Calendar
First Semester, 2008-09
August 1
Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2008-09. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
August 22
Residences open for all first-year and new transfer students at 8 a.m. First contract meal--lunch.
August 23
Residences open for all upperclass students at 8 a.m. First contract meal--dinner.
August 25
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.
August 28
Paryushana begins (through Sept. 5), major observance: Aug. 28--Jain
September 1
Labor Day. No classes.
September 2
Last day to drop and/or add a course. Ramadan begins at sunset (through Eid al Fitr, Oct. 2)--Islam
September 3
Ganesh Chaturthi--Hindu
September 8
Last day to register for credit/no credit option
September 9
Opening Convocation
September 22
Autumn Equinox--Earth-based
September 26
Homecoming
September 29
Navaratri begins--Hindu
September 29
Rosh Hashana (through sunset on Oct. 1), major observance: sunset Sept. 29-sunset Oct. 1--Jewish
October 1-2
Eid al Fitr begins at sunset--Islam
October 8-9
Yom Kippur begins at sunset (through sunset on Oct. 9)--Jewish
October 13-14
Fall break
October 15
Deadline for general deposit refund for students not returning for second semester, 2008-09
October 27
Academic advisement for second semester, 2008-09 (through Nov. 4)
October 28
Diwali--Hindu, Sikh, Jain
October 31
Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W"
November 8
Family Day
November 10-20
Online registration for second semester, 2008-09
November 12
Birth of Baha'u'llah--Baha`i
November 13
Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Sahib--Sikh
November 26
Thanksgiving vacation begins. No classes. Residences close at 10 a.m. Last contract meal--breakfast.
November 27
Thanksgiving--Interfaith
November 30
Residences open at noon. First contract meal--dinner.
December 1
Classes resume at 8 a.m.
December 5
Last day of classes. Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return second semester, 2008-09. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
December 8-12
Final examinations
December 8
Bodhi Day--Buddhist
December 9
Final examinations. Night classes only, 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
December 10-11
Eid al Adha, sunset Dec. 10-Dec. 11--Islam
December 12
Residences close at 7 p.m. Last contract meal--dinner.
Second Semester, 2008-09
January 18
Residences open at noon for all students.
January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. No classes. Orientation and registration for entering first-year and new transfer students. First contract meal--dinner.
January 20
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.
January 26
Chinese New Year
January 27
Last day to drop and add a course
February 2
Last day to register for credit/no credit option. Last day to remove incomplete grade from first semester, 2008-09.
February 6
Ash Wednesday (Lent begins and goes through March 23)--Christian
February 8
Parinirvana Day--Buddhist
March 6
Mid-semester. Spring vacation begins at 5 p.m. Last contract meal--dinner. Residences close at 7 p.m.
March 15
Residences open at 10 a.m. First contract meal--dinner.
March 16
Classes resume at 8 a.m. Deadline for general deposit refund for students not returning for first semester, 2009-10
March 20
Spring Equinox--Earth-based
March 21
Naw Ruz--Baha`i
March 23-31
Academic advisement for first semester, 2009-10
March 26
Khordad Sal--Zoroastrian
March 27
Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W"
April 3
Rama Navami--Hindu
April 6-16
Online registration for first semester, 2009-10
April 7
Mahavir Jayanti--Jain
April 8-10
Pesach (Passover), major observance: sunset April 8-sunset April 10)--Jewish
April 10
Good Friday--Christian. Classes end at noon.
April 12
Easter--Christian
April 13-14
Baisakhi--Sikh
April 17
Holy Friday--Orthodox Christian
April 19
Easter--Orthodox Christian
April 21
Yom HaSha'ah--Jewish
April 23
Honors Convocation. Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium.
April 30
Last day of classes
May 1
Reading day
May 2-6
Final examinations
May 3
Final examinations. Night classes only, 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
May 6
Residences close for all underclass students at 9 p.m. Last contract meal for underclass students--dinner.
May 9
Commencement. Residences close to all students at 6 p.m. Buddha Day--Buddhist.
June 21
Summer Equinox--Earth-based
Summer College, 2009
May 16
Residences open for summer college residents at noon.
May 18-July 3
Summer College
August 1, 2009 is the final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2009-10. The remainder of the general deposit is forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
Dates in bold are religious holidays that may be cause for students to request an excused absence from class or other academic requirement. Dates in italics are during a weekend or break. They are important to note for purposes of scheduling class trips and extracurricular activities, as well as honoring campus diversity.