1. Review of School Year

2. Purpose
Obtain Presidential approval of The Citadel College Calendar For School Year

3. Agenda Facts Phases School Year (SY) 15-16
4th Class / Class of 2019 Orientation & Training [Aug15 – Aug 25]
Intent
Concept of Operation
Corps Reconstitution [Aug 23-25]
Academic Year (AY) 15-16
Academic year parameters
Definitions
Working schedule
Weekend Summary
Training / Retreat / Review Schedule
Saturday Activities
Key Events [by month]
Questions/Guidance

4. Facts [1 of 2]
4C Athletes Summer Session: 14 June-10 July [2015] Tentative
CSI: 28 June-24 July [2015]
Fall Sports Cadre Report: Friday, 24 July
Class of 2019 Fall Sports Athletes Report: Thursday, 30 July
SY Senior Cadet Leadership: Saturday, 8 Aug
SY Cadre and Human Affairs Teams Report: Sunday, 9 Aug
SY Support Staff Report: Monday, 10 Aug
Class of 2019 Reports: Saturday, 15 Aug
Upper-class Cadets Report: Sunday, 23 Aug
SCCC Fall 15 Reconstitution Period: Aug
SCCC Classes Begin: Wed, 26 Aug

5. Facts [2 of 2] Furloughs / College Holidays / No-Class Days
Leadership Day: Wednesday 21 Oct 2015
Fall Furlough: 20 Nov – 29 Nov 2015
Winter Furlough: 16 Dec 2015– 10 Jan 2016
Staff Winter Furlough: 22 Dec 2015 – 4 Jan 2016
MLK Holiday: Monday, 18 Jan 2016
Spring Furlough: 25 Mar – 3 Apr 2016 [Easter 27 Mar]
Commencement / Summer Furlough 2016:
Saturday, 7 May 2016
Memorial Day: Monday, 30 May 2016
Independence Day: Monday, 4 July 2016

6. 4C Orientation & Training Concept of the Operation: Phases
Fall Sports Cadre Training: Jul
Class of 2019 Fall Sports Athlete Orientation & Training:
July 30 – Aug 5
SY Leadership Training: Aug
SY Cadre and Human Affairs Training: Aug
SY Support Staff Training: Aug
5. Class of 2019 Orientation & Training: Aug 15 – 25
6. SCCC Reconstitution Period: Aug

7. Cadet Reporting Timeline

8. Academic Year (AY) Planning Parameters
STARTING FALL 2015 SEMESTER
New fourth-class cadets (other than fall sports participants) report on Saturday, August 15
Returning upper-class cadets report on Sunday, August 23
Classes begin on Wednesday, August 26
DETERMINING LENGTH OF SEMESTER
SACS requires at least 42 class meeting (14 weeks)
At least one week is provided for examinations
One week of furlough for Corps of Cadets at Thanksgiving
STARTING SPRING 2016 SEMESTER
At least three weeks provided for Winter Furlough (December 16, 2015 – January 10, 2016)
Cadets do not return on Sunday before the Monday of Martin Luther King Day (January 18, 2016)
Classes begin on Wednesday after cadets return
Corps Day is celebrated on the week end of or preceding March 20 (March 18-20, 2016)
Corps of Cadets has a full week for Spring Furlough beginning the week following Corps Day and including Easter when practical [Easter, March 27, is at the front end of the furlough]
LEGISLATED IMPACTS ON ACADEMIC YEAR
No Election Day scheduled
Holiday on Martin Luther King Day [January 18, 2016]
COLLEGE EVENT IMPACTS ON ACADEMIC YEAR
PM classes cancelled on Friday, October 9, 2015 [Parent’s Weekend]; no classes on Leadership Day, October 21, 2015; and no PM classes Friday, March 18, 2016 [Leadership Symposium]
Fall Semester Exams begin on Thursday, December 10, 2015

