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