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Spring 2009 Academic Calendar

New Student Orientation Sun. Jan. 11
Residence halls open 11:00 a.m. Sun. Jan. 11
Dining Hall opens 5:00 p.m. Sun. Jan. 11
New Student Registration 8:30 a.m. Mon. Jan. 12
Class work begins 8:00 a.m. Mon. Jan. 12
MLK Day Ceremonies* 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Mon. Jan. 19
Last day for enrolling, adding
courses or changing sections
4:30 p.m. Tues. Jan. 20
Founders' Day** 9:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 12
Homecoming Week Sun.-Sun. Feb. 8-15
Last day for removing incomplete
grades from preceding semester
Noon Fri. Feb. 20
Mardi Gras Holiday Begins 2:00 p.m. Fri. Feb. 20
Residence Halls Close 9:00 a.m. Sat. Feb. 21
Residence Halls Open 11:00 a.m. Sun. Mar. 1
Classes resume 8:00 a.m. Mon. Mar. 2
Mid-semester grades due Noon Mon. Mar. 9
Last day for dropping courses or
changing enrollment status
4:30 p.m. Mon. Mar. 23
Dining Hall closes for Easter recess 1:30 p.m. Wed. Apr. 8
Easter Recess begins 8:00 p.m. Wed. Apr. 8
Dining Hall opens 5:00 p.m. Mon. Apr. 13
Classes resume 8:00 a.m. Tues. Apr. 14
Honors Convocation 5:00 p.m. Thurs. Apr. 23
Student Research Forum Fri. Apr. 24
Preparation Week Sat.-Sun. Apr.25-May 3
Class work ends 8:00 p.m. Thurs. Apr. 30
Study Day – Senior Exams Fri. May 1
Semester Exams Mon.-Fri. May 4-8
Dining Hall closes 1:30 p.m. Fri. May 8
Baccalaureate and Commencement 10:30 a.m. Sat. May 9
Residence halls close 5:00 p.m. Sat. May 9

*MLK Day – The 11:00 to noon and noon to 1:00 p.m. classes cancelled.
**Founders’ Day – The 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. class cancelled. Start of the 12:30 p.m. – 1:50 p.m. class postponed until 12:45 p.m.