2021-2022 Academic Calendar 52121R - Benedict College

BENEDICT COLLEGE

ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2021-2022

Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis President and CEO

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ACADEMIC CALENDAR

♦♦♦♦FALL SEMESTER♦♦♦♦♦ 2021

♦♦♦♦ JULY 2021♦♦♦♦ 26 Monday Residence Halls open for RAs 1:00 p.m.--3:00 pm Residence Halls open for Student Leaders and STAR

Students -2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. 27 Tuesday Band leaders, freshman band members, and cheerleaders, return and register 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. 28 Wednesday Registration for Bridge, new and returning football

players, International Students, and other approved groups

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 29 Thursday Registration for returning band members, volleyball

players, ROTC cadets, and other approved groups 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. 30 Friday Preparation Day for registration of First-Time

freshmen

♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2021♦♦♦♦♦ 2-6 Monday-Friday Welcome Week, Registration, and Orientation Sessions 2 Monday Welcome Center and Registration open for First-Time

Freshmen First-Time Freshmen (not transfer and readmitted

students) arrive and begin registration 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Faculty Return (Faculty Development activities)

Mather Hall opens for floors 2 and 4 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

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♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2021 ♦♦♦♦♦ 2 Monday Mather Hall opens for floors 6 and 8 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Gambrell Hall opens for floors Basement and 2 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Gambrell Hall opens for floors 1 and 3 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

3 Tuesday Registration continues for new freshman students. Registration begins for transfer and readmitted

students 9:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. MatherHallopensforfloors3and5from

9:00a.m.-2:00p.m.

MatherHallopensforfloors7and9from1:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

JenkinsHallopensforfloorsBasementand2from9:00a.m.to12:00p.m.JenkinsHallopensforfloors1and3from1:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

4 Wednesday FacultyDevelopmentandAssessmentWorkshop Residence Halls, Welcome Center, and Registration

open for returning students 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. MatherHallopensforfloor10from

9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

MatherHallopensforfloor11from1:00p.m.-4:00p.m. GoodsonHallopensforfloorsBasementand2from9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.GoodsonHallopensforfloors1and3from1:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

5-6 Thursday-Friday Registration continues for all students

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♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2021 ♦♦♦♦♦ 5 Thursday OakHallopensforfloors1,3,and5from

9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

OakHallopensforfloors2and4from1:00p.m.-4:00p.m.

HaskellHallopensforfloors1and3from9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.HaskellHallopensforfloor2from1:00p.m.to4:00p.m.

6 Friday StuartHallopensforfloors1and3from9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

StuartHallopensforfloor2from1:00p.m.to4:00p.m.

ResidentialHousesopenfrom9:00a.m.-12:00p.m.

9 Monday CLASSES BEGIN FOR ALL STUDENTS MBA Cohort Class schedule begins 9–Sept. 28 Monday-Thursday Class Schedule for Block I Courses 9-13 Monday-Friday Registration continues 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 16-20 Monday-Friday Registration continues 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. 20 Friday Last day for students to register

Last day for students to complete clearance Last day to add a course Last day to Add Block I Classes Last day to drop a regular and Block I course without the WC designation 24 Tuesday CPI Professional Development Conference 10:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m.

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♦♦♦♦♦AUGUST 2021 ♦♦♦♦♦ 27 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline Students will be dropped from any classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately

♦♦♦♦♦SEPTEMBER 2021♦♦♦♦♦ 2 Thursday First NSC Term Report is due Thursday Fall Convocation 11:00 a.m. 4 Saturday Benedict College versus Allen University Football Game 6 Monday Labor Day – Online Class Day 7 Tuesday Last day for students to move out the dorm and receive monetary adjustment 8 Wednesday SACS-COC Compliance Verification Report Due 11 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day

Make-up tests, review sessions for the midterm examinations, and other classes as needed

21 Tuesday HBCU Career Talent Showcase (Career Fair) (virtual) 1:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m.

22 Wednesday Last day to drop a Block I course and receive a WC designation 23-28 Thursday-Tuesday Midterm Examinations for full-semester classes Final Examinations for Block I classes 24 Friday Last day to file for Fall 2020 Graduation and pay fees (There will be no December Graduation Ceremony) 29-November 23 Wednesday-Tuesday Block II class schedule

