{"id":1377,"date":"2018-08-20T02:02:14","date_gmt":"2018-08-20T07:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/?p=1377"},"modified":"2018-08-27T15:50:41","modified_gmt":"2018-08-27T20:50:41","slug":"important-dates-for-fall-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/2018\/08\/20\/important-dates-for-fall-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Dates for Fall Semester"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Before the fall semester gets fully underway, check out these important dates that you and your student should know.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 22 \u2013 New Student Move-In<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 23-24 \u2013 New Student Orientation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New students will attend workshops to learn about MIAD and its resources and participate in a studio experience with faculty and mentors, among other activities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 25 \u2013 Returning Student Move-In<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 27 \u2013 Fall classes begin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 30 \u2013 Welcome Back Picnic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Erie Street in front of MIAD is blocked off so students can enjoy food, activities and information booths.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 3 \u2013 Labor Day; no classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 5 \u2013 NSP Welcome Back BratFest and Faculty DJ Party Picnic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students enjoy food, music and New Studio Practice activities to usher in the new school year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 20 \u2013 \u00a04-Week Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These are due for all first-year students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 1-4 \u2013 Majors\/Minors Expo<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During common time, full-time faculty representing all of the college\u2019s majors meet with freshmen to impart a sense of what those majors offer<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 2 \u2013 Professional Portfolio Symposium<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Professionals working in art and design fields share their portfolios with MIAD students. All freshmen participate; sophomores are invited to attend.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 8-9 \u2013 Fall Break<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There are no classes on these two days. Your student can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miad.edu\/about-miad\/welcome\/mke\">explore Milwaukee<\/a>, like taking advantage of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miad.edu\/college-services\/student-life\/mam-membership\">free membership to the Milwaukee Art Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 18 \u2013 Midterms<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Midterm grade reports are due October 18. If your student is struggling, encourage him or her to reach out for help through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miad.edu\/get-involved\/for-parents\/academic-career-success\/academic-resources\">tutoring, counseling and other academic support resources at MIAD<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 8 \u2013 Major Declaration Day &amp; Celebration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First-year students declare their majors with a celebration to follow!<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 14-15 \u2013 MIAD Creativity Series with LaToya Ruby Frazier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miad.edu\/get-involved\/for-friends-and-donors\/development-events\/creativity-series\">Learn more<\/a> about visiting artist LaToya Ruby Frazier.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 21-23 \u2013 Thanksgiving Break; no classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 29-December 1 \u2013 MIAD Holiday Sale<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students and alumni sell their one-of-a-kind art and design work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.miad.edu\/get-involved\/for-friends-and-donors\/development-events\/miad-holiday-sale\">Learn more<\/a> about how your student can participate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 14 \u2013 Last day of fall classes<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before the fall semester gets fully underway, check out these important dates that you and your student should know. &nbsp; August 22 \u2013 New Student Move-In August 23-24 \u2013 New Student Orientation New students will attend workshops to learn about MIAD and its resources and participate in a studio experience with faculty and mentors, among &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/2018\/08\/20\/important-dates-for-fall-semester\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Important Dates for Fall Semester<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5654],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1377","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-miad-news-events"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1377"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1377"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}