Fall 2021
August
8/16 President Troy Paino’s “All University” Assembly
(9 a.m., Dodd Auditorium, George Washington Hall)
8/16 Department Meeting 4:00pm
8/18 Residence halls open 8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon for entering freshmen and new transfer students
8/20 Honor Convocation
8/21 Returning Students move in 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
8/23 Classes begin (16-week semester & 1st 8-week term)
8/27 Last day to add courses (by 5:00 pm, 16-week semester & 1st 8-week term)
September
9/2 Studio Art Faculty Exhibition and Private Domain: Virginia Derryberry Gallery openings 5pm-7pm
9/3 Gallery Lecture: Virginia Derryberry 12pm
9/6 Labor Day observed (no classes)
9/10 Last day to drop a 16-week semester course without a grade of W
9/13 Department Meeting 4:00pm
9/21 Declaration of Major is due (B.A./B.S. students only)
October
10/1 Independent Study applications due
10/ 8 Last day to withdraw from the University (all courses)
10/9 – 10/12 Fall Break (16-week semester); residence halls remain open
10/13 – 10/22 Pre-registration Advising
10/18 Department Meeting 4:00pm
10/22 Last day to change to/from a pass/fail grade (16-week semester)
10/22 Last day to withdraw from a 16-week course without a grade of F
10/22 – 10/23 Homecoming Weekend
10/25 Advance registration for upcoming Spring semester begins
10/28 Dan Finnegan Exhibition Opening 5pm-7pm
10/29 Dan Finnegan Gallery Lecture 12pm
November
11/5 Advance registration for upcoming Spring semester ends
11/15 Department Meeting 4:00pm
11/15 Scholarship applications for Study Abroad in the spring semester due
11/24 – 11/28 *Thanksgiving Break (Eagle Landing remains open. Other residence halls close at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday and reopen at 2:00 p.m. Sunday)
December
12/3 Last day of classes
12/3 Last day to withdraw from the University
12/4 – 12/5 Reading Period
12/6 – 12/10 Final examinations
12/11 Residence halls (except for Eagle Landing) close at 10:00 a.m.
*Out-of-state and international students may contact the Office of Residence Life and Housing to investigate possible housing options during Break.