Students have started returning to campus for the 2011-2012 academic year, and within two weeks the new year will be in full swing.
The new year brings lots of activities, including the Tusculum College 2011 Parent Weekend, October 28 and 29. Activities are being finalized for the weekend and details are soon forthcoming. Mark your calendar to attend Parent Weekend and these other important dates.
New students are scheduled to move-in to the residence halls on Friday, August 19. Returning students will move-in that weekend. Student-athletes involved in fall sports and other groups, such as orientation leaders and student teachers, are returning to campus earlier this month.
Orientation for new students will be August 19-21, and will include a variety of activities organized by the Office of Student Affairs to help new students get acclimated to the college environment and meet and make new friends with their classmates. (Please see related article in the e-newsletter).
The following are important dates for 2011-2012 academic year:
Block 1: August 22 – September 14
Opening Convocation – September 1
Nettie Fowler McCormick Service Day – September 15
Constitution Day Observance – September 16
Block 2: September 19 – October 12
Homecoming week – September 19 – 25
Block 3: October 19 – November 11
Block 4: November 16 – December 14
Thanksgiving Break – November 23, 24, 25
Commencement – December 17
Christmas Break – December 19 – January 6
Block 5: January 9 – February 2
Martin Luther King Jr. Day – January 16
Block 6: February 8 – March 2
Spring Break – March 5 – 9
Block 7: March 12 – April 4
Good Friday – April 6
Block 8: April 9 – May 2
Honors Convocation – April 26
Commencement – May 5
Other dates to remember for the fall 2011 semester (arts and lecture credit events):
“Set your GPS for Success, ” hypnosis and high jinks with Wayne Lee – Monday, August 29
Hit a cappella group, Street Corner Symphony, concert – Thursday, September 8
An evening with bestselling author Sharyn McCrumb – Thursday, October 20
Theatre-at-Tusculum’s presents “Carnival!” – November 4-6, 11-13
Tusculum College Band Christmas Concert – Tuesday, December 5
Tusculum College Community Chorus Christmas Concert – Monday, December 12