Academic Calendar 2012 - 2013
These are general guidelines in terms of the timing and length of the semester. Start and stop dates are continually evaluated within the context of operational field exercises. Dates may change as deemed necessary by the GSN faculty.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Summer Term Begins for Second Year Students | May 21 |
| MSN New Student Inprocessing and Orientation | May 21 - 24 |
| Summer Term Begins for First Year Students | May 25 |
| Memorial Day | May 28 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Summer Finals | July 30 - August 3 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Ph.D. New Student Orientation | August 27 |
| Fall Term Begins | August 27 |
| Labor Day | September 3 |
| Columbus Day | October 8 |
| Veterans Day | November 12 |
| Thanksgiving | November 22 |
| Nurse Anesthesia Graduation | December 10 |
| Fall Finals | December 10 - 14 |
| Christmas | December 25 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Spring Term Begins | January 7 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 18 |
| President's Day | February 8 |
| Spring Break | March 25 -29 |
| Spring Finals | April 29 - May 3 |
| Antietam Road March | TBD |
| Second Year Scholarly Project Defenses | May 3 - 4 |
| First Year Proposal Defenses | May 6 - 7 |
| Research Week | May 13 - 17 |
| Graduation | May 18 |
| Memorial Day | May 27 |
| Nurse Anesthesia Phase II Begins | June 3 |
Highlights
Spotlight
Navy Lieutenant Commander Pamela Wall, director of USU's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program, recently spoke at a Joining Forces event held at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is working toward a Doctor of Philosophy.
"The Joining Forces initiative is important, because it provides America's nurses with the education, information and sensitivity they need to recognize and treat conditions that are unique to military and veteran populations," said Wall, who was hand-selected by the dean of Penn's nursing school to talk about her nurse corps experiences.
At the event, Wall also introduced first lady Michelle Obama, another Joining Forces guest speaker, who called nurses the "frontline of America's healthcare."