Santa Fe Events
Academic Calendar
Spring/Summer 2008
St. John's College, Santa Fe |
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| Date | Event |
| January 9 | Undergraduate Fall 2007 grades due (except for preceptorials) GI Fall 2007 grades due (tutorials, preceptorials, and Eastern Classics seminars) |
| January 14 | Undergraduate Fall 2007 preceptorial grades due GI comment sheets due (tutorials, preceptorials, and EC seminars) |
| January 18 | January Freshmen arrive [see JF Orientation Schedule for all activities and meetings] 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. All dormitories open. (12 noon) Coffee Shop opens for dinner Meno seminar for new GI students, followed by reception (7:30 pm) |
| January 19 | Food Service begins with breakfast. |
| January 21 | Undergraduate and graduate classes meet as scheduled, except Seniors and January Freshmen (9 am)
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| January 24 - 26 | Board Meeting (Santa Fe) |
| January 25 | Last day to change Meal Plan (Office of the Treasurer) |
| January 26 | Senior Dinner sponsored by the Alumni Association (6 pm, Inn at Loretto) |
| January 30 | Faculty Meeting (3:15 pm, JCR) |
| February 1 | Last day to waive health insurance for new students (Office of the Treasurer) |
| February 2 | Algebra Test [Required of all Fall Freshmen who have not yet passed; [Fall and January Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of Freshman year] (2:30 pm, Dining Hall) |
| February 15 | FREE FRIDAY -- tutorials canceled Library and Fine Arts Guild Art and Book Auction (6 pm, PSC, 2nd Floor) |
| February 16 | Spanish Market (10 am - 3 pm, Great Hall) Dean’s and President’s reception for Seniors (10 pm - midnight) Senior essays due (midnight) |
| February 18 | All Senior tutorials and seminars resume. GI Conferences begin for new GI Liberal Arts students |
| February 20 | Faculty Meeting (3:15 pm) |
| February 23 - 24 | Meem Library Book Sale (10 am - 5 pm, Sat. & 10 am - 2 pm, Sun, Meem Library) |
| February 18 | DEADLINE: Undergraduate InterCampus Transfer forms and $500 deposits due at the Office of the Registrar. No exceptions. The MARCH 1 Financial Aid date is also an all-important deadline in this process. |
| February 20 | Faculty Meeting (3:15 pm) |
| February 23 - 24 | Meem Library Book Sale |
| March 1 | ON-LINE Financial Aid Applications Priority Filing Due Date: Undergraduate financial aid FAFSA and PROFILE/CSS applications for 2008-2009 academic year [www.fafsa.ed.gov; www.profileonline.collegeboard.com] |
| March 3 | Senior essay oral examinations begin (Ault-Evers Room, Meem Library) GI Liberal Arts seminar oral examinations begin |
| March 5 | Faculty Seminar Day (special events as scheduled); undergraduate tutorials canceled All GI classes meet as scheduled |
| March 8 | Algebra Test [Required of all Fall Freshmen who have not yet passed; [Fall and January Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of Freshman year] (2:30 pm, Dining Hall) |
| March 15 | Food Service ends with breakfast All dormitories and suites close (12 noon) |
| March 15 - 30 | SPRING BREAK for all students; Administrative offices closed one day during Spring Break |
| March 19 | ON-LINE DEADLINE: Summer 2008 new Graduate Institute Liberal Arts student financial aid applications [www.fafsa.ed.gov] DEADLINE: GILA and GIEC advance deposits due for Summer term |
| March 29 | Dormitories open (12 noon) |
| March 30 | Food Service begins with Brunch |
| March 31 | All tutorials and seminars resume GILA preceptorials begin and continue through May 23 Grade-changing DEADLINE for Fall 2007 grades; all incomplete grades revert to default grade or F TBA Faculty Review of Seminar Reading List for 2008-2009 |
| April 1 | DEADLINE: GI Summer housing contracts and reservation fees due (Housing Office) |
| April 3 - 4 | Spring Tour for Prospective Students |
| April 7 | Sophomore Enabling Essays due by noon or as otherwise announced by seminar tutors (12 noon) Sophomore Enabling Essays due by noon or as otherwise announced by seminar tutors |
| April 9 | Faculty Meeting (3:15 pm) |
| April 9 - 30 | Sophomore seminar orals |
| April 10 | GIEC seminar essays due |
| April 14 | DEADLINE: Undergraduate Advance Deposits for Fall 2008 for continuing students -- Deposit holds a place in class roster and (if applicable) allows participation in drawing for on-campus housing. Student Accounts must also be paid in full to be eligible for housing lottery. (Treasurer’s Office) Deadline: GI Spring term comment sheets due (GILA seminars and GIEC preceptorials) Eastern Classics seminar orals begin |
| April 17 - 21 | Freshman and Junior Writing Period; no Freshman and Junior tutorials |
| April 21 | January Freshmen, Freshmen and Junior essays due by noon or as otherwise announced by seminar tutors |
