| JUNE | 30 | Thurs | MFA Summer Residency Begins |
| JULY | 1-10 | Fri-Mon | MFA Summer Residency |
| 3 | Sun | Swannanoa Gathering begins | |
| 15 | Fri | Admission Open House | |
| AUGUST | 6 | Sat | Swannanoa Gathering ends |
| 8 | Mon | New Personnel Orientation | |
| 9 | Tues | New Faculty Orientation | |
| 9 | Tues | Staff Convocation | |
| 10 | Wed | Supervisor's Meeting | |
| 11-12 | Thurs-Fri | Faculty Retreat | |
| 17 | Wed | New Students Arrive | |
| 17-21 | Wed-Sun | New Student Orientation | |
| 17-18 | Wed-Thurs | Registration for new students online | |
| 21 | Sun | Residence Halls open for continuing and readmitted students (1:00 pm) | |
| 22 | Mon | Classes begin Semester I/Term 1/Triad Day Schedule | |
| 24 | Wed | Forum (4:00pm) | |
| 25 | Thurs | Deadline for Semester I/Term 1 add/drops (4:30pm) | |
| 30 | Tues | Faculty Body Meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 31 | Wed | Safety Training (4:00pm) Jensen Lecture - Emergency Procedures | |
| SEPTEMBER | 5 | Mon | Semester II/Term 4 Incompletes due to Registrar |
| 7 | Wed | Community Meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 9 | Fri | New and ST Course Proposals for Spg12 due to Academic Affairs | |
| 13 | Tues | Chairs Committee Meeting | |
| 14 | Wed | Safety Training (4:00pm) Jensen Lecture - Electrical Safety | |
| 16 | Fri | Deadline to withdraw/pass from Term 1 course | |
| 16 | Fri | Book orders for Term 2 due to Bookstore | |
| 20 | Tues | Chairs Committee Meeting | |
| 21 | Wed | Forum (4:00pm) | |
| 22 | Thurs | Course schedule revisions for SPG12 due to Registrar (4:30pm) | |
| 28 | Wed | Safety Training (4:00pm) Jensen Lecture - Hand & Power Tools Safety | |
| 29-30 | Thu-Fri | Homecoming/Family Weekend begins | |
| OCTOBER | 1-3 | Sat-Mon | Homecoming/Family Weekend continues |
| 4 | Tues | Faculty Body meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 5 | Wed | Community Meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 12 | Wed | Safety Training (4:00pm) Jensen Lecture - Ladder Safety & Fall Protection | |
| 13-15 | Thurs-Sat | Board of Trustees Meeting | |
| 14 | Fri | Last day of classes Term 1 | |
| 15-23 | Sat-Sun | Fall Break | |
| 17 | Mon | Mid-semester/Term 1 grades due to Registrar | |
| 24 | Mon | Classes begin Term 2 | |
| 26 | Wed | Forum (4:00pm) | |
| 27 | Thurs | Deadline for Term 2 add/drops (4:30 pm) | |
| 28 | Fri | Deadline to withdraw/pass from Semester 1 course | |
| 31 | Mon | Senior Letters for Dec grads due to Dept Chairs | |
| NOVEMBER | 1 | Tues | Faculty Body meeting (advising time) |
| 2 | Wed | Safety Training (4:00pm) Jensen Lecture - Personal Protective Equipment | |
| 5 | Sat | Admission Open House | |
| 7 | Mon | Term 1 incomplete grades due to Registrar | |
| 7-8 10-11 | M-T Th-F | Registration for Spring 2012 | |
| 9 | Wed | Community Meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 16 | Wed | Safety Training (4:00pm) Jensen Lecture - Asbestos/Lead Paint Awareness | |
| 18 | Fri | Deadline for withdraw/pass from Term 2 course | |
| 18 | Fri | Book orders for Semester II/Term 3 due to Bookstore | |
| 23-27 | Wed-Sun | Thanksgiving Break | |
