August 1
Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2013-14. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
August 23
Residences open for all first-year and new transfer students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—lunch.
August 24
Residences open for all upperclass students at 8 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.
August 26
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.
August 28
Krishna Janmashtami—Hindu
September 2
Labor Day. No classes.
September 3
Last day to drop and/or add a course
September 5
Rosh Hashanah (sunset 9/46-sunset 9/6)—Jewish
September 7
Community Day
September 9
Ganesh Chathurthi—Hindu
September 10
Last day to register for credit/no credit option. Paryushana—Jain.
September 14
Yom Kippur (sunset 9/13-sunset 9/14)—Jewish
September 19
Sukkot (sunset 9/18-sunset 9/25)—Jewish
September 20-21
Family Weekend
September 22
Autumn Solstice
October 5
Navaratri—Hindu
October 11
Mid-semester
October 11-13
Homecoming
October 15
Eid al Adha (sunset 10/14-sunset 10/15)—Islam
October 19
Burmese Lights Festival—Buddhist
October 21-22
Fall Break
October 23
Academic advising for second semester, 2013-14 (through October 31)
November 3
Diwali—Indian
November 4
Online registration for second semester, 2013-14 (through November 14). Last day to withdraw from a course with a grade of "W." Al-Hijra (sunset 11/3-sunset 11/4)—Islam.
November 13
Ashura (sunset 11/12-sunset 11/13)—Islam
November 27
Thanksgiving vacation begins. No classes. Residences close at 10 a.m. Last contract meal—breakfast.
November 28
Hanukkah (sunset 11/27-sunset 12/5)—Jewish. Thanksgiving.
December 1
Residences open at noon. First contract meal—dinner.
December 2
Classes resume at 8 a.m.
December 6
Last day of classes. Final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for second semester, 2013-14. Remainder of general deposit forfeited for withdrawals after this date.
December 7-8
Reading day
December 9-12
Final examinations
December 12
Final examinations. Residences close at 7 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner.
January 19
Residences open at noon for all students—no contract meals.
January 20
Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. No classes. Orientation for entering first-year and new transfer students. First contract meal—dinner.
January 21
First day of classes. Final enrollment for all students.
January 28
Last day to drop and add a course
January 30
Last day to remove incomplete grade from first semester, 2013-14
January 31
Chinese New Year
February 4
Last day to register for credit/no credit option
February 15
Parinirvana—Buddhist
March 5
Ash Wednesday—Christian
March 7
Mid-semester. Spring vacation begins at 5 p.m. Last contract meal—dinner. Residences close at 7 p.m.
March 16
Residences open at 10 a.m. First contract meal—dinner.
March 17
Classes resume at 8 a.m.
March 20
Spring Solstice
March 24
Academic advising for first semester, 2014-15 (through April 1)
March 31
Last day to withdraw from class with a grade of "W"
April 7
Online registration for first semester, 2014-15 (through April 17)
April 13
Burmese Water Festival (through 4/17)—Buddhist
April 14
Baisakhi—Sikh
April 15
Passover (sunset 4/14-sunset 4/21)—Jewish
April 18
Classes end at 1 p.m. Good Friday—Christian.
April 20
Easter—Christian
April 21
Ridvan—Baha'i
April 24
Honors Convocation. Elkin R. Isaac Student Research Symposium.
April 27
Yom HaSho'ah (sunset 4/26-sunset 4/27)—Jewish
May 1
Last day of classes
May 2
Reading day
May 3-7
Final examinations
May 7
Final examinations. Residences close for all underclass students at 9 p.m. Last contract meal for underclass students—dinner.
May 10
Commencement. Residences close for all students.
May 17
Residences open for summer college residents at noon.
May 19-July 3
Summer College
August 1, 2014 is the final deadline for registered students to notify College of intention not to return for first semester, 2014-15. 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.