Office of the Executive Vice President and University Treasurer
University of Delaware
Administrative Calendar
2007-08


2006-07: July
2007: August | September | October | November | December
2008: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August


 
August 2007

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

July 16 through September 21 University of Delaware Library "Innovative Literary Printing" Exhibition will be on view, first floor, Morris Library. Open to the public.  

Aug. 1,
Wednesday

 

Late registration and change of registration for Fall semester begins via the web.

 

Aug. 1, Wednesday

 

Fee payment deadline for Fall 2007

 

Aug. 10,
Friday

 

Residence halls close for end of Summer Session at 7:00 p.m.

 

August 14 through December 14


University of Delaware Library

"Ishmael Reed" Exhibition on view, Special Collections Exhibition Gallery, second floor, Morris Library. Open to the public.

 

Aug. 15,
Wednesday

 

Deadline for graduate admission recommendations from departments for Fall semester 2007

Graduate Office

Aug. 20-22, Mon.-Wed.

Departments & Teaching Assts.

Annual Conference for new and returning Graduate Teaching Assistants, Trabant University Center

Center for Teaching Effectiveness & Departments

Aug. 25,
Saturday

 

DelaWorld 101

 

 

Aug. 25,
Saturday

 

Residence hall check-in for new students, 8:00 a.m. - 4:00p.m.

 

Aug. 26,
Sunday

 

Residence hall check-in for returning students, 9:00 a.m. - 9:00p.m.

 

Aug. 27,
Monday

 

Residence hall check-in for returning students, 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

 

Aug. 27,
Monday

 

8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. - Academic Orientation

10:30 a.m. - New Student Convocation

1:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Workshops

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - Fall Activities Night

 

Aug. 28,
Tuesday

 

Fall 2007 classes begin at 8:00 a.m.

 

Aug. 31,
Friday

 

Deadline for admission to Ph.D candidacy for December 2007 and Winter 2008 degree conferral

Graduate Office

 
September 2007

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Sept. 1,
Saturday

 

Fall 2007 second installment payment deadline

 

Sept. 3,
Monday

 

Labor Day; University offices closed; no classes will meet

 

Sept. 4,
Tuesday

Individual

Promotion dossiers due

Dept. Committee and Chairperson

Sept. 5,
Wed.

Dept. Chair

Fall Semester final exam scheduling requests due

Scheduling Office

Sept. 10,
Monday

 

Faculty Senate Meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.

 

Sept. 10,
Monday

Career Services, CITE, Dean of Students, Clinical Studies

Volunteer Fair- 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m., Rodney & Ewing Rooms, Perkins Student Center

 

Sept. 11,
Tuesday

Information Technologies

Committee on Information Resource Planning and Management (CIRPM) meeting, Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

 

Sept. 11,
Tuesday

 

Deadline for completion of deferred examinations and incomplete work from Spring 2007 and Summer 2007 for undergraduates

 

Sept. 11,
Tuesday

 

Last day to register or to add course for Fall 2007. After this date there is no refund of tuition, a $20 fee is charged, and a grade of "W" is recorded for course withdrawal

 

Sept. 14, Friday Department Deadline for Winter Session 2008 textbook requests Bookstore

Sept. 14,
Friday

Individual

Applications for full or half-year sabbaticals due (Due 12 months before leave period)

Dept. Chair

Sept. 14,
Friday

 

Deadline for submission of advanced degree applications for graduate degrees to be conferred in December 2007

Graduate Office

Sept. 14-16, Friday-Sunday

  Freshman Family Weekend Alumni & University Relations
Sept. 24, Monday College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate Meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  

Sept. 24,
Monday

 

Last day for student recipients to sign Perkins/Nursing loan promissory notes for fall semester

Financial Aid

Sept. 25, Tuesday Career Services Center Graduate Student Reception, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the Bob Carpenter Center  
Sept. 25, Tuesday Career Services Center 39th Annual Job Jamboree, 1:00 - 4:30 p.m., at the Bob Carpenter Center  
Sept. 25, Tuesday Career Services Center Multi-ethnic Student Reception, 4:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the Bob Carpenter Center  
September 26 through December 15 University of Delaware Library "Use of AbUse: Our Books are in Your Hands" Exhibition on view, first floor, Morris Library. Open to the public.  
Sept. 27, Wednesday Information Technologies Office of Undergraduate Studies/IT User Services Instructional Grants preparation session  
Sept. 29, Saturday   Blue and Golden Saturday Admissions
 
October 2007

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Oct. 1,
Monday

 

Fall 2007 third installment payment deadline

 

Oct. 1,
Monday

 

General Faculty meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 3:30 p.m.