♦♦♦♦♦OCTOBER 2021♦♦♦♦♦ 1 Friday Monthly NSC Report is due

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♦♦♦♦♦OCTOBER 2021 ♦♦♦♦♦ 5 Tuesday Midterm grades are due by 5:00 p.m. Final grades for Block I courses are due by 5:00 p.m. 7 Thursday Last day to add a Block II class Last day to drop a Block II class without the WC designation 8 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline Students will be dropped from any Block II classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately 20-21 Wednesday-Thursday Fall Board of Trustees Meeting 21 Thursday Fall Faculty and Student Research Presentations and

Exhibition Day 22 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline -5:00 p.m. Students will be dropped from any classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted

appropriately

23 Saturday HOMECOMING DAY Benedict College versus Morehouse College Charlie W. Johnson Stadium-2:00 p.m. Reading and Instructional Day (Virtual)

Make-up tests, review sessions for the examinations, and other classes as needed

25 Monday Early Registration begins for Spring Semester 2022

♦♦♦♦♦NOVEMBER 2021♦♦♦♦♦ 1 Monday Monthly NSC Report is due 1-6 Monday-Saturday Business Week 5 Friday Open House and High School Visitation Day 9 Tuesday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshop 11:00 a.m -12:45 p.m.

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♦♦♦♦♦NOVEMBER 2021 ♦♦♦♦♦ 12 Friday Last day to drop a class in the regular session and receive a WC designation Last day to drop a Block II class and receive a WC

designation Last day to officially withdraw from the College 15 Monday Last day of regular and Block II classes 16 Tuesday Virtual Reading and Instructional Day 17-23 Wednesday-Tuesday Final Examinations 23 Tuesday Last day in the dorms for students-6:00 p.m.-ET 24-26 Wednesday-Friday Thanksgiving Holiday (College is closed) 29 Monday College reopens 29-December 1 Monday-Wednesday Faculty Grading Days Virtual

♦♦♦♦December 2021♦♦♦♦♦

1 Wednesday All full semester, Block II, and MBA Cohort grades are Due by close of business Monthly NSC Report is due 2-3 Thursday- Friday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshops 6-10 Monday-Friday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshops 10 Friday Faculty Clearance Day

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Holiday period begins at the end of business hours on December 17, 2021 and ends on

January 2, 2022 for administrators and staff.

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♦♦♦♦♦SPRING SEMESTER 2022♦♦♦♦♦ ♦♦♦♦♦JANUARY 2022♦♦♦♦♦

1 Saturday New Year's Day Holiday 3 Monday College opens for the Spring 2020 semester

4 Tuesday Faculty Staff Meeting 9:00 a.m. Faculty Forum 11:00 a.m. Residence Halls open for Residential Life Staff RHAs,

Student Leaders, STAR (Admissions) 1:00 -4:00 p.m. 5 Wednesday Faculty Development and Assessment Workshops Residence Halls open for new, readmitted and transfer

students Registration begins for new, readmitted and transfer students

8:30 a.m. –5:00 p.m.

6 Thursday Residence Halls open for upper class students Registration begins for returning students 8:30 a.m. –5:00 p.m.

7 Friday Registration continues for all students 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. 10 Monday CLASSES BEGIN FOR ALL STUDENTS 10-March 2 Monday-Wednesday Block I Class Schedule 10-14 Monday-Friday Registration continues 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. 17 Monday Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday 18 Tuesday Chapel Assembly

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Program TBA 21 Friday Last day for students to register Last day for students to complete clearance

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♦♦♦♦♦JANUARY 2021♦♦♦♦♦ 21 Friday Last day to add a full-semester or Block I course

Last day to drop a full-semester or Block I course without the WC designation

28 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline for Block I and full semester classes Students will be dropped from any classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately 29 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day

Make-up tests, review sessions for the midterm examinations, and meeting of hybrid and internship classes

♦♦♦♦♦FEBRUARY 2022♦♦♦♦♦

1-28 Tuesday-Monday African American History Month 1 Tuesday First NSC Term Report is due 4 Friday Last day to apply for May Graduation and pay Senior Fees 8 Tuesday Chapel Assembly Program Black History Month TBA 9 Wednesday Last day for students to move out the dorm and receive monetary adjustment 11 Friday Annual Spring Career Fair

