Graduate Institute
Santa Fe
2008 - 2009 Calendar
St. John's College, Santa Fe 2008-09 Academic Calendar Graduate Institute |
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| Date | Event |
| August 28 | Convocation rehearsal (10 am on the Library Placita) CONVOCATION for Fall Freshmen and first-term Graduate Institute students (11:15 am on the Library Placita) Post-Convocation Luncheon – community and guests (12 noon, on the Library Placita) Meno seminar for new students in the Graduate Institute (7:30 pm) Students may not attend classes if Student Account Balance is not paid in full or if financial aid file is incomplete. |
| August 29 | Free Day - no classes REGISTRATION: Graduate Institute students, New and Continuing (9 am - 5 pm, Weigle Hall, GI Office) Dean's Opening Lecture (8 pm, Great Hall) |
| September 1 | Administrative offices CLOSED for Labor Day holiday BOOKSTORE Open LIBRARY Open ASSISTANT DEAN Open Office of the REGISTRAR Open until 1:30p Graduate Institute classes begin. |
| September 26 | ON-LINE DEADLINE: Spring 2009 New Graduate Institute Liberal Art student financial aid applications [www.fafsa.ed.gov] |
| September 29 | Graduate Institute Conferences begin for entry-level Graduate Institute Liberal Art students and for selected continuing students |
| October 8 | All-College Seminar -- undergraduate tutorials canceled; GIEC tutorial students consult with tutors beforehand (2 -4 pm) |
| October 13 | Seminar oral exams begin for GILA students |
| Faculty Meeting (3:15 pm) | |
| October 17 - 20 | LONG WEEKEND-- Undergraduate tutorials do not meet October 17 and 20. All seminars and GI classes meet as usual on October 20. |
| October 27 | Preceptorials begin for Juniors, Seniors, and GI Liberal Arts students. |
| October 28 | GI Eastern Classics students begin second preceptorials. |
| November 10 | GI Eastern Classics seminar essays due; GI Fall grades due [Liberal Arts seminars & first Eastern Classics precepts] |
| November 12 | GI Eastern Classics oral examinations begin |
| November 15 | DEADLINE: GI Liberal Arts and Eastern Classics student deposits due for Spring 2009 term |
| November 24 | GI Fall comment sheets due (GILA seminars and EC Preceptorials) |
| November 24 - 25 | GI Eastern Classics conferences |
| November 26 | All Thursday seminars and preceptorials meet this morning as arranged by tutors; NO undergraduate or GIEC tutorials (9:30 am - 11:30 pm) |
| November 27 - 30 | THANKSGIVING BREAK – no classes; all classes resume Monday morning, Dec. 1. |
| December 1 | All classes (UG and GI) resume DEADLINE: Completion of Financial Aid/Loan file for Spring 2009 term DEADLINE: Student Account for Spring 2009 must be paid in full or TMS budgeted, arranged and verified with Treasurer’s Office Failure to meet these deadlines triggers withdrawal from financial aid funding and enrollment rosters for Spring 2009. |
| December 1 - 3 | GI Eastern Classic conferences continue (Monday- Thursday) |
| December 15 - 18 | Library Call-In Week |
| December 18 | Graduate Institute classes meet as scheduled. Last day of GI classes All LIBRARY materials due at midnight |
| December 19 - January 18 | WINTER BREAK |
| January 7 | GI Fall 2008 grades due (tutorials, preceptorials, and Eastern Classics seminars) |
| January 12 | GI comment sheets due (tutorials, preceptorials, and EC seminars) |
| January 16 | REGISTRATION: January Freshmen, Readmitted Students, New and Continuing GRADUATE Institute Students (9 am - 4 pm, Weigle Hall) All students who did NOT complete their spring registration in December must see the Registrar. Coffee Shop opens for dinner. (12 noon) Meno seminar for new GI students, followed by reception (7:30 pm) |
| January 19 | Undergraduate and graduate classes meet as scheduled, except Seniors and January Freshmen CONVOCATION for January Freshmen and first-term graduate students (6:15 pm, Great Hall) |