 

Oct. 1,
Monday

 

Faculty Senate Meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.

 

Oct. 1,
Monday

Dept. Chair

Sabbatical leave recommendations due

Dean

Oct. 1,
Monday

Department

Promotion recommendations due

Department Chair

Oct. 1,
Monday

Career Services Center

Fall Campus Interview Program Begins

(ends December 7, 2007)

 

Oct. 1,
Monday

Dept. Chair

Sabbatical leave recommendations due

Dean

Oct. 2 through December 14 University of Delaware Library, University of Delaware Library Associates, and many campus departments "Biotechnology at the dinner table: The Genetically Modified Food Controversy" Exhibition will be on view, first floor, Morris Library. Open to the public.  

Oct. 3,
Wednesday

Career Services Center

Law School Fair; 3:00 -5:00 p.m. Multipurpose Room, Trabant University Center

 

 

Oct. 5, Friday   Deadline to complete Spring session 2008 course schedules in UDSIS. Registrar

Oct. 5,
Friday

Individual

(GUR)General University Research proposals due

Dept. Chair

Oct. 6, Saturday   Blue and Golden Saturday Admissions

Oct. 12,
Friday

 

Freshman mid-term marking period ends; faculty must post grades online in UDSIS by 5:00 p.m.

Registrar

Oct. 12, Friday College of Arts and Sciences Deadline for College of Arts and Sciences departments to have new, revised, and deactivated course proposals approved through the department level? Registrar-Ask

Oct.13,
Saturday

 

Homecoming

Alumni

Oct. 15,
Monday

Department

Deadline for Spring 2008 textbook requests

Bookstore

Oct. 15,
Monday

Chairpersons

Promotion recommendations due

College Committee and Dean

Oct. 15, Monday College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  

Oct. 19,
Friday

Dept. Chair

(GUR)General University Research Proposals Due

Dean

Oct. 20 Saturday   Blue and Golden Saturday Admissions
Oct. 21, Sunday Admissions Bright Minds  

Oct. 22,
Monday

Dean

Sabbatical leave recommendations due

Provost

Oct. 23,
Tuesday

 

Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses without academic penalty.

Registrar

Oct. 24, Wednesday

University of Delaware Library, University of Delaware Library Associates, many other co-sponsors Ishmael Reed as featured speaker for exhibition program, 4:30 p.m., Reserve Room, Morris Library. Program will be followed by a reception in the same location. Open to the public.  
Oct. 26, Friday   Fall Break; classes suspended. Registrar

Oct. 26,
Friday

 

Deadline for completion of deferred examinations and incomplete work from Spring and Summer 2007 for graduate students

 

November 2007

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Nov. 1,
Thursday

 

Fall 2007 final installment payment deadline

 

Nov. 2-4, Friday - Sunday   Parents and Family Weekend Alumni & University Relations

Nov. 1,
Thursday

 

Admission application deadline for freshman and transfer students for Spring 2008

Admissions

Nov. 5,
Monday

 

Faculty Senate meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.

 

Nov. 5,
Monday

 

Registration begins via the web for Winter Session 2008

 

Nov. 9,
Friday

Dean

(GUR)General University Research proposals due

OVPR

Nov. 12, Monday Individual University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) Abstract due

Chair

OVPR

Nov. 12,
Monday

 

Deadline for submission of Ph.D. dissertations and executive position papers for December 2007 degree conferral

Graduate Office

Nov. 13, Tuesday University of Delaware Library Associates Annual Board of Directors meeting, 4:30 p.m., Class of 1941 Lecture Room, Morris Library. By invitation.  

Nov. 15,
Thursday

Students' Advisors

Registration for Spring 2008 begins.

Registrar

Nov. 19,
Monday

College of Arts & Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate Meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.

 

Nov. 19,
Monday

 

Deadline for submission of master's thesis for December 2007 degree conferral

Graduate Office

Nov. 21, Wednesday Chair University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) Abstract with recommendation for match due

Dean

OVPR

Nov. 21,
Wednesday

 

Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 p.m. Classes starting at or after 5:00 p.m. will not meet; Residence halls close at 7:00 p.m.

