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*The Summer 2023 SOS Instructor Checklist can be accessed here*
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Fall 2023 - Columbia Business School Start of Semester Instructor Checklist
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I. Important Start Dates for Fall 2023 Term
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Executive MBA (EMBA):
August 18-19: Orientation for 2025 BA students.
September 4: Labor Day. University Holiday. No classes scheduled.
September 5-9: 2025 EMBA-Global Class Week (CBS).
September 8-9: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2024 EM Class Days (Sat Weekend Electives).
September 8-10: 2025 EM (Saturday) Residence Weekend.
September 11-15: 2025 BA (Fri/Sat) Residence Week.
September 16: 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
September 22-23: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2025BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core); 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core)
October 6-7: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core); 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
October 14: 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
October 16-21: 2025 EMBA-Global Class Week (CBS).
October 20-21: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core); 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
October 28: 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
November 3-4: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2025BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core); 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
November 11: 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
November 17-18: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2025BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core); 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
November 22-24: Thanksgiving holiday. No classes scheduled.
December 1-2: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2025BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core); 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
December 4-9: 2025 EMBA-Global Class Week (LBS).
December 8-9: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2025BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core); 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).
December 15: 2024 BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Weekend Electives); 2025BA Class Days (Fri/Sat Core).
December 16: 2024 EM Class Day (Sat Weekend Electives); 2025 EM Class Day (Sat Core).

MBA:
August 21-25: Orientation for first-term MBA students.
August 24: LEAD class begins for first-term MBA students.
August 28 - September 1: Academic Jump Start (LEAD, Accounting, Stats) for first-term MBAs & Elective block week for continuing students.
September 1: LEAD exam for first-term MBA students.
September 4: Labor Day. University Holiday. No classes scheduled.
September 5: First day of elective A-term and Full-term courses.
September 8: Make-up day for Labor Day; all classes run on a Monday schedule.
October 13: Last day of A-term courses. Study/Contingency Day. No classes scheduled unless needed due to unexpected school closure.
October 16-20: First final exam period. No classes scheduled. Final exams for first half-term (A-term) courses.
October 23: Classes resume for full-term courses First class for second half-term (B-term) courses.
October 26-27: Exam reschedule days.
November 6: No classes scheduled.
November 7: Election Day. University Holiday. No classes scheduled.
November 22-24: Thanksgiving holiday. No classes scheduled.
December 8: Last day of classes. Study/Contingency Day. No classes scheduled unless needed due to unexpected school closure.
December 11-15: Second final exam period. No classes scheduled. Final exams for full-term courses and second half-term (B-term) courses.
December 22: Term ends.
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Click here for the MBA Academic Calendar
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Click here for the EMBA Academic Calendar
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II. Administrative Tasks For New Instructors or Instructors Who Have Not Taught at Columbia Business School in the Past Five Years
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ActivityDescription and ContactTimeline
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Attend New Faculty Institute. Our next New Faculty Institute will be held in July & August 2023. Please look out for upcoming announcements. You can also visit the Samberg Institute's website to find recordings from past orientations.Sign-up to attend the New Faculty Institute. Contact the Samberg team for more information.
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Set-up pre-course instructional support session.Before your course begins, you will receive coaching to review your syllabus, receive feedback on course design, discuss inclusive teaching, and receive an introduction to CBS’s educational technology tools.Someone from the Samberg team will be reaching out to schedule these sessions approximately 4 weeks prior to your first class session.
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Complete and return any required paperwork to Human Resources.
Click here for more information about required Human Resources paperwork.At least 4 weeks prior to your first class session.
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Activate both of your Columbia email accounts.

Complete the activation process for your general Columbia University email account.Complete the activation process for your general Columbia University email account as soon as possible after completing HR's new hire paperwork.
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(For New Full-Time Faculty Only) Contact our Information Technology Group for your Columbia Business School email account.
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Click here for more information about setting up your Columbia email accounts.
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Confirm your contact information.Confirm your contact information by logging into the myColumbia website with your Columbia UNI and password.At least 4 weeks prior to your first class session.
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Get your Columbia University ID Card.Go to Manhattanville ID Center Office:
3270 Broadway
New York, New York 10027
Phone: 212-853-2373
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm		At least 4 weeks prior to term.
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III. Administrative Tasks for All Instructors (New and Returning)
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ActivityDescription and ContactTimeline
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Confirm your course has been scheduled.Click here if you have questions about course scheduling.As soon as possible.
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You will receive an email from the Office of Academic Records & Registration confirming your course schedule. If you have not received this confirmation email, please contact the Office of Academic Records & Registration.
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Arrange for course materials. Although students will be given iPads loaded with casebook and other course materials, be sure to create a “casebook” file that compiles all the necessary files for occasional printing (i.e., special accommodation requests).