Career Pathways Initiative and Service-Learning Program

10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Swinton Campus Center-

12 Saturday Seventh Annual Jubilee Choir Sing-Out TBA

Reading Day! Read African American History and Culture Documents

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♦♦♦♦♦FEBRUARY 2022♦♦♦♦♦ 15 Tuesday Chapel Assembly Program Black History Month-TBA 19 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day


22 Tuesday School of Honors Induction Ceremony TBA 23 Wednesday Last day to drop a Block I course and receive a WC Designation 24-25 Thursday-Friday Meeting of the Benedict College Board of Trustees 24-27 Thursday-Sunday Black History Month (BHM)Talent Showcase,

Community Choir Concert, and other BHM activities HRC Arena, Swinton Campus Center, and Antisdel Chapel

24– March 2 Thursday – Wednesday Midterm Examinations and Block I Final Exams

♦♦♦♦♦MARCH 2022♦♦♦♦♦ 1-31 Tuesday-Thursday Women’s History Month 1 Tuesday NSC Monthly Report is due 7 Monday Midterm grades are due by 5:00 p.m. Final Grades are due for Block I courses by 5:00 p.m. 7-11 Monday-Friday Spring Break (Faculty and students only) Administrative Offices are open 3 -April 29 Thursday-Friday Block II Class Schedule 17 Thursday Founder’s Day Convocation 11:00 am 18 Friday Last day to add a Block II class Last day to drop a course without the WC designation 19 Saturday Founder’s Day Rally -11:00 am 21-April 29 Monday-Friday Early Registration for the Fall Semester 2022

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♦♦♦♦♦MARCH 2022♦♦♦♦♦ 25 Friday Attendance Verification Deadline

Students will be dropped from Block II classes they have not attended and financial aid will be adjusted appropriately 31 Thursday Spring Faculty and Student Research Presentations and

Exhibition Day

♦♦♦♦♦APRIL 2022♦♦♦♦♦ 1 Friday NSC Monthly Report is due 2 Saturday Reading and Instructional Day


4-8 Mon.-Friday. Tiger Spring Fest Entrepreneurship Week 7 Thursday PLUS Day-College/s Annual Day of Service Students serve at designated service-learning sites 8 Friday Open House and High School Visitation Day 11-14 Monday-Thursday SACS-COC Reaccreditation On-Site Visit 14 Thursday Last day for students to drop a regular class and receive a WC

Last day for students to drop a Block II class and receive a WC Last day to officially withdraw from the College 15 Friday Good Friday (Holiday) 17 Sunday Easter TBA Athletics Banquet -TBA 21-25 Thursday-Monday Graduating Senior Final Examinations

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♦♦♦♦APRIL 2022♦♦♦♦♦ 22 Friday Last day of regular and Block II Classes 22 Friday Opening of the 33rd Annual Harambee Festival Charlie W. Johnson Stadium-6:00 P.M 23 Saturday 33rd Annual HARAMBEE Festival Charlie W. Johnson Stadium 23-24 Sat.-Sunday Final Examination Portals open for virtual examinations only 24 Sunday 13th Annual H A R A M B E E Festival Community

Choir Concert –TBA (Subject to Change) 25-29 Monday-Friday Final Examination Period (virtual and in-person) for non- graduating seniors 26 Tuesday Grades are due for graduating seniors by 5:00 p.m. 29 Friday Last day in dormitories for non-graduating seniors 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time President’s Scholarship Dinner

♦♦♦♦♦MAY 2022♦♦♦♦♦ 2 Monday NSC Monthly Report is due 4 Wednesday Baccalaureate Services and Thirty-Second Annual

Honors Program Capstone Ceremony 3:00 p.m. 5-6 Thursday-Friday Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees 6 Friday Spring Commencement Convocation 7:00 pm Charlie W. Johnson Stadium 7 Saturday Last day in the dorms for graduates-12:00 noon ET 9 Monday Final deadline for all grades to be submitted-5:00 p.m. 10-12 Tuesday-Thursday Faculty Development Activities 13 Friday Faculty and Staff Honors Program

Faculty Clearance

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♦♦♦♦MAY 2022♦♦♦♦♦ 30 Monday Memorial Day Holiday The Summer Session 2022 Academic Calendar will be released later.