August 11&13 (Mon & Wed) - New Faculty Orientation
August 22 (Fri) - Admissions Summer Open House
August 26 (Tue) - Opening Institute
August 27-31 (Wed-Sun) - New Student Orientation
September 1 (Mon) - First Day of Classes | Start setting up meeting with new TT faculty (meet by 3rd week of semester)
September 1-5 (Mon-Fri) - Student add/drop period | Work due for Spring semester incompletes
September 6 -12 (Sun-Fri) - Restricted add/drop period (last day to add/drop a course)
September 12 (Fri) - Last day for Chairs to meet with second-year Faculty concerning contract renewal
September 12 (Fri) - 1st round of changes to draft of Spring semester 2026 schedule due to Registrar
September 12 (Fri) - Grades for Spring incompletes due to the Registrar
September 12 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort
September 15 (Mon) - Chairs Meeting
September 26 (Fri) - Readers College Spring all-call
September 26 (Fri) - Last day to change grading basis (CR/DCR/NC) for Spring semester courses
October 3 (Fri) - Final round of changes to Spring semester 2026 schedule due to Registrar
October 3 (Fri) - Admissions Day in the Life
October 3 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Bartlett Theatre
October 11 (Sat) - Admissions Fall Open House
October 15 (Wed) - Chairs Meeting
October 16-18 (Thu-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meetings
October 17 (Fri) - Last day for meetings of new faculty with Provost and Dean of Faculty and Chair
October 17 (Fri) - Midterm Statuses Due
October 18-21 (Sat-Tue) - Fall Recess
October 20 (Mon) - Review II cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
October 24 (Fri) - Admissions Day in the Life
October 31 (Fri) - Department and Program staffing requests for 2025-26 and 2026-27 due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs. Request for sabbatical leave due.
November 1 (Sat) - Admissions Fall Open House
November 3-14 (Mon-Fri) - Advising Week
November 7 (Fri) - Admissions Finger Lakes Counselor Tour
November 7 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort Room
November 10 (Mon) - Admissions Day in the Life
November 17 (Tue) - Contract Renewal Recommendations for Departments and Programs due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
November 17-Dec. 3 (Mon-Wed) - Spring 2026 Registration
November 18 (Mon) - Chairs Meeting
November 26-30 (Wed-Sun) - November Recess
December 5 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort Room
December 10 (Wed) - FSEM Symposium
December 12 (Fri) - Last day of classes/Last day to withdraw from a course
December 13-15 (Sat-Mon) - Reading Days
December 16-19 (Tue-Fri) - Final Examinations
December 19 (Fri) - Notice to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs of pending retirements
December 20 (Sat) - Residences close at noon
December 20–January 19 - Winter Break
December 26 (Tue) - Final grades are due to the Registrar by midnight
January 2-17 - J-Term
January 11 (Sun) - No J-Term classes
January12 (Mon) - Last day for Chairs to meet with first-year faculty to review teaching
January 19 (Mon) - Campus residences open
January 20 (Tue) - First day of classes
January 20- 26 (Tue-Mon) - Student add/drop period
January 23 (Fri) - Faculty applications for summer students due
January 26 (Mon) - Review III cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
January 27-Feb 2 - Restricted add/drop period (last day to add or drop a course)
February 6 (Fri) - New course proposals for 2026-27 due to Registrar
February 6 (Fri) - Round 1 Course schedule materials due to Registrar
February 6 (Fri) - Readers College Fall all-call
February 6 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort Room
February 6 (Fri) - FSEM proposal due for Fall 2026
February 6-8 (Thu-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meeting
February 13 (Fri) - Work due for Fall semester incompletes
February 13 (Fri) - Student Summer Research Applications due
February 16 (Mon) - Review I cases due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs (including temporary faculty in 3rd year)
February 16 (Mon) - Admissions Junior Visit Day
February 27 (Fri) - Grades due for Fall semester incompletes
February 28 (Sat) - Admitted Student Day
March 6 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Bartlett Theatre
March 6 (Fri) - Second Major/Minor for Juniors
March 6 (Fri) - Midterm Statuses due
March 6 (Fri) - Final course schedule materials due to Registrar
March 13 (Fri) - Last day to change grading basis (CR/DCR/NC) for fall semester courses
March 13 (Fri) - Major Declaration deadline for Sophomores
March 14-22 - (Sat-Sun) Spring Break
March 23-April 3 (Mon-Fri) - Advising Week
March 28 (Sat) - Admitted Student Day
April 6-15 (Mon-Wed) - Fall 2026 Registration
April 8 (Wed) - Admissions Junior Visit Day
April 10 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 2:20 p.m., Vandervort Room
April 10 (Fri) - Last day for Seniors to withdraw from a spring course or change a grading basis (CR/DCR/NC)
April 11 (Sat) - Admitted Student Day
April 17 (Fri) - Charter Day
April 18 (Sat) - Admitted Student Day
April 22 (Wed) - Admissions Junior Visit Day
April 22 (Wed) - HWS Day-No Classes
April 24 (Fri) - Faculty Prize Nominations due to the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs
April 30-May 2 (Thurs-Sat) - Board of Trustees Meetings
May 1 (Fri) - Last day to notify the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs of intention to undergo Review III in 2026-27
May 1 (Fri) - Moving Up Day
May 4 (Mon) - Last Day of Classes/Last day to withdraw from a course (for non-Seniors)
May 5-7 (Tue-Thurs) - Reading Days
May 8-11 (Fri-Mon) - Final Exams
May 12 (Tue) - Residences close at noon
May 12 (Tue) - Senior grades due to Registrar
May 12 (Tue) - Final Grades are due to Registrar by midnight
May 15 (Fri) - Faculty Meeting, 9 a.m., Vandervort Room
May 17 (Sun) - Commencement
May 18 (Mon) - Senior residences close at noon
May 18-June 5 - Maymester
May 18-June 18 - 5-Week Summer Session 1
May 25 (Mon) - No Maymester Classes
May 30 (Sat) - Last day to order supplies/equipment
June 4 (Thu) - Last day for Chairs to meet with first-year faculty to review teaching
June 5-7 (Fri-Sun) - Reunion
June 8-June 26 - 3-Week Summer Session 2
June 19 (Fri) - Juneteenth/No Summer Session Classes
June 30 (Tue) - End of Fiscal Year, all receipts for Fiscal Year 2025-26 due in the Office of Academic and Faculty Affairs (receipts submitted after this date apply to the next fiscal year)
