Academic Calendar 2002-03

First Semester

August 22, Thursday Residences open for new students; Orientation Program begins

August 24, Saturday Residences open for returning students

August 26, Monday Classes begin

September 2, Monday Labor Day*

September 6-7, Friday-Saturday Eve of Rosh Hashanah*; Rosh Hashanah

September 13-14, Friday-Saturday Alumni Reunion Planning

September 15-16, Sunday-Monday Eve of Yom Kippur; Yom Kippur*

September 27-28, Friday-Saturday Homecoming Weekend; Alumni Council; Kenyon Fund Executive Committee

October 7-8, Monday-Tuesday October reading days

October 18-20, Friday-Sunday Family Weekend; Parents Advisory Council

October 24-26, Thursday-Saturday Fall meeting of the Board of Trustees

October 31, Thursday Founders' Day; Matriculation

November 5, Tuesday Election Day*

November 23, Saturday Thanksgiving vacation begins

December 2, Monday Classes resume

December 10, Tuesday Last day of classes in first semester

December 11-12, 15 Reading days

December 13-14, 16-17 Examinations

December 17, Tuesday First semester ends at 4:30 p.m.

December 18, Wednesday Student residences close at 12:00 noon

Second Semester

January 11, Saturday Student residences open at 8:00 a.m.

January 13, Monday Classes begin

January 20, Monday Martin Luther King Day*

February 7-8, Friday-Saturday Alumni Council and Kenyon Fund Executive Committee

February 14, Friday Board of Trustees Executive Committee meeting

February 17, Monday President's Day*

March 1, Saturday Spring vacation begins

March 17, Monday Classes resume

April 4-6, Friday-Sunday Parents Advisory Council

April 15, Tuesday Honors Day

April 16-17, Wednesday-Thursday Eve of Passover*; First Day of Passover

April 18, Friday Good Friday*

April 24-26, Thursday-Saturday Spring meeting of the Board of Trustees

May 2, Friday Last day of classes

May 3-4, 8 Reading days

May 6-7, 9-10 Examinations

May 10, Saturday Second semester ends at 4:30 p.m.

May 11, Sunday Residences close at 12:00 noon (except seniors)

May 17, Saturday 175th Commencement; residences close, 7:00 p.m.

May 23-25, Friday-Sunday Alumni Reunion Weekend; Alumni Council

* Classes as usual