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Jan 14: Classes Begin<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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May 8: Military Commissioning Ceremonies<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May 8: Long Grey Line Parade<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May 9: Commencement – Summer Furlough Begins<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Key Dates A Word of Caution: Dates don’t change much, but there is always a chance, so we will say that they are subject to change. A good place to double-check is to look at the Academic Calendar which is where most of these dates come from. We will also post any changes on the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-36","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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