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P files should be
complete (including letters from referees) and ready for department review.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
01/27/24 Faculty Reviews: Deadline for department 2023-2024 Post-Tenure
Review Committee to send reports to faculty members undergoing
Post-Tenure Review, Department Chair, and Dean. Complete
PTR file submitted electronically to Dean, Associate Dean and
HR Contact.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
01/29/24 Faculty Reviews: Post-Tenure Reviews - due from unit to Dean HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Reviews
02/10/24 Unit nomination process should be completed. Units select no more than 8 nominations to forward to the College level. Units notify all nominees of internal decisions and instruct those whose packets will move forward to the College level to complete the FAFSA. Fellowships: Bilinski
Program
02/14/24 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
02/15/24 Students whose nominations will be forwarded to the College level must have completed the FAFSA Fellowships: Bilinski
Program
02/15/24 Faculty Reviews: Deadline to ensure that department faculty have
voted on 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P cases; notify candidates;
notify faculty regarding candidates.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
02/16/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Unit notify the Dean's Office of
Professional-Track Faculty who will be submitting a request for promotion
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Prof Track Promotions
02/16/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Unit to notify the Dean's Office
of Faculty who will be submitting a request for promotion.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
02/19/24 Professional-Track Reappointments: Unit Requests for Professional-Track Faculty Reappointments due to CAS HR Office HR & Faculty Affairs:
Prof Track Reappointments
02/19/24 Meeting of CAS Graduate Directors, Zoom, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Meetings: Graduate Directors
02/21/24 Meeting of CAS Center/Institute/Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Center/Institute Directors
02/26/24 Administrative Appointments: Call for Administrative Appointments/Requests sent to units from CAS-HR HR & Faculty Affairs:
Administrative
Appointments
02/26/24 Submission Deadline: Graduate Assistantship
Enhancement Program (Round 2)
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
02/26/24 Faculty Reviews: Confirm with 2024-2025 Spring Cycle department T&P chair that all faculty appealing negative T&P decisions have submitted the appeal, and appeals have been announced to faculty; notify Dean in writing immediately. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
02/29/24 Midpoint in the Spring 2024 Semester Academic Calendar
03/01/24 Units submit individual nomination packets electronically to the College. A single pdf for each nomination, labeled with degree program, student’s last name, student’s first name should be uploaded to the Bilinski Nomination portal. Fellowships: Bilinski
Program
03/01/24 Faculty Reviews: Tenure and Promotion - Spring Cycle - due
 from unit to Dean
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Reviews
03/01/24 Faculty Reviews: All 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P files due from unit
to Dean via Blackboard submission. Deliver all supplemental materials to the Associate Dean.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
03/08/24 August/December 2023 Ph.D. Data Request due to CAS
Budget Office for Ph.D. Transfer
Budget & Finance
03/12/24 CAS Faculty Meeting Meetings: CAS Faculty
03/13/24 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
03/15/24 Submission Deadline: Faculty Travel Support Grants
(Round 3)
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
03/18/24 Administrative Appointments: Requests for Administrative
Appointments/Reappointments due to CAS HR Office from units
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Administrative
Appointments
03/18/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Instructional Faculty Promotion files due to unit head. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
03/21/24 Meeting of CAS Graduate Directors, Zoom, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Meetings: Graduate Directors
03/22/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Clinical and Research Faculty Promotion files due to unit head. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
03/25/24 Submission Deadline: Graduate Assistantship
Enhancement Program (Round 3)
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
04/02/24 College notifies nominees and units of results.  Fellowships: Bilinski
Program
04/05/24 Professional - Track Promotions: Instructional Faculty Promotion
files due from Unit to Dean
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Prof Track Promotions
04/05/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Instructional Faculty Promotion files due from unit. Send with Chair or Director's Letter via email to LaTasha Robinson, copying the appropriate Associate Dean. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
04/10/24 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
04/10/24 Faculty Reviews: 2023-2024 Post-Tenure Review development plans
due to Dean's Office.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
04/12/24 Clinical and Research Faculty: Letters due from external letter writers; file prepared for unit review and voting  HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
04/15/24 Meeting of CAS Graduate Directors, Zoom, 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Meetings: Graduate Directors
04/15/24 Faculty Reviews: All recommendations of non-reappointment of
probationary faculty following 2023-2024 Tenure Progress Review
must be forwarded to the Provost for approval on or before this date.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
04/17/24 Meeting of CAS Center/Institute/Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Center/Institute Directors
04/18/24 USC Awards Day Academic Calendar
04/19/24 Spring Budget Review: FY24 A-fund projections based
on 3/31/2024 figures due to CAS Budget Office
Budget & Finance
04/22/24 Last Day of Classes Spring 2024 Semester Academic Calendar
04/22/24 Professional - Track Promotions: Instructional Faculty Promotion
Files sent to Provost from Dean
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Prof Track Promotions
04/22/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Instructional Faculty Promotion
files sent to Provost
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
04/23/24 Reading Day Academic Calendar
04/30/24 Faculty Reviews: Tenure Progress Review Letter from Dean to
Faculty from Dean's Office
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Reviews
04/30/24 NCFDD Faculty Success Program Deadlines Dean's Initiatives/Awards
04/30/24 Faculty Reviews: Dean's 2023-2024 Tenure Progress Review
