Calendar for Academic Year 2011-2012



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DATE TIME EVENT PLACE
Wed. 17 5 - 8 pm Mustang Corral Move-In

Mustang Cookout for all Mustang Corral participants and their families		  
Thur. – Sat.
18 – 20		   Mustang Corral Have FUN!
Sat. 20   Residence halls officially open  
4 p.m. 2014 Class Photo Dallas Hall  Quad at 4 p.m., after Mustang Corral
5 - 6 p.m. Returning & New Hunt Scholars & Parents “Welcome Reception” Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom
Sun. 21 2:10 p. m. Common Reading Some sessions to be held in residence halls or email notification of a different location assignment
5:30 p.m. Rotunda Passage & Opening Convocation Line up on the West side of Dallas Hall - Dress Business Casual
Mon. 22   FIRST DAY OF FALL CLASSES Make it a great year!
Tues. 23 3:30 - 5 First Year Hunt Scholars Orientation/ student panel/pizza Hughes-Trigg , Atrium C-D
Fri. 26   Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing. Last day to file for graduation in December  
Sun. 28 5:30 – 7 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ First Sunday Dinner for fall term at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come ‘n Go buffet dinner provided
Tues. – Fri.
30 – Sept. 2nd		 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. First Year Hunt Scholars Usher & sign up for Tate Lecture(limit 20):
  • James A. Baker, III, Senior statesman; former Secretary of State;
  • Fareed Zakaria, Editor of Newsweek International; host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS;
  • David Gergen, CNN senior political commentator; former presidential adviser
Send Rose an email and review your Hunt Manual for details, in case you’re not one of the 20 or an usher.
Wed. 31 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Meeting for First Year Hunt Scholars/pizza Altshuler Learning Center – located at Loyd All Sports Center
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SEPTEMBER
Mon. 5   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY - Labor Day No classes
Tues. 6 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. First Year Hunt Scholars’ Usher afternoon Tate Q&A Forum Hughes-Trigg Ballroom
8 p.m. Tate Lecture:
James A. Baker, III, Fareed Zakaria, and David Gergen		 McFarlin Auditorium
Fri. 9 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Meeting for First Year Hunt Scholars with Pamela Chiu, Interim Director of Record, Dedman College (Refreshments will be provided.) Perkins Administration Bldg., Room 311
4 – 5:30 p.m. Hunt Scholar Portraits (First-Year Scholars) Perkins Administration Bldg., Room 318
Business Casual Dress for Portraits
Sun. 11 5:30 – 7 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ First Sunday Dinner for fall term at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come ‘n Go buffet dinner provided
Tues. 13 5 - 6 p.m. Hunt Scholars meet with Education Abroad Room 108 & 110 Blanton Dinner provided
Fri. 16 3 – 4 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ Family Weekend Reception Family Weekend: http://smufamilyweekend.universitytickets.com/user_pages/home.asp Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom
Tue. 20   4 – 5 p.m. Hunt Scholars meet with President Turner in Board Room Perkins Admin. Bldg, Rm 223 President’s Board Room Dress Business Casual
Tues – Fri.
23 – 25 		12:35 p.m. Hunt Taos Retreat Board bus at flagpole on Bishop Blvd
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OCTOBER
Mon. – Tue.
23 – 25		   Fall Break  
Wed. – Fri.
12 – 14		   Sign up for Tate Lecture(limit 20):
Meg Whitman, Former president and CEO of eBay		 Send Rose an email and review your Hunt Manual for details, in case you’re not one of the 20.
Sun. 16 5:30 – 7 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come ‘n Go buffet dinner provided
Tue. 18 8 p.m. Tate Lecture:
Meg Whitman, Former president and CEO of eBay		 McFarlin Auditorium
Tues. – Fri.
25 – 28		 Sign up for Tate Lecture(limit 20):
Neil deGrasse Tyson, Astrophysicist; Host of PBS’s NOVA Science NOW		 Send Rose an email and review your Hunt Manual for details, in case you’re not one of the 20.
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NOVEMBER
Tues. 1 8 p.m. Tate Lecture:
Neil deGrasse Tyson		 McFarlin Auditorium
Fri. 4   Last day to drop a class FYI: Speak with your academic advisor, first
Fri. & Sat
4 – 5 		  Homecoming  
Sun. 13 5:30 – 7 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come ‘n Go buffet dinner provided
Tues. – Fri.
15 – 18		   Sign up for Tate Lecture(limit 20):
Katie Couric, Award-winning journalist and renowned broadcaster; best-selling author; activist for colorectal cancer research		 Send Rose an email and review your Hunt Manual for details, in case you’re not one of the 20.
Wed. 23   No Classes  
Thurs. – Fri.