 

Nov. 22,
Thursday

 

Thanksgiving holiday; University offices closed; classes suspended

Registrar

Nov. 23,
Friday

 

Holiday; University offices closed; classes suspended

 

Nov. 25,
Sunday

 

Residence halls re-open at 2:00 p.m.

 

Nov. 26,
Monday

 

Classes resume following Thanksgiving recess

 

Nov. 30, Friday Dean University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) Abstract with commitment of match due OVPR
       
 
 
December 2007

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Dec.1 , Saturday   Application deadline for freshman for Fall 2008 and Honors and Scholarship consideration Admissions

Dec. 3,
Monday

College Committee

Promotion recommendations due

Dean

Dec. 3,
Monday

 

Deadline for graduate applications for admission in Spring 2008 (some departments have earlier deadline)

Graduate Office

Dec. 3,
Monday

Dean

Course proposals must be approved by College Committee and Dean by this date to make the February, 2008 challenge list

Registrar

Dec. 3,
Monday

Provost

Sabbatical leave actions

Individual

Dec. 5,
Wednesday

 

Last day of Fall 2007 classes

 

Dec. 6,
Thursday

 

Reading Day; no examinations scheduled

 

Dec. 7,
Friday

Career Services Center

Fall Campus Interview Program Ends

 

Dec. 7,
Friday

 

Fee payment deadline for Winter Session 2008

 

Dec. 7,
Friday

 

Fall 2007 final examinations begin; faculty must post grades on-line in UDSIS within 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting when no examination is scheduled.

Registrar

Dec. 8-9,
Sat.-Sun

 

Reading Days; no examinations scheduled

 

Dec. 10,
Monday

 

Board of Trustees meeting, 3:00 p.m.

 

Dec. 14,
Friday

 

Deadline for submission of advanced degree applications for graduate degrees to be conferred in Winter 2008

Graduate Studies

Dec. 14,
Friday

 

Final examinations for Fall 2007 end

 

Dec. 14,
Friday

 

Residence halls close at 10:00 p.m. for semester break

 

Dec. 17,
Monday

College of Arts & Sciences

College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate Meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.

 

Dec. 18,
Monday

 

Faculty Senate meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.

 

Dec. 24,
Monday - Jan. 1, Tues.

 

Holiday Break; University offices closed from 5:00 p.m., Friday, December 21 and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2008.

 

 
January 2008

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Jan. 1, Tuesday   Students may file applications for next year's financial assistance Financial Aid
Jan. 2, Wednesday Dean Promotion recommendations due Univ. P&T Committee
Jan. 2, Wednesday   Residence hall check-in: 2:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.  
Jan. 2, Wednesday   Readmission application deadline for Spring 2008  
Jan. 2, Wednesday Dept. Chair Winter Session (08W) final exam scheduling requests due Scheduling Office
Jan. 2, Wednesday Individual University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) proposals due Dept. Chair
Jan. 3, Thursday   Winter Session 2008 classes begin at 8:00 a.m.  
Jan. 3, Thursday   Residence hall check-in for Winter Session walk-ins,
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 
Jan. 3, Thursday through Feb. 1, Friday IT-User Services Teaching, Learning, and Technology Institute Co-Sponsors: CTE;ITUE;IT-User & Media Svcs; Library;OET; UD Online
Jan. 4, Friday   Fee payment deadline for Spring 2008  
Jan. 4, Friday   Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and reception at 4:00 p.m. Clayton Hall Graduate Office
Jan. 5, Saturday   Commencement  
Jan. 7, Monday Dept. Chair UDRF Proposals due Dean
Jan. 8, Tuesday   Last day of late registration and free drop/add for Winter Session 2008; after this date there is no refund of tuition, a $20 fee is charged, and a grade of W is recorded for course withdrawal  
Jan. 8, Tuesday Information Technologies Committee on Information Resource Planning and Management (CIRPM) meeting, Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.  
Jan. 15, Monday   Admission application deadline for freshmen for Fall 2008
 
Jan. 15, Tuesday   Deadline for graduate admission recommendations from departments for Spring Semester 2008 Graduate Office
Jan. 15, Tuesday   Deadline for submission of PhD dissertations, executive position papers and Master’s Thesis for Winter 2008 degree conferral Graduate Office
Jan.16, Wednesday Dept. Chair Deadline to complete Summer Session 2008 course schedules in UDSIS for preliminary bulletin Scheduling Office
Jan. 17, Thursday   Last day to change registration or withdraw from courses for Winter Session 2008 without academic penalty  
Jan. 20, Sunday Information Technologies Office of Undergraduate Studies/IT User Services Instructional Grant final proposals due  
Jan. 21, Monday Dean UDRF proposals due OVPR
Jan. 21, Monday   Martin Luther King Holiday - classes suspended; University Offices closed  
Jan. 24, Thursday   DelaWorld 101 Admissions
Jan. 31, Monday   General University Research awards announced  
 
