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2023-2024 College and Campus Calendar

College and Campus Events, Dates, and Deadlines  

* Some dates may be revised; deviations from the schedule below will be announced via email

August 17

Learning Symposium, 8:30am-1:30pm Olmsted 

August 20

Summer term ends  

August 22 

A&S Department Chairs’ Retreat, 8:00am - 12:00pm, SCB 301

August 23

A&S New Faculty Orientation, 8:30-12:00pm, CS 301 

August 23

New First Year & Transfer Student Move-In 

August 24

Department meetings with EFRs, 11:15am-12:15pm

August 25

Summer term final grades due by 10:00am

August 28

 First Day of Fall Semester
 

September 1

 Nominations for the Stalnaker Lecturer and Distinguished Engagement Award are due 
September 1 Travel Grant Applications are due (1st deadline) 
September 3 Deadline to add a full-term course by 11:59pm 
September 4 Labor Day (university closed) 
September 10  Deadline to drop a full-term course without a "W" 
September 22 Spring 2024 schedules due to Dean's office
September 22 All Faculty and Staff Meeting, 2:00-4:00pm, Cowles Library Reading Room 
September 29 Spring 2024 schedules are due to the Registrar's office
September 30 Admissions: Fall Saturday Visit Day  
October 1 Last day to submit proposal for new travel seminar to A&S Curriculum Committee for J- term 2025
October 2 Department recommendations for 2023 P&T Candidate due to Dean by 8:00am 
October 2 Intent to apply for promotion to professor in Fall 2024 due to Dean/Chair 
October 6 Admissions: Campus Preview Day 
October 6-8 Parents and Family Weekend 
October 12  2023 Stalnaker Lecture, 6:00pm, Sheslow Auditorium 
October 13  Spring 2024 schedule of classes available 
October 16-17  Fall Break (classes do not meet) 
October 18 

Fall semester midpoint

October 19-20 Admissions: Campus Half-Day Preview Days 
October 23  Fall semester midterm grades due by 10:00am 
October 23  Deadline to which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for spring registration 
October 27  Faculty Development Grant applications are due to Dean’s Office
October 27 Last day to drop with a W
October 29  Last day to drop a full-term course with a “W”
October 30 Spring 2024 registration begins 
October 30 

Last day to submit proposal to A&S Cabinet for new major/degree/certificate or to remove a degree/certificate (Chair must inform Provost before submitting form)

November 1 Sabbatical Applications due to the Dean 
November 1 Admissions: Campus preview day 
November 1  Second-year faculty review due to the department Chair 
November 4  Admissions: Fall Saturday Visit Day 
November 10  Admissions: Campus Preview Day 
November 13  Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses 
November 15  Second-year faculty reviews due to the Dean 
November 15  Spring 2024 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students 
November 17 All Faculty and Staff Meeting, 2:00-4:00pm, Cowles Library Reading Room 
November 22-24  Thanksgiving break (university closed) 
November 27   Classes resume 
December 1   Travel Grant Applications are due (2nd deadline) 
December 1  Course Release Applications for 2024-2025 are due
December 8 Day free for study  
December 8   Last day to submit AOI proposal to University Curriculum Committee for Spring 2024
December 8 All Faculty and Staff Social (location and time TBD) 
December 11-15 Final evaluation period  
December 15 End of fall semester 
December 16  December commencement ceremony 
December 20  Fall semester final grades due by 10:00am 
December 22  Winter Break begins (university closed)  
January 2  Campus reopens after winter break 
January 3  J-term begins  
January 15  Martin Luther King, Jr Day (university closed, classes do not meet)
January 16 PARs/PAEs/PAHEs are due to Department Chairs by 8:00am
January 26 End of J-term
January 29 Start of Spring 2024 semester
January 29 Last day to submit proposal to A&S curriculum committee for new course, course change, course removal for inclusion in fall 2024 course schedule and catalog
February 7 J-term final grades due by 10:00am
February 9 Summer and Fall 2024 schedules are due to the Dean's Office
February 15 First, third, fourth and fifth-year tenure-track faculty reviews due to the Dean
February 15 Tenured faculty evaluations due to the Dean
February 15 Nominations for A&S Outstanding Teacher of Year Award are due
February 16 All Faculty and Staff Meeting, 2:00-4:00pm, Cowles Library Reading Room
March 1 Admissions: Spring Admitted Student Day 
March 1 Travel Grant Applications are due (3rd deadline) 
March 11-15 Spring Break (classes do not meet)
March 11

Summer and Fall 2024 schedules of classes available

March 18 Last day to submit proposal to A&S Cabinet changes to an existing major/minor/concentration program
March 22 Spring semester midpoint
March 22 Admissions: Spring Admitted Student Day
March 27 Midterm grades due by 10:00am
April 1 Student Award forms for Honors Convocation due to Dean’s office
April 1 Deadline by which field-of-study changes must be made to be considered for summer/fall/J-term registration
April 4 Last day to submit AOI proposal to University Curriculum Committee for Fall 2024
April 5 Admissions: Spring Admitted Student Days
April 8 Summer and Fall 2024 registration opens for degree-seeking students 
April 11 DUCURS 
April 12 Case Statements due to the Dean
April 12, 13 Admissions: Spring Admitted Student Days
April 15 Last day to submit proposal to A&S curriculum committee for new course, course change, course removal for inclusion in spring 2025 course schedule and fall 2025 catalog 
April 18 Honors and Awards Ceremony, Sheslow 6:00pm
April 20 Admissions: Spring Admitted Student Days 
April 22 Field-of-study restrictions removed from set of restricted courses
April 24 Summer and Fall 2024 registration opens for non-degree-seeking students
April 24

Wait list automation begins

April 24-27 Drake Relays 
April 26 Undergraduate classes dismissed at 1:50pm
May 10 Day free for study
May 10 All Faculty and Staff Meeting and Social, 2:00-4:00pm, Cowles Library Reading Room
May 13-17

Final evaluation period

May 15 Start of Summer semester
May 17 End of Spring 2024 semester
May 19 Spring Commencement Ceremony
May 22 Spring 2024 final grades due by 10:00am
May 27 Memorial Day (university closed) 
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