9. Training Schedule Parameters
ROTC Training Weekends
Not on Closed Weekends
Not during Major Testing Periods
Not with Major Cadet Functions
Scheduled 3 weeks into the semester and 3-4 weeks apart
Inspections [SMI Level]
Not with ROTC Events/Activities
Not during Major Testing Period
Physical Training Events and Spirit PT
Not with Corps CPFT Weeks except Friday afternoon Spirit PT
Not with major Corps/Campus functions
Not with ROTC Training Weekends
Not during Major Testing Period except Friday afternoon Spirit PT
NOTE: NO morning PT [Corps or ROTC] scheduled or conducted during testing periods

10. Quick Facts
Leadership Training Program Available Training Hours [Tuesdays, 1100 hours]
1st Semester: 13 Hours
2nd Semester: 11 hours
Greater Issues: Goal 2 per semester
Physical Training Session Goals
4th Class:
1st Semester: 5x + 5x - Training Week + first 3 weeks of classes
Corps Wide:
1st Semester: 1 Record CPFT; 16 Regimental PT sessions; 3 Regimental Spirit PT’s
2nd Semester: 1 Record CPFT; 21 Regimental PT sessions; 3 Regimental Spirit PT’s
Remedial Training:
1st Semester: 22x with 2 CPFT Make-up/Re-takes
2nd Semester: 32x with 2 CPFT Make-up/Re-takes
Annual Continuous Events To Be Scheduled
Greater Issues
BOV Meetings
Mentor Programs
Leadership Dinners

11. Scheduling Multipliers
Additional Requirements which impact the Corps of Cadets:
Requests for Cadet Resources
+Regimental Band and Pipes
+Color Guards and Chapel Color Guard
+Chorale and Choirs
+Rifle Legion
+Summerall Guards
Institutional Research Surveys
+All classes – multiple times a year
+Online – in labs – in barracks
Add-on Special Events
+On-campus Conferences/Dinners/Receptions
+Visiting Dignitaries
Unprogrammed Activities/Events
+Lecture Series/Pop-up Speakers
+Contracting of campus facilities

12. YTC Overview-Fall ‘15

13. Parades-Fall ‘15

14. YTC Overview-Spring ‘16

15. Parades-Spring ‘16

16. SY 15-16 Key Events 24 - Fall Sports Cadre report JULY
26 – Regimental Band and Pipes Report
30 – 4C Fall Sports report
31 – Regimental Band and Pipes Depart for Scotland

17. July 2015

18. SY 15-16 Key Events AUGUST 6 – Fall Sports Pre-Season Begins
8 – Leadership Reports
9 – Cadre and Human Affairs Teams report
10 – Support Staff reports
14 – President addresses Cadre and Support Staff [1100 hours]
15 - Class of 2019 reports
18 – President addresses Class of 2019 [0800 hours]
22 – 4C Athletes move to home companies
23 - SCCC Returns from Summer Furlough
23-25 – Corps Reconstitution
25 - 4C Convocation
26 - Classes begin for SCCC
27 – President addresses the UC [1100 hours]
29 – SMI [4C to remain on campus until Sunday afternoon]
30 – Regimental Band and Pipes Returns from Scotland

19. August 2014

20. SY 15-16 Key Events SEPTEMBER
4 – Awards Review [President’s, Summerall, & Commandant’s Cups]
5 – SMI with football vs Davidson [???? Kickoff]
7 - Labor Day, classes held
7 – 4C Collegiate Learning Assessment – 100 cadets in labs
9 – Blood Drive
11 – Awards Review [President’s List/Gold Stars]
12 - Corps Competition Day with football vs Western Carolina [???? Kickoff]
14-18 – Corps Wide CPFT + Height/Weight Assessment
17-18 – Pre-Knob Visit
18-20 – ROTC Training Weekend
21 – 2C ETS Proficiency Profile – 100 cadets in auditorium
25 - Retreat [Leaders in Philanthropy]
26 – SMI with football vs Charleston Southern [???? Kickoff]