| April 23 - May 2 | January Freshmen seminar orals |
| April 23 - May 12 | Freshman and Junior seminar orals |
| April 24 - 26 | Board Meeting (Annapolis) |
| April 30 | Spring Community Seminar |
| May 1 - 2 | Sophomore Enabling Don Rag Days [FF, SO, JR, SR tutorials are held at their regularly scheduled time and room unless tutor is sitting in a don rag per Don Rag Schedule] |
| May 1 | All Student Accounts for Spring 2008 must be paid in full JANUARY FRESHMAN Don Rags scheduled during class intervals [ through Wednesday, May 7] |
| May 3 | Spring Community Seminar |
| May 5 - 7 | Sophomore Enabling Don Rags scheduled during class intervals |
| May 10 | Algebra Test [Required of all Fall Freshmen who have not yet passed; [Fall and January Freshmen are obliged to attempt the test once by the end of Freshman year] (2:30 pm, Dining Hall) |
| May 12 | Satisfactory grades’ check due from senior year and graduate level tutors for undergraduate and graduate degree candidates. |
| May 14 | Sophomore Enabling Faculty Meeting (9 am) |
| May 16 | Reality |
| May 17 | Final Faculty Meeting: Awarding of degrees (9 am) |
| May 17 - 22 | Freshman Don Rags and Junior Conference Meetings [tutorials and seminars held at their regularly scheduled times and classrooms unless tutor is scheduled for a don rag or conference; please see schedule] |
| May 19 - 22 | Library Call-In: All library materials due |
| May 20 | GI dinner for graduating students (6:30 pm, JCR) |
| May 21 | Senior Dinner (Great Hall) |
| May 22 | 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 2008 term [www.fafsa.ed.gov] |
| May 23 | Commencement related activities [Family activities begin on Friday mid-day] |
| May 23 - June 1 | Early Summer Break for January Freshmen |
| May 24 | COMMENCEMENT, Class of 2008 (10 am, Library Placita) |
| May 25 | Food service ends with breakfast All Dormitories, Suites and Apartments close. All areas must be vacated (12 noon) |
| May 26 | Administrative offices closed for Memorial Day |
| May 31 | Dormitories open for January Freshmen (12 noon) Food service for January Freshmen begins with dinner |
| June 1 | DEADLINE: Completion of Financial Aid/Loan file for the Summer 2008 term DEADLINE: GIEC and GILA deposits due for Fall 2008 term DEADLINE: Student Accounts for Summer 2008 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 | January Freshman second term begins with tutorials and seminars, as scheduled |
| June 3 | Spring 2008 grades due (tutorials, preceptorials, and Eastern Classics seminars) REGISTRATION: January Freshmen, during class intervals. (9am-11am/1pm-3pm) Summer Enrollment is jeopardized if Financial Aid/ Loan file or Student Account is incomplete. Failure to meet these registration requirements triggers withdrawal from financial aid funding and enrollment rosters. |
| June 4 | Undergraduate Spring 2008 grades due |
| June 5 | Spring 2008 GI comment sheets due (tutorials, preceptorials, and second EC seminars) |
| June 19 | DEADLINE: 2008-2009 Undergraduate housing contracts due in Housing Office |
| June 21 | Dormitories open for GI students (12 noon) Food service begins with dinner 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 23 | REGISTRATION: All Graduate Institute Summer term students (12 noon - 4 pm) Graduate Institute classes begin and meet, as scheduled |
| July 4 | Administrative offices closed, Independence Day; all GI classes meet as scheduled |
| July 6 - 25 | Summer Classics |
| July 21 | GILA conferences begin January Freshmen annual essays due by noon, or as otherwise announced by seminar tutors (12 noon) |
| July 23 - 25 | January Freshmen seminar oral examinations begin |
| July 24 - 26 | Board Meeting (Santa Fe) |
| July 28 | GIEC and GILA seminar orals begin |
| August 1 | DEADLINE: Completion of Financial Aid/Loan file for FALL 2008 term DEADLINE: Student Accounts for FALL 2008 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. |
| August 4 - 7 | January Freshmen Don Rags scheduled during class intervals |
| August 7 | January Freshmen second term ends after seminar; January Freshmen late summer vacation begins |
| August 8 | Satisfactory grades’ check for Graduate Institute degree candidates |
| August 9 | January Freshman dorms close (12 noon) |
| August 11 | Graduate Institute final Faculty Meeting: awarding of degrees (1 pm) |
| August 12 | GI Graduates’ dinner (6:30 pm, JCR) |
| August 15 | Graduate Institute Commencement (10 am) January Freshmen Summer 2008 grades due |
| August 16 | Food service ends with breakfast Graduate Institute dorms close (12 noon) |
| August 18 | Graduate Institute Summer 2008 grades AND comment sheets due |
| August 28 | Convocation for Fall Freshmen and new graduate students (11 am) First undergraduate seminars and new graduate student seminars meet (7:30 pm) |