Official Student Handbook 1994-1995
Calendar of Events, Dates and Deadlines
June
28
New Student Orientation Phase I begins.
July
1
Deadline for graduate admission applications for Fall semester 1994.
Some programs have earlier deadlines.
16
Undergraduate readmission application deadline for Fall semester.
27
New Student Orientation Phase I ends.
August
1
Fee payment deadline for Fall Semester.
8
Late registration and change of registration begins via UDPHONE.
22-26
Textbooks for Fall semester available. Avoid the rush and shop early.
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday.
28
Residence halls check-in for new students. 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
28-31
Bookstore open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Computer Warehouse open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
29
New Student Orientation Phase II begins.
New Student Convocation. 4:00 p.m.
30
Residence halls check-in for returning students. 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m.
31
Student Activities Night. Perkins Student Center. 7:00 p.m. to 9:30
p.m.
Residence halls check-in for returning students. 9:00 a.m. to 9:00
p.m.
Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees to be
conferred in December 1994.
Advisement, late registration and drop/add.
September
1
Fall semester classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Computer Warehouse regular hours: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday -
Friday.
2
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
3
Bookstore open from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
5
Holiday. Classes suspended; offices closed.
Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown; continues next two days.
6-8
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
7-October 30
Gallery Exhibit: The Mayan Journey: A Photographic Installation by
Sandro Oramas.
Photography in the Time of Archaeology: Historical Views from the
Collections of Sandro Oramas and the University Gallery, University
of Delaware. Reception and gallery talk by the artists and
collector to be announced. University Gallery.
9
Regular Bookstore hours resume.
Monday - Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
13
Gala Concert: OPening the 1994-95 academic year.
Loudis Recital Hall. 8:00 p.m.
15
Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be conferred
in December 1994.
Yom Kippur begins at sundown; continues following day.
Last day to register or add courses. Beginning this date, tuition and
a one-time $15 processing fee will be charged for change of
registration; students withdrawing from courses will receive a
grade of "W" on permanent record.
Undergraduate Students:Deadline for completion of deferred
examinations and incomplete work (grade I) from Spring Semester,
1993-94 and 1994 Summer Sessions.
Last day for first semester textbook refunds.
26-30
Sexual Assault Awareness Week. Sponsored by Solutions to Sexual
Violence Task Force. Perkins Student Center.
29
Concert: Arturo Sandoval. Cuban Jazz Trumpeter. Mitchell Hall. 8:00
p.m.
October
12
Registration begins for Winter Session.
Graduate Students: Deadline for completion of deferred examinations
and incomplete work (grade I) from Spring Semester 1993-94 and 1994
Summer Sessions.
13
Last day to change registration or to withdraw from courses without
academic penalty, except First Semester Freshman students.
14
Freshman mid-term marking period ends.
15
Buy needed textbooks now. The Bookstore will soon begin returning
unsold books to publishers.
If you are graduating in December, order your cap and gown at the
Bookstore.
27
First Semester Freshmen Only: Last day to change registration or
withdraw from courses without academic penalty.
November
7
Deadline for receipt of doctoral dissertations and executive position
papers for degrees to be conferred in December 1994.
8
Election Day. Classes suspended; University offices closed.
9-December 9
Gallery Exhibit: Annual Art Department Faculty Exhibition. University
Gallery.
11
Concert: PRISM Sax Quartet and MIDI. Loudis Recital Hall. 8:00 p.m.
14
Deadline for receipt of master's theses for degrees conferred in
December 1994.
15
Undergraduate admission application deadline for freshmen and transfer
students entering Spring semester 1995.
17
Registration begins for Spring semester 1995.
21
Late registration and change of registration for Winter Session begins
via UDPHONE.
23
Thanksgiving recess begins at 5:00 p.m. Classes starting at or after
5:00 p.m. will not meet.
24-25
Holiday. Classes suspended; University offices closed.
27
Residence halls re-open at 2:00 p.m.
28
Classes resume following Thanksgiving recess.
29
Concert: Ondekoza Japanese Drummers. Mitchell Hall. 8:00 p.m.
December
1
Deadline for graduate admission applications for Spring semester 1995.
2
Fee payment deadline for Winter Session.
4
Concert: Holiday Gala - Loudis Recital Hall. 3:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m.
7
Last day of Fall semester classes.
8
Reading Day; no examinations scheduled.
9
Fall semester final examinations begin; grades due in Registrar's
Office 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting
when no final examination is given.
10-11
Reading Day; no examinations scheduled.
12-16 and 19-22
Cash for unwanted textbooks. The Bookstore will buy back needed
quantities of readopted books at 50% of the current price. Books
not readopted will also be bought at wholesale prices.
16
Final examinations end; residence halls close at 10:00 p.m.
January
2
Residence halls check-in for Winter Session: 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Undergraduate readmission application deadline for Spring semester.
2-February 27
Gallery Exhibit: Alan E. Cober: The Artist as Visual Journalist.
