Academic Calendar and Events

2024-25 Academic Schedule

Summer I: May 5 to June 25
Classes begin: May 5
Last day to add/drop: May 7
Last day to withdraw: June 6
Classes end: June 20
Finals week: June 23 to 25

Summer (May-August): May 5 to August 20
Classes begin: May 5
Last day to add/drop: May 9
Memorial Day Holiday: May 26
Last day to withdraw: July 11
Summer Break: June 30 to July 4
Classes end: August 15
Finals week: August 18 to 20

Summer II: June 30 to August 20
Classes begin: June 30
Last day to add/drop: July 2
Last day to withdraw: August 1
Classes end: August 15
Finals week: August 18 to 20

Fall dates
Single parent scholar move-in day: August 13
Fall athlete move-in day: August 15
International student move-in day: August 17
First year and transfer student move-in day: August 21
Welcome Week: August 21 to 24
Returning student move-in day: August 24
First day of classes: August 25

Academic Calendar: 2023-2026

Academic Events 

ArtsFest - a three-day event, spotlighting the remarkable art, artists, and artistic opportunities at Wilson.

Brain Awareness Week - Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science.

Bogigian Gallery Exhibits - located in Lortz Hall and open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. 

Creative Writing Colloquium - an opportunity for budding writers to take lessons on writing technique, ask questions about the publishing process, and rub elbows with published authors. 

Commencement - the ceremony of conferring degrees at the end of the academic year.

Common Hour - dedicated to fostering inquiry and conversation across the campus community about pressing issues and big questions.

Convocation - bringing together the Wilson community – students, faculty, staff, alumni and friends – to celebrate the new academic year.

Cooley Gallery Exhibits - located on the second floor of the John Stewart Memorial Library and open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, and 1 to 11 p.m. Sunday.

Hankey Center Exhibits

Humanities Conference -  an exploration of different topics by the various fields represented by the Humanities.

Hustle for Health - 5K and 1 mile Fun Run/Walk in which proceeds support Wilson College service-learning experience trips to the Dominican Republic to provide healthcare assistance in local hospitals and refugee camps.

Orchesis - the Wilson College Dance Ensemble

Orientation - there is summer orientation to get ready for the fall semester and a welcome week of orientation from move-in day to the first day of class.

Orr Forum - an academic event featuring topics on the wide and shifting interests in religion studies in America.

Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Academy of Science (PAS) - a forum for professional dialogue among junior and senior scientists at all academic levels.

Student Research Day and Academic Awards Ceremony -  as a way to recognize and celebrate the research, scholarship and creative activities of students through scholarly research or creative projects followed by a ceremony of college awards based on exemplary and outstanding academic merit and achievement. 

Writers Series Events - sponsored poets, novelists, prose writers, or creative non-fiction authors visit campus and present readings of their latest works.