First and Last day of each term

Spring Term 2011 • March 28 - June 3, 2011
2011 Commencement • Saturday, June 4, 2011
Fall Term 2011 • September 7 - November 18, 2011
Winter Term 2012 • January 3 - March 9, 2012
Spring Term 2012 • March 26 - June 1, 2012

Summer 2011

June 3-4, 2011 Friday-Saturday • Board of Trustees Meeting
June 4, 2011 • Commencement
July 21-23, 2011 Thursday-Saturday • Annual Board Meeting

2011-2012 Start of Year and Orientation Activities

August 15, 2011 • Language Orientation Begins
August 18, 2011 • OOPs leader training
August 21, 2011 • RA Training
August 25, 2011 • New incoming international students arrive
August 26-27, 2011 • Two-day mandatory international student orientation
August 28, 2011 Sunday • OOPs/Orientation participants arrive
August 29, 2011 Monday • OOPs trips depart
September 3, 2011 Saturday • OOPs trips return, Registration for Orientation (non-OOPs only)
September 4, 2011 Sunday • On-campus orientation begins
September 4-6, 2011 Sunday-Tuesday • On-campus orientation continues
September 7, 2011 Wednesday • Convocation, Opening of the Academic Year Activities
September 8, 2011 Thursday • Fall Term classes begin

Fall Term 2011

September 7, 2011 Wednesday • 1:00pm Convocation
September 8, 2011 Thursday • Classes Begin
October 7-8, 2011 Friday-Saturday • Board of Trustees Meeting
October 7-10, 2011 Friday-Sunday • Family/Friends Weekend
October 10-11, 2011 Monday-Tuesday • Fall Tour
October 20-21, 2011 Thursday-Friday • Faculty Retreat •  (no classes)
November 18, 2011 Friday • Classes End
November 24, 2011 Thursday • Thanksgiving Day

Winter Term 2012

January 2, 2012 Monday • Residence Halls Reopen
January 3, 2012 Tuesday • Classes Begin - Monday classes on Tuesday, Tuesday classes on Wednesday, no meetings on Wednesday (week 1 only)
January 16, 2012 Monday • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
March 9, 2012 Friday • Classes End

Spring Term 2012

March 25, 2012 Sunday • Residence Halls Reopen
March 26, 2012 Monday • Classes Begin
June 1, 2012 Friday • Classes End; Senior Presentations to the Board
June 2, 2012 Saturday • Commencement 2012

Holidays Observed

May 30, 2011 Monday • Memorial Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
July 4, 2011 Monday • Independence Day Taken
September 5, 2011 Monday • Labor Day
October 10, 2011 Monday • Columbus Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
November 11, 2011 Friday • Veterans Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
November 24-25, 2011 Thursday and Friday • Thanksgiving Closure
dates tba • December Holiday Closure
January 1, 2012 Sunday • New Year's Day
January 16, 2012 Monday • Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 20, 2012 Monday • President's Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
May 28, 2012 Monday • Memorial Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)