Year at a Glance

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

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

September

New Student Orientation

Academic Expo

Beginning of semester

Convocation

 NEH summer stipends

 

October

Reading Period

Book orders for spring term due to Williams College Bookstore

Winter Study registration

Oakley Center Manuscript Review Program

 

November

Thanksgiving

 

December

End of semester

Budget requests for next academic year

Class of 1945 World Fellowship Program

Hellman Fellow Grants

Global Initiatives Venture Grant

Tutorial Development Stipend proposals

Class of 1963 Sustainability Development Fund

Freeman Foote Field Trips

Sabbatical Salary Grants

January

Winter Study

Annual updates on professional work for Dean of Faculty Office

Reading packets for spring term due to Office Services

Writing /Creative endeavors Round Table for spring term

Teachers Round Table for spring term

February

Claiming Williams Day

Departmental and Program Course Descriptions for next academic year

Contract Major proposals (w. faculty sponsor signatures and recommendations)

 

Div I and II Summer Research Program (faculty)
March

Travel course proposals for Winter Study due

Spring break

Oakley Center Fellowship

Summer student CES internships

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)

May End of semester

 

 

June

Commencement

Report of Science

Pre-registration for fall courses for first years

Alumni Weekend

Summer research programs begin

Writing /Creative endeavors Round Table for fall term

Teachers Round Table for fall term