Academic Calendar

Exam Schedule

College Faculty Meetings 2025-26

The first College Faculty Meeting of the 2025-2026 academic year will be held on Tuesday, September 3, at 12:25 p.m. in Naylor Auditorium. Dates and times are subject to change. Please refer to the college-faculty calendar before the meeting. 

Please note the dates of the upcoming faculty meetings. College Faculty Meeting agendas are sent via e-mail on Friday prior to Tuesdays meetings. All meetings will be held on Tuesdays at 12:25 p.m. in Naylor Auditorium, except as noted in bold below.

ADVENT 2025  
Tuesday, September 3, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 - 1:20 p.m.
 
 
   
EASTER 2026  
 
 
 

 

Joint Faculties meetings 2025-26

The first Joint Faculties meeting of the 2024-2025 academic year will be held on Monday, September 17, at 12:45 p.m. in Naylor Auditorium.  Dates and times are subject to change.  

ADVENT 2025
Tuesday, September 17, Naylor Auditorium, 12:25 p.m.
EASTER 2026

Important Dates as We Begin the New Academic Year

August 21, 2025 FYE Program Begins
August 18 - 19, 2025 New Faculty Orientation
August 21, 2025 College Faculty Gathering
August 21 - 23, 2025 PRE
August 26, 2025 New Student Orientation Begins
August 24 - 26, 2025 Upperclass Student Move-in
August 27, 2025 Honor Code Signing
August 27, 2025 Classes begin
First Faculty Meeting

Convocation and commencement(s)

Friday, September 12, 2025: Foundation Day Convocation (and gowning) in conjunction with Family Weekend
Friday, January 16, 2024: Winter Convocation
Saturday, May 9, 2026: Baccalaureate
Sunday, May 10, 2026: Commencement for the Class of 2026

New Faculty Development Sessions: TENTATIVE Schedule

ADVENT 2024  

Thursday, September 26, 2024 

Disability 101, Diane Dekker, Assistant Director, Student Accessibility Services

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Open Educational Resources

Margaret McGuire, Information Literacy Librarian

Adam Hawkins, Associate Director, Instructional Technology and Design 

Romulus Stefanut, Director, SOT Library Evan Joslin, Associate Professor of Chemistry

Thursday, November 7, 2024 

Thursday, December 5, 2024
   
EASTER 2025  
Thursday, January, 30, 2024

Monday, February, 24, 2024 

Thursday, April 3, 2024 

Thursday, April 24, 2024