{"id":1445,"date":"2019-08-16T12:42:38","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T17:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/?p=1445"},"modified":"2019-08-19T15:20:53","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T20:20:53","slug":"important-dates-for-the-fall-semester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/2019\/08\/16\/important-dates-for-the-fall-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Dates for the 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 20-21 \u2013 New Student Move-In<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 20-24 \u2013 New Student Orientation<br \/>\n<\/strong>New students 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 26 \u2013 Fall classes begin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>August 27 \u2013 On-Campus Employment Information Session<\/strong>, 11:30 a.m.<br \/>\nMIAD Career Services provides information on how to obtain an on-campus job.<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 29 \u2013 Welcome Back Picnic<\/strong>, 11 a.m. &#8211; 12:30 p.m.<br \/>\nStudents enjoy food, activities and information booths on Erie Street in front of MIAD.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 2 \u2013 Labor Day; no classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>September 4 \u2013 NSP Welcome Back BratFest and Faculty DJ Party Picnic<\/strong>, 11 a.m.<br \/>\nStudents enjoy food, music and New Studio Practice activities to usher in the new school year.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 18 \u2013 FYE Professional Portfolio Symposium<\/strong>, 6 \u2013 8:30 p.m.<br \/>\nProfessionals working in art and design share their portfolios with all first-year students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 19 \u2013 4-Week Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>October 1 \u2013 Majors Dialogue<\/strong>, 6 \u2013 8:30 p.m.<br \/>\nFull-time faculty meet with first-year students to share what each academic area offers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 7-8 \u2013 Fall Break; no classes<br \/>\n<\/strong>There are no classes on these days. Your student can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miad.edu\/about-miad\/welcome\/mke\">explore Milwaukee<\/a>, like taking advantage of their\u00a0<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 17 \u2013 Midterms reports available<br \/>\n<\/strong>If your student is struggling, encourage them to reach out for help through\u00a0<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>October 25 \u2013 MIAD Creativity Series: Strange Fire Collective<\/strong>, 6 p.m.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miad.edu\/get-involved\/for-friends-and-donors\/development-events\/creativity-series\">Learn more<\/a> about Strange Fire Collective\u2019s visit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 6 \u2013 Majors Declaration for FYE Students<\/strong>, 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 11-15 \u2013 Spring 2020 Registration<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>November 27-29 \u2013 Thanksgiving Break; no classes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>December 5-7 \u2013 MIAD Holiday Sale<br \/>\n<\/strong>Students and alumni sell their one-of-a-kind art and design work.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.miad.edu\/get-involved\/for-friends-and-donors\/development-events\/miad-holiday-sale\">Learn more<\/a>\u00a0about how your student can participate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 13 \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 20-21 \u2013 New Student Move-In August 20-24 \u2013 New Student Orientation New students attend workshops to learn about MIAD and its resources, and participate in a studio experience with faculty and mentors, among other &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/2019\/08\/16\/important-dates-for-the-fall-semester\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Important Dates for the 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-1445","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\/1445","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=1445"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1445\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1445"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1445"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.miad.edu\/parents\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1445"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}