February 2008

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Feb. 1, Friday   Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees conferred in May 2008 Graduate Office

Feb. 4 - Monday through Feb. 8 Friday

  University-wide course approval challenge period Registrar/Graduate or Undergraduate Studies
Committee
Feb. 4, Monday Individual Applications for half-year sabbaticals due (due 12 months before leave period) Dept. Chair
Feb. 4, Monday   Spring 2008 second installment deadline  
Feb. 7, Thursday   Last day of classes; Winter Session 2008  
Feb. 8, Friday   Winter Session 2008 final examinations; faculty must post grades on-lline in UDSIS within 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting when no examination is scheduled. Registrar's Office
Feb. 8, Friday   Students leaving after Winter Session must check out
of the residence halls by 7:00 p.m.
 
Feb. 10, Sunday   Room changes period for students on campus during
Winter Session, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
 
Feb. 10, Sunday   Residence hall check-in for new and returning students,
2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
 
Feb. 11, Monday   Faculty Senate meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  
Feb. 11, Monday   DelaWorld 101 Admissions
Feb. 11, Monday   Spring 2008 classes begin at 4:00 p.m.  
Feb. 11, Monday   Residence hall check-in for new and returning students,
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
 
Feb. 11, Monday   Priority deadline for freshmen to file financial aid application for Fall 2008 Financial Aid
Feb. 12, Tuesday Career Services Center Spring Campus Interview Program begins (2/12/07 - 5/22/08)  
Feb. 13, Wednesday Dept. Chair Final exams Spring semester 2008 requests due Scheduling Office
Feb. 15, Friday   Deadline to complete summer session 2008 schedule of classes in UDSIS for registration booklet  
Feb. 15, Friday Univ. P&T Committee Announcement of Promotions Provost
Feb. 18, Monday College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Senate Meeting 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  
Feb. 18, Monday   Deadline for submission of advanced degree applications for graduate degrees to be conferred May 2008 Graduate Office
Feb. 19, through June 17 University of Delaware Library "'Near,' 'Proper,' and 'Greater' NewArk: 250 Years of Local History." Exhibition will be on view, Special Collections Exhibition Gallery, second floor, Morris Library. Open to the public.  
Feb. 19, Tuesday   First day of room assignment process for returning students  
Feb. 21, Thursday Career Services Center/Engineering Engineering and Technology Career Fair, 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m., Trabant University Center Multipurpose Room

 

Feb. 25, Monday   Last day for student recipients to sign Perkins/Nursing loan promissory notes for spring semester

Financial Aid
Feb. 25, Monday   Last day of late registration and free drop/add for Spring 2008;
after this date there is no refund of tuition, a $20 fee is charged,
and a grade of "W" is recorded for course withdrawal
 
Feb. 25, Monday   Deadline for completion of deferred examinations and incomplete
work for Fall 2007 and Winter Session 2008 for undergraduates
 
Feb. 25, Monday Career Services Center Health Sciences Career Day Trabant University Center, Multipurpose Rooms A,B,C 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.  
Feb. 26, Tuesday   Annual Housing Fair, Trabant University Center, 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.  
Feb. 26, Tuesday Career Services Center Fashion & Apparel Career Day - Perkins Student Center (1:00 - 3:00 p.m.)  
Feb. 28, Thursday Provost Announcement of promotions Individual
       
