| Academic Calendar 2009-10 | Other Years: > 2010-11 Calendar > 2011-12 Tentative Calendar |
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| FALL SEMESTER 2009 | |
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| Experience IWU (Parent's Orientation) | Saturday, June 20 |
| International Student Orientation (tentative) | Thursday, August 13 thru Monday, August 17 |
| ALANA Student Orientation | Saturday, August 15 thru Monday, August 17 |
| New students arrive | Tuesday, August 18 |
| Turning Titan: Orientation and Registration of new students | Tuesday, August 18 thru Saturday, August 22 |
| Upperclass students arrive | Saturday, August 22 and Sunday, August 23 |
| First day of classes | Monday, August 24 |
| Last day to add a class | Friday, August 28 |
| Labor Day (NO CLASSES) | Monday, September 7 |
| President's Convocation | Wednesday, September 9 |
| Mid-semester grades due | Friday, October 9 |
| Homecoming | Saturday, October 10 |
| Faculty Open House | Monday, October 12 |
| Fall Break Day | Friday, October 16 |
| Last day to drop a class | Friday, October 16 |
| Board of Trustees Meeting | Monday, October 26 and Tuesday, October 27 |
| Academic Advising for Spring and May Term | Wednesday, October 21 thru Friday, October 30 |
| Family Weekend | Friday, October 30 thru Sunday, November 1 |
| Class Registration for Spring 2010 | Monday, November 2 thru Wednesday, November 11 |
| Faculty Open House | Saturday, November 14 |
| Class Registration for May Term | Monday, November 16 |
| Thanksgiving Recess | Tuesday, November 24 (6:00 p.m.) thru Monday, November 30 (8:00 a.m.) |
| Last day of classes | Friday, December 4 |
| Reading Day (No Classes) | Monday, December 7 |
| Final Examinations | Tuesday, December 8 (8:00 a.m.) thru Friday, December 11 (5:30 p.m.) |
| Final grades due | Friday, December 18 |
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| SPRING SEMESTER 2010 | |
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| New students arrive | Tuesday, January 5 |
| Orientation and registration of new students | Tuesday, January 5 |
| First day of classes | Wednesday, January 6 |
| Last day to add a class | Tuesday, January 12 |
| Board of Trustees Meeting | Monday, February 8 and Tuesday, February 9 |
| Founders' Day Convocation | Wednesday, February 17 |
| Mid-semester grades due | Friday, February 19 |
| Faculty Open House | Saturday, February 20 |
| Last day to drop a class | Friday, February 26 |
| Spring Recess | Friday, March 12 (5 p.m.) thru Monday, March 22 (8 a.m.) |
| Academic Advising for Fall 2010 | Monday, March 22 thru Thursday, April 1 |
| Class Registration for Fall 2010 | Friday, April 2 thru Friday, April 9 |
| Student Research Conference | Saturday, April 10 |
| Honors Convocation | Wednesday, April 14 |
| Last day of classes | Tuesday, April 20 |
| Reading Day (No Classes) | Wednesday, April 21 |
| Final Examinations | Thursday, April 22 (8:00 a.m.) thru Tuesday, April 27 (6:00 p.m.) |
| Final grades due for seniors and graduate candidates | Wednesday, April 28 |
| COMMENCEMENT | Sunday, May 2 |
| All other final grades due | Tuesday, May 4 |
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| MAY TERM 2010 | |
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| First Day of Classes, last day to add a class | Wednesday, May 5 |
| Last day to drop a class | Friday, May 7 |
| Board of Trustees Meeting | Monday, May 10 and Tuesday, May 11 |
| Final Examinations | Friday, May 28 |
| Final May Term grades due | Tuesday, June 1 |