Schedule for Room Access and Dining
Please visit our section on Upper-Class Room Selection Information for pertinent dates and deadlines regarding housing lotteries and applications for the next academic year.
If you will be studying abroad, please take special note of pertinent dates and deadlines.
| 2011 FALL SEMESTER | ||
| August | For Room Key distribution times and Building Access information, click here. | |
| Sunday, August 28 | Residence Life Staff returns for training and orientation | |
| Monday, August 29 | AESOP participants begin to arrive. AESOP participants will receive full details about arrival, move-in, and trip departure dates after AESOP registration closes. | |
| September | ||
| Friday, September 2 | Residence Halls open for upperclass students. For upperclass Room Key distribution times and Building Access information, click here. | |
| Saturday, September 3 | New Student Orientation Begins | |
| Sunday, September 4 | Meals for upperclass students begin with dinner | |
| Wednesday, September 7 | Classes begin, Fall Semester | |
| October | ||
| October 19-23 | Fall Recess (Residences remain open; limited meals provided*) | |
| November | ||
| November 5-11 | Registration for Winter Semester | |
| November 19-27 | Thanksgiving Recess (Meals end with dinner Nov. 18 and resume with dinner Nov. 27*) | |
| December | ||
| Friday, December 9 | Fall Semester classes end at 4:00 p.m. | |
| Tuesday, December 13 | Final Examinations begin | |
| Saturday, December 17 | Final Examinations end** (Meals end with dinner Dec. 17*) | |
| Sunday, December 18 | Residences close at 5:00 p.m. | |
| 2012 WINTER SEMESTER | ||
| January | For Room Key distribution times and Building Access information, click here. | |
| Sunday, January 8 | Residence Halls open (Meals begin with dinner) | |
| Monday, January 9 | Winter Semester classes begin | |
| Mid-January | Upperclass Room Selection Process begins for Fall 2012. See Room Selection Dates You Should Know for appropriate deadlines. | |
| February | ||
| Saturday – Sunday, February 18-26 | Winter Recess (Meals end with dinner on Feb. 17 and resume with dinner on Feb. 26*) | |
| April | ||
| Friday, April 6 | Classes end, Winter Semester | |
| Tuesday, April 10 | Final Examinations begin | |
| Saturday, April 14 | Final Examinations end (Meals end with dinner April 14**) | |
| Sunday, April 15 | Residences close at 5:00 p.m. | |
| 2012 SHORT TERM | ||
| April | For Room Key distribution times and Building Access information, click here. | |
| Sunday, April 22 | Residence Halls open at 8:00 a.m. (Meals begin with dinner) | |
| Monday, April 23 | Classes begin, Short Term | |
| May | ||
| Friday, May 25 | Classes end, Short Term | |
| Saturday, May 26 | Residence Halls close for non-seniors at 5:00 p.m. (Meals end with dinner) | |
| Friday – Sunday, May 25-27 | Commencement Weekend | |
| Sunday, May 27 | Senior residences close at 5:00 p.m. |
*NOTE: The College meal plan includes meals during the October recess, i.e., there is no extra cost for eating meals in the dining commons during this period. However, please note that the meal plan does not cover all other recess periods; limited meals will be available for purchase in the dining commons during these periods.
**REMINDER: Final examinations cannot be rescheduled to accommodate the travel plans of students. Excused absences ARE NOT granted for travel.