August 1
Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2014-15. 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. Matriculation Ceremony.
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 29
Ganesh Chathurthii—Hindu
September 1
Labor Day. No classes.
September 2
Last day to drop and/or add a course
September 12
Inauguration of President Mauri Ditzler
September 13
Community Day. Family Weekend.
September 19
Last day to register for credit/no credit option.
September 22
Autumn Solstice
September 25
Rosh Hashanah (sunset 9/24-sunset 9/26)—Jewish
September 29
Navaratri—Hindu
September 30
Paryushana—Jain
October 3-5
Homecoming
October 4
Yom Kippur (sunset 10/3-sunset 10/4)—Jewish
October 5
Eid al Adha (sunset 10/4-sunset 10/5)—Islam
October 9
Sukkot (sunset 10/8-sunset 10/15)—Jewish
October 10
Mid-semester
October 13-14
Fall Break
October 22
Academic advising for second semester, 2014-15 (through October 30)
October 23
Diwali—Indian
October 25
Al-Hijra—Islam
November 3
Online registration for second semester, 2014-15 (through November 13). Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W." Ashura—Islam.
November 26
Thanksgiving vacation begins. No classes. Residences close at 10 a.m. Last contract meal—breakfast.
November 27
Thanksgiving.
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 for second semester, 2014-15. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
December 6-7
Reading day
December 8-11
Final examinations
December 11
Final examinations. Residences close at 7 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner.
January 18
Residences open at noon for all students—no contract meals.
January 19
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No classes. Orientation for entering first-year and new transfer students. First contract meal—dinner.
January 20
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.
January 27
Last day to drop and add a course
January 29
Last day to remove incomplete grade from first semester, 2014-15
February 3
Last day to register for credit/no credit option
February 15
Parinirvana—Buddhist
February 18
Ash Wednesday—Christian
February 19
Chinese New Year
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.
March 20
Spring Solstice
March 21
Naw Ruz—Baha'i
March 23
Academic advising for first semester, 2015-16 (through March 31)
March 30
Last day to withdraw from class with a grade of "W"
April 3
Classes end at 1 p.m. Good Friday—Christian.
April 4
Passover (sunset 4/3-sunset 4/11)—Jewish
April 5
Easter—Christian
April 6
Online registration for fall semester, 2015-16 (through April 16)
April 14
Baisakhi—Sikh
April 16
Yom HaSho'ah (sunset 4/15-sunset 4/16)—Jewish
April 23
Honors Convocation. Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium.
April 30
Last day of classes
May 1
Reading day
May 2
Final examinations
May 3
Reading day
May 4-6
Final examinations.
May 6
Residences close for all underclass students at 9 p.m. Last contract meal for underclass students—dinner.
May 9
Commencement. Residences close for all students at 8 p.m..
May 17
Residences open for summer college residents at noon.
May 18-July 3
Summer College
August 1, 2015 is the final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2015-16. 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 extracurricular activities, as well as honoring campus diversity.