Department Calendar Academic Year 2025-2026
Fall 2025
September
- Monday, 9/1 – Labor Day (no classes)
- Thursday, 9/4 – Opening receptions for Intersection and Take a Painting (UMW Galleries) – 5-7pm
- Thursday, 9/11 – Artist’s Talk with Erika Stearly (duPont) – 5pm
- Friday, 9/12 – Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course
- Tuesday, 9/23 – Declaration of major due
- Thursday, 9/25 – VASP Lecture: A Celebration of American Prints(HCC 136) – 5pm
October
- Friday – Monday, 10/3-5 – Family Weekend
- Friday, 10/3 – Exhibition opens at Hurley Convergence Gallery
- Thursday, 10/9 – Gallery Talk with Intersection Artists and Curator (Ridderhof Martin Gallery) – 5pm
- Saturday – Tuesday, 10/11-14 – Fall Break for students
- Thursday, 10/23 – VASP Lecture: Erin Mallea (HCC 136) – 5pm
- Friday – Saturday, 10/24-25 – Homecoming Weekend
- Thursday, 10/30 – Opening receptions for ASAE and Art from the Patawomeck Community (UMW Galleries) – 5-7pm
November
- Friday, 11/1 – Advance registration begins for Spring 2026
- Tuesday, 11/4 – Election Day/Day on Democracy
- Thursday, 11/6 – Patawomeck Tribe Artists Round Table (Seacobeck Hall 145) – 5pm
- Thursday, 11/20 – VASP Lecture: Clare van Loenen, Juror Talk (HCC 136 ) – 5pm
- Wednesday – Sunday, 11/26-30 – Thanksgiving Break
December
- Friday, 12/5 – Last day of class for Fall semester
- Saturday – Sunday, 12/6-7 – Reading period
- Monday – Friday, 12/8-12 – Final examinations
- Saturday, 12/13 – Residence halls close at 10am
- Tuesday, 12/16 – Grades due for ALL students
- Monday, 12/22 – Winter break begins for UMW employees
Spring 2026
January
- Monday, 1/12 – Classes begin for Spring semester
- Friday, 1/16 – Last day to add courses
- Monday, 1/19 – MLK Day (no classes)
- Tuesday, 1/20 – Opening receptions for Woman, Spirit of the Universe and Origins (UMW Galleries) – 5-7pm
- Friday, 1/30 – Last day to drop from a 16-week course
February
- Thursday, 2/5 – Declaration of major due
- Thursday, 2/5 – VASP Lecture: Chan Chao (HCC 136) – 5pm
- Thursday, 2/19 – VASP Lecture: John Dempsey, Contemporary Landscape Painting (HCC 136) – 5pm
- Friday, 2/27 – Sunday, 3/8 – Spring Break (for students)
March
- Monday, 3/9 – Classes resume following Spring Break
- Monday, 3/9 – Registration begins (Summer semester)
- Thursday, 3/12 – Artist’s Talk with Samantha van Heest (duPont Gallery) – 5pm
- Monday – Friday, 3/16-27 – Pre-registration advising
- Saturday, 3/21 – Destination UMW (campus-wide)
- Monday, 3/30 – Advance registration for Fall semester begins
- Tuesday, 3/31 – Opening receptions for Exit Studio and Mark and Method (UMW Galleries) – 5-7pm
April
- Saturday, 4/18 – Destination UMW (campus-wide)
- Friday, 4/24 – Last day of classes
- Saturday – Sunday, 4/25-26 – Reading period
- Monday, 4/27 – Friday, 5/1 – Final examinations
May
- Saturday, 5/2 – Residence Halls close at 10am (except for graduating seniors)
- Tuesday, 5/5 – Grades due for all students
- Saturday, 5/9 – Commencement
- Thursday – Sunday, 5/28-5/31 – Alumni Weekend (Ridderhof Martin Gallery open)