August 2008         
27-30 Wed.-Sat. International Student Orientation

September 2008

1

Monday

Labor Day

2

Tuesday

**Ramadan

3

Wednesday

Fall orientation begins

6                        Saturday Residence halls open for returning students (7:00 a.m.)

7

Sunday

Convocation

8

Monday

Fall term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)

12-14

Fri.-Sun.

Alumni Leadership Conference

30                     

Tuesday

**Rosh Hashanah


October 2008

1

Wednesday

**Rosh Hashanah

**Eid al-Fitr

3-5

Fri.-Sun.

Fall Family Weekend

9

Thursday

**Yom Kippur

13-14

Mon.-Tues.

Midterm recess

15

Wednesday

Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)

16-18

Thurs.-Sat.

Trustee meetings

Thurs.-Sat. Clifford Symposium

17-19

Fri.-Sun.

Homecoming


November 2008

2

Sunday

Daylight Saving Time ends

25

Tuesday

Thanksgiving recess begins (4:15 p.m.)

27

Thursday

Thanksgiving Day


December 2008

1

Monday

Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)

4

Thursday

Trustee meetings (off campus)

5

Friday

Fall term classes end (4:15 p.m.)

8

Monday

Examination period begins

**Eid al-Adha

9

Tuesday

*Final examinations begin

16

Tuesday

Examination period ends; Recess begins

22

Monday

**Hanukkah

25

Thursday

Christmas Day


January 2009

1

Thursday

New Year's Day

4 Sunday Residence halls open for returning students (7:00 a.m.)

5

Monday

Winter term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)

30

Friday

Winter term classes end; Recess begins (4:15 p.m.)

31

Saturday

Celebration for mid-year graduates


February 2009

4

Wednesday

Spring orientation begins

9

Monday

Spring term classes begin (8:00 a.m.)

19 Thursday Winter Carnival recess begins (4:15 p.m.)

19-21

Thurs.-Sat.

Trustee meetings

20-21 Fri.-Sat. Winter Carnival

25

Wednesday

Ash Wednesday


March 2009

8

Sunday

Daylight Saving Time begins

20

Friday

Spring recess begins (4:15 p.m.)

30

Monday

Classes resume (8:00 a.m.)


April 2009

5

Sunday

Palm Sunday

9

Thursday

**First Day of Passover

10

Friday

Good Friday

12

Sunday

Easter

17

Friday

Student Research Symposium

19

Sunday

Orthodox Easter


May 2009

7-9

Thurs.-Sat.

Trustee meetings

8

Friday

Spring term classes end (4:15 p.m.)

11

Monday

Examination period begins

12

Tuesday

*Final examinations begin

19

Tuesday

Examination period ends

23 Saturday Baccalaureate

24

Sunday

Commencement

25

Monday

Memorial Day


June 2009

5-7

Fri.-Sun.

Reunion 2009

12

Friday

Language Schools nine-week session begins

23

Tuesday

Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont begins

26

Friday

Language Schools seven-week session begins

29

Monday

Bread Loaf School of English at Oxford begins;

Language Schools six-week session begins


July 2009

4

Saturday

Independence Day


August 2009

8

Saturday

Commencement, Bread Loaf School of English in Vermont

and at Oxford

12

Wednesday

Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference begins

14

Friday

Commencement, Language Schools

22

Saturday

**Ramadan

23

Sunday

Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference ends

26

Wednesday

Alumni College begins

30

Sunday

Alumni College ends

* 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.