| February 2 | Last day to waive health insurance for new students (Office of the Treasurer ) |
| February 13 | FREE FRIDAY -- tutorials canceled |
| February 16 | Conferences begin for new GI Liberal Arts students |
| March 2 | GI Liberal Arts seminar oral examinations begin |
| March 14 - 29 | SPRING BREAK for all students; Administrative offices closed one day during Spring Break |
| March 18 | ON-LINE DEADLINE: Summer 2009 new Graduate Institute Liberal Arts student financial aid applications [www.fafsa.ed.gov] |
| March 30 | All tutorials and seminars resume GILA preceptorials begin and continue through May 22 Grade-changing DEADLINE for Fall 2008 grades; all incomplete grades revert to default grade or F |
| March 31 | GIEC students begin fourth preceptorials |
| March 31 - April 6 | Sophomore tutorials canceled for essay writing period |
| April 6 | GI Spring term grades due (Liberal Arts seminars and third Eastern Classics preceptorials) |
| April 9 | GIEC seminar essays due |
| April 13 | Deadline: GI Spring term comment sheets due (GILA seminars and GIEC preceptorials) Eastern Classics seminar orals begin |
| April 15 | DEADLINE: GILA and GIEC advance deposits due for Summer 2009 term |
| May 1 | All Student Accounts for Spring 2009 must be paid in full |
| May 11 | Satisfactory grades’ check due from senior year and graduate level tutors for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates. (Office of the Registrar) |
| May 15 | Reality |
| May 16 | Final Faculty Meeting: Awarding of degrees (9 am) |
| May 18 - 21 | Library Call-In: All library materials due |
| May 19 | GI dinner for graduating students (6:30 pm, JCR) |
| May 21 | Last day of term: Undergraduate Spring term ends with seminars. Last day of graduate classes ON-LINE DEADLINE: New GILA/GIEC students’ financial aid applications for Fall 2009 term [www.fafsa.ed.gov] All Library materials due at midnight |
| May 25 | Administrative offices closed for Memorial Day |
| June 1 | DEADLINE: Completion of Financial Aid/Loan file for the Summer 2009 term DEADLINE: Student Accounts for Summer 2009 must be paid in full or TMS budgets arranged and verified with the Treasurer’s Office. Failure to meet these deadline triggers withdrawal from financial aid funding and enrollment rosters for the upcoming term. |
| June 2 | Spring 2009 grades due (tutorials, preceptorials, and Eastern Classics seminars) |
| June 4 | Spring 2009 GI comment sheets due (tutorials, preceptorials, and second EC seminars) |
| June 13 | Dormitories open for GI students (12 noon) Graduate Institute Summer Faculty Meeting (2 pm) Graduate Institute CONVOCATION (3 pm, Ault-Evers Room, Meem Library) New GI students’ seminar on the Meno (6:30 pm) |
| June 15 | REGISTRATION: All Graduate Institute Summer term students (9 am - 4 pm) Graduate Institute classes begin and meet, as scheduled |
| June 20 | Food service begins with dinner |
| July 1 | DEADLINE: GIEC and GILA deposits due for Fall 2009 term |
| July 6 | GILA conferences begin |
| July 13 | GIEC and GILA seminar orals begin |
| July 31 | Satisfactory grades’ check for Graduate Institute degree candidates |
| August 3 | DEADLINE: Completion of Financial Aid/Loan file for FALL 2009 term DEADLINE: Student Accounts for FALL 2009 must be paid in full or TMS budgets arranged and verified with Treasurer’s Office. Failure to meet these deadlines triggers withdrawal from financial aid funding and enrollment rosters for the upcoming term. Graduate Institute final Faculty Meeting: awarding of degrees (1 pm) |
| August 4 | GI Graduates’ dinner (6:30 pm, in the JCR) |
| August 7 | Graduate Institute Commencement (10 am) |
| August 8 | Graduate Institute dorms close (12 noon) |
| August 10 | Library Call-In Week Graduate Institute Summer 2008 grades AND comment sheets due |
| August 27 | Convocation for Fall Freshmen and new graduate students (11 am) |
| First undergraduate seminars and new graduate student seminars meet (7:30 pm) | |