First and Last day of each term

Fall Term 2012 • September 5 - November 16, 2012
Winter Term 2013 • January 7 - March 15, 2013
Spring Term 2013 • April 1 - June 7, 2013
2013 Commencement • Saturday, June 8, 2013

2012- 2013 Start of Year and Orientation Activities

August 11 and 12, 2012 • Saturday/Sunday • Language Orientation Begins
August 16, 2012 • Thursday • OOPs Leader Training
August 19, 2012 • Sunday • RA Training
August 23, 2012 • Thursday  • New incoming international students arrive
August 24 and 25, 2012 • Friday/Saturday • Two-day mandatory international student orientation
August 26, 2012 Sunday • OOPs participants arrive
August 27, 2012 Sunday • Monday • OOPs trips depart
September 1, 2012 • Saturday • OOPs trips return, Registration for Campus Orientation
September 1 and 4, 2012 • Sunday and Tuesday • On-campus orientation continues
September 5, 2012 • Wednesday • Convocation, Opening of the academic year activities
September 6, 2012 • Thursday • Fall Term classes begin

FALL TERM 2012

September 5, 2012 • Wednesday • 1:00pm Convocation
September 6, 2012 • Thursday • Classes Begin
October 5 through October 8, 2012 • Friday to Monday  • Family/Friends Weekend B Alumni Weekend
October 8 and 9, 2012 • Monday/Tuesday • Fall Tour
October 25 and 26, 2012 • Thursday/Friday • Faculty Retreat (Week 7)
November 16, 2012 • Friday • Classes End

WINTER TERM 2013

January 6, 2013 • Sunday • Residence Halls Reopen
January 7, 2013 • Monday • Classes begin
January 21, 2013 • Monday • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
March 15, 2013 • Friday • Classes End 

SPRING TERM 2013

March 31, 2013 • Sunday • Residence Halls Reopen
April 1, 2013 • Monday • Classes Begin
June 7, 2013 • Friday • Classes End; Senior Presentations to the Board
June 8, 2013 • Saturday • Commencement 

Fall Term 2013

September 11, 2013 • Convocation
September 12, 2013 • Classes Start
November 22, 2013 • Classes End 

Winter 2014

Jan 6, 2014 Clsses start
March 14, 2014 Classes end

Spring 2014

March 31, 2014 Classes start
June 6, 2014   Classes end
June 7, 2014   Graduation

 

Holidays Observed

September 3, 2012 • Monday • Labor Day
October 8, 2012 • Monday • Columbus Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
November 12, 2012 • Monday • Veterans Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
November 22-23, 2012 • Thursday and Friday • Thanksgiving Closure
dates tba • December • Holiday Closure
January 1, 2013 • Tuesday • New Year's Day
January 21, 2013 • Monday • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 18, 2013 • Monday • President's Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
May 27, 2013 • Monday • Memorial Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
July 4, 2013 • Thursday • Independence Day Taken