| 29 | Tues | Faculty Body meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 29 | Tues | Senior Letters for Dec grads due to Registrar | |
| DECEMBER | 1 | Tues | Faculty Body (4:00pm) |
| 7 | Wed | Forum (4:00pm) | |
| 16 | Fri | Last day of classes Semester I/Term 2 | |
| 16 | Fri | Winter Break begins 4:30pm | |
| 21 | Wed | Semester I/Term 2 grades due to Registrar | |
| JANUARY | 2-12 | Mon-Thurs | MFA Winter Residency |
| 9 | Mon | Regular work schedule begins | |
| 10 | Tues | Faculty Retreat | |
| 11 | Wed | Supervisor's Meeting | |
| 13 | Fri | New students arrive | |
| 13-14 | Fri-Sat | Orientation for new students | |
| 14 | Sat | Registration for new students online | |
| 15 | Sun | Residence Halls open for continuing and readmitted students (1:00 pm) | |
| 16 | Mon | Classes begin Semester II & Term 3 | |
| 16 | Mon | Celebrate Martin Luther King Day | |
| 18 | Wed | Forum (4:00pm) | |
| 19 | Thurs | Deadline for Semester II/Term 3 add/drops (4:30pm) | |
| 30 | Mon | Semester I incomplete grades to Registrar | |
| FEBRUARY | 1 | Wed | Community Meeting (4:00pm) |
| 3 | Fri | Book orders for Term 4 due to Bookstore | |
| 7 | Tues | Faculty Body meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 9-11 | Thurs-Sat | Board of Trustees meeting | |
| 10 | Fri | Deadline for withdraw/pass from Term 3 course | |
| 10 | Fri | New and ST Course Proposals for 2012-13 due to Academic Affairs | |
| 14 | Tues | Academic Policy Committee Meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 15 | Wed | Forum (4:00pm) | |
| 21 | Tues | Academic Policy Committee Meeting (4:00pm) | |
| 24 | Fri | Course schedule revisions for 2012-13 due to Registrar (4:30pm) | |
| 29 | Wed | Community Meeting (4:00pm) | |
| MARCH | 6 | Tues | Faculty Body (4:00pm) |
| 9 | Fri | Last day of classes Term 3 | |
| 10-18 | Sat-Sun | Spring Break | |
| 19 | Mon | Classes begin Term 4 | |
| 21 | Wed | Forum (4:00pm) | |
| 26 | Mon | Mid-Semester/Term 3 grades due to Registrar | |
| APRIL | 3 | Tues | Faculty Body - academic advising time (4:00pm) |
| 4 | Wed | Work Day | |
| 5 | Thurs | Deadline for Term 4 add/drops (4:30pm) | |
| 6 | Fri | Deadline for withdraw/pass from a Semester II course | |
| 9 | Mon | Term 3 Incomplete grades due to Registrar | |
| 9 | Mon | Senior Letters for May grads due to Dept Chairs | |
| 13 | Fri | Deadline for withdraw/pass from a Term 4 course | |
| 14 | Sat | Scholarship Luncheon | |
| 16-17 19-20 | M-T Th-F | Registration for Fall 2012 | |
| 18 | Wed | Forum (4:00pm) | |
| 26-28 | Thurs-Sat | Board of Trustees meeting | |
| 30 | Mon | Senior Letters for May grads due to Registrar | |
| MAY | 1 | Tues | Faculty Body meeting (4:00pm) |
| 2 | Wed | Community Meeting (4:00pm) selection of Pfaff Cup recipient | |
| 4 | Fri | Book orders for Semester I/Term 1 due to Bookstore | |
| 10 | Thurs | Last day of classes Semester II/Term 4 | |
| 11 | Fri | Semester II/Term 4 ends | |
| 11 | Fri | Senior grades due to Registrar (12 noon) | |
| 11 | Fri | Honors & Awards (8:00pm) | |
| 12 | Sat | Commencement (10:00am) | |
| 14 | Mon | All grades due to Registrar | |