2010-2011 Academic Calendar

Thursday, August 26, 2010 Residence halls open for first-year students, 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, August 28, 2010 Residence halls open for upperclass students, 9 a.m.
Monday, August 30, 2010 Registration, classes begin, 8:30 a.m.
Friday-Sunday, October 1-3, 2010 Big Red Weekend for parents, alumni and friends
Friday-Saturday, October 15-16, 2010 Fall trustee meetings
Monday-Tuesday, October 18-19, 2010 Fall study days
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Midsemester grades due
Monday-Friday, November 1-19, 2010 Pre-registration for spring semester
Friday, November 19, 2010 Thanksgiving break begins after last class
Saturday, November 20, 2010 Residence halls close, 9 a.m.
Sunday, November 28, 2010 Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m.
Monday, November 29, 2010 Classes resume, 8:30 a.m.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 Classes end, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010 Reading and study day
Thursday-Saturday, December 16-18, 2010 Final examinations
Sunday, December 19, 2010 Reading and study day
Monday-Tuesday, December 20-21, 2010 Final examinations
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 Residence halls close, noon
Saturday, January 15, 2011 Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m.
Monday, January 17, 2011 Registration, classes begin, 8:30 a.m.
Monday, January 24, 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Day observed (no classes)
Friday-Saturday, January 28-29, 2011 Winter trustee meetings
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 Midsemester grades due
Friday, March 11, 2011 Spring break begins after last class
Saturday, March 12, 2011 Residence halls close, 9 a.m.
Sunday, March 20, 2011 Residence halls reopen, 9 a.m.
Monday, March 21, 2011 Classes resume, 8:30 a.m.
Monday-Tuesday, April 4-19, 2011 Pre-registration for fall semester
Friday-Saturday, April 15-16, 2011 Spring trustee meetings
Friday, April 22, 2011 Academic Awards Convocation, 12:30 p.m. (no classes 12:30-1:30 p.m.)
Monday, May 2, 2011 Classes end, 9 p.m.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 Reading and study day
Wednesday-Friday, May 4-6, 2011 Final examinations
Saturday-Sunday, May 7-8, 2011 Reading and study days
Monday-Tuesday, May 9-10, 2011 Final examinations
Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Residence halls close for all undergraduates, 5 p.m.
Saturday, May 14, 2011 Baccalaureate celebrations, 1:30 and 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 2011 170th Annual Commencement Exercises, 12:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 15, 2011 Residence halls close for all graduates, 7 p.m.