Academic Calendar 2008-2009 (Printer friendly version)
Detailed 2008-2009 Academic Calendar
May 2008
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May 1-4 |
Thursday -Sunday |
Review Period. |
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May 1-2 |
Thursday-Friday |
General Examinations for Seniors in certain majors. (General examinations end by the afternoon of May 4. |
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May 1-2 |
Thursday-Friday |
Spring Housing Lottery. |
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May 2 |
Friday |
Honors Day ceremony at 3:30 p.m. in the Chapel. |
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May 5-9 |
Monday-Friday |
Final examinations for all undergraduate and graduate students. All grades (except for graduating seniors, Master’s Degree candidates, and consortium students) are due from faculty within 5 days of the scheduled final exam for each course. Evening meal on May 9 is last meal on meal plan. |
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May 9 |
Friday |
Spring Term Library hours end. |
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May 10 |
Saturday |
Graduating senior, Master’s degree candidates, and consortium student grades due. Resident halls close at 12:00 noon for all students except those participating in Commencement. |
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May 12 |
Monday |
Financial Aid recipients’ budgets for study away in Fall 2008 due in Financial Aid Office. |
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May 18 |
Sunday |
Commencement Exercises for the 185th academic year at 11:00 a.m. on the Quadrangle |
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May 19 |
Monday |
Residences close at 9:00 a.m. for all students. |
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May 26 |
Monday |
Memorial Day. College offices and Library are closed. |
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May 28 |
Wednesday |
Session I of Summer Term begins for Monday/Wednesday classes. Tuesday/Thursday classes begin May 29. Summer Term Library hours begin. |
June 2008
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June 2 |
Monday |
Final day for submission of Summer Internship forms. |
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June 5-8 |
Thursday-Sunday |
Reunion Weekend |
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June 12, 13, 16 |
Thursday, Friday, Monday |
June Days |
July 2008
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July 4 |
Friday |
Independence Day observance. College offices and Library are closed. |
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July 10 |
Thursday |
Summer Term I ends. |
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July 14 |
Monday |
Summer Term II begins. |
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July 14 |
Monday |
Student Accounts mails Fall 2008 bills for all students. |
August 2008
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August 15 |
Friday |
All bills for Fall 2008 Term must be paid in full. |
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August 21 |
Thursday |
Summer Term II ends. Summer Term Library hours end. |
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August 28 |
Thursday |
First-Year and Transfer students arrive. Residences open to first-year and transfer students after 9:00 a.m. President’s Convocation for First-Year students on the Quadrangle. Meal plan (7-day) for First-Year students begins with evening meal. |
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August 30 |
Saturday |
Class of 2009. 2010, 2011 students arrive. Residences open to returning students after 12:00 p.m. Meal plan (7-day) for these students begins with evening meal. |
September 2008
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September 1 |
Monday |
Labor Day. College offices and Library are closed. |
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September 2 |
Tuesday |
Undergraduate and graduate classes begin. Fall Term Library hours begin. |
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September 4 |
Thursday |
Fall Term internship contracts due in the Internship Office. |
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September 9 |
Tuesday |
Add/Drop Period ends for full-term and first quarter classes. Last day to select the Pass/Low Pass/Fail option for a course. |
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September 26 |
Friday |
Final day to withdraw from Fall Term courses. |
October 2008
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October 6-7 |
Monday-Tuesday |
Trinity Days. The College is in session, but regular classes are not held. |
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October 10-12 |
Friday-Sunday |
Family Weekend |
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October 20 |
Monday |
Mid-term. |
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October 21 |
Tuesday |
First day of Second Quarter classes. |
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October 24 |
Friday |
Second Quarter Add/Drop Period ends. |
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October 31 |
Friday |
Deadline for Seniors to submit Degree Applications to the Registrar’s Office for May 2009 graduation. Deadline for Master’s Degree Candidates to submit Degree Applications to the Graduate Studies Office for May 2009 graduation. |
November 2008
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October 31-November 2 |
Friday-Sunday |
Homecoming Weekend |
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November 3-7 |
Monday-Friday |
Advising Week. |
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November 10-17 |
Monday-Friday |
Advance Registration for Spring 2009 Term. |
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November 14 |
Friday |
Student Accounts Office mails Spring 2009 Term bills for all students. |
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November 20 |
Thursday |
Add/Drop for Spring 2009 begins. |
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November 25 |
Tuesday |
Thanksgiving Vacation for Undergraduate and Graduate students begins after last class. Evening meal on meal plan is served. Thanksgiving Vacation Library hours in effect. |
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November 26-30 |
Wednesday-Sunday |
College offices and Library are closed. Meal plan resumes with evening meal on November 30. Fall Term Library hours resume on November 30. |
December 2008
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December 1 |
Monday |
Classes resume for undergraduate and graduate students. |
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December 1 |
Monday |
Financial Aid recipients’ budgets for study away in Spring 2009 due in Financial Aid Office. |
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December 5 |
Friday |
Deadline to apply to the Office of International Programs for approval to study off campus for all programs for Fall 2009, Spring 2010, or Academic Year 2009-2010. |
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December 8 |
Monday |
Last day of Undergraduate and Graduate classes. Final day to elect to change a Pass/Low Pass/Fail grade to a letter grade. |
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December 6, 7, 9, 10 |
Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday |
Review Period. |
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December 11-17 |
Thursday-Wednesday |
Final examinations for Undergraduate and Graduate students. All grades are due from faculty within 5 days of the scheduled final exam of each course. Dinner on December 17 is last meal on meal plan. |
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December 12 |
Friday |
All bills for Spring 2009 Term must be paid in full. |
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December 18 |
Thursday |
Residences close at 12:00 noon for the vacation period. Fall Term Library hours end at 4:30 p.m. |
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December 18-January 20 |
Thursday-Sunday |
Winter Break Library Hours in effect. |
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December 24-26 |
Wednesday-Friday |
College offices and Library are closed. |
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December 29-31 |
Monday-Wednesday |
Library is closed, open to Faculty by appointment only. |
January 2009