Kenyon College
Academic Calendar, 2004-05
First Semester
August 26, Thursday Residences open for new students; Orientation begins
August 28, Saturday Residences open for returning students
August 30, Monday Classes begin; Upperclass registration
September 6, Monday Labor Day*
Sept 10-11, Friday-Saturday Reunion-Planning Weekend
September 16-17, Thursday-Friday Rosh Hashanah*
September 24, Friday Eve of Yom Kippur*
Oct 1-2, Friday-Saturday Homecoming; Alumni Council; Kenyon Fund Executive Committee
October 11-12, Monday-Tuesday October Reading Days
October 22-23, Friday-Saturday Family Weekend; Parents Advisory Council
Oct 29-30, Friday-Saturday Fall meeting of the Board of Trustees
November 4, Thursday Founders' Day; Matriculation
November 11, Thursday Veterans Day*
November 20, Saturday Thanksgiving Vacation begins; student residences close at noon
November 27, Saturday Student residences open at 8:00 a.m.
November 29, Monday Classes resume
December 14, Tuesday Last day of classes in first semester
December 15-16, Wednesday-Thursday Reading Days
December 17-18, Friday-Saturday Examinations
December 19, Sunday Reading Day
December 20-21, Monday-Tuesday Examinations
December 21, Tuesday First semester ends at 4:30 p.m. (except for 6:30 exams)
December 22, Wednesday Student residences close at noon
December 30, Thursday Faculty submit fall semester grades by 10:00 a.m.
Second Semester
January 15, Saturday Student residences open at 8:00 a.m.
January 17, Monday Classes begin; Martin Luther King Day*
February 11, Friday Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
February 18-19, Friday-Saturday Alumni Council and Kenyon Fund Executive Committee
February 21, Monday President's Day*
March 5, Saturday Spring Vacation begins; student residences close at noon
March 19, Saturday Student residences open at 8:00 a.m.
March 21, Monday Classes resume
March 25, Friday Good Friday*
April 8-9, Friday-Saturday Parents' Advisory Council
April 12, Tuesday Honors Day
April 23, Friday Eve of Passover*
April 28-30, Thursday-Saturday Spring meeting of the Board of Trustees#
May 6, Friday Last day of classes
May 7-8, Saturday-Sunday Reading Days
May 9-10, Monday-Tuesday Examinations
May 11, Wednesday Reading Day
May 12-13, Thursday-Friday Examinations
May 13, Friday Second semester ends at 4:30 p.m. (except for 6:30 exams)
May 14, Saturday Residences close at noon (except for seniors)
May 16, Monday Senior grades due by 10:00 a.m.
May 21, Saturday 177th Commencement; student residences close for all at 7:00 p.m.
May 23, Monday All remaining grades due by 10:00 a.m.
May 27-29, Friday-Sunday Alumni Reunion Weekend; Alumni Council
* Classes as usual. However, care should be taken when scheduling activities on religious holidays.

18-Apr-2003     #Revised 24-Mar-2004