24 – 25		   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY-Thanksgiving No Classes
Tues. 29 8 p.m. Tate Lecture:
Katie Couric, Award-winning journalist and renowned broadcaster; best-selling author; activist for colorectal cancer research		 McFarlin Auditorium
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DECEMBER
Sun. 2   Hunt Report Due
Wed. 5   LAST DAY OF INSTRUCTION  
Tues. 6   Reading Day  
5:30 - 6:30 p.m Hunt Holiday Party Perkins Administration Building - Lobby
Wed. – Wed.
7 – 14 		  FINAL EXAMS
Final Exam Schedule: Fall 2011		  
Sat. 17   Conferral of Degrees  
Sun. 25   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAYS
Winter Break    		Merry Christmas and see you next year!
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JANUARY
Mon. 2   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY-New Year’s Day  
Tues. 10   Residence halls open  
Mon. 16   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY-MLK No classes
Tues. 17   FIRST CLASS DAY FOR SPRING  
Sun. 23 5:30 – 7 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner  at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come ‘n Go buffet dinner provided
Tues. – Fri.
17 – 20		   First Year Hunt Scholars Usher & sign up for Tate Lecture(limit 20):
Dambisa Moyo, International economist; best-selling author of How the West Was Lost and Dead Aid		 Send Rose an email and review your Hunt Manual for details, in case you’re not one of the 20.
Sun. 22 5:30 – 7 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner  at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come ‘n Go buffet dinner provided
Mon. 23 5:30 – 7 p.m. Last day to enroll, add courses or drop courses without grade record or tuition billing.  
Tues. 24 3:45 – 4:30 p.m. First Year Hunt Scholars’ Usher afternoon Tate Q&A Forum Hughes-Trigg Ballroom
8 p.m. Tate Lecture: Dambisa Moyo, International economist; best-selling author of How the West Was Lost and Dead Aid McFarlin Auditorium
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FEBRUARY
Mon. 6    RSVP to Tate Office for Lecture and Dinner with Hunt Family:
Michael Pollan, Best-selling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma; contributed to the 2008 Academy Award-nominated documentary “Food, Inc.” 		The Tate Office sends formal invitations. Make certain to cc Rose in email as well as the Tate Office for acceptance of formal invitation to Tate Dinner and Lecture
Sun. 19 5:30 – 7 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner  at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come ‘n Go buffet dinner provided
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MARCH
Tues. 6 5:40 p.m. TATE Dinner & Lecture (All):
Tate Pictures with Nancy and Ray Hunt with Family and Tate Speaker		 Photo Site to be determined (TBD)
6:15 p.m. Tate Reception Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom
6:30 p.m. Tate Dinner Martha Proctor Mack Grand Ballroom
8 p.m. Tate Lecture:
Michael Pollan, Best-selling author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma; contributed to the 2008 Academy Award-nominated documentary “Food, Inc.” 		RSVP with dinner if you’d like to attend lecture.
Sat. – Sun.
10 – 18 		No classes SPRING BREAK No classes
Tues. – Fri.
20 – 23		   Sign up for Tate Lecture(limit 20):
  • Walter Isaacson, President and CEO, The Aspen Institute; current chair, Teach for America; noted biographer
  • Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO, The Harlem Children’s Zone and Margaret Spellings, U.S. Secretary of Education, 2005-09
Send Rose an email and review your Hunt Manual for details, in case you’re not one of the 20.
Fri. 23   SCHOLARSHIP INTERVIEW DAY  
Tues. 27 8 p.m. Tate Lecture: Walter Isaacson McFarlin Auditorium
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APRIL
Wed. 4   LAST day to  drop a course  
Fri. 6   UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY - Good Friday No classes
Sun. 8   EASTER SUNDAY  
TBD 4 – 5 p.m. Visit Dr. & Mrs. Turner at their home  
Sun. 22 5:30 – 7 p.m. Hunt Scholars’ Sunday Dinner at Peggy Sue BBQ 6600 Snider Plaza
  • Back room reserved
  • A Come ‘n Go buffet dinner provided
Tues. – Fri.
24 – 27 		  Sign up for Tate Lecture(limit 20):
  • Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer Prize-winning syndicated columnist; commentator for Fox’s Special Report
  • Bill Moyers, Award-winning journalist and commentator; former press secretary for Lyndon B. Johnson
 Send Rose an email and review your Hunt Manual for details, in case you’re not one of the 20.
Fri. 27   Hunt Report Due  
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MAY
Tues. 1   Last day of instruction. Follow a Friday schedule.
8 pm Tate Lecture: Charles Krauthammer and Bill Moyers McFarlin Auditorium
Wed. – Tues.
2 – 8		   Spring 2011 Final Exam
Final Exam Schedule: Spring 2011		 No examinations scheduled for Sunday
Wed. 9   Residence Halls close  for non-graduating residents  
Fri. 11     Baccalaureate  
Sat. 12   Commencement  
Sun. 13   Residence halls close for graduating students