Academic Calendar 2011 - 2012
These are general guidelines in terms of the timing and length of the semester. Start and stop dates are continually evaluated within the context of operational field exercises. Dates may change as deemed necessary by the GSN faculty.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| New Student Report Date | May 9 |
| Summer Term Begins for Second Year Students | May 23 |
| MSN New Student Inprocessing and Orientation | May 23 - 26 |
| Summer Term Begins for First Year Students | May 27 |
| Memorial Day | May 30 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Summer Finals | August 1 - 5 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Ph.D. New Student Orientation | August 29 |
| Fall Term Begins | August 29 |
| Labor Day | September 5 |
| Columbus Day | October 10 |
| Veterans Day | November 11 |
| Thanksgiving | November 24 |
| Nurse Anesthesia Graduation | December 9 |
| Fall Finals | December 12 - 16 |
| Christmas | December 25 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Spring Term Begins | January 3 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 16 |
| President's Day | February 20 |
| Spring Break | March 17 - 25 |
| Spring Finals | April 23 - 27 |
| Antietam Road March | April 26 |
| Second Year Scholarly Project Defenses | April 30 - May 2 |
| First Year Proposal Defenses | May 3 - 4 |
| Research Week | May 14 - 18 |
| Graduation | May 19 |
| Memorial Day | May 28 |
| Nurse Anesthesia Phase II Begins | June 4 |
Highlights
Spotlight
USU faculty takes first place in Navy Wide Research Competition
Several Graduate School of Nursing faculty members and students were honored during the 26th Annual Navy-Wide Research Competition held on May 26 at the Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP).
CDR Greg Nezat, USU's former research director at NMCP, and CDR Chris Oudekerk, USU's current research director at NMCP, represented the winning team in the Navy Medicine East competition.
Their presentation, "The effect of intraoperative intravenous lidocaine infusion on the reduction of postoperative pain and return of bowel function in patients undergoing minor laparoscopic gynecological procedures," was supported by USU teammates LT Philip Grady, LCDRs Nathaniel Clark and John Lenahan, CDR Robert Hawkins and CAPT (Ret) Joe Pelligrini.