Residence Life Calendar
Fall 2025
| August 15-22 | Friday | Apartments open for new residents by appointment |
| August 15-22 | Friday | Apartments open for returning residents by appointment |
| August 23 | Saturday | Residence halls open for new, first-year, and transfer students (8 a.m.) |
| August 23 | Saturday | Meal Plans start (breakfast) |
| August 23-26 | Saturday-Tuesday | New Student Orientation begins |
| August 24 | Sunday | Residence halls open for returning students (8 a.m.) |
| August 27 | Wednesday | First day of Classes |
| September 1 | Monday | Labor Day – No Classes |
| September 25-28 | Thursday-Sunday | Homecoming |
| October 10–12 | Friday–Sunday | Family Weekend |
| October 23-24 | Thursday & Friday | Fall Break – No Classes |
| November 21 | Friday | Last meal before Thanksgiving Break (dinner) |
| November 22 | Saturday | Residence Halls remain open in a limited capacity for Thanksgiving break (desks are closed & campus services are limited) |
| November 24-28 | Monday-Friday | Thanksgiving Break |
| November 30 | Sunday | Residence Halls reopen |
| November 30 | Sunday | First meal after Thanksgiving Break (dinner) |
| December 1 | Monday | Final date to submit Contract Cancellation notice (5 p.m.) |
| December 12 | Friday | Last meeting of Classes |
| December 13 | Saturday | Reading Day |
| December 15-19 | Monday-Friday | Final Exams |
| December 19 | Friday | Last meal before Winter Break (dinner) |
| December 20 | Saturday | Residence Halls close for Winter Break (10 a.m.) |
Spring 2026
| January 5 | Monday | Residence Halls open for current members for Fraternities/Sororities (noon) |
| January 7 | Wednesday | Residence Halls open for Women’s Formal Recruitment (noon) |
| January 7 | Wednesday | Residence Halls open for Men’s Formal Recruitment (noon) |
| January 7-11 | Wednesday-Sunday | Men’s & Women’s Fraternity/Sorority Formal Recruitment Week |
| January 9-11 | Friday-Sunday | Transfer and New Student January Orientation |
| January 9 | Friday | Residence Halls open for transfer and new students (10 a.m.) |
| January 11 | Sunday | Residence Halls open for returning students (10 a.m.) |
| January 11 | Sunday | First meal for returning students (dinner) |
| January 12 | Monday | First day of Classes |
| January 19 | Monday | Martin Luther King Jr. holiday – No Classes |
| March 6 | Friday | Last Meal before Spring Break (dinner) |
| March 7 | Saturday | Residence Halls remain open in a limited capacity for Spring break (desks are closed & campus services are limited) |
| March 9-13 | Monday-Friday | Spring Break – No Classes |
| March 15 | Sunday | Residence Halls reopen (10 a.m.) |
| March 15 | Sunday | First meal after Spring Break (dinner) |
| April 27 | Monday | Last meeting of Classes |
| April 28 | Tuesday | Reading Day |
| April 29–May 5 | Wednesday–Tuesday | Final Exams |
| May 5 | Tuesday | Last meal for non-graduates (dinner) |
| May 6 | Wednesday | Residence Halls close for non-graduates (10 a.m.) |
| May 6 | Wednesday | All apartments close for non-graduates (10 a.m.) |
| May 8 | Friday | Commencement |
| May 10 | Sunday | Residence Halls close for graduates/all apartment residents |