Events and Calendar

Events

For information on any Western Michigan University College of Engineering and Applied Sciences events, contact the Office of the Dean at (269) 276-3253 or send us an email.

Calendar

August

  • Passport Day: Monday, Aug. 28, from 1:30 to 4 p.m.
  • First day of classes: Wednesday, Aug. 30

September

  • Labor Day: Monday, Sept. 4 (no classes/no labs)
  • Welcome back picnic at Floyd Hall: Wednesday, Sept. 6,  from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • Professional headshot sessions: Monday, Sept. 18, from Noon to 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Sept. 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in D-120 Floyd Hall
  • Engineering Expo: Wednesday, Sept. 20, from 1 to 4:30 p.m. (no classes during event)

October

  • Fall all-hands meeting: Friday, Oct. 6, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  • College of Engineering and Applied Sciences Alumni Awards: Friday, Oct. 13
  • Homecoming: Saturday, Oct. 14
  • Midterm grades due: Monday, Oct. 16
  • Fall break: Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 18-20

November

  • Thanksgiving break: Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 22-24

December

  • Innovation Expo: Friday, Dec. 1
  • Fall Senior Engineering Design Conference presentations: Tuesday, Dec. 5 (no classes during presentations)
  • Fall final exam week: Monday through Friday, Dec. 11-15
  • Fall commencement: Saturday, Dec. 16
  • Fall final grades due: Tuesday, Dec. 19, at noon
  • Winter holiday closure: Friday, Dec. 22, 2023 through Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024 (inclusive)