2019 Schedule for Department and School Council Meetings
This page will be updated in late April with information for Commencement 2020.
All majors and minors must be verified for completion of requirements and determination of honors for graduating seniors before 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.
All departments / programs that meet for such determinations will gather at 9:30 a.m. on that day at the meeting locations listed below. (Independent interdisciplinary major committees will meet at times and locations designated by their respective chairs. Special major completion materials will be delivered to the home department of the IIM chairpersons on or before Monday morning.)
Immediately upon the completion of the departmental deliberations (between 10 and 11:15 a.m.), department chairs are asked to submit their results to the registrar’s office (Kutz 121) and to verify their degree check-out sheets with staff members there. These documents must be reviewed for accuracy and completeness.
On Tuesday, May 14, at 11:30 a.m., department chairs will attend School Council meetings and may raise any questions or problems related to the recommendations of the department. The meeting rooms are listed below.
On Wednesday, May 15, at 3 p.m., council chairs are asked to attend the meeting of the Committee on Academic Standing in the study abroad conference room (Usdan 169), where they recommend the candidates for the degree on behalf of their schools. Council chairs may request the university registrar to act as their proxy at this meeting.
Faculty should refrain from informing students about the award of honors until after the faculty meeting on Thursday, May 16, at 2 p.m. in Rapaporte Treasure Hall at the library.
School Council Meeting Times and Places
School of Creative Arts
| Department | Room |
|---|---|
| Fine Arts | Slosberg 211 |
| Music | Slosberg 212 |
| Theater Arts | Spingold 111 |
| School checkout | Kutz 121 |
| School Council | Slosberg 212 |
School of Humanities
| Program / Department | Room |
|---|---|
| Classical Studies | Mandel 228 |
| East Asian Studies | TBA |
| English, Creative Writing | Rabb 119 |
| European Cultural Studies; Comparative Literature and Culture; German; Russian | Shiffman 125 |
| Latin American and Latino Studies | TBA |
| Near Eastern and Judaic Studies, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | Lown 201 |
| Philosophy | Rabb 338 |
| Romance Studies | Shiffman 122 |
| Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies | TBA |
| School checkout | Kutz 121 |
| School Council | Mandel 128 |
School of Science
| Program / Department | Room |
|---|---|
| Biochemistry | Volen 106 |
| Biological Physics | TBA |
| Biology | Shapiro Science Center GL14 |
| Chemistry | Shapiro Science Center L337 |
| Computer Science | Volen 101 |
| Mathematics | Goldsmith 100 |
| Neuroscience | Shapiro Science Center GL14 (10:30 a.m.) |
| Physics | Abelson 229 |
| School checkout | Kutz 121 |
| School Council | Shapiro Science Center GL14 |
School of Social Sciences
| Program / Department | Room |
|---|---|
| African and African American Studies | Rabb 203 |
| American Studies | Brown 316 |
| Anthropology | Brown 224 |
| Business | Lemberg, Dean's Conference Room (April 27, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.) |
| Economics | Lemberg, Alumni Common Room |
| Education Studies | Abraham Shapiro Academic Complex 212 |
| Environmental Studies | Rabb 345 |
| Film, Television and Interactive Media | TBA |
| Health: Science, Society and Policy | TBA |
| History | Olin-Sang 212 |
| International and Global Studies | Mandel Center for the Humanities 128 |
| Linguistics | TBA |
| Politics | Olin-Sang 124 |
| Psychology | Brown 115 |
| Sociology | Pearlman 201 |
| School checkout | Kutz 121 |
| School Council | Olin-Sang 104 |
Verification of Minor Requirements
The following programs should verify the completion of requirements for their minors and submit the results at to the registrar’s office (Kutz 121) on or before Tuesday, May 14, at 11 a.m.
| School | Program |
|---|---|
| Humanities | Arabic Language, Literature and Culture; Hebrew Language, Literature and Culture; Medieval and Renaissance Studies; Religious Studies; Sexuality and Queer Studies; Yiddish and East European Jewish Literature and Culture. |
| Social Sciences | Creativity, the Arts and Social Transformation; History of Ideas; Journalism; Legal Studies; Peace, Conflict and Coexistence Studies; South Asian Studies; Social Justice and Social Policy. |
Summary of Events Regarding the Voting of Degrees
May 14-16, 2019
All Faculty
- Attend department / program meeting on Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. See above for location.
- Attend faculty meeting on Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m.
- Attend Commencement on Sunday.
Department and Program Chairs
- Preside at department/program meeting on Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. See above for location.
- Report department/program recommendations on Tuesday between 10 and 11:15 a.m. to the university registrar at Kutz 121. (Keep a photocopy for your reference at the faculty meeting.)
- Attend School Council meeting on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. See above for location.
- Attend faculty meeting on Thursday at 2 p.m.
- Attend Commencement on Sunday.
School Council Chairs
- Preside at Council meetings on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m. See above for location.
- Recommend candidates for the degree from your school to the Committee on Academic Standing on Wednesday at 3 p.m. in the study abroad conference room (or email the university registrar to ask for proxy representation).
- Attend faculty meeting on Thursday at 2 p.m.
- Attend Commencement on Sunday.