This calendar is meant to give faculty a sense of when various things that might impact them occur over the course of a typical year. Specific deadlines are not provided here, so faculty should follow the links provided to get more information concerning specifics. In many cases, faculty will want to consult with their program or department chairs to get details of what’s entailed in meeting some of these deadlines.
| Approximate Time of the Year | Annual events & deadlines that impact many/most faculty | Internal Funding/Program Deadlines: |
| July |
Beginning of new fiscal year Review enrollments for fall courses Summer Science Program Summer Humanities and Social Sciences Program |
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| August |
Reading packets for fall term due to Office Services Fall course registration re-opens New faculty orientation Summer research programs end Williams Admissions Open House |
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| September |
New Student Orientation Academic Expo Beginning of semester Convocation |
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| October |
Reading Period Book orders for spring term due to Williams College Bookstore Winter Study registration |
Oakley Center Manuscript Review Program
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| November |
Thanksgiving
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| December |
End of semester Budget requests for next academic year |
Class of 1945 World Fellowship Program Global Initiatives Venture Grant Tutorial Development Stipend proposals |
| January |
Winter Study Annual updates on professional work for Dean of Faculty Office Reading packets for spring term due to Office Services |
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| February |
Claiming Williams Day Departmental and Program Course Descriptions for next academic year Contract Major proposals (w. faculty sponsor signatures and recommendations)
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Div I and II Summer Research Program (faculty) |
| March |
Travel course proposals for Winter Study due Spring break |
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| April |
Winter Study course descriptions for next academic year Book orders for fall term due to Williams College Bookstore Registration for fall semester (and advising/major declaration) Williams Previews (admitted students visiting campus) |
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| May | End of semester |
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| June |
Commencement Report of Science Pre-registration for fall courses for first years Alumni Weekend Summer research programs begin |