Calendar for 2017-2018
The calendar and this schedule will be revised as the semester progresses so please check back here frequently.
Detailed Monthly Calendar
Click here to view monthly google calendar. Includes class assignments, exams, and CDE seminars.
Academic Year Begins
Arrival, August 4, 2017:
CDE house opens for the fellows of the Class of 2018
Required Academic Orientation Begins: Monday, August 7
First Semester 2017
Sep. 6, Opening meeting
Sep. 7, Classes begin
Sep. 16, Convocation
Oct. 9 – Oct. 10, Fall Reading Period (no classes)
Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Recess begins (no classes)
Nov. 22 – Nov. 26, No classes, no meals served at CDE
Nov. 27, Classes resume
Dec. 8, Fall classes end
Dec. 13 – Dec. 18, Final Exams
Dec. 19, Winter Break Begins
Dec. 19 – Jan. 2, No classes, no meals served at CDE or at the College
Winter Study 2018
Jan. 3, Winter Study Classes Begin – No Late Arrivals
Jan. 15, Martin Luther King Jr. Day (no classes)
Jan 26, Winter Study Classes End
Jan. 27 – Jan. 30, Winter Recess, field trip to New York City
Second Semester 2018
Jan. 31, Second Semester Begins
Feb. 1, Claiming Williams Day (no classes)
Mar. 17, Spring Break Begins
Mar. 18 – Mar. 22, Washington, DC field trip
Mar. 22 – Apr. 1, No meals served at CDE. Some Meals Served on Campus
Apr. 2, Spring Classes Resume
Apr. 5 – Apr. 6, CDE Conference
May 11, Spring Classes End
May 14 – May 21, Final Exams
May 23, Paper Presentations (attendance required)
Graduation and Departure
June 1, CDE Class Night
June 3, Graduation, followed by luncheon at the CDE
June 3, Departures begin
June 4, All students must vacate the CDE by 3 p.m.
Main Social Nav