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Academic Calendar: 2011 - 2012

210th Academic Year (Proposed calendar subject to change)

2011
August 1, Monday Ramadan begins at first light
August 23-27, Tues.-Sat. Pre-Orientation Trips
August 27, Saturday College housing ready for occupancy for first-year students only, 9:00 a.m.
August 27-31, Sat.-Wed. Orientation
August 30, Tuesday Ramadan ends at last light
August 30, Tuesday College housing ready for occupancy for upperclass students, 8:00 a.m.
August 31, Wednesday Opening of the College—Convocation, 3:30 p.m.
September 1, Thursday Fall semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
September 5, Monday Labor Day (College holiday, many offices closed)
Sept. 17, Saturday Common Good Day (Athletic teams here)
Sept. 22-24, Thurs.-Sat. Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors and BASIC National Advisory Board meetings
September 28-30, Wed. -Fri. Rosh Hashanah, begins at sunset on Sept. 28 and concludes at sunset on Sept.30
October 7, Friday Fall vacation begins after last class; Note: Columbus Day is Monday, Oct. 10
October 7-8, Fri.- Sat. Yom Kippur, begins at sunset on Oct. 7 and concludes at sunset on Oct. 8
October 12, Wednesday Fall vacation ends, 8:00 a.m.
October 13-15, Thurs.-Sat. Meetings of the Board of Trustees (Athletic teams here)
October 14-16, Fri.-Sun. Homecoming Weekend (Athletic teams here)
October 28, Friday Sarah and James Bowdoin Day (Athletic teams here)
October 28-30, Fri.-Sun. Parents Weekend (Athletic teams here)
November 23, Wednesday Thanksgiving vacation begins, 8:00 a.m.* (November 23- 25: College holidays, many offices closed)
November 28, Monday Thanksgiving vacation ends, 8:00 a.m.
December 9, Friday Last day of classes
December 10-13, Sat.-Tues. Reading period
December 14-19, Wed.-Mon. Fall semester examinations
December 20, Tuesday College housing closes for winter break, noon
December 23, Friday Christmas Eve Holiday observed (College holiday, many offices closed)
December 26, Monday Christmas Holiday observed (College holiday, many offices closed)
December 30, Friday New Year's Eve Holiday observed (College holiday, many offices closed)
2012
January 2, Monday New Year's Holiday observed (College Holiday, many offices closed)
January 16, Monday Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (College holiday, many offices closed)
January 21, Saturday College housing available for occupancy, 8:00 a.m.
January 23, Monday Spring semester classes begin, 8:00 a.m.
February 9-11, Thurs.-Sat. Meetings of the Board of Trustees
February 20, Monday Presidents' Day, classes in session (College holiday, many offices closed)
March 9, Friday Spring vacation begins after last class
March 10, Saturday College housing closes for spring vacation, noon
March 24, Saturday College housing available for occupancy, 8:00 a.m.
March 26, Monday Spring vacation ends, 8:00 a.m.
March 29-Apr. 1, Thurs.-Sat. Alumni Council, Alumni Fund Directors and BASIC National Advisory Board meetings
April 6, Friday Good Friday
April 6-14, Fri.-Sat. Passover, begins at sunset on April 6 and concludes at sunset on April 14
April 8, Sunday Easter
May 9, Wednesday Last day of classes; Honors Day
May 10-12, Thurs.-Sat. Meetings of the Board of Trustees
May 10-13, Thurs.-Sun. Reading period
May 14-19, Mon.-Sat. Spring semester examinations
May 20, Sunday College housing closes for non-graduating students, noon
May 25, Friday Baccalaureate
May 26, Saturday The 207th Commencement Exercises
May 26, Saturday College housing closes for graduating students, 6:00 p.m.
May 28, Monday Memorial Day (College holiday, many offices closed)
May 30 - June 3, Thurs.-Sun. Reunion Weekend
July 4, Wednesday Fourth of July Holiday (College holiday, many offices closed)
Regular class schedules in effect on holidays listed unless otherwise noted. Staff, check with supervisor to determine if office is closed.
*Wednesday, November 23 classes will be rescheduled on a class-by-class basis by the course instructor.
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