Programs & Events

Important Dates: 2011-2012 | 2012-2013

Academic Year 2011-2012

DAY DATE DESCRIPTION
Wednesday 8/31/2011 New Students Arrive (Orientation & Matriculation)
Friday-Sunday 9/2 - 9/4/2011 Returning Students Arrive
Monday 9/5/2011 Labor Day (University Holiday) No Classes
Tuesday 9/6/2011 Fall Classes Begin
Monday 10/10/2011 Columbus Day (University Holiday) No Classes
Friday 11/11/2011 Veterans' Day (University Holiday) No Classes
Wednesday 11/23/2011 No Classes
Thursday 11/24/2011 Thanksgiving (University Holiday) No Classes
Friday 11/25/2011 No Classes (University Holiday)
Monday 12/12/2011 Last Day of Classes; 23-Hour Quiet Hours go into effect at 11pm
Tuesday & Wednesday 12/13 - 12/14/2011 Reading Period
Thursday 12/15/2011 Final Exam Period Begins
Thursday 12/22/2011 Final Exam Period Ends; RA Applications Due by 5pm to ORLL
Friday 12/23/2011 Residence Halls CLOSE at 12pm NOON for ALL STUDENTS
Monday 12/26/2011 Christmas Day Observed (University Holiday)
Monday 1/2/2012 New Year's Day Observed (University Holiday)
Monday 1/16/2012 Martin Luther King Day (University Holiday)
Tuesday 1/17/2012 New Student Orientation; Residence Halls Re-open
Thursday 1/19/2012 Spring Classes Begin
Monday 2/20/2012 Presidents' Day Observed (University Holiday) No Classes
Saturday 3/17/2012 Spring Recess Begins
Monday 3/26/2012 Spring Recess Ends; Classes Resume
Monday 4/16/2012 Patriot's Day observed (University Holiday) No Classes
Monday 4/30/2012 Last Day of Classes; 23-Hour Quiet Hours go into effect at 11pm
Tuesday-Thursday 5/1 - 5/3/2012 Reading Period
Friday 5/4/2012 Final Exam Period Begins
Friday 5/11/2012 Final Exam Period Ends
Saturday 5/12/2012 Residence Halls CLOSE at 12pm NOON for NON-GRADUATING STUDENTS
Monday 5/14/2012 Senior Week begins
Friday 5/18/2012 Senior Week ends
Sunday 5/20/2012 Commencement-Congrats Class of 2012!
Monday 5/21/2012 Residence Halls CLOSE at 12pm NOON for ALL GRADUATING SENIORS
Wednesday 5/23/2012 Summer Session 1 Classes Begin
Monday 5/28/2012 Memorial Day (University Holiday) No Classes
Friday 6/29/2012 Summer Session 1 Classes End
Tuesday 7/3/2012 Summer Session 2 Classes Begin
Wednesday 7/4/2012 Independence Day (University Holiday) No Classes
Friday 8/10/2012 Summer Session 2 Classes End
Saturday 8/11/2012 Summer Session Housing Closes at 12pm NOON

Important Residence Hall Dates 2012-2013

Undergraduate Housing:

FALL Semester
New Students move in Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Returners move in Friday, August 31, 2012

All Halls close on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 12pm. All students must be out of the halls by 12pm on Friday, December 21, 2012.

SPRING Semester
Halls reopen for all students on January 15, 2013

Residence halls close for non-graduating seniors on Saturday, May 11th, 2013.

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