August 2008       
4-8    M-F      IA Private Colleges Week
 23    Sat       First-Year & New Transfer Move-In (9am-1pm)
 24    Sun      Returning Student Move-In 9am-3pm
 26    Tues     Classes Begin
 28    Thurs    Convocation at 12:30pm (Chapel)
       
September       
      1    Mon         Labor Day Holiday
      5    Fri           Last Day to add/drop
14-18    M-F         Greek Recruitment (women: 14, 15, 17; men: 16-18)
26-28    Fri-Sun    Parents’/Family Weekend (Football vs. Luther)
       
October       
     13    Mon    Mid-term date
     15    Wed    Halls and Greek Houses close for Fall Break at 10pm
     19    Sun    Halls and Greek Houses open at 12pm (noon)
24-26    Fri-Sun    Homecoming vs.Coe
     25    Sat    After the game - Barker/Kresge open house
     29    Wed    Last Day to Withdraw
     30    Thurs    SAFE BLOCK (Tenative) Trick or Treating on campus
       
November       
25    Tues    Halls and Greek Houses close for Thanksgiving at 10pm
30    Sun    Halls and Greek Houses open at 12 noon
       
December       
     5    Fri               24 HR Quiet starts at midnight - through rest of the semester
8-11    Mon-Thurs    Final Exams
   11    Thurs           Halls and Greek Houses close for semester break at 6pm
       
January 2009       
  4    Sun    Halls and Greek Houses open at 12pm (noon)
  5    Mon    Class begins
14    Wed    Last day to add/drop
19    Mon    Theme House re-applications due,   MLK DAY
       
February       
  2    Mon    New Theme House and Picken Floor Draw applications due
  9    Mon    Room Selection applications available;
                  Room Selection Lottery numbers posted
20    Fri       Mid-Term date
23    Mon    Medical Single Room apps due; Squatter Application Due
                  2/3-person apartment and Picken triples applications are due
       
March       
  2    Mon     Room Selection (Worth, Picken, and 4 person) applications due
  6    Fri        Halls and Greek Houses close at 6pm for Spring Break
15    Sun      Halls and Greek Houses open at 12pm (noon)
16    Mon      Last day to withdraw
19    Thurs    4-person Room/Apt. Selection (Apts and Buxton), Great Hall, 7-
24    Tues      2-person Room Selection (Picken/Worth) 7-10pm, Great Hall
       
April       
       1    Wed         Campus Day
 4 & 5    Sat/Sun    Lil’ Sibs Weekend
     13    Mon          Easter Monday - no school
     16    Thurs        Honors Convocation
     17    Fri            24 hr quiet starts at 12 midnight
20-23    Mon-Thurs Finals

 April 27-May 15     May Term
       
May       
15    Fri     All campus housing closes at 6pm
                (except for graduating seniors and summer conferences/housing)
16    Sat    Commencement 10am,
                 All graduating seniors must be moved out by 6pm.
17    Sun    Summer Housing Transition, 5-7pm