Faculty and Chair Resources

2025-2026 Meeting Schedule

Presidents' Hall 3:30 - 5 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

Department Chairs Full

• Oct. 23, 2025
• Dec. 11, 2025 (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)
• Feb. 12, 2026
• May 8, 2026 (11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.)

Schools with Dean

• Sept. 18. 2025
• Oct. 14, 2025
• Nov. 13, 2025
• Dec. 16, 2025
• Jan. 22, 2026
• Feb. 12, 2026
• March 26, 2026
• April 13, 2026
• May 14, 2026

Graduate Chairs with Undergraduate Chairs

• Oct. 29, 2025 (8:15 - 9:45 a.m.)
• March 4, 2026 (8:15 - 9:45 a.m.)

To: Department Chairs
CC: Academic Deans
From: Patricia A. Marshall, Provost and Executive Vice President
Date: April 15, 2025
RE: Summer working days

Pursuant to Article VI, section G (1) of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, I am notifying you that the following days will be scheduled this summer. I have selected only ten (10) days and provide the purpose associated with each. The remaining five (5) days may be at your discretion and used for purposes helpful to your individual department.

Please coordinate and inform your dean of the days you will be available. If you have any conflicts with any of the dates, please inform your dean so we can work on an alternative or identify a designee.

June Orientation Schedule (3 days)—to attend and participate in summer orientation sessions and assist transfer students.  *See complete June orientation schedule below (day 1).
One day in either the week of July 14 or the week of July 21 (1 day)—to assist transfer students and to resolve any scheduling issues more than 30 days prior to the start of the semester. Choice of date to be mutually agreed upon with your dean.

August 7 (1 day) – assist with transfer students, orientation session for students unable to attend in June, or late admits.
 
August 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 (5 days)—to address semester start-up issues, new faculty orientation, transfer student advising, and participate in a chairs workshop, to be held August 26 and 27.

*Orientation Schedule:

• Session I, June 9
• Session II, June 12
• Session III, June 16

1. Visit fast.ecampus.com/school/fitchburgstate. Sign in to FAST by entering your Fitchburg State University Credentials.
2. Upon signing in, your course list should automatically appear. Choose the course you wish to edit. You may also use the search bar to locate a specific course or change the semester by selecting the filters underneath it.
3. To add an adoption, select the Add Adoptions button below Course Adoption Details. If there are no course materials required, select the box next to Textbooks are not required for this course and select Save.
4. Enter the ISBN into the ISBN/UPC/Product field and choose the Importance level. If the item you are adding should only be purchased in new condition, toggle the Require New* button to YES and select Add Adoption.
5. You may view past adoptions by selecting the View Adoption History button. To add a previously used adoption, select the button next to Adopt this item and select Add Adoptions at the top. Once a text is added, you may add a Book Comment, re-sort, and delete items as needed. You may also utilize the Copy All feature to add the adoption(s) across multiple courses that require the same material(s).
6. Any time a change is made to a course, select Save. To view how the course will appear to students on the Online Bookstore, select the Preview Course button.

*Selecting Required New will only allow students to purchase the item in new condition. All other purchasing options will be hidden if Require New is selected. If books are added after the deadline, a course will automatically be marked as “Textbooks to be determined” for 24-48 hours. This allows the Online Bookstore Team enough time to confirm publisher availability.

• Academic calendar
• Collective bargaining agreement
• Student Success Collaborative
• Degree Works
• Exam schedule
• Faculty-led study abroad programs
• Faculty handbook
• Graduate syllabus guidelines (PDF)
• Personnel actions workshop (PDF)
• Post-tenure review workshop (PDF)
• Travel Agreement and Release Liability Form (PDF)
• Undergraduate syllabus guidelines (PDF)
• University catalog

• Institutional Animal Care and Use (IACUC)
• Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC)
• Institutional Review Board - Human Subjects Committee (IRB)