21. September 2015

22. SY 15-16 Key Events OCTOBER 1-2 – Pre-Knob Visit 8 – Senior Dinner
Parents Day Weekend, Senior Dinner, Ring Presentation & Ceremony, Awards Review &
Football vs Wofford [1400 Kickoff]
13-20 – Midterm Grading Period
14 – Blood Drive
21 – Leadership Day – NO CLASSES
22-23 – Pre-Knob Visit
24 – Bulldog Drill Meet
31 – Commandant’s Inspection with football vs Mercer [???? Kickoff]

24. SY 15-16 Key Events NOVEMBER 1 – Daylight Savings Time ends
5-6 – Pre-Knob Visit [Scholars only]
6-8 - Homecoming Weekend, Twilight Parade, Awards Review, and Football vs Furman [1400 Kickoff]
9 -12 – Registration for Spring Semester
11 – Blood Drive
12-13 – Pre-Knob Visit
13-15 Nov – ROTC Training Weekend
19 - SCCC Thanksgiving Dinner
Fall Furlough
26-27 – Citadel Staff Holiday

25. November 2015

26. SY 15-16 Key Events DECEMBER 4-6 - Christmas Candlelight Services
SCCC Exams [begin on a Thursday]
16 December – 10 January - Winter Furlough for SCCC
22 December – 4 January – Citadel Staff Holiday*
*22 December borrowed from July 4th holiday

27. December 2015

28. SY 15-16 Key Events JANUARY 10 - Winter Furlough ends for SCCC
Corps Reconstitution
13 - SCCC Classes begin
14 – President addresses Corps of Cadets [1100 hours]
18 - Martin Luther King Holiday [no classes]
20 – Blood Drive
21-22 – Pre-Knob Visit
22 – Awards Review [President’s List/Gold Stars]
23 – Corps SMI
29-31 – ROTC Training Weekend
To Be Scheduled: Suppers with Mrs. Rosa; Fall Aides Dinner at Quarters 1

29. January 2016

30. SY 15-16 Key Events FEBRUARY 4-9 – Summerall Guards to Mardi Gras
4-5 – Pre-Knob Visit
6 – Corps SMI
7 – Super Bowl Sunday
9 – Fat Tuesday
13 – Trebuchet Competition [T]
17 – Blood Drive
18-19 – Pre-Knob Visit [Scholars only]
18 – Donor Dinner
19 - Awards Review [MacArthur/Cincinnati]
20 – President’s Inspection
Feb/Mar – National Student Engagement Survey 1C & 4C – online
To be Scheduled: 4C Cheeseburger Party

31. February 2016

32. SY Key Events
MARCH
Feb/Mar – National Student Engagement Survey 1C & 4C – online
As directed – E-Leadership Portfolio Writing Sample 1C & 2C
1-8 – Midterm Grading Period
3-4 – Pre-Knob Visit
7 – 1C Collegiate Learning Assessment – 100 cadets in labs
9 – Blood Drive
11-13 – ROTC Training Weekend
13 - Daylight Savings Time Begins
16-18 – The Citadel Leadership Symposium
18 – Pre-Knob Visit [Scholars – afternoon only]
Corps Day Weekend, WLI Parade, Awards Review
21-25 – Corps Wide CPFT & Height/Weight Assessment
24 – ROTC Annual Awards Ceremony
25 Mar-3 Apr – Spring Furlough

33. March 2016

34. SY Key Events
APRIL
1-10 – 1C Citadel Experience and Social Climate Surveys - online
7 – President addresses Camp Cadets [1100 hours]
7 – Junior Dinner [tentative]
7-8 – Pre-Knob Visit
9 – Recognition Day
12 – President addresses ROTC Commissioning Cadets [1100 hours]
16 – Bulldog Challenge
18 – Registration for Fall Semester
19 – Legislative BBQ [tentative]
20 – Blood Drive
21 – Regimental Band and Pipes Spring Concert
22 – Award Review [EOY/Retirees]
27 Apr-3 May – SCCC Exams