memorandum to candidate and Department Chair.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
05/01/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Research and Clinical Faculty
Promotion Files due from Unit to Dean
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Prof Track Promotions
05/01/24 Submission Deadline: Undergraduate Research
 Enhancement Program (UREP) Summer/Fall
Dean's Initiatives/Awards
05/01/24 Faculty Reviews: Notification of President's recommendation to 2023-2024 Fall Cycle T&P candidates. Recommendations to the Board of Trustees committee; approval scheduled for June 2024 Board Meeting with 08/16/2024 effective date. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
05/01/24 Faculty Reviews: All 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P files due to the
Provost via Blackboard submission; supporting materials to the
Faculty Senate Office.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
05/01/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Clinical and Research Faculty Promotion files due from unit. Send with Chair or Director's Letter via email to LaTasha Robinson, copying the appropriate Associate Dean. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
05/01/24 Faculty Reviews: Tenure and Promotion - Spring Cycle - due to Provost from Dean's Office HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Reviews
05/08/24 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
05/10/24 Faculty Reviews: In case of non-reappointment of probationary
faculty following 2023-2024 Tenure Progress Review, notification
must be mailed certified mail no later than this date.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
05/15/24 Faculty Reviews: Post Tenure Review Letter from Dean to Faculty
will be sent by this date
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Reviews
05/15/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Research and Clinical Faculty
Promotion Files Sent to Provost from Dean
HR & Faculty Affairs:
Prof Track Promotions
05/15/24 Faculty Reviews: 2023-2024 Post-Tenure Review Letters sent from
Dean to Faculty member and Department Chair.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
05/15/24 Professional-Track Promotions: Clinical and Research Faculty Promotion files sent to Provost HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
05/27/24 Memorial Day Holiday (no classes) Academic Calendar
06/07/24 Outstanding fiscal year commitment reimbursements
due to CAS Budget Office
Budget & Finance
06/12/24 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
06/30/24 Faculty Reviews: Report sent to Provost from Dean regarding
faculty members who received an unsatisfactory rating during
2023-2024 Post-Tenure Review.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
07/04/24 Independence Day Holiday (no classes) Academic Calendar
07/10/24 Meeting of CAS Department Chairs, Academic Program Directors and Dean Meetings: Chairs/Acad
Prog Directors
12/01/24 Faculty Reviews: Notification of President's recommendation
 to 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P candidates. Recommendations to the Board of Trustees committee; approval scheduled for June 2025 Board Meeting with 01/1/2025 effective date.
HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
10/19/23 Fall Break (no classes) 10/19/2023 - 10/20/2023 Academic Calendar
11/22/23 Thanksgiving Recess (no classes) 11/22/2023 - 11/26/2023 Academic Calendar
12/11/23 Final Examinations (includes exams on Saturday) 12/11/2023 - 12/18/2023 Academic Calendar
03/25/24 Instructional Faculty: Promotion files reviewed and voted upon within unit 3/25/2024 - 3/29/2024 HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
03/03/24 Spring Break (no classes) 3/3/2024 - 3/10/2024 Academic Calendar
04/17/24 Clinical and Research Faculty: Promotion files reviewed and voted upon within unit 4/17/2024 -4/24/2024 HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
04/24/24 Final Examinations (includes exams on Saturday) 4/24/2024 - 5/1/2024 Academic Calendar
05/03/24 Commencement Exercises (Columbia) 5/3/2024 - 5/4/2024 Academic Calendar
08/01/24 Faculty Reviews: All 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P files due to the University Committee on Tenure and Promotion. August - October 2024 HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
12/01/23 Office of the Dean issues call for nominations. Units establish process for Stage 1 of the evaluation process. December 2023* Fellowships: Bilinski
Program
02/01/24 In the case of multiple nominations, department chair or program director writes a separate letter both ranking and explaining the unit’s ranking of the nominees. Units ensure that nomination packets are complete.  Fellowships: Bilinski
Program
01/01/24 January - April 2024 Faculty Reviews: All 2023-2024 Fall Cycle T&P files due to the University Committee on Tenure and Promotion. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
01/01/24 January 2024* -Endowed Chair Appointment/ Reappointments: Files due to Dean's Office from the unit HR & Faculty Affairs:
Endowed Chairs
01/01/24 January 2024* Unit solicits nominees internally. Units work with nominees, dissertation directors, and directors of graduate studies to assemble nomination packets. Units evaluate nominations according to established process. Fellowships: Bilinski
Program
03/01/24 March 2024*Endowed Chair Appointments/Reappointments: Files Due to Provost Office from Dean's Office HR & Faculty Affairs:
Endowed Chairs
04/01/24 Mid-April 2024 Faculty Reviews: All 2023-2024 Fall Cycle T&P files due to the President. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
11/01/24 Mid-November 2024 Faculty Reviews: All 2024-2025 Spring Cycle T&P files due to the President. HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
11/01/23 November 2023* Endowed Chair Appointment/ Reappointments: Notification from the Provost Office for Renewals sent from Provost Office to Faculty, copying the Dean's Office  HR & Faculty Affairs:
Endowed Chairs
09/01/23 September 2023* Faculty Searches: Job Ads for FY24 Faculty Searches to CAS-HR Office via People Admin HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Searches
09/01/23 September 2023* Faculty Searches: Job Ads for FY24 Faculty Searches on Unit Website HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Searches
09/01/23 September 2023* Faculty Searches: Job Ads for FY24 to CHE, Diverse, Insight, etc. HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Searches
09/01/23 September 2023* Faculty Searches: Search Committee Training for Chairs/Directors hosted by CAS-HR and CAS-ODEI  HR & Faculty Affairs:
Faculty Searches
02/19/24 Week of 2/19/2024 Clinical and Research Faculty: Unit head contacts external letter writers as appropriate for each eligible faculty member  HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion
03/25/24 Week of 3/25/2024 Clinical and Research Faculty: Promotion files sent to external letter writers (via email from the unit head or their designated person)  HR: Faculty Review,
Tenure & Promotion

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