| Summer
2009 |
|
| Wednesday, May 13 - Wednesday, June 3 |
May Term |
| Monday, May 18 |
Spring Semester 2009 grades due by 4 p.m. |
| Monday, June 8 |
May Term 2009 grades due
by 4 p.m. |
| Sunday, June 21 - Saturday, July 4 |
Explore-a-College |
Sunday, July 26 - Thursday, August 20 |
August Wilderness |
Sunday, July 26 - Friday, August 14 |
Summer Writing Intensive Program |
Monday, August 17 - Tuesday, August 18 |
New Faculty Orientation |
Monday, August 17 - Friday, August 21 |
Cross-Cultural Orientation |
Tuesday,
August 18 - Thursday, August 20 |
Faculty
Retreat |
| Friday,
August 21 - Tuesday, August 25 |
New
Student Orientation |

|
| Fall
2009 — First Semester (71 class
days) |
|
| Sunday, August
23 |
College Housing
opens |
| Tuesday, August
25 |
Enrollment Confirmation
Day |
| Wednesday,
August 26 |
Classes
begin |
| Tuesday, September 1 |
Course registration/changes due by 4 p.m. |
| Monday, September 7 |
Labor Day (classes in session) |
| Friday, October 2 - Sunday, October 4 |
Family Weekend |
| Monday, October 12 |
Admissions Fall Preview Day |
| Thursday, October 15 - Sunday, October
18 |
Early Semester break |
| Friday, October 23 - Sunday, October 25 |
Homecoming and Reunion Weekend |
Monday, October 26 -
Friday, November 13 |
Spring 2010 Registration Period |
| Friday, November 6 |
Last day to drop an enrolled class |
| Monday,
November 9 |
Admissions
Fall Preview Day |
Saturday,
November 21 -
Sunday, November 29 |
Fall
Break |
| Friday, December 11 |
Last
class day and
Incomplete petitions due by 4 p.m. |
Saturday, December 12 -
Sunday, December
13 |
Reading days |
| Monday, December 14 |
Final examination day |
| Tuesday, December 15 |
Reading day |
Wednesday, December
16 -
Thursday, December 17
|
Final examination days |
| Friday,
December 18 |
College
housing closes by 5 p.m. |
| Tuesday, December 22 |
Fall semester
grades due by 4 p.m. |

|
| Spring
2010 — Second Semester (71
class days) |
|
| Sunday, January 10 |
College Housing
reopens |
| Monday, January
11 |
Enrollment Confirmation Day |
| Tuesday, January 12 |
Community Day |
| Wednesday,
January 13 |
Classes
begin |
| Monday,
January 18 |
Admissions Winter Preview Day
Martin Luther King Day (Classes
in session) |
| Tuesday, January
19 |
Course registration/changes
due by 4 p.m. |
Thursday,
February 18 -
Sunday, February 21 |
Early Semester
Break |
| Monday,
March 8 |
Admissions
Junior Preview Day |
| Saturday,
March 13 - Sunday, March 21 |
Spring
Break |
| Monday, March 29 - Friday, April 16 |
Fall 2010 Registration Period |
| Friday, April 2 |
Last day to drop an enrolled class
Awards Convocation |
| Monday, April 12 |
Admissions Admitted Student Day |
| Monday,
April 19 |
Admissions
Admitted Student Day |
| Friday, April 30 |
Last
class day and
Incomplete petitions due by 4 p.m. |
Saturday, May 1 -
Sunday, May 2 |
Reading
days |
| Monday, May 3 |
Final examination day |
| Tuesday, May 4 |
Reading day |
Wednesday, May 5 -
Thursday, May 6
|
Final
examination days |
| Friday, May 7 |
College housing
closes
(except for graduating seniors) |
| Friday, May 7 |
Graduating seniors' grades due by 9 a.m. |
| Saturday,
May 8 |
Commencement
2010 |
| Wednesday,
May 12 - Wednesday, June 2 |
May
Term |
| Monday,
May 17 |
Spring
Semester grades are due by 4 p.m. |
| Monday,
June 7 |
May
Term grades are due by 4 p.m. |