35. April 2016

36. SY 15-16 Key Events MAY 27 Apr-3 May – SCCC Exams
4 - Star of the West Competition
5 - Awards Convocation, Life Membership Luncheon, Baccalaureate, Honors Dinner
6 – ROTC Commissionings, Long Gray Line Parade, Garden Party
7 - Commencement for SCCC Graduating Seniors
Summer Furlough begins at 0500 hours
7 - CGC Commencement
8 – Mother’s Day
9 – Maymester/SSI Evening begin
26 – Employee Appreciation Day
27 – Maymester Exams
30 - Memorial Day [No classes/Citadel Staff Holiday]
31 – SSI Day Begins

37. May 2016

38. Summer 2016 Key Events JUNE JULY
12 – 4C Student Athletes Report
23 & 27 – Summer School I Evening Exams
26 – CSI Reports
27 – Summer School II Evening Begins
29-30 – Summer School I Day Exams
JULY
4 – Independence Day – No Classes/Citadel Staff Holiday
5 – Summer School II Day Begins
8 – 4C Student Athletes Session Ends
22 – CSI Ends
AUGUST
4 & 8 – Summer School II Day Exams
10-11 – Summer School II Evening Exams

39. SY 15-16 CGC/Academic Key Dates [ 1 of 3]
AUGUST
24 – CGC Classes Begin
SEPTEMBER
7 – Labor Day – NO classes CGC
7 – CGC Drop/Add ends
8 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
22 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
OCTOBER
12 – CGC Last Day to Withdraw with “W”
13 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
20 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
21 – CGC Classes Held – Leadership Day
27 – Faculty Council Meeting
NOVEMBER
2 – CGC Registration for Spring 2016 Returning Students
9 – CGC Registration for Spring 2016 – ALL Students
10 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
17 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
17 – Faculty Council Meeting
30 - CGC Classes resume

40. SY 15-16 CGC/Academic Key Dates [ 2 of 3]
AUGUST
25 – CGC Classes Begin
SEPTEMBER
1 – Labor Day – NO classes CGC
8 – CGC Drop/Add ends
9 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
16 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
23 – Faculty Council Meeting
OCTOBER
13 – CGC Last Day to Withdraw with “W”
14 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
21 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
22 – CGC Classes Held – Leadership Day
28 – Faculty Council Meeting
NOVEMBER
3 – CGC Registration for Spring 2015 Returning Students
4 – CGC Classes Held Election Day
10 – CGC Registration for Spring 2015 – ALL Students
11 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
18 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
18 – Faculty Council Meeting
SY CGC/Academic Key Dates [ 2 of 3]
DECEMBER
7 – CGC Classes end
8 – CGC Exams begin
14 – CGC Exams end
19 – Semester grades due
JANUARY
6 – CGC Payment Deadline
11 – CGC classes begin
12 – New Faculty Orientation
12 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
18 – CGC No Classes – MLK Holiday
19 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
25 – CGC Drop/Add ends
26 – Faculty Council Meeting
FEBRUARY
9 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
16 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
16 – Faculty Council Meeting

41. SY 15-16 CGC/Academic Key Dates [ 3 of 3]
MARCH
7 – CGC last day to withdraw with “W”
8 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
14 – Summer 2015 Registration for all students
15– Academic Board Meeting [1515]
15 – Faculty Council Meeting
25-Apr 3 – Spring Break
APRIL
4 – CGC classes resume
11 – CGC Fall Registration for returning students
12 – Graduate Council Meeting [ ]
18 – CGC Fall Registration for ALL students
19 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
19 – Faculty Council Meeting
25 – CGC classes end
26 – CGC Exams begin
MAY
2 – CGC Exams end
3 – Academic Board Meeting [1515]
3 – Faculty Council Meeting
7 – CGC Commencement

42. AND….
Class of 2020 Reports on
August 13, 2016
Class of 2017 Commencement
May 6, 2017

43. Questions/Guidance