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August 17 |
Tuesday |
Messiah employee Community Day |
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August 18 |
Wednesday |
Community of Educators’ Retreat |
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August 20-23 |
Friday-Monday |
Orientation for 1st year and transfer students |
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August 24 |
Tuesday |
Fall full-semester and Early Fall 8-week classes begin
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September 21 |
Tuesday |
In-service day (no classes) |
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October 15 |
Friday |
Last day of Early Fall 8-week classes |
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October 8-9 |
Saturday |
Homecoming
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October 16-24 |
Thursday-Friday |
Mid-Fall Recess
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October 25 |
Monday |
1st day of Late Fall 8-week courses |
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November 1-5 |
Monday-Friday |
Academic advising for Spring 2022 |
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November 8-17 |
Monday-Wednesday |
Spring 2022 registration appointments |
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November 24-28 |
Wednesday-Sunday |
Thanksgiving break |
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December 10 |
Friday |
Last day of classes (full semester) |
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December 13-16 |
Monday-Thursday |
Final exams |
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December 16 |
Thursday |
Last day of Late Fall 8-week courses |
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December 17-Jan. 9 |
Friday-Tuesday |
Winter break |
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| SPRING SEMESTER |
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January 7 |
Friday |
New student orientation |
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January 10 |
Monday |
Spring full-semester and Early Spring 8-week classes begin |
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January 17 |
Monday |
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes) |
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February 15 |
Tuesday |
In-service day (no classes) |
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March 4 |
Friday |
Last day of Early Spring 8-week classes |
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March 5-13 |
Saturday-Sunday |
Spring recess |
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March 14 |
Monday |
Late Spring 8-week classes begin |
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March 28-April 1 |
Monday-Friday |
Academic Advising for Fall 2022 |
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April 4-13 |
Monday-Wednesday |
Summer 2022 and Fall 2022 registration appointments |
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April 15-18 |
Friday-Monday |
Easter break |
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April 21
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Thursday
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Service Day (no day classes) |
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April 29 |
Friday |
Last day of classes (full semester) |
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May 2-5 |
Monday-Thursday |
Final exams |
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May 5 |
Thursday |
Last day of Late Spring 8-week semester classes |
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May 6-7 |
Friday-Saturday |
Commencement weekend |
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May 9-13 |
Monday-Friday |
Educators: May Development week |
| SUMMER SEMESTER |
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May 15-June 25 |
Sunday-Saturday
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Summer Term I online (6-week)
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May 16-June 3 |
Monday-Friday |
Approved cross-cultural classes |
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May 30 |
Monday |
Memorial Day |
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June 26-July 2 |
Sunday-Saturday |
Mid-summer recess |
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July 3 - Aug 13 |
Sunday-Saturday |
Summer Term II online (6-week) |