Calendar

First Semester, 2010-11

August 1
Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2010-11. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.

August 10
Ramadan begins at sunset (through Eid al Fitr 9/10)—Islam.

August 20
Residences open for all first-year and new transfer students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—lunch.

August 21
Residences open for all upperclass students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.

August 23
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.

August 26
Opening Convocation

August 30
Last day to drop and/or add a course

September 2
Krishna Janmashtami—Hindu

September 6
Labor Day. No classes.

September 7
Last day to register for credit/no credit option

September 8
Rosh Hashanah (major observance: sunset 9/8-sunset 9/9)—Jewish

September 9
Eid al Fitr (sunset 9/9-sunset 9/10)—Islam

September 12
Paryushana major observance—Jain

September 17
Yom Kippur (sunset 9/17-sunset 9/18)—Jewish

September 23
Autumn Equinox

October 1-2
Homecoming

October 8
Mid-semester.
Navaratri begins—Hindu

October 11-12
Fall break

October 25
Academic advising for second semester, 2010-11 (through November 2)

October 30
Family Day

November 1
Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W"

November 5
Diwali—Indian

November 8
Online registration for second semester, 2010-11 (through November 18)

November 12
Birth of Baha'u'llah—Baha'i

November 14-16
Hajj and Eid al Adha—Islam

November 21
Birth of Guru Nanak Dev Ji—Sikh

November 24
Thanksgiving vacation begins. No classes. Residences close at 10 a.m. Last contract meal—breakfast.

November 25
Thanksgiving

November 28
Residences open at noon. First contract meal—dinner.

November 29
Classes resume at 8 a.m.

December 1
Hanukkah begins (at sunset)—Jewish

December 3
Last day of classes. Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for second semester, 2010-11. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.

December 4-5
Reading day

December 6-9
Final examinations

December 10
Final examinations. Residences close at 7 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner.

Second Semester, 2010-11

January 16
Residences open at noon for all students—no contract meals.

January 17
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No classes. Orientation for entering first-year and new transfer students. First contract meal—dinner.

January 18
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.

January 25
Last day to drop and add a course

January 28
Last day to remove incomplete grade from first semester, 2010-11.

February 1
Last day to register for credit/no credit option.

February 3
Chinese New Year

February 15
Nirvana Day—Buddhist

March 4
Mid-semester. Spring vacation begins at 5 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner. Residences close at 7 p.m.

March 9
Ash Wednesday—Christian

March 13
Residences open at 10 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.

March 14
Classes resume at 8 a.m.

March 20
Spring Equinox

March 21
Academic advising for fall semester, 2011-12 (through March 29)

March 28
Last day to withdraw from class with a grade of "W"

April 4
Online registration for fall semester, 2011-12 (through April 14)

April 14
Honors Convocation. Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium. Baisakhi—Sikh

April 18
Passover (major observance: sunset April 18-sunset April 20).
Theravadin Buddhist New Year (through April 21)

April 22
Good Friday—Christian.
Classes end at noon.

April 24
Easter—Christian

April 28
Last day of classes

April 29
Reading day

April 30-May 1
Yom HaSho'ah (sunset 4/30-sunset 5/1)—Jewish

April 30-May 3
Final examinations

May 4
Final examinations. Residences close for all underclass students at 9 p.m. Last contract meal for undeclass students—dinner.

May 7
Commencement. Residences close to all students at 6 p.m.

Summer College, 2011

May 14
Residences open for summer college residents at noon.

May 16-July 1
Summer College

August 1, 2011 is the final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester 2011-12. The remainder of general deposit 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 extra-curricular activities, as well as honoring campus diversity.