Similar to the spring semester, the fall semester will incorporate days into the university calendar where campus remains open, but no classes or instruction will take place. The Student Government Association had been seeking an opportunity for students to have a break from their courses for overall health and well-being. In review of previous fall academic calendars, students would have about 60 straight weekdays of classes. The newly revised fall calendar for 2024 will now afford a break in courses after 37 weekdays and another break to account for the Thanksgiving holiday.
The dates selected for this break in instruction for fall 2024 are October 24 and 25. The fall break has been reviewed and approved by all shared governance groups. Faculty Senate adopted the revised fall 2024 calendar on Dec. 16, 2023, by a vote of 20-0-2 after the Faculty Senate Calendar Committee unanimously voted to approve the changes.