Compiled by Rob Chappell, M.A.
Kalendarmeister of the ACES James Scholar Honors Program
Related Resources
- The Old Farmer's Almanac: Astronomy Section
- Office of the Registrar: Academic Deadline Calendars
- Urbana-Champaign Senate Academic Calendars
The Honors Calendar: Academic Year 2009-2010, Being the 51st Year of the James Scholar Honors Programs on the Urbana Campus
| Dates | Hours | Activities & Events |
Sunday, August 16, 2009 | First day of the 2009-2010 academic year. | |
Friday, August 21 | 2:00 PM | The first-ever ACES Ice Cream Social will take place near the ACES Library on the South Quad. |
Sunday, August 23 | QUAD DAY -- Visit ACES student organizations on the Quad! | |
Monday, August 24 | Fall semester instruction begins. | |
Tuesday, August 25 | Doors Open @ 6:30 PM | ACES New Student Welcome Night at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts! |
Wednesday, September 2 | 11:00 AM-4:00 PM | Visit Dean Bohn at the Study Abroad Fair in Rooms A, B, & C on the first floor of the Illini Union! |
Friday, September 11 | 11:00 AM-1:00 PM | Feed Your fACES on the South Quad! |
Thursday, October 8 | 1:00-5:30 PM | The annual ACES Career Fair will take place at the I Hotel & Conference Center in Champaign. |
Monday, October 19 | 5:00 PM | Deadline to submit fall 2009 Honors Credit Learning Agreements (HCLAs) to the Honors Dean in the ACES Academic Programs Office. |
Friday, October 30 | 5:00 PM | Deadline for qualified sophomores and juniors to apply for ACES James Scholar status in fall 2009. |
Monday, November 2 | ACES James Scholars begin priority registration for spring 2010 using UI-Integrate Self-Service. * Deadline for sophomore ACES James Scholar women to submit essays in 115 ACES Library for the sixth annual Carol Andreae Haynes Sophomore Achievement Award competition. | |
Friday, November 20 | 5:00 PM | Deadline to complete priority registration for spring 2010 using UI-Integrate Self-Service. |
Saturday, November 21-Sunday, November 29 | FALL BREAK | |
Monday, November 30 | Instruction resumes. | |
Tuesday, December 1 | 5:00 PM | Deadline for qualified ACES students to submit spring 2010 Undergraduate Research Proposals to the Honors Dean in the ACES Academic Programs Office. * Deadline for junior ACES James Scholars admitted to the Honors Program in fall 2009 to submit their Honors Completion Plans (HCPs) to the Honors Dean in the ACES Academic Programs Office. |
Wednesday, December 2 | 5:00 PM | Deadline to cancel a fall 2009 HCLA already in progress. |
Wednesday, December 9 | Instruction ends. | |
Thursday, December 10 | READING DAY | |
Friday, December 11-Friday, December 18 | FINALS WEEK | |
Friday, December 18 | 4:30-7:00 PM | College of ACES graduation reception for students completing their degree programs in December 2009 (Heritage Room, ACES Library). |
Saturday, December 19, 2009-Monday, January 18, 2010 | WINTER BREAK | |
Tuesday, January 19 | Spring semester instruction begins. | |
Monday, March 1 | 5:00 PM | Deadline for ACES James Scholars to submit humanities papers in 115 ACES Library for the annual Leander J. M. Haynes Humanities Book Prize competition. |
Friday, March 5 | 5:00 PM | Deadline to submit spring 2010 Honors Credit Learning Agreements (HCLAs) to the Honors Dean in the ACES Academic Programs Office. |
Friday, March 12 & Saturday, March 13 | Hours TBA | Annual ExplorACES student expo on South Campus. |
Saturday, March 20-Sunday, March 28 | SPRING BREAK | |
Monday, March 29 | Instruction resumes. | |
Friday, April 2 | 5:00 PM | Deadline for qualified freshmen and sophomores to apply for ACES James Scholar status in spring 2010. |
Monday, April 5 | ACES James Scholars begin priority registration for summer and fall 2010. | |
Saturday, April 10 | 12:00 N | Senior ACES James Scholars will be recognized at the College's annual Student Awards Banquet (location TBD). |
Friday, April 23 | 5:00 PM | Deadline for qualified ACES students to submit summer and fall 2010 Undergraduate Research proposals to the Honors Dean in the ACES Academic Programs Office. |
Friday, April 23 | 5:00 PM | Deadline to complete priority registration for summer and fall 2010 on UI-Integrate Self-Service. |
Monday, April 26 | 5:00 PM | Deadline for sophomore ACES James Scholars to submit their Honors Completion Plans (HCPs) to the Honors Dean in the ACES Academic Programs Office. |
Wednesday, April 28 | 5:00 PM | Deadline to cancel a spring 2010 HCLA already in progress. |
Wednesday, May 5 | Instruction ends. | |
Thursday, May 6 | READING DAY | |
Friday, May 7-Friday, May 14 | FINALS WEEK | |
Saturday, May 15 & Sunday, May 16 | COMMENCEMENT for the 48th graduating class of ACES James Scholars! | |
Monday, May 17 | Summer session term 1 instruction begins. | |
Saturday, June 12 | Final Exam date for summer session term 1. | |
Monday, June 14 | Summer session term 2 instruction begins. | |
Thursday, August 5 | 12:00 N | Summer session term 2 instruction ends. |
| Thursday, August 5 | 1:00 PM | READING (HALF-)DAY begins. |
| Friday, August 6 & Saturday, August 7 | Final Exam period for summer session term 2. | |
| Monday, August 16 | First day of the 2010-2011 academic year. |
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."
-- Douglas Adams (1952-2001)
