Academic Calendar 2012 - 2013
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 7 |
| Summer Term Begins for Second Year Students | May 21 |
| MSN New Student Inprocessing and Orientation | May 21 - 24 |
| Summer Term Begins for First Year Students | May 25 |
| Memorial Day | May 28 |
| Independence Day | July 4 |
| Summer Finals | July 30 - August 3 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Ph.D. New Student Orientation | August 27 |
| Fall Term Begins | August 27 |
| Labor Day | September 3 |
| Columbus Day | October 8 |
| Veterans Day | November 12 |
| Thanksgiving | November 12 |
| Nurse Anesthesia Graduation | December 14 |
| Fall Finals | December 10 - 14 |
| Christmas | December 25 |
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| New Year's Day | January 1 |
| Spring Term Begins | January 7 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 18 |
| President's Day | February 8 |
| Spring Break | March 23 - 31 |
| Spring Finals | April 29 - May 3 |
| Antietam Road March | TBD |
| Second Year Scholarly Project Defenses | May 3 - 4 |
| First Year Proposal Defenses | May 6 - 7 |
| Research Week | May 13 - 17 |
| Graduation | May 18 |
| Memorial Day | May 27 |
| Nurse Anesthesia Phase II Begins | June 3 |
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.