Hobart and William Smith Colleges

2023-24

• August 14 & 16 (Wed & Fri) - New Faculty Orientation
• August 20-27 (Sun-Sun) - New Student Orientation
• August 23 (Wed) - Chairs Meeting
• August 24 (Th) - Opening Institute
• August 26 (Sat) - Admissions Open House
• August 28 (Mon) - First Day of Classes; Start setting up meeting with new TT faculty (meet by 3^rd week of semester)
• September 1 (Fri) - Last day to drop/add courses
• September 1 (Fri) - Work due for incompletes taken in Spring 2023
• September 1 (Fri) - Last day for Chairs to meet with second-year faculty concerning contract renewal
• September 8 (Fri) - 1^st round of changes to draft of Spring Semester 2024 schedule due to Registrar
• September 8 (Fri) - Grades for Spring 2023 incompletes due to the Registrar
• September 11 (Mon) - Faculty Meeting, 4:00 PM, Vandervort
• September 22 (Fri) - Readers College Spring all-call
• September 22 (Fri) - Last day to change grading basis (CR/DCR/NC) for Spring semester courses
• September 28 (Th) - Chairs Meeting
• October 2 (Mon) - Faculty Meeting, 4:00 PM, Vandervort
• October 6 (Fri) - Last day for meetings of new faculty with Provost and Dean of Faculty and Chair
• October 6 (Fri) - Final round of changes to Spring semester 2024 schedule due to Registrar
• October 7-10 (Mon-Thu) - Fall Recess
• October 13 (Fri) - Midterm Statuses Due
• October 14 (Sat) - Admissions Open House
• October 16 (Mon) - Review II cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
• October 19-21 (Thurs-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meetings
• October 20 (Fri) - Admissions Day in the Life
• October 23-Nov 3 (Mon-Fri) - Advising Week
• October 24 (Tue) - Chairs Meeting
• October 27 (Fri) - Department and Program staffing requests for 2023-24 and 2024-25 due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs; Request for sabbatical leave due
• October 28 (Sat) - Admissions Fall Open House
• November 3 (Fri) - Admissions Day in the Life
• November 6 (Mon) - Faculty Meeting, 4:00 PM, Vandervort
• November 6-17 (Mon-Fri) - Spring 2024 Registration
• November 11 (Sat) - Admissions Fall Open House
• November 13 (Mon) - Contract Renewal Recommendations for Departments and Programs due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
• November 22-26 (Wed-Sun) - November Recess
• November 29 (Wed) - Chairs Meeting
• December 1 (Fri) - Faculty applications for Summer students due
• December 4 (Mon) - Faculty Meeting, 4:00 PM, Vandervort
• December 8 (Fri) - Last day of classes/Last day to withdraw from a course
• December 9-11 (Sat-Mon) - Reading Days
• December 12-15 (Tue-Fri) - Final Examinations
• December 16 (Sat) - Residences close at noon
• December 16-January 21 - Winter Break
• December 19 (Tue) - Final grades are due to the Registrar by 12 midnight
• December 22 (Fri) - Notice to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs of pending retirements
• January 3-18 - J-Term 2024
• January 8 (Mon) - Department Self-Study Report due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs for Reviews completed in Fall Semester
• January 8 (Mon) - Last day for Chairs to meet with first-year faculty to review teaching
• January 14 (Sun) - No J-Term classes
• January 21 (Sun) - Campus residences open
• January 22 (Mon) - First day of classes
• January 22 (Mon) - Review III cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
• January 26 (Fri) - Last day to drop/add classes
• February 2 (Fri) - New course proposals for 2024-25 due to Registrar
• February 2 (Fri) - Round 1 Course schedule materials due to Registrar
• February 2 (Fri) - Readers College Fall all-call
• February 2 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 PM, Vandervort
• February 8-10 (Thu-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meeting
• February 9 (Fri) - Student Summer Research Applications due
• February 16 (Fri) - Work due for Fall semester incompletes
• February 19 (Mon) - Review I cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs (including temporary faculty in 3rd year)
• March 1 (Fri) - Incomplete grade changes for Fall 2024 due to Registrar
• March 3 (Fri) - FSEM proposal due for Fall 2024
• March 1 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 PM, Vandervort
• March 8 (Fri) - Second Major/Minor for Juniors
• March 8 (Fri) - Midterm Statuses due
• March 8 (Fri) - Final course schedule materials due to Registrar
• March 15 (Fri) - Major Declaration deadline for Sophomores
• March 15 (Fri) - Last day to change grading basis (CR/DCR/NC) for fall semester courses
• March 16-24 (Sat-Sun) - Spring Break
• March 25-April 5 (Mon-Fri) - Advising Week
• April 8-17 (Mon-Wed) - Fall 2024 Registration
• April 12 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 PM, Vandervort
• April 19 (Fri) - Charter Day
• April 24 (Wed) - HWS Day-No Classes
• April 26 (Fri) - Faculty Prize Nominations due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
• May 1 (Wed) - Last day to notify the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs of intention to undergo Review III in 2024-25
• May 3 (Fri) - Moving Up Day
• May 3 (Fri) - Last Day of Classes /Last day to withdraw from a course (for non-Seniors)
• May 4-6 (Sat-Mon) - Reading Days
• May 7-10 (Tue-Fri) - Final Exams
• May 11 (Sat) - Residences close at noon
• May 14 (Tue) - Senior grades due to Registrar
• May 14 (Tue) - Final Grades are due to Registrar by 12 midnight
• May 16-18 (Thurs-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meetings
• May 17 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 9 AM, Vandervort
• May 19 (Sun) - Commencement
• May 20 (Mon) - Senior residences close at noon
• May 20-June 7 - Maymester
• May 20-June 21 - 5-Week Summer Session 1
• May 27 (Mon) - No Maymester Classes
• May 31 (Fri) - Last day to order supplies/equipment
• June 7-9 (Fri-Sun) - Reunion
• June 10 (Mon) - Last day for Chairs to meet with first-year faculty to review teaching
• June 10-June 28 - 3-Week Summer Session 24
• June 19 (Wed) - Juneteenth/No Summer Session Classes
• June 26 (Mon) - End of Fiscal Year, all receipts for Fiscal Year 2023-24 due in the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs (receipts submitted after this date apply to the next fiscal year)