Academic Year: 2025-26
Fall 2025
September 22: Fall Quarter Begins
September 25: First Day of Instruction
September 26, 3PM: First Year Orientation, SST 777
September 29, 3PM: Fall Convocation, hosted by Department of Philosophy
October 1, 6PM: PPE Convocation (PPE Faculty only), SST 777
October 10, 12PM: Faculty Meeting (Academic Personnel, General Updates), SST 777
October 10, 3PM: LPS Colloquium, Adina Roskies, SSPB 1222
October 24, 3PM: LPS Colloquium, Sally Haslanger, SSPB 1222
October 24, 5PM: Portfolio Deadline (via Email to Olga)
November 7, 12PM: Faculty Meeting (Portfolio)
November 7, 3PM: LPS Colloquium, Heather Demarest, SSPB 1222
November 11: Veterans Day Holiday (observed, administrative offices closed)
November 27-28: Thanksgiving Holiday (administrative offices closed)
December 5, 12PM: Faculty Meeting (Academic Personnel, if needed), SST 777
December 5, 3:30PM: Annual Holiday Party & White Elephant, Gateway Park, UHills
December 5: Instruction Ends
December 6-12: Final Examinations
December 12: End of Quarter
December 18, 5PM: Deadline to submit final Fall grades
December 24 – January 1: Administrative Recess (administrative offices closed)
Winter 2026
January 2: Winter Quarter Begins
January 5: First Day of Instruction
January 9, 12PM: Faculty Meeting (Admissions)
January 16, 3PM: LPS Colloquium, Elliott Sober, SSPB 1222
January 19: M.L. King Jr. Holiday (administrative offices closed)
January 30, 3PM: LPS Colloquium, James Joyce, SSPB 1222
February 16: Presidents’ Day Holiday (administrative offices closed)
February 27-28: LPS Prospective Graduate Student Visit Weekend
February 27, 3PM: LPS Colloquium (TBD)
March 6, 12PM: Faculty Meeting (Admissions), SST 777
March 13: Instruction Ends
March 14 – 20: Final Examinations
March 20: Quarter Ends
Spring 2025
March 25: Spring Quarter Begins
March 26, 5PM: Deadline to submit final Winter grades
March 27: Cesar Chavez Day Holiday (administrative offices closed)
March 30: First Day of Instruction
April 10, 3PM: LPS Colloquium, Chris Smeenk, SSPB1222
April 24, 12PM: Faculty Meeting (Annual Review of Students), SST 777
May 8, 3PM: LPS Colloquium, Erica Shumener, SSPB 1222
May 22, 12PM: Faculty Meeting (Academic Personnel), SST 777
May 25: Memorial Day Holiday (administrative offices closed)
June 5: Instruction Ends
June 5: Career Day, SSPB 1222
June 5, 2PM: Department Townhall, SSPB 1222
June 5, 3:30PM: End-of-Year Party, Gateway Park, UHills
June 6 – 11: Final Examinations
June 12: Quarter Ends
TBA: Graduate Hooding
June 18, 5PM: Deadline to submit final grades
June 19: Juneteenth (administrative offices closed)
July 3: Independence Day (administrative offices closed)