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2012-2013 Calendar

Fall Semester 2012

August 18, Saturday – New student move-in
August 18, Saturday – President’s New Student Convocation
August 18, Saturday – New student orientation begins
August 20, Monday – Classes begin
August 31, Friday – Last day for full refund of tuition,
University fees, health insurance, and daily proration of room and board
September 3, Monday – Labor Day (no classes; University closed)
September 7-9, Friday-Sunday – Family Weekend
September 22, Saturday – Homecoming
October 12, Friday – Fall Break (no classes)
October 15, Monday – Classes resume
October 19-21, Friday-Sunday – Dads’ Weekend
November 19-23, Monday-Friday – Thanksgiving Break (no classes)
November 22-23, Thursday-Friday – Thanksgiving Administrative Closure
(University closed)
November 26, Monday – Classes resume
December 10-14, Monday-Friday – Final exam week
December 15, Saturday – Undergraduate and Graduate Commencement
December 24-January 1, Monday-Tuesday – Holiday Administrative Closure
(University closed)

Spring Semester 2013

January 12, Sunday – Residence hall move-in begins at 10 a.m.
January 14, Monday – Classes begin
January 21, Monday – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (no classes; University closed)
January 28, Monday – Last day for full refund of tuition,
University fees, health insurance, and daily proration of room and board
February 12, Tuesday – Lincoln’s Birthday (no classes; University closed)
March 11-15, Monday-Friday – Spring Break (no classes)
March 18, Monday – Classes resume
April TBD – Moms’ Weekend
May 6-10, Monday-Friday – Final exam week
May 10, Friday – Graduate Commencement
May 11, Saturday – Undergraduate Commencement

Summer Session 2013

May 27, Monday – Memorial Day (University closed)
June 3, Monday – Eight-week and first four-week sessions begin
July 4, Thursday – Fourth of July (no classes; University closed)
July 26, Friday – All sessions end

For more information, contact:

Student Development and Orientation (SDO)

Seal Hall 301, east wing
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
Phone: (309) 298-1884
Fax: (309) 298-3094
E-mail: sdo@wiu.edu
SDO website: wiu.edu/sdo
WIU website: wiu.edu
Facebook: fb.com/WIUsdo