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Academic Calendar

First day of classes Last day of classes
Fall Term 2007 September 6 November 16
Winter Term 2008 January 7 March 14
Spring Term 2008 March 31 June 6

Commencement: Saturday, June 7, 2008


Academic Year 2007 - 2008

Start of Year and Orientation Activities:

August 19, 2007

Sunday - RAs arrive for training

August 20, 2007 Monday - OOPs Leader and RA training begins

August 26, 2007

Sunday- OOPs/Orientation participants arrive

August 27, 2007

Monday - OOPs trips depart

September 1, 2007

Saturday- OOPs trips return

September 1, 2007

Saturday- Non-OOPs student arrival

September 3, 2007

Monday- On-campus orientation begins

September 4, 2007

Tuesday- On-campus orientation continues

September 5, 2007

Wednesday- Convocation

September 6, 2007

Thursday - Fall Term classes begin

 
 
Summer 2007:

July 27-28, 2007 Friday/Saturday - Annual Board Meeting

Fall Term 2007:

September 5, 2007

Wednesday - 1:00pm Convocation

September 6, 2007

Thursday - Classes Begin

September 30 - October 3, 2007 NEASC Site Visit
October 8-9, 2007

Monday-Tuesday - Fall Tour

October 12-13, 2007

Friday/Saturday - Board of Trustees Meeting

October 19-21, 2007 Friday-Sunday, Family Weekend
October 24-26, 2007 Faculty Retreat; no classes Thursday and Friday, October 25-26

November 16, 2007

Friday - Classes End

November 22, 2007

Thursday - Thanksgiving Day

Winter Term 2008:

January 6, 2008

Sunday - Residence Halls Reopen

January 7, 2008

Monday - Classes Begin

January 21, 2008

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

March 14, 2008

Friday - Classes End

Spring Term 2008:

March 31, 2008 Monday - Classes Begin
April 19, 2008 Saturday- Earth Day, Special Programs
June 6, 2008 Friday - Classes End; Senior Presentations to the Board
June 7, 2008 Saturday - Commencement 2008


Holidays Observed July 1, 2007 - June 30, 2008:

July 4,2007 Wednesday - Independence Day
September 3, 2007 Monday - Labor Day
October 8, 2007 Monday - Columbus Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
November 12, 2007 Monday - Veterans Day observed (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
November 22-23, 2007 Thursday and Friday - Thanksgiving Closure
December 24, 2007 to
January 1, 2008
Monday through following Tuesday - Holiday Closure (reopen Wednesday, January 2, 2008)
January 21, 2008 Monday - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
February 18, 2008 Monday - President's Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)
May 26, 2008 Monday - Memorial Day (staff only - classes still meet on this day)

 

Academic Year 2008-2009

Fall 2008
September 11, 2008 Classes Begin November 21, 2008 Classes End
Winter 2009 January 5, 2009 Classes Begin March 13, 2009 Classes End
Spring 2009 March 30, 2009 Classes Begin June 5, 2009 Classes End
2009 Commencement June 6, 2009




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