Fall 2011 Semester
Friday, August 26
Meeting with new first-year Biology majors and summer reading discussion
Monday, August 29
Classes begin
Thursday, September 1
Student Summer Reseach Symposium
Monday, September 5
Labor Day (no class)
Wednesday, September 7
Campus Involvement Fair. Learn about and sign up for campus clubs such as the Biology Club, Environmental Action Society, and Scuba Club.
Wednesday, September 7
Last day for Schedule Changes
Wednesday, September 7
Biology Department Pizza Mixer. Meet biology faculty and students and learn about what our biology upperclassmen did this summer!
Saturday, September 17
EAS (Environmental Action Society) kayak/canoe trip, Raystown Lake.
Tuesday, October 4
Franciscan Day of Reflection
Monday, October 17
Mid-Semester Break
Monday, November 7 - Friday, November 11
Registration for Spring Semester 2012
TBA
Discussion for the Biology Department reading "The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat" by Oliver Sacks. Part of the Biology Freshman Seminar.
Tuesday, November 22
Science Day
Wednesday, November 23 - Sunday, November 25
Thanksgiving Break
TBA
Pizza Party for Senior Biology Majors
Friday, December 9
Biology Department Christmas Party
Friday, December 10
Last day of classes
Monday, December 12 - Saturday, December 16
Final Exams