Important Dates

Calendar subject to change.

Fall 2009
August 21 & 22 New student arrival; see welcome for details
August 22 & 23 Returning student arrival; see welcome for details
August 24 Classes begin
September 7 Labor Day Holiday
September 26 Turfgrass Management student arrival
October 2-4 Parents & Families Weekend
October 30 Last day to process a Direct Room Change for fall semester
November 9-13 Reservations for Thanksgiving break housing accepted in the Assignment Office
November 16 Housing contract process begins for students interested in campus housing for fall 2010 - spring 2011
(please review timeline for additional dates and deadlines)
November 21 Residence halls close at noon for Thanksgiving
November 29 Residence halls open at 10 a.m. after Thanksgiving
December 2-4 Open Room Change for students in supplemental housing (if space permits)
December 7-8 Open Room Change for all students (if space permits)
December 7 First day to request a Direct Room Change for spring 2010 (student must have an active housing
contract for spring 2010)
December 7-11 Reservations for semester break housing accepted in the Assignment Office
December 11 Classes End
December 12-13 Study Days
December 14-18 Final exams
December 19 Commencement
December 19 Residence halls close at 4 p.m. for semester break


Spring 2010
January 9, 8:00 a.m. New student arrival/residence halls open after semester break
January 11 Classes begin
January TBA Check in for Turfgrass Management students
January 18 Martin Luther King Day - no classes
January TBA Open room change begins (if space permits)
January 21, noon Contract request period for 2010-2011 residence hall space ends for general students
January 21, 5:00 p.m. First round of residence hall contract offers made on eLiving
January 25, noon First round of residence hall contract offers expires
January 25, 5:00 p.m. Second round of residence hall contract offers made on eLiving
January 28, noon Second round of residence hall contract offers expires
January 28, 5:00 p.m. Third round of residence hall contract offers made (if needed)
January 30 Housing Fair at the HUB-Robeson Center
February 1, noon Third round of residence hall contract offers expire
February 5 Waitlist opens for 2010-2011 housing contracts
February 5, noon Deadline to enter a University Park housing lottery (single rooms and suites)
February TBA Open room change ends
February 8 First day for upper class students to request housing contract for summer 2009
February 15-19 Requests for special housing over spring break accepted in the Assignment Office
March TBA Last day to process a Direct Room Change
March 5 Deadline for returning students to modify their 2010-2011 housing contracts
March 6, noon Residence halls close for spring break
March TBA, noon Check out for Turfgrass Management students
March 14, 10:00a.m. Residence halls reopen after spring break
April 12-16 Requests for special housing for senior week accepted in the Assignment Office
April 30 Last day of classes - last day to complete your spring semester registration
April 30 Summer Session I assignments posted in eLiving
May 3-7 Finals week
May 8, 4:00p.m. Residence halls close after spring semester
May 15 Deadline for incoming first year students to modify their 2010-2011 housing contracts
May 14-16 Commencement
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