University Gallery.
3
Winter Session classes begin at 8:00 p.m.
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
4
Bookstore open from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
6
Last day to register or to add Winter Session courses. Beginning this
date, tuition and a one-time $15 processing fee will be charged for
change of registration; students withdrawing from courses will
receive a grade of "W" on permanent record.
Last day for Winter Session textbook refunds.
Fee payment deadline for Spring semester.
7
Winter Commencement.
16
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Classes suspended; University
offices closed.
Deadline for graduate admission recommendations from departments for
Spring semester.
18
Last day to change registration or to withdraw from Winter Session
courses without academic penalty.
18-19
New Student Orientation Phase I.
23
Late registration and change of registration for Spring semester for
advance registered students begins via UDPHONE.
31
Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees conferred in
May 1995.
February
1-3
Textbooks for Spring semester available. Avoid the rush and shop
early. Bookstore open from 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
3
Last day of Winter Session classes.
3-4
Cash for unwanted used textbooks. The Bookstore will buy back needed
quantities of readopted books at 50% of the current price. Books
not readopted will also be purchased at wholesale prices.
4
Final examinations for Winter Session; grades due in Registrar's
Office 72 hours after scheduled examination or last class meeting
when no final examination is given.
Bookstore open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
5
Residence halls check-in: 2 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
New Student Orientation Phase IIbegins.
6-7
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
6
Spring semester classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
8-9
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
9
Concert: Consort of Musicke. Renaissance music. Mitchell Hall. 8:00
p.m.
10
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
11
Bookstore open from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
13-16
Bookstore open from 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
15
Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be conferred
in May 1995.
17
Last day to register or to add courses. Beginning this date, tuition
and a one-time $15 processing fee will be charged for change of
registration; students withdrawing from courses will receive a
grade of "W" on permanent record.
Undergraduate Students: Deadline for completion of deferred
examinations and incomplete work (grade I) from Fall semester 1994
and Winter Session 1995.
Regular Bookstore hours resume.
Monday - Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Last day for Spring semester textbook refunds.
March
1
Undergraduate admission application deadline for freshmen and transfer
students entering Fall semester 1995-96.
10-April 10
Gallery Exhibit: In an Ideal Light: Images of Victorian Women from the
University Gallery Collection of Works on Paper. University
Gallery.
If you are graduating in June, you should order your cap and gown at
the Bookstore.
17
Last day to change registration or to withdraw from Spring semester
courses without academic penalty, except First Semester Freshman
students.
19-21
Concerts: New Music Delaware, A Festival of Contemporary Music. Loudis
Recital Hall. Time TBA
20
Graduate Students: Deadline for completion of deferred examinations
and incomplete work (grade I) from Fall semester 1994 and Winter
Session.
Buy needed textbooks now. The Bookstore will soon begin returning
unsold textbooks to publishers.
24
Freshman mid-term marking period ends.
Spring recess begins after last scheduled class; residence halls close
at 7:00 p.m.
April
2
Residence halls re-open at 2:00 p.m.
3
Deadline for graduate admission applications for June 1995.
Spring semester classes resume after Spring recess at 8:00 a.m.
7
Musical: Anything Goes. Cole Porter Musical. Mitchell Hall. 8:00
p.m.
First Semester Freshmen Only: Last day to change registration or to
withdraw from Spring semester courses without academic penalty.
10
Deadline for receipt of doctoral dissertations and executive position
papers for degrees conferred in May 1995.
17
Deadline for receipt of master's theses for degrees conferred in May.
Graduation announcements available in the Bookstore.
21
Performance: Halley's Comet. One-man show, performed by actor John
Amos. Mitchell Hall. 8:00 p.m.
24
Registration for Fall semester 1995-96 begins.
28
Deadline for admission to doctoral candidacy for degrees to be
conferred in August 1995.
May
1-June 16
Gallery Exhibit: Humor in a Jugular Vein: The Art, Artists, and
Artifacts of Mad Magazine (the Annual Museum Studies Program
Exhibition). University Gallery.
5
Honors Day. Modified class schedule.
7
Dance: Lewitzky Dance Company. Modern dance. Mitchell Hall. 2:00
p.m.
15
Deadline for filing application for graduate degrees to be conferred
in August 1995.
16-20 and 22-27
Cash for unwanted textbooks. The Bookstore will buy back needed
quantities of readopted books at 50% of the current price. Books
not readopted will also be purchased at wholesale prices.
17
Last day of Spring semester classes.
18
Reading Day. No examinations scheduled.
19
Final examinations begin; grades due in Registrar's Office 72 hours
after scheduled examination or last class meeting when no final
examination is given.
20-21
Reading Day; no examinations scheduled.
26
Final examinations end; residence halls close at 10:00 p.m. for non-
graduates.
27
Commencement.
Residence halls close at 5:00 p.m. for graduates.
Bookstore open from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.