UCA Honors College Academic Calendar
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UCA Honors College Academic Calendar
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August 2011
- Monday, August 15 - Sunday August 21 - Honors Mentor training
- Friday, August 19 - Faculty meeting (search, Core I, assessment)
- Sunday, August 21 - Wednesday, August 24 - Welcome Week Activities for new freshman and transfer students
- Monday, August 22 - 9:30-10:25 am - Opening Convocation (Reynolds Auditorium)
- Monday, August 22 - 11:45 am-12:30 pm - Picnic Lunch (Student Center)
- Monday, August 22 - 12:30-1:20 pm - Honors Core I Instructors' Meeting
- Monday, August 22 - 1:30-2:45 pm - Honors College Freshman Large Group Orientation (Baum Gallery Lecture Hall)
- Tuesday, August 23 - 9:30-10:30 am - Department meeting (MAC 303)
- Wednesday, August 24 - 9:00-10:00 am - Faculty Meeting
- Wednesday, August 24 - 5:00-7:00 pm - Rising Scholars Banquet (Brewer-Hegeman Conference Center)
- Thursday, August 25 - Instruction begins - day and evening classes
- Friday, August 26 - Change-of-course period ends for Aug 25-Oct 14 classes; Last date to register; Last date to add classes; Last date to change from credit to audit or audit to credit
- Friday, August 26 - 12:00-12:50 pm - Honors Core I Small Group Sessions
- Friday, August 26 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Amber Haydar, Kathy Hill & Friends, "What It's Like to Have a Tiger Mother" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Monday, August 29 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Adam Frank(Middleton Forum)
- Tuesday, August 30 - Change-of-course period ends for Aug 25-Dec 17 classes; Last date to register; Last date to add classes; Last date to change from credit to audit or audit to credit
- Wednesday, August 31 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Donna Bowman (Middleton Forum)
September 2011
- Thursday, September 1 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Allison Wallace (Middleton Forum)
- Friday, September 2 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Garrett Wright & Friends, "Fosters & Vegemite, or We Ain't No Bloody Melbourners" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Monday, September 5 - Labor Day Holiday
- Wednesday, September 7 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Phil Frana (Middleton Forum)
- Thursday, September 8 - x-period - Graduation Orientation
- Thursday, September 8 - 5:30-7:00 pm - Professors, Pizza, and Pie: Doug Corbitt (Middleton Forum)
- Friday-Sunday September 9-11 - Freshman Fall Retreat - Winthrop Rockefeller Center
- Tuesday, September 13 - x-period - Make-up Graduation Orientation
- Tuesday, September 13 - x-period - Make-up Sophomore Lectures
- Friday, September 16 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Ashton Wills, "Theology of the Body" & Sara Bayles, "Free Trade/Liberation Theology: An Intersection of Faith and Justice" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Friday, September 23 - Final date to make degree application for December graduation and be included in commencement program
- Friday, September 23 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Matthew Hankins, Ashley Cooper & Taylor Sutton, "The Art & Science of Star Trek"
- Thursday, September 29 - TAG/URGE Orientation Session (Farris Presentation Room)
- Friday, September 30 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Aug 25 - Oct 14 course with a W grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, September 30 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Melissa Beltran, "DIY Culture" & Michael J. Hinds, "What Did You Say? An Introduction to Group Theory and Encryption" (Farris Presentation Room)
October 2011
- Friday, October 7 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Aug 25-Oct 14 course with a WP or WF grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, October 7 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Ron Walter, "Time Travel, Love, and Nihilism: A Look at the Film La Jeteé" & Kim Risi, "Conceptualizing a Film ('The Man on the Moon')" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Friday, October 14 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Lennon Bates, "Rock Art Field Studies" & Leeanne Maxey on "Working with Artist Matt Lively" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Saturday, October 15 - TAG/URGE Application deadline (Winter/Spring 2011-2012)
- Tuesday, October 18 - Change-of-course period ends for Oct 17-Dec 17 classes; Last date to register; Last date to add classes; Last date to change from credit to audit or audit to credit
- Wednesday, October 19 - 12:00 pm - Mid-term grades report date
- Wednesday, October 19 - Sunday, October 23 - National Collegiate Honors Council Annual Conference (Phoenix)
- Thursday-Friday, October 20-21 - Fall Break
- Friday, October 28 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Brittany Edwardes and Danny Keil, "An Ancient Monarchy and Shopping Malls: The Fabrication of the Status Quo in Thailand" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Sunday, October 30 - Metropolitan Opera's Don Giovanni (Reynolds Performance Hall)
- Monday, October 31 - Friday, November 4 - Challenge Week
- Monday, October 31 - Monday, November 21 - Advance Registration for spring 2012
November 2011
- Friday, November 4 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Aug 25 - Dec 17 course or the university with a W grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, November 4 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Hannah Marks, "Disabled in the Dominican Republic" & a Special Performance on the Flute by Leanne Hampton (Farris Presentation Room)
