Residence Life Calendar
Fall 2024
| August 16-23 | Friday | Apartments open for new residents by appointment |
| August 16-23 | Friday | Apartments open for returning residents by appointment |
| August 24 | Saturday | Residence halls open for new, first-year, and transfer students (8 a.m.) |
| August 24 | Saturday | Meal Plans start (breakfast) |
| August 24-27 | Saturday-Tuesday | New Student Orientation begins |
| August 25 | Sunday | Residence halls open for returning students (8 a.m.) |
| August 28 | Wednesday | First day of Classes |
| September 2 | Monday | Labor Day – No Classes |
| September 27–29 | Friday–Sunday | Family Weekend |
| October 4-5 | Friday & Saturday | Homecoming |
| October 17-18 | Thursday & Friday | Fall Break – No Classes |
| November 22 | Friday | Last meal before Thanksgiving Break (dinner) |
| November 23 | Saturday | Residence Halls remain open in a limited capacity for Thanksgiving break (desks are closed & campus services are limited) |
| November 25-29 | Monday-Friday | Thanksgiving Break |
| December 1 | Sunday | Residence Halls reopen |
| December 1 | Sunday | First meal after Thanksgiving Break (dinner) |
| December 2 | Monday | Final date to submit Contract Cancellation notice (5 p.m.) |
| December 13 | Friday | Last meeting of Classes |
| December 14 | Saturday | Reading Day |
| December 16-20 | Monday-Friday | Final Exams |
| December 20 | Friday | Last meal before Winter Break (dinner) |
| December 21 | Saturday | Residence Halls close for Winter Break (10 a.m.) |
Spring 2025
| January 6 | Monday | Residence Halls open for current members for Fraternities/Sororities (noon) |
| January 8 | Wednesday | Residence Halls open for Women’s Formal Recruitment (noon) |
| January 8 | Wednesday | Residence Halls open for Men’s Formal Recruitment (noon) |
| January 8-12 | Wednesday-Sunday | Men’s & Women’s Fraternity/Sorority Formal Recruitment Week |
| January 10-12 | Friday-Sunday | Transfer and New Student January Orientation |
| January 10 | Friday | Residence Halls open for transfer and new students (10 a.m.) |
| January 12 | Sunday | Residence Halls open for returning students (10 a.m.) |
| January 12 | Sunday | First meal for returning students (dinner) |
| January 13 | Monday | First day of Classes |
| January 20 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – No Classes |
| March 7 | Friday | Last Meal before Spring Break (dinner) |
| March 8 | Saturday | Residence Halls remain open in a limited capacity for Spring break (desks are closed & campus services are limited) |
| March 10-14 | Monday-Friday | Spring Break – No Classes |
| March 16 | Sunday | Residence Halls reopen (10 a.m.) |
| March 16 | Sunday | First meal after Spring Break (dinner) |
| April 28 | Monday | Last meeting of Classes |
| April 29 | Tuesday | Reading Day |
| April 30–May 6 | Wednesday–Tuesday | Final Exams |
| May 6 | Tuesday | Last meal for non-graduates (dinner) |
| May 7 | Wednesday | Residence Halls close for non-graduates (10 a.m.) |
| May 7 | Wednesday | All apartments close for non-graduates (10 a.m.) |
| May 10 | Saturday | Commencement |
| May 11 | Sunday | Residence Halls close for graduates/all apartment residents |