 
March 2008

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Mar. 3, Monday   Deadline for filing applications for graduate assistantships, fellowships and traineeships; most departments request earlier deadlines of February 1st. Graduate Office
Mar. 3, Monday Dept. Chair Sabbatical leave recommendations due Dean
Mar. 3, Monday   (GUR) General University Research grants will be announced around this time OVPR
Mar. 3, Monday   Faculty Senate Meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  
Mar. 4, Tuesday   Spring 2008 third installment deadline  
Mar. 7 , Friday Dept. Chair Deadline to complete Fall 2008 schedule of classes in UDSIS Scheduling Office
Mar. 10, Monday   Priority deadline for upper class students to file financial application forms for Fall 2008 Financial Aid
Mar. 13, Thurs. President's Commission to Promote Racial & Cultural Diversity Louis L. Redding Lecture 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. at Trabant University Center Theatre.  
Mar. 14, Friday Department Deadline for Summer 2008 textbooks requests Bookstore
Mar. 14, Friday   Deadline for completion of deferred examinations and incomplete work from Fall 2007 and Winter Session 2008 for graduate students
Graduate Office
Mar. 14, Friday Individual Notification in writing of intention to apply for promotion-Department P&T Committee begins the process of soliciting peer evaluations. (Faculty Handbook III-30) Department P&T Committee
Mar. 14-15, Friday-Sat. Admissions Distinguished Scholar Weekend Admissions
Mar. 15, Saturday   Deadline for submitting upperclass housing applications for 2008-09 Housing Assignment Services
Mar. 17, Monday College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Senate Mtg. 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  
Mar. 21, Friday Dean Sabbatical leave recommendations due Provost
Mar. 28, Friday   Spring recess begins at end of classes; residence halls close at 7:00 p.m.  
Mar. 28, Friday   Freshmen mid-term marking period ends; faculty must post grades on-line in UDSIS by 5:00 p.m. Registrar
 
April 2008

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Apr. 2, Wednesday   Deadline for graduate applications for admissions in June 2008 Graduate Office
Apr. 4, Friday   Spring 2008 final installment deadline  
Apr. 6, Sunday   Residence halls re-open at 2:00 p.m.  
Apr. 7, Monday   Classes resume following Spring recess at 8:00 a.m.  
Apr. 7, Monday   Registration for Summer Session 2008 begins; fees due at registration Registrar/Cashier
Apr. 7, Monday   General Faculty meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 3:30 p.m.  
Apr. 7, Monday   Faculty Senate meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  

April 10, Thursday

University of Delaware Library Associates Dr. Nancy Targett, Dean of the College of Marine and Earth Studies, will speak at the Annual Faculty Lecture of the Library Associates, 4:30 p.m., Reserve Room, Morris Library. Program will be followed by a reception in the same location. Open to the public.  
Apr. 12, Saturday   Delaware Decision Days Admissions

Apr. 14-21

Mon-Mon.

Career Services Center Spring Career Week  
Apr. 14, Monday   Deadline for submission of Ph.D. dissertations and executive position papers for May 2008 conferral Graduate Office
Apr. 15, Tuesday Department Deadline for Fall 2008 textbook requests Bookstore
Apr. 15, Tuesday Career Services Center Teach in Delaware Day Bob Carpenter Center  
Apr. 16, Wednesday Career Services Center Project Search for Teachers Bob Carpenter Center, 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.  
Apr. 17, Thursday Career Services Center Spring Career Fair, Bob Carpenter Center 12:00 noon - 3:30 p.m.  
Apr. 19, Saturday   Delaware Decision Days Admissions
Apr. 21, Monday College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts & Sciences Faculty Senate Meeting 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.

 
Apr. 21, Monday   Last day to change registration or withdraw from courses without academic penalty Registrar
Apr. 21, Monday   Deadline for submission of master's thesis for May 2008 degree conferral Graduate Office
April 21, Monday Students' Advisors Fall 2008 registration begins Registrar
Apr. 26, Saturday   Latino/Latina Students of Distinction Reception 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Rodney Room, Perkins  
April 28, Monday University of Delaware Library Associates and the University of Delaware Library Annual Dinner of the University of Delaware Library Associates with the featured speaker Walter Isaacson, author of Einstein: His Life and Universe, 6:00 p.m. cocktail hour and 7:00 p.m. program and dinner, Arsht Hall.  
 
May 2008

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

May 1, Thursday   Admission application deadline for transfer students for Fall 2008. Deposit deadline for freshman admitted for Fall 2008. Admissions
May 1, Thursday   Deadline for admission to Ph.D. candidacy for August 2008 degree conferral Graduate Office
May 5, Monday   Faculty Senate meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  
May 9, Friday   Honors Day  
May 11, Sunday   African American Students of Distinction Reception 2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m., Auditorium of Clayton Hall (128) reception to follow in the lobby.  
May 13, Tuesday Information Technologies Committee on Information Resource Planning and Management (CIRPM) meeting, Ewing Room, Perkins Student Center, 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 
May 14, Wednesday OVPR UDRF awards announced Individual
May 15, Thursday   Deadline for submission of advanced degree applications for graduate degrees to be conferred in August 2008 Graduate Office
May 19, Monday   Board of Trustees meeting, 3:00 p.m.  
May 20, Monday College of Arts & Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Faculty Senate meeting, 104 Gore Hall, 4:00 p.m.  
May 21, Wednesday   Last day of Spring 2008 classes  
May 22, Thursday   Reading Day; no examinations Registrar
May 22, Thursday Career Services Center Spring Campus Interview Program ends  
May 23, Friday   Final examinations begin. Faculty must post grades on-line in UDSIS within 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting when no examination is scheduled.  
May 23, Friday Dept. Chair Deadline to complete Winter session 2009 course schedules in UDSIS for preliminary bulletin Scheduling Office

May 24-25, Sat. & Sun.

