TO: University Employees

FROM: Kenneth W. Dobbins, President

DATE: April 24, 2012

SUBJECT: University Holidays and Calendar Highlights for Fiscal Year 2013

University Holidays

The University will be closed to observe the following holidays for 2012-2013.

• July 4 Independence Day
• September 3 Labor Day
• November 22, 23 Thanksgiving Holiday
• December 24, 25 Christmas Holiday
• December 31, January 1 New Year’s Holiday
• January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• March 29 Designated Holiday
• May 27 Memorial Day

In addition, the University will be closed December 26-28, 2012, for energy conservation and will be paid time off days. Office hours for March 18-22, 2013, and May 13 through August 16, 2013, will be 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

University Calendar Highlights

2012

• August 20 Fall 2012 Classes Begin
• September 22 Family Weekend
• October 11-12 Fall Break
• October 20 Homecoming
• November 22-23 Thanksgiving Recess
  (Student Recess – November 21-23)
• December 10-14 Fall Final Exams
• December 15 Fall Commencement

2013

• January 14 Spring 2013 Classes Begin
• January 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
• January 23 Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Dinner
• March 18-22 Spring Break
• March 29 Designated Holiday
• May 6-10 Spring Final Exams
• May 11 Spring Commencement
• May 14 Summer 2013 Classes Begin
• August 26 Fall 2013 Classes Begin