Residential Calendar
Please select an academic year to view important dates. Scroll down within the box to see the entire year’s calendar.
2025-2026
| August 2025 | |
| Monday, August 18 — Sunday, August 24 | Fall pre-season athletes arrive on campus. Please check with your coach for exact dates. |
| Thursday, August 21 — Wednesday, August 27 | Student orientation leaders (OWLs, AESOP, JACAs, etc.) arrive on-campus. Please check with your individual programs for exact dates. |
| Sunday, August 24 — Wednesday, August 27 | Kessler Scholars arrival New international student arrival Kessler Scholars Orientation International Circle Orientation |
| Thursday, August 28 | All first-year students arrive (Class of 2028 and transfer students) |
| Thursday, August 28 — Tuesday, September 2 | First-year orientation |
| September 2025 | |
| Saturday, August 30 — Monday, September 1 | All first-year students on AESOP |
| Sunday, August 31 – Tuesday, September 2 | Move in for returning students |
| Monday, September 1 | The board plan for returning students begins with dinner |
| Wednesday, September 3 | Classes begin, fall semester |
| October 2025 | |
| Wednesday, October 15 — Sunday, October 19 | Fall recess Residences remain open |
| November 2025 | |
| Saturday, November 22 — Sunday, November 30 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 2025 | |
| Friday, December 5 | Classes end, fall semester |
| Tuesday, December 9 – Monday, December 15 | Final exams |
| Tuesday, December 16 | Residence halls close at 5pm |
| January 2026 | |
| Sunday, January 4 – Tuesday, January 6 | Residence halls open/move-in January 4th Access Control Open 10a-5p |
| Wednesday, January 7 | Classes begin, winter semester |
| Monday, January 19 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes |
| February 2026 | |
| Saturday, February 14 – Sunday, February 22 | February Recess Residences remain open |
| March 2026 | |
| Wednesday, March 19 — Sunday, March 22 | March recess Residences remain open |
| April 2026 | |
| Friday, April 17 | Classes end, winter semester |
| Tuesday, April 21 – Monday, April 27 | Final Exams |
| Tuesday, April 28 | Residences close at 5:00pm for students not remaining on campus for Short Term |
| Tuesday April 28 – Sunday, May 3 | April recess Residences remain open for students staying for Short Term (Board plan; limited meals provided*) |
| May 2026 | |
| Monday, May 4 | Classes begin, Short Term |
| Wednesday, May 27 | Classes end, Short Term |
| Thursday, May 28 | Residences close at 5:00 pm for non-seniors Board plan ends with lunch |
| Friday, May 29 – Sunday, May 31 | Commencement Weekend |
| Sunday, May 31 | Commencement Residences close at 5:00 pm for seniors |
2024-2025 (Current Year)
| August 2024 | |
| Monday, August 19 — Sunday, August 25 | Fall pre-season athletes arrive on campus. Please check with your coach for exact dates. |
| Thursday, August 22 — Wednesday, August 28 | Student orientation leaders (OWLs, AESOP, JACAs, etc.) arrive on-campus. Please check with your individual programs for exact dates. |
| Sunday, August 25 — Wednesday, August 28 | Kessler Scholars arrival New international student arrival Kessler Scholars Orientation International Circle Orientation |
| Thursday, August 29 | All first-year students arrive (Class of 2028 and transfer students) |
| Thursday, August 29 — Tuesday, September 3 | First-year orientation |
| September 2024 | |
| Saturday, August 31 — Monday, September 2 | All first-year students on AESOP |
| Sunday, September 1 – Tuesday, September 3 | Move in for returning students |
| Monday, September 2 | The board plan for returning students begins with dinner |
| Wednesday, September 4 | Classes begin, fall semester |
| October 2024 | |
| Wednesday, October 16 — Sunday, October 20 | Fall recess Residences remain open |
| November 2024 | |
| Saturday, November 23 — Sunday, December 1 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 2024 | |
| Friday, December 6 | Classes end, fall semester |
| Tuesday, December 10 – Monday, December 16 | Final exams |
| Tuesday, December 17 | Residence halls close at 5pm |
| January 2025 | |
| Sunday, January 5 – Tuesday, January 7 | Residence halls open/move-in January 5th Access Control Open 10a-5p |
| Wednesday, January 8 | Classes begin, winter semester |
| Monday, January 20 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes |
| February 2025 | |
| Saturday, February 15 – Sunday, February 23 | February Recess Residences remain open |
| March 2025 | |
| Wednesday, March 19 — Sunday, March 23 | March recess Residences remain open |
| April 2025 | |
| Friday, April 11 | Classes end, winter semester |
| Tuesday, April 15 – Monday, April 21 | Final Exams |
| Tuesday, April 22 | Residences close at 5:00pm for students not remaining on campus for Short Term |
| Tuesday April 22 – Sunday April 27 | April recess Residences remain open for students staying for Short Term (Board plan; limited meals provided*) |
| Monday, April 28 | Classes begin, Short Term |
| May 2025 | |
| Wednesday, May 21 | Classes end, Short Term |
| Thursday, May 22 | Residences close at 5:00 pm for non-seniors Board plan ends with lunch |
| Friday, May 23 – Sunday, May 25 | Commencement Weekend |
| Sunday, May 25 | Commencement Residences close at 5:00 pm for seniors |
2023-2024
| August 2023 | |
| Monday, August 21 – Sunday, August 27 | TBD: Fall pre-season athletes arrive on campus. Please check with your coach for exact dates. |
