Other calendars. Two, in particular. First, consider referring to a calendar of major religious holidays from the traditions represented at your institution. My campus does not close for Jewish or Muslim observances, but I take them into account in my course schedule, as I know I will have students of those faiths in my classes. Second, have your personal calendar available, too. If you are attending a conference during the semester, or have an article, a project, or a tenure-and-promotion file due, you’ll want to ensure that you won’t have a stack of 45 essays descend upon you at the same time.
Any other relevant information or materials. Some institutions require every syllabus to include a set of boilerplate policy statements. Perhaps you might have departmental assessment outcomes that need to be part of your course goals. For laboratory courses, there may be lab-specific materials that need to go into your syllabus. It’s far better to have such materials in hand than to have to go back after you thought you were done and shoehorn in two pages.
