August 2007
29 Wednesday    International Student Orientation begins (arrival day)
September 2007
2                   Sunday Alumni College ends
3 Monday Labor Day
5 Wednesday Fall orientation begins 
8 Saturday     Residence halls open for returning students at (7:00 a.m.)
9 Sunday  Convocation 
10 Monday Fall term classes begin (8 a.m.)
13 Thursday **Ramadan
13-14 Thurs.-Fri. **Rosh Hashanah
22 Saturday **Yom Kippur
28-30 Fri.-Sun. Alumni Leadership Conference

October 2007
4-6 Thurs.-Sun. Clifford Symposium
Trustee Meetings
12-14 Fri.-Sun. Fall Family Weekend
13 Saturday **Eid al-Fitr
22-23 Mon.-Tues. Midterm recess
24 Wednesday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)
26-28 Fri.-Sun.  Homecoming 
November 2007
4 Sunday Daylight Saving Time ends (1 hr. back)
20 Tuesday Thanksgiving recess begins (4:15 p.m.)
22 Thursday Thanksgiving
26 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)
December 2007
5 Wednesday **Hanukkah
6 Thursday Trustee meetings (off campus)
7 Friday Fall term classes end (4:15 p.m.)
10 Monday Examination period begins
11 Tuesday *Final examinations begin
18 Tuesday Examination period ends; Recess begins
20 Thursday **Eid al-Adha
25 Tuesday Christmas Day
January 2008
1 Tuesday New Year's Day
2 Wednesday    Residence halls open at 7:00 a.m.
3 Thursday Winter term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)
30 Wednesday Winter term ends (4:15 p.m.); Recess begins
February 2008
2 Saturday Celebration for mid-year graduates
6 Wednesday Spring orientation begins;
Ash Wednesday
11 Monday Spring term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)
14-16 Thurs.-Sat. Trustee meetings
21 Thursday Winter Carnival recess begins (4:15 p.m.)
22-23 Fri.-Sat. Winter Carnival
25 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)
March 2008
9 Sunday Daylight Saving Time begins
16 Sunday Palm Sunday
21 Friday Spring recess begins (4:15 p.m.);
Good Friday
23 Sunday Easter Sunday
31 Monday Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)
April 2008    
18 Friday Student Research Symposium
20                Sunday **First Day of Passover
27 Sunday Orthodox Easter
May 2008
1-3 Thurs.-Sat. Trustee meetings
9 Friday Spring term classes end (4:15 p.m.)
12 Monday Examination period begins
13 Tuesday *Final examinations begin
20 Tuesday Examination period ends
24 Saturday Baccalaureate
25

26
Sunday

Monday
Commencement

Memorial Day

June 2008
6-8 Fri.-Sat. Reunion 2008
13 Friday Language Schools nine-week session begins
24 Tuesday Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont begins
27 Friday Language Schools seven-week session begins
30 Monday Bread Loaf School of English at Oxford begins;
Language Schools six-week session begins
July 2008
4 Friday Independence Day
August 2008
9 Saturday Commencement, Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont and at Oxford
13 Wednesday Bread Loaf Writers' Conference begins
15 Friday Commencement, Language Schools
24 Sunday Bread Loaf Writers' Conference ends
27-31 Wed.-Sun. Alumni College

*Exams scheduled Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday.

**These religious holidays begin at sundown of the preceding day.  Dates are based on the lunar calendar and may vary.