Academic Calendar
Fall 2020
Aug 31 | Students who do not need to quarantine on campus arrive
Aug 31 | Faculty Meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm (Remote)
Aug 31 | Advising for all students, 1:30-4:30pm
Sep 1 | New student orientation ends, 11:00am
Sep 1 | Convocation 2020
Sep 1 | Classes begin at 1:40pm
Sep 7 | Labor Day | Classes in session, several administrative offices closed
Sep 8 | Deadline to request letter grades for first 7 week courses for Fall 2020
Sep 8 | Add/Drop deadline for first 7 week Fall 2020 courses
Sep 9 | Faculty Forum, 12:15-1:30pm (Remote)
Sep 11 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors (Fall 2020 graduates only)
Sep 21 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Sep 25 | FWT Proposal Form Due (all students) - see details in description
Sep 29 | Classes end at 1:30pm
Sep 29 | Faculty meeting, 1:45-3:15pm (Remote)
Sep 30 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week Fall 2020 courses
Oct 1 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Oct 5 | Senior Plan essays due to Provost and Dean’s Office (Fall 2020 graduates only)
Oct 7 | Faculty Forum, 12:15-1:30pm (Remote)
Oct 9 | Application Deadline via Handshake for all Field Work Term Fellowships
Oct 12 | Indigenous People’s Day | Classes in session, administrative offices open
Oct 15 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Oct 16 - Oct 19 | Long Weekend/Fall Weekend—No classes
Oct 20 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Oct 22 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Fall 2020 courses due to Registrar
Oct 23 | Last day to withdraw from full term Fall 2020 courses
Oct 27 | Add/Drop deadline for second 7 week Fall 2020 courses
Oct 27 | Deadline to request letter grades for second 7 week courses for Fall 2020
Oct 29 | Plan Day | No classes
Oct 29 | Application to study away for Spring 2021 due to Academic Services
Nov 4 | Plan Day | No classes
Nov 6 | FWT Registration due on Handshake | Summer Deferral application deadline
Nov 10 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session (Note: VALS lecture series will meet at 7:00pm)
Nov 10 | Faculty Meeting, 2:45-4:15pm (Remote)
Nov 11 | Veterans Day | Classes in session
Nov 11 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests for Spring 2021
Nov 18 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Fall 2020 courses
Nov 18 | Faculty Forum, 12:15-1:30pm (Remote)
Nov 25 - Nov 29 | Thanksgiving Break | No classes, administrative offices closed Thu/Fri
Nov 30 | End of MFA Writing Program summer term
Dec 2 | Faculty meeting, 12:30-1:30pm (Remote)
Dec 9 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Fall 2020 graduates due to Registrar
Dec 9 | Faculty Forum, 12:15-1:30pm (Remote)
Dec 11 | Last day of classes—all classes meet
Dec 11 | Last day to add or change a FWT position
Dec 12 | First and Second Street student houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 13 | Third Street student houses close at 4:00pm
Dec 23 - Jan 3 | Administrative offices closed
Winter 2021
Jan 2 | Houses open for FWT on-campus residents
Jan 4 | Faculty: Final Fall 2020 grades and evaluations due to Registrar
Jan 4 | Field Work Term begins
Jan 7 | MFA in Writing Program January 2021 Residency | Arrival day
Jan 7 | MFA in Writing Program January 2021 Residency | Classes begin
Jan 15 | Deadline for students to submit work to faculty if approved for a Fall 2020 incomplete
Jan 16 | MFA in Writing Program Commencement, 7:30pm
Jan 17 | MFA in Writing Program January 2021 Residency | Classes end
Jan 17 | MFA in Writing Program January 2021 Residency | Departure day (approved stay-overs depart Jan 18)
Jan 18 | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 1 | Last day to notify Provost and Dean’s Office of leave of absence / withdrawal for Spring 2021 term
Feb 12 | Field Work Term Ends
Feb 12 | FWT employer evaluations, timesheets, reflective projects, and all other materials are due to the FWT office.
Spring 2021
Feb 14 | New and transfer students arrive, 9:00am-12:00pm
Feb 14 | Student houses open for returning students at 10am
Feb 15 | New/transfer student orientation, 9:00am-5:00pm
Feb 15 | President’s Day | Several administrative offices closed
Feb 15 | Faculty meeting, 10:00am-12:00pm
Feb 15 | Advising for new/transfer students in faculty offices, 1:30pm-2:00pm
Feb 15 | Advising & registration for all students in faculty offices, 2:00pm-4:30pm
Feb 16 | Classes begin on campus at 8:30am
Feb 18 | FWT Night, 6:30-8:30pm
Feb 19 | FWT independent study sponsor evaluations due
Feb 24 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Feb 26 | Add/Drop deadline for full term and first 7 week Spring 2021 courses
Feb 26 | Last day to request letter grades for Spring 2021
Mar 1 | Senior Plan essay drafts due to advisors
Mar 15 | Plan drafts due to advisors
Mar 16 | Last day to withdraw from first 7 week Spring 2021 courses
Mar 18 | Classes end at 1:30pm
Mar 19 | FWT Summer Deferral Checkpoint (see details in description)
Mar 22 | First-Year and Senior Plan essays due to the Provost and Dean’s Office
Mar 24 | Faculty Forum, 12:30pm-1:45pm
Mar 25 | Plans due to Provost and Dean’s Office
Apr 2 | First seven-week classes end—all classes meet
Apr 3 - Apr 7 | Long weekend | No classes
Apr 8 | Second seven-week classes begin this week
Apr 9 | Faculty: Final grades and evaluations for first 7 week Spring 2021 courses due to Registrar
Apr 13 | Last day to withdraw from full term Spring 2021 courses
Apr 15 | Add/Drop deadline for second 7 week Spring 2021 courses
Apr 21 | Plan Day - ends at 2:30pm | No classes in session
Apr 21 | Faculty meeting, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Apr 27 | Application to study away for Fall 2021 due to Academic Services
Apr 28 | Faculty Forum, 12:30-1:45pm
Apr 29 | Half Plan Day | No morning classes; classes will meet beginning at 1:40pm
Apr 30 | FWT 2021 summer registration due
May 4 | Plan Day | No classes
May 5 | Deadline for advisors to submit registration exception requests for Fall 2021
May 7 | Last day to withdraw from second 7 week Spring 2021 courses
May 26 | Faculty: Preliminary grades for Spring graduates due to Registrar
May 26 | Commencement rehearsal, 6:00pm
May 27 | Last day of classes on campus—classes end at 12:00pm
May 27 | Last day to add or change a summer FWT position
May 27 | Faculty meeting, 12:30pm-1:45pm
May 28 | Student houses close at 12:00pm for undergraduates not attending commencement
May 29 | Commencement: Conferring of Degrees, 10:00am
May 30 | Student houses close for graduates at 10:00am
May 31 | End of MFA writing program winter term
May 31 | Memorial Day | Several administrative offices closed