  Reading days; no examinations scheduled  
May 26, Monday   Memorial Day holiday; University offices closed  
May 30, Friday   Final examinations for Spring 2008 end  
May 30, Friday   Residence halls close at 10:00 p.m. for non-graduates  
May 30, Friday   Doctoral Hooding Ceremony and Reception, 3:00 p.m. at Mitchell Hall followed by a reception on The Green (weather permitting) or in Gore Hall (Rotunda) Graduate Office
May 31, Saturday   Commencement - 9:00 a.m.; residence halls close at 6:00 p.m. for graduates Alumni and University Relations
 
June 2008

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

June 2, Monday   Fee Payment deadline for Summer 2008  
June 4, Wednesday   Summer session final exam scheduling requests due Scheduling Office
June 6, Friday   UDRF funding available OVPR
June 8, Sunday  

Residence hall check-in for First Summer Session

Noon to 5:00 p.m.

 
June 9, Monday   Beginning date to submit course proposals for the 2009-10 catalog Registrar
June 9, Monday   First summer session and 7-1/2 week session begins  
June 12, Thursday   Last day of late registration and free drop/add for first Summer Session 2008; after this date there is no refund of tuition,
a $20 fee is charged, and a grade of “W” is recorded for course
withdrawal
 
June 17, Tuesday   DelaWorld 101 begins Admissions
 
July 2008

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

July 1, Tuesday   Readmission application deadline for Fall 2008 Admissions
July 1, Tuesday   Deadline for graduate applications for admission in Fall 2008 (Some departments have earlier deadlines) Graduate Office
July 4, Friday   Independence Day observed; University offices closed; no classes will meet  
July 11, Friday  

Classes end, first Summer Session (5 week)

 
July 12, Saturday   First Summer Session students to check out of their residence halls by 7:00 p.m.  
July 12, Saturday   Discovery Days Admissions
July 12, Saturday   First Summer Session (5 weeks) final examinations; faculty must post grades on-line within 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting when no examination is scheduled. Registrar
July 13, Sunday   Residence hall check-in for second Summer Session, Noon to 5:00 p.m.  
July 14, Monday   Second Summer Session begins  
July 14, Monday   Deadline for submission of Ph.D dissertations and executive position papers for August 2008 degree conferral Graduate Office
July 17, Thursday   Last day of late registration and free drop/add for Second Summer
Session 2008; after this date there is no refund of tuition, a $20
fee is charged, and a grade of "W" is recorded for course withdrawal
 
July 18, Friday   Deadline to complete Winter session 2009 schedule of classes in UDSIS  
July 21, Monday   Deadline for submission of master's thesis for August 2008 degree conferral Graduate Office
July 28, Monday   Classes end - 7-1/2 week Summer Session classes meeting
Monday/Wednesday
 
July 29, Tuesday   Classes end - 7-1/2 week Summer Session classes meeting Tuesday/Thursday.  
July 30, Wednesday   Final exams - 7-1/2 week Summer Session classes meeting
Monday/Wednesday; faculty must post grades on-line in UDSIS within 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting when no examination is scheduled.
 
July 31, Thursday   Final exams - 7-1/2 week Summer Session classes meeting
Tuesday/Thursday; faculty must post grades on-line in UDSIS within 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting when no examination is scheduled.
 
July 31, Thursday   7-1/2 week Summer Session students to check out of their residence halls by 7:00 p.m.
 
 
August 2008

Date

Initiating
Unit

Activity or
Material

Receiving
Unit

Aug. 14, Thursday   Classes end - second Summer Session  
Aug. 15, Friday   Second Summer Session final examinations; faculty must post grades on-line in UDSIS within 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting when no examination is scheduled. Registrar
Aug. 15, Friday   Residence halls close at 7:00 p.m. for second Summer Session