| Fall Semester 2008 |
| Law School Classes Begin |
Aug 25 |
| New Faculty Conference |
Aug 26 |
| Fall Faculty Conference |
Aug 27 and Aug 28 |
| Residence Halls Open (New Students) |
Aug 29 and Aug 30 |
| Residence Halls Open (Returning Students) |
Aug 31 |
| New Student Orientation |
Aug 31 - Sep 15 |
| President's Reception |
Aug 31 |
| Academic Convocation |
Sep 1 |
| New Students Meet with Assigned Advisors |
Sep 1 |
| Fall Validation Day |
Sep 1 |
| Classes Begin |
Sep 2 |
| Last Day to Add |
Sep 10 |
| Last Day to Drop |
Sep 12 |
| Mass of the Holy Spirit
(11:00am & Noon classes canceled) |
Sep 17 |
| Labor Day Observed |
Sep 26 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades |
Oct 3 |
| Student Learning Outcomes Day
(Morning classes cancelled) |
Oct 9 |
| Founder’s Day Holiday |
Oct 20 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar's Office |
Oct 21 |
| Fall Family Weekend |
Oct 24 – Oct 26 |
| Last Day to Withdraw |
Nov 14 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday |
Nov 26 - Nov 28 |
| Prep Week |
Dec 8 - Dec 12 |
| Semester Examinations |
Dec 15 - Dec 18 |
| Christmas Holiday Begins |
Dec 19 |
| Grades Due in Registrar's Office |
Dec 23 |
|
Spring Semester 2009 |
| Residence Halls Open |
Jan 11 |
| New Student Orientation |
Jan 12 |
| Spring Faculty Conference |
Jan 12 |
| Spring Validation Day |
Jan 12 |
| Classes which meet on Mons ONLY begin |
Jan 12 |
| Undergraduate, Graduate and Law Classes Begin |
Jan 13 |
| Martin Luther King Holiday |
Jan 19 |
| Last Day to Add |
Jan 21 |
| Last Day to Drop |
Jan 23 |
| Incompletes Revert to Provisional Grades |
Feb 13 |
| President's Day Holiday |
Feb 16 |
| Spring Vacation |
Mar 9 - Mar 13 |
| Mid-semester Grades Due in Registrar's Office |
Mar 10 |
| Last Day to Withdraw |
Mar 27 |
| Good Friday Holiday |
Apr 10 |
| Easter Holiday |
Apr 13 |
| Academic Honors Convocation
(classes canceled 3:15-4:45 pm) |
Apr 21 |
| Prep Week |
Apr 27 - May 1 |
| Semester Examinations (100/200 classes) |
May 4 - May 8 |
| Semester Examinations (300/400 classes) |
May 4 - May 6 |
| Senior Week Activities |
May 6 - May 8 |
| Graduate School Commencement |
May 9 |
| Baccalaureate Mass |
May 9 |
| Graduate School Mass |
May 9 |
| Undergraduate Commencement |
May 10 |
| Grades Due in Registrar’s Office |
May 12 |
| Law School Commencement |
May 16 |
|
Summer Semester 2009 |
| Session I Begins |
May 18 |
| Session I Ends |
Jun 26 |
| Session II Begins |
Jun 29 |
| Session II Ends |
Aug 7 |
| Full Summer Begins |
May 18 |
| Full Summer Ends |
Aug 7 |
