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Academic Calendar


First day of classes Last day of classes
Fall Term 2008 September 11 November 21
Winter Term 2009 January 5 March 13
Spring Term 2009 March 30 June 5

Commencement: Saturday, June 6, 2009


Academic Year 2008 - 2009

Start of Year and Orientation Activities:

August 18, 2008

Monday - Language Orientation Begins

August 21, 2008 Thursday - Opening Ceremony of Davis Village and Deering Common

August 24, 2008

Sunday- RA and OOPs leaders arrive for training

August 31, 2008

Sunday - OOPs/Orientation participants arrive

September 1, 2008

Monday- OOPs trips depart

September 6, 2008

Saturday- OOPs trips return, Registration for Orientation (non-OOPs only)

September 7, 2008

Sunday- On-campus orientation begins

September 8/9, 2008

Monday/Tuesday- On-campus orientation continues

September 10, 2008

Wednesday- Convocation, Bar Island Swim, Community Cook-out

September 11, 2008

Thursday - Fall Term classes begin

 
 
Summer 2008:

July 6/7, 2008 Friday/Saturday - Board of Trustees Meeting
July 7, 2008 Commencement
July 25/26, 2008 Friday/Saturday - Annual Board Meeting

Fall Term 2008:

September 10, 2008

Wednesday - 1:00pm Convocation

September 11, 2008

Thursday - Classes Begin

October 10/11, 2008

Friday/Saturday - Board of Trustees Meeting

October 13/14, 2008

Monday/Tuesday - Fall Tour

October 17/19, 2008 Friday-Sunday, Family Weekend

November 21, 2008

Friday - Classes End

November 27, 2008

Thursday - Thanksgiving Day

Winter Term 2009:

January 4, 2009

Sunday - Residence Halls Reopen

January 5, 2009

Monday - Classes Begin

January 19, 2009

Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Special Programs

March 13, 2009

Friday - Classes End

Spring Term 2009:

March 29, 2009 Sunday - Residence Halls Reopen
March 30, 2009 Monday - Classes Begin
April 18, 2009 Saturday- Earth Day celebrated with Special Programs
April 17/19, 2009 Friday/Saturday/Sunday - Alumni Weekend
June 5, 2009 Friday - Classes End; Senior Presentations to the Board
June 6, 2009 Saturday - Commencement 2009

 


 

Holidays Observed July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009:

July 4,2008 Friday - Independence Day
September 1, 2008 Monday - Labor Day
October 13, 2008 Monday - Columbus Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
November 11, 2008 Tuesday - Veterans Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
November 27/28, 2008 Thursday and Friday - Thanksgiving Closure
XX December Holiday Closure - Dates to be announced
January 1, 2009
Thursday - New Year's Day
January 19, 2009 Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 16, 2009 Monday - President's Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
May 25, 2008 Monday - Memorial Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)

 

Academic Year 2009-2010

Fall 2009
tba - Classes Begin
tba - Classes End
Winter 2010 tba - Classes Begin tba - Classes End
Spring 2010 tba - Classes Begin tba - Classes End
2010 Commencement tba




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