
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES FOR THE OFFICE OF ACADEMIC AND FACULTY AFFAIRS
2025-26
- August 9 (Sat) - Admissions Summer Open House
- August 11&13 (Mon & Wed) - New Faculty Orientation
- August 22 (Fri) - Admissions Summer Open House
- August 26 (Tue) - Opening Institute
- August 27-31 (Wed-Sun) - New Student Orientation
- September 1 (Mon) - First Day of Classes | Start setting up meeting with new TT faculty (meet by 3rd week of semester)
- September 1-5 (Mon-Fri) - Student add/drop period | Work due for Spring semester incompletes
- September 6 -12 (Sun-Fri) - Restricted add/drop period (last day to add/drop a course)
- September 12 (Fri) - Last day for Chairs to meet with second-year Faculty concerning contract renewal
- September 12 (Fri) - 1st round of changes to draft of Spring semester 2026 schedule due to Registrar
- September 12 (Fri) - Grades for Spring incompletes due to the Registrar
- September 12 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort
- September 15 (Mon) - Chairs Meeting
- September 26 (Fri) - Readers College Spring all-call
- September 26 (Fri) - Last day to change grading basis (CR/DCR/NC) for Spring semester courses
- October 3 (Fri) - Final round of changes to Spring semester 2026 schedule due to Registrar
- October 3 (Fri) - Admissions Day in the Life
- October 3 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Bartlett Theatre
- October 11 (Sat) - Admissions Fall Open House
- October 15 (Wed) - Chairs Meeting
- October 16-18 (Thu-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meetings
- October 17 (Fri) - Last day for meetings of new faculty with Provost and Dean of Faculty and Chair
- October 17 (Fri) - Midterm Statuses Due
- October 18-21 (Sat-Tue) - Fall Recess
- October 20 (Mon) - Review II cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
- October 24 (Fri) - Admissions Day in the Life
- October 31 (Fri) - Department and Program staffing requests for 2025-26 and 2026-27 due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs. Request for sabbatical leave due.
- November 1 (Sat) - Admissions Fall Open House
- November 3-14 (Mon-Fri) - Advising Week
- November 7 (Fri) - Admissions Finger Lakes Counselor Tour
- November 7 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort Room
- November 10 (Mon) - Admissions Day in the Life
- November 17 (Tue) - Contract Renewal Recommendations for Departments and Programs due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
- November 17-Dec. 3 (Mon-Wed) - Spring 2026 Registration
- November 18 (Mon) - Chairs Meeting
- November 26-30 (Wed-Sun) - November Recess
- December 5 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort Room
- December 10 (Wed) - FSEM Symposium
- December 12 (Fri) - Last day of classes/Last day to withdraw from a course
- December 13-15 (Sat-Mon) - Reading Days
- December 16-19 (Tue-Fri) - Final Examinations
- December 19 (Fri) - Notice to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs of pending retirements
- December 20 (Sat) - Residences close at noon
- December 20–January 19 - Winter Break
- December 26 (Tue) - Final grades are due to the Registrar by midnight
- January 2-17 - J-Term
- January 11 (Sun) - No J-Term classes
- January12 (Mon) - Last day for Chairs to meet with first-year faculty to review teaching
- January 19 (Mon) - Campus residences open
- January 20 (Tue) - First day of classes
- January 20- 26 (Tue-Mon) - Student add/drop period
- January 23 (Fri) - Faculty applications for summer students due
- January 26 (Mon) - Review III cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
- January 27-Feb 2 - Restricted add/drop period (last day to add or drop a course)
- February 6 (Fri) - New course proposals for 2026-27 due to Registrar
- February 6 (Fri) - Round 1 Course schedule materials due to Registrar
- February 6 (Fri) - Readers College Fall all-call
- February 6 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort Room
- February 6 (Fri) - FSEM proposal due for Fall 2026
- February 6-8 (Thu-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meeting
- February 13 (Fri) - Work due for Fall semester incompletes
- February 13 (Fri) - Student Summer Research Applications due
- February 16 (Mon) - Review I cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs (including temporary faculty in 3rd year)
- February 16 (Mon) - Admissions Junior Visit Day
- February 27 (Fri) - Grades due for Fall semester incompletes
- February 28 (Sat) - Admitted Student Day
- March 6 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Bartlett Theatre
- March 6 (Fri) - Second Major/Minor for Juniors
- March 6 (Fri) - Midterm Statuses due
- March 6 (Fri) - Final course schedule materials due to Registrar
- March 13 (Fri) - Last day to change grading basis (CR/DCR/NC) for fall semester courses
- March 13 (Fri) - Major Declaration deadline for Sophomores
- March 14-22 - (Sat-Sun) Spring Break
- March 23-April 3 (Mon-Fri) - Advising Week
- March 28 (Sat) - Admitted Student Day
- April 6-15 (Mon-Wed) - Fall 2026 Registration
- April 8 (Wed) - Admissions Junior Visit Day
- April 10 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort Room
- April 10 (Fri) - Last day for Seniors to withdraw from a spring course or change a grading basis (CR/DCR/NC)
- April 17 (Fri) - Charter Day
- April 18 (Sat) - Admitted Student Day
- April 22 (Wed) - Admissions Junior Visit Day
- April 22 (Wed) - HWS Day-No Classes
- April 24 (Fri) - Faculty Prize Nominations due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
- April 30-May 2 (Thurs-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meetings
- May 1 (Fri) - Last day to notify the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs of intention to undergo Review III in 2026-27
- May 1 (Fri) - Moving Up Day
- May 4 (Mon) - Last Day of Classes/Last day to withdraw from a course (for non-Seniors)
- May 5-7 (Tue-Thurs) - Reading Days
- May 8-11 (Fri-Mon) - Final Exams
- May 12 (Tue) - Residences close at noon
- May 12 (Tue) - Senior grades due to Registrar
- May 12 (Tue) - Final Grades are due to Registrar by midnight
- May 15 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 9 a.m., Vandervort Room
- May 17 (Sun) - Commencement
- May 18 (Mon) - Senior residences close at noon
- May 18-June 5 - Maymester
- May 18-June 18 - 5-Week Summer Session 1
- May 25 (Mon) - No Maymester Classes
- May 30 (Sat) - Last day to order supplies/equipment
- June 4 (Thu) - Last day for Chairs to meet with first-year faculty to review teaching
- June 5-7 (Fri-Sun) - Reunion
- June 8-June 26 - 3-Week Summer Session 2
- June 19 (Fri) - Juneteenth/No Summer Session Classes
- June 30 (Tue) - End of Fiscal Year, all receipts for Fiscal Year 2025-26 due in the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs (receipts submitted after this date apply to the next fiscal year)