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Important Dates

Aug. 15, 2008

Jayhawker Towers open at 8 a.m.

Aug. 17, 2008

Residence and scholarship halls open at 8 a.m.

Aug. 21, 2008

Fall classes begin

Sept. 1, 2008

Labor Day. No classes, university offices closed

Oct. 16-19, 2008

Fall break. Residence and scholarship halls remain open

Nov. 25, 2008

Residence and scholarship halls close at 11 p.m. McCollum remains open

Nov. 26-30, 2008

Thanksgiving break. University offices closed Nov. 27-28

Nov. 30, 2008

Residence and scholarship halls reopen at 8 a.m.

Dec. 11, 2008

Last day of fall classes

Dec. 12, 2008

Stop day

Dec. 15-19, 2008

Finals week

Dec. 19, 2008

Residence halls close at 11 p.m. McCollum remains open

Dec. 20, 2008

Scholarship halls close at noon

Dec. 25, 2008

Christmas Day. University offices closed

Jan. 1, 2009

New Year's day. University offices closed

Jan. 11, 2009

Jayhawker Towers opens for new residents

Jan. 12, 2009

Residence and scholarship halls reopen at 8 a.m.

Jan. 15, 2009

Spring classes begin

Jan. 19, 2009

Martin Luther King Day. University offices closed

March 14, 2009

Residence and scholarship halls close at 2 p.m. McCollum remains open

March 16-22, 2009

Spring break

March 22, 2009

Residence and scholarship halls reopen at 8 a.m.

May 7, 2009

Last day of spring classes

May 8, 2009

Stop day

May 11-15, 2009

Finals week

May 15, 2009

Residence halls close at 11 p.m.

May 16, 2009

Scholarship halls close at noon

May 17, 2009

Commencement

May 18, 2009

Jayhawker Towers close at 9 p.m.

May 25, 2009

Memorial Day. University offices closed

June 9, 2009

Summer classes begin

July 4, 2009

Independence Day. No classes, university offices closed

July 31, 2009

Last day of summer classes