Residence Life Calendar

Fall 2026

August 14-21FridayApartments open for new residents by appointment
August 14-21FridayApartments open for returning residents by appointment
August 22SaturdayResidence halls open for new, first-year, and transfer students (8 a.m.)
August 22SaturdayMeal Plans start (breakfast)
August 22-25Saturday-TuesdayNew Student Orientation begins
August 23SundayResidence halls open for returning students (8 a.m.)
August 26WednesdayFirst day of Classes
September 7MondayLabor Day – No Classes
September 17-20Thursday-SundayHomecoming
October 9-11Friday–SundayFamily Weekend
October 15-16Thursday & FridayFall Break – No Classes
November 20FridayLast meal before Thanksgiving Break (dinner)
November 21SaturdayResidence Halls remain open in a limited capacity for Thanksgiving break (desks are closed & campus services are limited)
November 23-27Monday-FridayThanksgiving Break
November 29SundayResidence Halls reopen (10 am)
November 29SundayFirst meal after Thanksgiving Break (dinner)
December 1TuesdayFinal date to submit Contract Cancellation notice (5 p.m.)
December 11FridayLast meeting of Classes
December 12SaturdayReading Day
December 14-18Monday-FridayFinal Exams
December 18FridayLast meal before Winter Break (dinner)
December 19SaturdayResidence Halls close for Winter Break (10 a.m.)

Spring 2027

January 4MondayResidence Halls open for current members for Fraternities/Sororities (noon)
January 6WednesdayResidence Halls open for Women’s Formal Recruitment (noon)
January 6WednesdayResidence Halls open for Men’s Formal Recruitment (noon)
January 6-10Wednesday-SundayMen’s & Women’s Fraternity/Sorority Formal Recruitment Week
January 8-10Friday-SundayTransfer and New Student January Orientation
January 10SundayResidence Halls open for transfer and new students (10 a.m.)
January 10SundayResidence Halls open for returning students (10 a.m.)
January 10SundayFirst meal for returning students (dinner)
January 11MondayFirst day of Classes
January 18MondayMartin Luther King Jr. holiday – No Classes
March 5FridayLast Meal before Spring Break (dinner)
March 6SaturdayResidence Halls remain open in a limited capacity for Spring break (desks are closed & campus services are limited)
March 8-12Monday-FridaySpring Break – No Classes
March 14SundayResidence Halls reopen (10 a.m.)
March 14SundayFirst meal after Spring Break (dinner)
April 26MondayLast meeting of Classes
April 27TuesdayReading Day
April 28–May 4Wednesday–TuesdayFinal Exams
May 4TuesdayLast meal for non-graduates (dinner)
May 5WednesdayResidence Halls close for non-graduates (10 a.m.)
May 5WednesdayAll apartments close for non-graduates (10 a.m.)
May 7FridayCommencement
May 9SundayResidence Halls close for graduates/all apartment residents