SPRING 2024

Date 

 Event

January 1 Classes Begin
January 19 Restricted Drop Deadline
January 21 Add without Override Deadline
January 22 Add with Override Begins
January 31 Census: Add/drop Deadline
February 1-2 Front Range Student Ecology Symposium
February 6 Faculty Meeting
February 9 Biology Social
February 15 Masters Defense Thesis – Carina Donne, “Evaluating Bouteloua Gracilis Cultivars’ Performance After Drought; The Role of the Soil Microbiome
February 21 Faculty Meeting
February 28 GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Speaker – Dr. Naomi Pierce
March 1 Biology Social
March 5 Departmental Seminar – Catherine Tait, “Unveiling the Black Box of Publishing: Navigating Editorial Decisions, Peer Review, and Reader Engagement
March 6 Integrations: A Special Seminar Series in Biology – Dr. Sushmita Chatterjee, “Border Crossings: Critical Plant Studies
March 9 – 17 Spring Recess – No Classes
March 18 Classes Resume
March 19 Summer 2024 Registration Begins
March 20 Faculty Meeting / GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Speaker – Dr. Jianguo Liu
March 21 PhD Exit Seminar – Gus Waneka, “Life at the Extremes: Mechanisms of Mutation and Repair in Organelle Genomes
March 26 Departmental Seminar – Dr. Maggie R. Wagner, “Adaptation to Stress in Plant-Associated and Free-Living Microbiomes
April 3 Integrations: A Special Seminar Series in Biology – Lisa Corwin & Sandhya Krishnan, “Failing to Succeed: Exploring How Challenge and Failure in Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) Can Become a Learning Opportunity”
April 4 PhD Exit Seminar – Matt Sturchio, “Ecovoltaics and Grassland Responses to Solar Energy Co-location
April 5 Biology Social
April 9 Departmental Seminar – Dave Hanson, University of New Mexico
April 12 Individual Course Withdrawal Deadline / Repeat/Repair Deadline
April 17 Faculty Meeting / GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Speaker – Dr. Aida Cuni-Sanches
April 22-26 Annual Biology Grand Give Away
April 23 Departmental Seminar – Julian Catchen, University of Illinois
April 30 Departmental Seminar – Aaron Whiteley, University of Colorado
May 3 Classes End / Semester Withdrawal Deadline / Biology Social
May 6 Final Exams
May 10 Friday – The Graduate School Commencement & University Honors Recognition Ceremony / Biology Spring 2024 Commencement Reception
May 11 Saturday – College of Natural Sciences Commencement 

FALL 2023

Date 

 Event

August 16 Wednesday – Faculty Retreat
August 17 PhD Exit Seminar – Alex Adams, “Expanding on Expansion: Genome Gigantism and its Effects on DNA Methylation, RNA Splicing and Organellar Scaling
August 18 Friday – GTA Orientation & Ice Cream Social
August 21 Monday – Classes Begin
August 25 Friday – End Restricted Course Drop
August 27 Sunday – Add without Override Deadline
August 28 Monday – Add with Override Begins
August 29 Tuesday – Biology Department Graduate Info Session
August 29 & 30 Biology Donut Worry
August 31 CNS Faculty & Staff Picnic
September 4 Monday – Labor Day, University Holiday – University Offices Closed – No Classes
September 6 Wednesday – CENSUS: Add/drop deadline
September 13 Departmental Seminar – Dr. Kimberley Simpson, “The War Between Grasses and Trees Under Rising Atmospheric CO2
September 14 PhD Exit Seminar – Rebecca Cheek, “Genomics of Habitat-Linked Microgeographic Adaptation in an Island Endemic Bird Species
September 26 Department Seminar – Dr. William Adams III, “Photoprotection from Seconds to Seasons
September 29 Friday – Spring 2024 Plan Ahead Begins / Open House & Bio Movie Night, “Arrival”
October 4 GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Seminar – Dr. Dan Cariveau
October 6 Biology Social
October 9 Indigenous Peoples’ Day / PhD Exit Seminar – Matt DeSaix, “Advancing Conservation Genomics of Migratory Species Toward a Full Annual Cycle Approach
October 10 Departmental Seminar – Katelyn Cooper, “Examining How Research and Teaching Affect Science Graduate Student Mental Health
October 12 PhD Exit Seminar – Travis Livieri, “Population Ecology of Black-footed Ferrets (Mustela Nigripes) in Relation to Sylvatic Plague
October 13 Bio Movie Night, “The Fly”
October 23 Monday – Spring 2024 Registration Begins / RAMweb / Master’s Thesis Defense – Alex Taylor, “Slow and Noisy: Developmental Tempo and Gene Expression Kinetics in Big Cells
October 24 Departmental Seminar – Maria Stager, “Organismal Responses to a Variable Climate
October 25 GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Seminar – Dr. Mike Antolin
October 31 Tuesday – Regalia Order Deadline
November 3 Biology Social
November 10 Friday – End Course Withdrawal Period & Repeat/Repair Deadline
November 14 Departmental Seminar – Dr. Sally E. Koerner, “Plant Community Dynamics in Grassy, Grazed, and Changing Ecosystems
November 17 Bio Movie Night, “Fantastic Mr. Fox”
November 18 Saturday – Fall Recess Begins – No Classes Next Week
November 23-24 Thanksgiving – University Holiday – University Offices Closes – No Classes
November 27 Monday – Classes Resume
November 28 Departmental Seminar – Gregory Bonito, “Symbioses Between Mortierellaceae Fungi with Bacteria and Photobionts
December 1 Biology Social
December 6 Departmental Seminar – Collin Rice, “Justifying Distortion: How Biologists Use Idealized Models to Explain
December 8 Friday – Last Day of Classes
December 11-15 Finals Week
December 12 Tuesday – Biology Holiday Party
December 14 & 15 Thursday & Friday – Grad Fest
December 15 Friday – Graduate School Commencement & University Honors Recognition Ceremony
December 15 Biology Commencement Reception
December 16 Saturday – College of Natural Sciences Commencement
December 25-27 University Holiday – University Offices Closed – No Classes

SUMMER 2023

Date 

 Event

May 15 Monday – 1st 4 Week and 12 Week Terms Begin
May 29 Monday – University Holiday, Memorial Day – Offices Closed, No Classes
June 9 Friday – 1st 4 Week Term Ends
June 12 Monday – 2nd 4 Week Term and 8 Week Term Begin
June 19 Monday – University Holiday, Juneteenth – Offices Closed, No Classes
July 3 Monday – Offices Closed, No Classes
July 4 Tuesday – University Holiday, Independence Day – Offices Closed, No Classes
July 7 Friday – 2nd 4 Week Term Ends
July 10 Monday – 3rd 4 Week Term Begins
July 30 Sunday – Repeat/Repair Deadline
August 4 Friday – 8 Week, 12, and 3rd 4 Week Terms End
August 8 Tuesday – Grades Due