| Thursday, August 24 – Wednesday, August 30 | Student orientation leaders (OWLs, AESOP, JACAs, etc.) arrive on-campus. Please check with your individual programs for exact dates. |
| Sunday, August 27 – Wednesday, August 30 | Kessler Scholars arrival New international student arrival Kessler Scholars Orientation International Circle Orientation |
| Thursday, August 31 | All first-year students arrive (Class of 2027 and transfer students) |
| Thursday, August 31- Tuesday, September 5 | First-year orientation |
| September 2023 | |
| Saturday, September 2 – Monday, September 4 | All first-year students on AESOP |
| Sunday, September 3 – Tuesday, September 5 | Arrival for returning students |
| Monday, September 4 | The board plan for returning students begins with dinner |
| Wednesday, September 6 | Classes begin, fall semester |
| October 2023 | |
| Wednesday, October 18 – Sunday, October 22 | Fall recess Residences remain open |
| November 2023 | |
| Saturday, November 18 – Sunday, November 26 | Thanksgiving Recess |
| December 2023 | |
| Friday, December 8 | Classes end, fall semester |
| Tuesday, December 12 – Monday, December 18 | Final exams |
| Tuesday, December 19 | Residence halls close at 5pm |
| January 2024 | |
| Sunday, January 7 – Tuesday, January 9 | Residence halls open/move-in January 7th Access Control Open 10a-5p |
| Wednesday, January 10 | Classes begin, winter semester |
| Monday, January 15 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes |
| February 2024 | |
| Throughout February 2024 | Hiring for Residence Life student staff for ’24-’25 |
| Saturday, February 17 – Sunday, February 25 | Winter Recess Residences remain open |
| March 2024 | |
| Wednesday, March 20 – Sunday, March 24 | Spring recess Residences remain open |
| April 2024 | |
| Friday, April 12 | Classes end, winter semester |
| Tuesday, April 16 – Monday, April 22 | Final Exams |
| Tuesday, April 23 | Residences close at 5:00pm for students not remaining on campus for Short Term |
| Tuesday April 23 – Sunday April 28 | April recess Residences remain open for students staying for Short Term (Board plan; limited meals provided*) |
| Monday, April 29 | Classes begin, Short Term |
| May 2024 | |
| Wednesday, May 22 | Classes end, Short Term |
| Thursday, May 23 | Residences close at 5:00 pm for non-seniors Board plan ends with lunch |
| Friday, May 24 – Sunday, May 26 | Commencement Weekend |
| Sunday, May 26 | Commencement Residences close at 5:00 pm for seniors |
2022-2023
*Brunch and dinner only
*Brunch and dinner only
| August 2022 | |
| Monday, August 22 – Sunday, August 28 | Fall pre-season athletes arrive on campus. Please check with your coach for exact dates. |
| Tuesday, August 23 – Saturday, August 27 | Student orientation leaders (OWLs, AESOP, JARCs, etc.) arrive on-campus. Please check with your individual programs for exact dates. |
| Saturday, August 27 – Sunday, August 28 | Bobcat First! arrival New international student arrival |
| Wednesday, August 31 | All first-year students arrive (Class of 2026 and transfer students) |
| Wednesday, August 31- Tuesday, September 6 | First-year orientation |
| September 2022 | |
| Saturday, September 3- Sunday, September 4 | All first-year students on AESOP |
| Sunday, September 4- Tuesday, September 6 | Arrival for returning students |
| Monday, September 5 | The board plan for returning students begins with dinner |
| Wednesday, Sept 7 | Classes begin, fall semester |
| October 2022 | |
| Wednesday, October 19- Sunday, October 23 | Fall recess Residences remain open (Board plan; limited meals provided* 10/19-10/22) |
| November 2022 | |
| Saturday, November 19-Sunday, November 27 | Thanksgiving Recess (Residences remain open; board plan ends with dinner on Nov. 18 and resumes with dinner on Nov. 27*) |
| December 2022 | |
| Friday, December 9 | Classes end, fall semester |
| Tuesday, December 13- Monday, December 19 | Final exams |
| Monday, December 19 | The board plan ends with dinner |
| Tuesday, December 20 | Residences close at 5:00 pm |
| January 2023 | |
| Sunday, January 8- Tuesday, January 10 | Arrival for winter 2023 Residence Halls officially open (Board plan begins with dinner on Sunday, Jan. 8) |
| Wednesday, January 11 | Classes begin, winter semester |
| Monday, January 16 | Martin Luther King Jr. Day — workshops take the place of classes (Board plan remains the same) |
| February 2023 | |
| Throughout February 2023 | Hiring for Residence Life student staff for ’23-24 |
| Saturday, February 18- Sunday, February 26 | Winter Recess Residences remain open (Board plan ends with dinner on Feb. 17 and resumes with dinner on Feb. 26*) |
| March 2023 | |
| Wednesday, March 22- Sunday, March 26 | Spring recess Residences remain open (Board plan; limited meals provided*) |
| April 2023 | |
| Friday, April 14 | Classes end, winter semester |
| Tuesday, April 18- Monday, April 24 | Final Exams |
| Tuesday, April 25 | Residences close at 5:00 p.m. for students not remaining on campus for Short Term |
| Tuesday, April 25- Sunday, April 30 | April recess Residences remain open for students staying for Short Term (Board plan; limited meals provided*) |
| May 2023 | |
| Monday, May 1 | Classes begin, Short Term |
| Wednesday, May 24 | Classes end, Short Term |
| Thursday, May 25 | Residences close at 5:00 pm for non-seniors Board plan ends with lunch |
| Friday, May 26-Sunday, May 28 | Commencement Weekend |
| Sunday, May 28 | Commencement Residences close at 5:00 p.m. for seniors |
All dates subject to change by the Office of Residence Life and Health Education.