Date
|
Event
|
| January 1 |
Wednesday – New Year’s Holiday – University Offices Closed |
| January 20 |
Monday – Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday – University Offices Closed |
| January 21 |
Tuesday – Classes Begin |
| January 22 |
Faculty Meeting |
| January 24 |
Friday – End Restricted Course Drop |
| January 26 |
Sunday – Add Without Override |
| January 27 |
Monday – Add With Override Begins |
| January 30 |
Graduating Senior Info Session – Dr. Tanya Dewey & Abbie Reade, ASC |
| February 3 |
Spring Creek Laundry Service | Bio Movie Mondays: Movie Night, “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks“ |
| February 4 |
Departmental Seminar – Marek Borowiec, CSU, Department of Agricultural Biology, “Using Deep Learning to Study Biodiversity“ |
| February 5 |
Census | Registration Closes | GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Seminar – Paul Caradonna |
| February 7 |
Biology Social: My Bloody Valentine |
| February 11 |
Founder’s Day | PhD Exit Seminar – Talia Head, “Expression and Function of cGMP-Dependent Protein Kinase in Molt Regulation in Two Decapod Crustaceans, Gecarcinus lateralis and Carcinus maenas“ |
| February 14 |
PhD Exit Seminar – Marina Rodriguez, “Integrating Genomics and Telomere Dynamics to Understand Climate Adaptation in the Yellow Warbler“ |
| February 19 |
Faculty Meeting |
| February 20 |
Future of Health: Career Pathways to Impact |
| February 24 |
PhD Exit Seminar – Vanessa Bentley, “The MF Curse: Investigating the Role of Methyl Farnesoate on Crustacean Molting“ |
| March 3 |
Spring Creek Laundry Service | Bio Movie Mondays: Movie Night, “The Wild Robot“ |
| March 4 |
Departmental Seminar – Sarah Swygert, “3D Chromatin Architecture in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Quiescent Cells“ |
| March 7 |
Biology Social |
| March 11 |
Departmental Seminar – Dr. Luis G. Brieba, “Insights into DNA Repair and DNA Replication in Plant Organelles“ |
| March 12 |
Faculty Meeting |
| March 15 |
Spring Recess Begins – No Classes |
| March 24 |
Monday – Classes Resume |
| March 25 |
Departmental Seminar – Emily Moore, “Between Species and Sexes: The Genetic Basis of Adaptive Traits in African Cichlid Fishes” | Master’s Thesis Defense – Chris deRoux, “Genome-wide Signatures of Coevolution in Parasitic and Autotrophic Plants“ |
| April 2 |
GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Seminar – Jennifer Marlon |
| April 4 |
Biology Social |
| April 7 |
Spring Creek Laundry Service |
| April 11 |
The Grand Give Away: Submission Deadline |
| April 14 |
Bio Movie Mondays: Movie Night, “The Martian“ |
| April 16 |
Faculty Meeting |
| April 18 |
End Course Withdrawal Deadline | Repeat/Repair Deadline |
| April 21-25 |
The Grand Give Away |
| April 23 |
GDPE Distinguished Ecologist Seminar – Timothy Bowles |
| May 2 |
Biology Social | Awards & Jobs Recognition Ceremony |
| May 5 |
Spring Creek Laundry Service |
| May 6 |
Departmental Seminar – Dr. Murray Grant, “New Insights into Signalling Dynamics Underpinning Local and Systemic Plant Immunity“ |
| May 7 |
Research Seminar – Dr. Douglas Robinson, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine | Master’s Thesis Defense – Hannah Horowitz, “Where You Live Matters: Extreme Weather Conditions Amplify Territory Quality Effects on Island Bird Reproduction“ |
| May 9 |
Last Day of Classes | Semester Withdrawal Deadline | Herbarium Open House |
| May 12-16 |
Final Exams Week |
| May 14 |
Biology & Zoology Cap Decorating Party | Faculty Retreat |
| May 15 |
Master’s Thesis Defense – Sophie Maksymkiw, “Where Roots Run Deep: Fostering Youth Environmental Motivation Through Livelihoods in Rural Place-Based Education“ |
| May 16 |
University Commencement |
| May 17 |
Biology Recognition Ceremony, Moby Arena | Donut Worry Graduation Pre-Party |
| May 20 |
Tuesday – Grades Due |