|
2009-2010
Religious Observance Dates
(during
the academic year) |
|
*Friday, August 21 -
Saturday, September 19
(*beginning at Sunset)
| Ramadan (Islamic) |
*Friday, September 18 -
Sunday, September 20
(*beginning at Sunset)
| Rosh Hashanah (Jewish) |
Saturday, September 19 -
Sunday, September 27
| Navaratri (Hindu) |
*Saturday, September 19 -
Sunday, September 20
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Eid al-Fitr (Islamic) |
*Sunday, September 27 -
Monday, September 28
(*beginning at Sunset)
| Yom Kippur (Jewish) |
Monday, September 28
| Dussehra (Hindu) |
*Friday, October 2 -
Friday, October 9
(*beginning at Sunset)
| Sukkot (Jewish) |
Saturday, October 17 |
Diwali (Hindu) |
Tuesday, October 20 |
Birth of Bab (Baha'i) |
Sunday, November 1 |
All Saints Day (Christian) |
*Wednesday, November 11 -
Thursday, November 12
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Birth of Baha'u'llah (Baha'i) |
*Thursday, November 26 -
Friday, November 27
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Eid-al-Adha (Islamic) |
Sunday, November 29 |
Beginning of Advent (Christian) |
Tuesday, December 8 |
Bodhi Day (Buddhist) |
*Friday, December 11 -
Saturday, December 19
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Hanukkah (Jewish) |
Friday, December 25 |
Christmas (Christian) |
Saturday, December 26 -
Friday, January 1 |
Kwanzaa (Interfaith African American) |
| Sunday, February 14 |
Chinese New Year (Buddhist) |
| Monday, February 15 |
Beginning of Eastern Orthodox Lent (Christian) |
| Wednesday, February 17 |
Ash Wednesday; Lent Begins
(Christian) |
*Saturday, February 27 -
Monday, March 1
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Purim (Jewish) |
*Saturday, March 20 -
Sunday, March 21
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Naw Ruz (Baha'I) |
| Sunday, March 28 |
Palm Sunday (Christian) |
*Monday, March 29 -
Tuesday, April 6
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Passover (Jewish) |
| Tuesday, March 30 |
Magha Puja Day (Buddhist)
|
| Thursday, April 1 |
Maundy Thursday (Christian) |
| Friday, April 2 |
Good Friday (Christian) |
| Sunday, April 4 |
Easter (Christian) |
*Saturday, April 10 -
Sunday, April 11
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Jewish) |
*Tuesday, April 20 -
Sunday, May 2
(*beginning at Sunset) |
Ridvan (Baha'i)
|

|
| 2009-2010
Registrar's Office Dates |
|
First
Semester (Fall) |
Tuesday, August 25
| Enrollment confirmation |
Wednesday, August 26
| Classes begin |
Tuesday, September 1 |
Course registration/changes due by 4 p.m. |
Monday, October 26 -
Friday, November 13 |
Spring 2010 registration period |
Friday, November 6 |
Last day to drop an enrolled course |
Friday, December 11 |
Last class day/
Incomplete petitions due by
4 p.m. |
Tuesday, December 22 |
Fall semester grades due by 4 p.m. |
Second
Semester (Spring) |
Monday, January 11
| Enrollment confirmation |
Wednesday, January 13
| Classes begin |
Tuesday, January 19 |
Course registration/changes due by 4 p.m. |
Monday, March 29 -
Friday, April 16 |
Fall 2010 registration period |
Friday, April 2 |
Last day to drop an enrolled course |
Friday, April 30 |
Last class day/
Incomplete petitions due by
4 p.m. |
Friday, May 7 |
Graduating seniors' grades due by 9 a.m. |
Monday, May 17 |
Spring semester grades due by 4 p.m. |
Monday, June 7 |
May Term grades due by 4 p.m. |

|
| 2009-2010
First/Second Seven Weeks Course Dates |
|
First
Semester (Fall) |
Wednesday, August 26 -
Wednesday, October 14
| First Seven-Week Courses |
Monday, October 19 -
Wednesday, December 9 |
Second Seven-Week Courses |
Wednesday, August 26 -
Friday, November 6 |
10-Week Courses |
Second
Semester (Spring) |
Wednesday, January 13 -
Friday, March 5
| First Seven-Week Courses |
Monday, March 8 -
Friday, April 30 |
Second Seven-Week Courses |
Wednesday, January 13 -
Friday, April 2 |
10-Week Courses |

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