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.