EMBA only: You should have received an email from Susree Chakraborty in EMBA Operations requesting the titles of the textbooks you will be using in your course, as well as the procedure for ordering case/class materials. If you did not receive this email, please contact Susree. 		As soon as possible.
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Finalize your syllabus.Please contact your Division's Director of Academic Administration (see below at the bottom of the checklist) for assistance with your course description and syllabus.
At least 4 weeks prior to your first class session.
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Click here for additional information about reviewing your bidding course description and syllabus.
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Review your course page on Canvas.Click here for additional information about reviewing your course page on Canvas.At least 4 weeks prior to your first class session.
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Contact your divisional support person for assistance with constructing your Canvas course. This person is enrolled as a designer in the course.
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Review the latest version of the Getting to Know CBS presentation. Learn about Columbia Business School's administration, internal organization, and key facts about our programs and students. View the Getting to Know CBS presentation here.At least 4 weeks prior to your first class session.
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Review "Preparing for a Successful First Day of Class" on Teaching Resources Page in Canvas.• Introduce yourself and the course roadmap.
• Introduce your course.
• Set the ground rules early by restating Core Culture.
• Learn about your students by reviewing SeatGEN.
• Learn how to effectively cold call in class.		At least 2 weeks prior to your first class session.
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Click here to review "Preparing for a Successful First Day of Class."
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Review these Teaching Strategies
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Prepare your support for exams.If you will need assistance uploading your exam to Canvas, provide your (mid-term and/or final) exam details and all associated content to your divisional staff person with enough notice.At least 2 weeks prior to your mid-term/final exam date/(s).
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Review the grading curve and submit course grades.You will receive an email with grading deadlines and information from the Office of Academic Records and Registration. If you have any questions about grading, please contact OARR.The deadline for submitting grades is:

• MBA Block Week and MBA A-Term classes: 3 weeks after last session.
• MBA B-Term, MBA Full-Term, and EMBA classes: 2nd week of May.
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Click here to review the grading curve for MBA Core and Elective courses.
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Click here to review the grading curve for EMBA Core and Elective courses.
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IV. Additional ResourcesContact
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If you have questions about classroom policies (in regard to such things as grading, absences, and/or exam scheduling), or how to get more involved with students, please contact the relevant Office of Student Affairs (depending on which program your course is being offered by).(MBA Program)
Email: osa@gsb.columbia.edu
370 Geffen Hall, 212-854-5563

(EMBA Program)
Email: emba-asa@gsb.columbia.edu
480 Geffen Hall, 212-854-2211
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If you want to learn more about our student course feedback process, how to publish an (optional) Canvas mid-term feedback survey, arrange for a class observation of your course by a member of the Samberg team to provide you with targeted feedback, and/or other teaching and learning tools and best practices, please contact the Samberg Institute. Email: samberg@gsb.columbia.edu
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If you have any questions regarding classroom technology, please contact Information Technology Group (ITG).Email: mmgroup@gsb.columbia.edu
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If you are interested in learning about technological resources available for students and the technology available to you in your classroom (including laptop hardware and software requirements, Poll Everywhere, and SeatGEN), refer to this site.
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If your classroom requires maintenance or you need to adjust the classroom temperature, please contact the Operations department.Email: ops-events@gsb.columbia.edu
SC190 Kravis Hall, 212-854-6113
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If you have questions in regard to travel/teaching expenses and/or reimbursements, please contact your Division's Director of Academic Administration.Contact your Division's Director of Academic Administration
(see the list at the bottom of this checklist)
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If you want to learn more about the Career Management Center (CMC) and/or our Executives in Residence Program, please contact the staff directly.Email: Careermanagementcenter@gsb.columbia.edu
Contact Executives in Residence here
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To learn more about reasonable accommodations for students, contact Collin McDermott in the MBA Office of Student Affairs or Susan West in EMBA Student Affairs.
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If you are interested in having a teaching assistant (TA) help you with course administration, be sure to provide your TA's info to your Divisional Administrator at least three weeks before the start of the term. For questions about hiring a TA, email HR at tateam@mail.gsb.columbia.edu.Email: TATeam@mail.gsb.columbia.edu
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There are wireless pointers in every classroom, but if you'd like to purchase your own, we recommend purchasing a Red Star Tec Wireless Presenter at least one week before your first class session.
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Divisional Directors of Academic Administration:
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Accounting: Terrance GabrielFinance: Michelle Zern
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Decision, Risk & Operations:
Andrew Cassidy		Management: Sherene Alexander
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Economics: Michelle ZernMarketing: Molly Washburn
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