The following deadlines and due dates represent dates when schools and colleges must submit requests or reports to the Office of Academic Affairs. Deadlines and due dates within schools and colleges will precede these dates. Please refer to school or college procedures for internal deadlines.
If the listed date falls on a weekend day, please use the next business day.
| September 15, 2026 | Reappointments and promotions: List of (1) teaching professors, research professors, and professors of practice being considered for reappointment and/or promotion in AY 2026-2027; and (2) tenure-track faculty completing their third-year (e.g., mid-term) review in AY 2026-2027. See reporting template in Teams. |
| October 1, 2026 | Retiring (retired): List of full-time faculty who have retired since January 1, 2026, or who are planning to retire on or before January 1, 2028. Identify those faculty currently under review for emeritus/a status or for whom emeritus/a status has already been granted. See reporting template in Teams. |
| October 1, 2026 | Recommendations and dossiers for candidates under review for expedited* action (tenure and/or promotion). If approved by the Provost, these faculty will be presented for concurrence by the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees at the November 2026 meeting. See checklist. |
| October 5, 2026** | Emeritus/a nominations for faculty participating in the voluntary faculty retirement incentive program (retiring August 16, 2026). |
| November 6, 2026 | Salary appeals: Materials for review by the Provost’s Faculty Salary Advisory Committee. See Salary Appeals Process. |
| November 15, 2026 | Leave of absence requests for Fall 2027 or AY 2027-2028. |
| November 15, 2026 | Accepted offers by faculty candidates intending to start January 1, 2027. |
| January 15, 2027 | Emeritus/a nominations for faculty who retired since January 1, 2026, or who are planning to retire on or before January 1, 2028. |
| January 15, 2027 | Retiring (retired): Updated list of full-time faculty who have retired since January 1, 2026, or who are planning to retire on or before January 1, 2028. Identify those faculty currently under review for emeritus/a status. If no changes have occurred, please confirm as much by sending an email to facultyaffairs@syr.edu. See reporting template in Teams. |
| February 15, 2027 | Recommendations and dossiers: For faculty completing tenure and/or promotion review and being presented to the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees in May 2027. |
| March 1, 2027 | Candidate requests for tenure review: Forms will be submitted via email by candidate to Faculty Affairs. School and college administrators will be advised of those from whom we expect to receive forms based on current records by February 1, 2027. |
| March 15, 2027 | Leave of absence requests for Spring 2028. |
| March 15, 2027 | Recommendations and dossiers for candidates under review for expedited*** action (tenure and/or promotion). If approved by the Provost, these faculty will be presented for concurrence by the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees at the May 2027 meeting. |
| March 15, 2027 | Promotions (to full professor): List of associate professors being considered for promotion to full professor in AY 2027-2028. See reporting template in Teams. |
| April 1, 2027 | Reappointment requests for teaching professors, research professors, and professors of practice whose appointments will expire at the end of AY 2026-2027 and who are subject to a two-semester notice provision specified in the Faculty Manual, Section 2.39. See letter templates in Teams. |
| April 1, 2027 | Reports and recommendations for tenure-track faculty who completed a third-year (e.g., mid-term) review in AY 2026-2027 and who are subject to 12-month notice provisions specified in the Faculty Manual, Section 2.39. Include reappointment requests. See letter templates in Teams. |
| Late April 2027**** | Requests for permission to conduct a search to fill a position with the start date no earlier than July 1, 2028. See request template in Teams. |
| May 15, 2027 | Procedures for reappointment, tenure, and promotion review: Submit revised versions of all procedures related to faculty review during AY 2027-2028 (or confirm that no changes occurred since last submission). Include dates the document(s) were approved by the University Senate Appointment and Promotions Committee, if applicable. See Faculty Manual, Sections 2.25 and 2.36. |
| June 1, 2027 | Reports and recommendations for tenure-track faculty whose contract will not expire at the end of AY 2026-2027. |
| June 15, 2027 | School or college academic leadership: List of department chairs, school directors, associate deans, and other academic leaders for AY 2027-2028. See reporting template in Teams. |
| July 15, 2027 | Accepted offers by faculty candidates intending to start on or about August 24, 2027. |
*Expedited action can only be undertaken for existing faculty members, following school/college and University guidelines.
**Where possible, please submit nominations prior to this date. No extensions will be granted.
***Expedited action can only be undertaken for existing faculty members, following school/college and University guidelines.
****Unexpected faculty hiring requests for anticipated start dates in FY29 can be submitted at any time, but hiring must be completed by the stated deadline.