- Friday, November 11 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Cathrine Schwader, "Rwanda: A Society of Transformations" & Brett Bailey, "Building a Competitive, Knowledge-Based Economy for Arkansas" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Monday, November 14 - High Table
- Tuesday, November 15 - TAG/URGE Application deadline (Summer 2012)
- Friday, November 18 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Oct 17 - Dec 17 course with a W grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, November 18 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Ron Walter, "Why It's Okay to Steal Music and Movies Online: An Artist's Defense" & Joey Baker, "Planking, Teapotting, and Owling" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Wednesday-Sunday, November 23-27 - Thanksgiving Break
December 2011
- Friday, December 2 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Oct 17 - Dec 17 course with a WP or WF grade unless already dropped for non-attendance; Final date to officially withdraw from a Aug 25 - Dec 17 course or the university with a WP or WF grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, December 2 - 3:00-4:00 pm - Soapbox - Brittany Edwardes, Patrick Russell, and Michael J. Hinds, "Our National Parks: America's Greatest Idea" (Farris Presentation Room)
- Monday, December 5 - Recommended date to make degree application for December 2012 graduation
- Friday, December 9 - Study Day
- Friday, December 9 - 3:00-5:00 pm - Soapbox - Artificial Other Pecha Kucha (Farris Presentation Room)
- Saturday, December 10 - Final Exams - Saturday classes
- Monday-Friday, December 12-16 - Final Examinations - day and night classes
- Friday, December 16 - Senior Thesis and Banquet Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
- Saturday, December 17 - Winter Commencement
- Monday, December 19 - 12:00 pm - Final grades report date
- Monday, December 19 - Instruction begins for the Winter Intersession
- Tuesday, December 20 - Change-of-course period ends; Last date to register; Last date to add classes; Last date to change from credit to audit or audit to credit
January 2012
- Tuesday, January 3 - Final date to officially withdraw from a course or the university with a W grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Wednesday, January 4 - Final date to officially withdraw from a course or the university with a WP or WF grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, January 6 - Final examinations for the Winter Intersession
- Tuesday, January 10 - 12:00 pm - Winter Intersession final grades report date
- Thursday, January 12 - Instruction begins for the Spring semester - day and evening classes
- Friday, January 13 - Change-of-course period ends for Jan 12-Mar 9 classes; Last date to register; Last date to add classes; Last date to change from credit to audit or audit to credit
- Saturday, January 14 - Instruction begins - Saturday classes
- Monday, January 16 - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
- Wednesday, January 18 - Change-of-course period ends for Jan 12-May 5 classes; Last date to register; Last date to add classes; Last date to change from credit to audit or audit to credit
- Friday, January 20 - Freshman Lock-In (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
February 2012
- Friday, February 10 - Final date to make degree application for May graduation and be included in the commencement program
- Saturday, February 11 - Sophomore Lectures (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms
- Friday, February 17 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Jan 12 - Mar 9 course with a W grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Monday, February 20 - Inform & Interview Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
March 2012
- Friday, March 2 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Jan 12 - Mar 9 course with a WP or WF grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, March 2 - Inform & Interview Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
- Monday, March 12 - Inform & Interview Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
- Tuesday, March 13 - Change-of-course period ends for Mar 12-May 5 classes; Last date to register; Last date to add classes; Last date to change from credit to audit or audit to credit
- Wednesday, March 14 - Mid-term grade report date
- Saturday-Sunday, March 17-25 - Spring Break
- Friday, March 30 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Jan 12 - May 5 course or the university with a W grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, March 30 - Sunday, April 1, 2012 - Southern Regional Honors Council Annual Meeting (Tampa)
April 2012
- Monday, April 2-Monday, April 23 - Advance Registration for Summer and Fall 2012
- Friday, April 13 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Mar 12 - May 5 course with a W grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, April 20 - Final date to officially withdraw from a Mar 12 - May 5 course with a WP or WF Grade unless already dropped for non-attendance; Final date to officially withdraw from a Jan 12 - May 5 course or the university with a WP or WF grade unless already dropped for non-attendance
- Friday, April 20 - Recommended date to make degree application for May 2013 graduation
- Friday, April 27 - Study Day
- Saturday, April 28 - Final Exams - Saturday classes
- Monday-Friday, April 30-May 4 - Final Examinations - day and night classes
May 2012
- Friday, May 4 - Senior Thesis and Banquet Day (Student Center 2nd Floor Rooms)
- Saturday, May 5 - Spring Commencement
- Tuesday, May 8 - 12:00 pm - Final grade report date
