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Calendar is subject to change.

Fall Semester

Activity 2014 2015 2016
Faculty conferences, registration, and orientationAugust 18-22August 24-28August 22 - 26
First day of classesAugust 25August 31August 29
Labor Day — college closedSeptember 1September 7September 5
Rosh Hashanah — no evening classesSeptember 24--
Rosh Hashanah — college closedSeptember 25-26September 14-15October 3 - 4
Yom Kippur — no evening classesOctober 3September 22October 11
Yom Kippur — college closedOctober 4September 23October 12
Thanksgiving recess — college closedNovember 27-30November 26-29November 24 - 27
Last day of the semesterDecember 20December 22December 20
New Year's Eve observed — college closedDecember 31December 31December 31

Winter Session

Activity 2015 2016 2017
First day of classesJanuary 5January 4January 3
Martin Luther Kind Day — college closedJanuary 19January 18January 16
Last day of the sessionJanuary 21January 20January 19

Spring Semester

Activity 2015 2016 2017
Faculty conferences, registration, and orientationJanuary 22-23January 21-22January 26-27
First day of classesJanuary 26January 25January 30
President’s Day — college closedFebruary 16February 15February 20
Spring recess — no classesMarch 30-April 5March 21-27April 10-16
Last day of the semesterMay 18May 17May 22
CommencementMay 21May 19May 25
Memorial Day — college closedMay 25May 30May 29
Passover — no classes-April 22-

Summer Session 1/Summer Session 2

Activity 2015 2016 2017
First day of summer session 1 classesMay 26May 23May 30
Last day of summer session 1 day classesJune 29June 27July 3
First day of summer session 2 classesJune 30June 28July 5
Independence Day — college closedJuly 4July 4July 4
Last day of summer session 1 evening classesJune 29June 27July 3
Last day of summer session 2 classesJuly 20July 26August 1