Important Dates for the 2020-2021
Academic Year
New Student Move-In: Saturday, August 15, 2020 & Sunday, August 16, 2020
Returning Student Move-In: Monday, August 17, 2020 & Tuesday, August 18, 2020
In the coming weeks the Office of Residence Life will be providing more information on move-in sign-up. Students please be watching your drake.edu email account.
Winter Break All Halls Close: Saturday, December 12, 2020 at noon
J-Term Housing: All classes will be conducted virtually for J-Term 2021
Halls Open for Spring Semester:
Carpenter, Crawford, Herriott and Stalnaker open on Saturday, January 30, 2021
Morehouse, Jewett and Goodwin-Kirk open on Sunday, January 31, 2021
*Students need to sign up for a check in and Covid19 test time slot, please contact the Office of Residence Life at housing@drake.edu, if you do not have the link to sign up
Spring Break: January 25-29, 2021
Spring Semester Closing (FYE): Friday, May 14, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Spring Semester Closing (Upper Class Halls): Sunday, May 16, 2021 at noon.
Interim Hall Opens: Friday, May 14, 2021 at 5:00 pm
Important Dates for the 2021-2022 Academic Year **
New Student Move-In: Monday, August 23, 2021 & Tuesday, August 24, 2021*
Returning Student Move-In: Friday, August, 27, 2021 & Saturday, August 28, 2021*
*Students will need to sign up for a check in and Covid19 test time slot, emails will be sent to the students drake.edu email on August 1st.
Winter Break All Halls Close: Saturday, December 18, 2021 at noon
J-Term Housing: Only students who are enrolled in on-campus or partial on-campus J-Term courses, who have academic year residence hall assignments in a J-Term hall may return beginning Sunday, January 2, 2022 at 3:00pm. There are additional room and board charges for J-Term.
J-Term housing will end Saturday, January 22, 2022 at noon
Halls Open for Spring Semester: January 22, 2022 at noon
Spring Break Closing (FYE and Jewett): Saturday, March 12, 2022 at noon
Spring Break Opening (FYE and Jewett): Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 8:00 am
Spring Semester Closing (FYE): Friday, May 13, 2022 at 5:00 pm
Spring Semester Closing (Upper Class Halls): Sunday, May 15, 2022 at noon.
Interim Hall Opens: Friday, May 13, 2022 at 5:00 pm
**ALL dates and times listed are subject to change based on University need**
