2025 – 2026 ACADEMIC YEAR DATES
The dates below provide essential information regarding significant dates and deadlines that student groups should be aware of. This page serves as a centralized resource for student groups to stay informed and plan their day-to-day operations accordingly.
| DATES | EVENT |
| October 4, 2025 – October 7, 2025 | Fall Break |
| October 7, 2025 | Student group expense reports with errors for September are sent back to be fixed by deadline (SU). |
| October 8, 2025 | Recurring event space reservations on Danforth Campus for spring 2026, open today in Reserve-A-Space. Expense reports that were sent back for September are canceled and ineligible for reimbursement (SU). |
| October 20, 2025 – October 25, 2025 | Leadership Week |
| November 1, 2025 | Last day to submit an appeal for the fall semester to SU Treasury for >$1,000 (SU). |
| November 6, 2025 | Student group expense reports with errors for October are sent back to be fixed by deadline (SU). |
| November 7, 2025 | Expense reports that were sent back for October are canceled and ineligible for reimbursement (SU). |
| November 7, 2025 – November 8, 2025 | Student Union Elections |
| November 11, 2025 | Last Treasury Session (SU) for fall semester |
| November 16, 2025 | Last Day to Submit an Appeal to VP of Finance <$1000 and to the SU Exec Council (SU) |
| November 24, 2025 | Special SU Credit Card Hours : Monday and Tuesday Nov 24 & 25 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm due to Thanksgiving Break(SU) |
| November 25, 2025 | Special Credit Card Hours : Monday and Tuesday Nov 24 & 25 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm due to Thanksgiving Break(SU) |
| November 27, 2025 | THANKSGIVING university holiday NO SU Credit Card Hours |
| November 28, 2025 | DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING university holiday NO SU Credit Card Hours |
| December 5, 2025 | LAST DAY OF FALL CLASSES |
| December 7, 2025 | Student group expense reports with errors for November are sent back to be fixed by deadline (SU). |
| December 8, 2025 | Expense reports that were sent back for November are canceled and ineligible for reimbursement (SU). |
| December 8, 2025 – December 10, 2025 | READING WEEK Blackout Dates for Student Group Programming. No student group programming permitted on 12/8, 12/9, 12/10 |
| December 11, 2025 – December 17, 2025 | FINAL EXAMS WEEK Blackout Dates for Student Group Programming. No student group programming permitted on 12/11, 12/12, 12/13, 12/14, 12/15, 12/16, 12/17 |
| December 24, 2025 | CHRISTMAS EVE university holiday |
| December 25, 2025 | CHRISTMAS DAY university holiday |
| December 29, 2025 | Appeals for spring 2026 funding open for Treasury (SU). |
| December 31, 2025 | NEW YEARS EVE university holiday |
| January 1, 2026 | NEW YEARS DAY university holiday |
| January 12, 2026 | FIRST DAY OF SPRING 2026 CLASSES Newly approved SU Recognized Student Groups from fall applications – effective date. |
| January 16, 2026 | Student Union Spring Activities Fair |
| January 19, 2026 | MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY university holiday |
| January 20, 2026 | SU Treasury Meeting (first spring session) |
| January 25, 2026 | SU general budget requests for student groups due (SU). |
| January 26, 2026 | Pooled classrooms reservations open for spring semester in Reserve-A-Space |
| January 30, 2026 | Student group funding category upgrade applications due (SU) |
| January 31, 2026 | SU Budget Committee section teams start (SU) |
| February 8, 2026 | SU Budget Committee section teams end (SU) |
| February 8, 2026 | Student group fiscal year 2026 budgets to for Category 1 student groups (SU) Student group expense reports with errors for January are sent back to be fixed by deadline (SU). |
| February 9, 2026 | Expense reports that were sent back for January are canceled and ineligible for reimbursement (SU). |
| February 9, 2026 – February 13, 2026 | Budget Committee office hours for student group drop-in’s (SU) |
| February 17, 2026 | General Budget Joint Treasury / Senate Session (SU) |
| February 18, 2026 | Budget Committee begins (SU) |
| March 8, 2026 | Student group expense reports with errors for February are sent back to be fixed by deadline (SU). |
| March 8, 2026 – March 15, 2026 | SPRING BREAK |
| March 9, 2026 | Expense reports that were sent back for February are canceled and ineligible for reimbursement (SU). |
| March 17, 2026 | One-time event (non-recurring) space reservations on Danforth Campus open through December 2027 in Reserve-A-Space. |
| March 28, 2026 | Budget Committee concludes (SU) |
| March 29, 2026 | Last day to submit an appeal for the spring semester to SU Treasury for >$1,000 (SU). |
| March 30, 2026 – April 3, 2026 | Post-allocation office hours (SU) |
| April 3, 2026 – April 26, 2026 | Student Group Re-registration required for all SU recognized student groups and SFL groups. |
| April 5, 2026 | Last Day to Submit an Appeal to VP of Finance <$1000 and to the SU Exec Council (SU) |
| April 7, 2026 | Last Treasury Session (SU) for spring semester Student group expense reports with errors for March are sent back to be fixed by deadline (SU). |
| April 8, 2026 | Expense reports that were sent back for March are canceled and ineligible for reimbursement (SU). |
April 17, 2026 – May 6, 2026 | Student Union credit card blackout dates. No use of SU credit card permitted (SU). |
| April 24, 2026 | LAST DAY OF SPRING CLASSES W.I.L.D. |
| April 27, 2026 – April 29, 2026 | READING WEEK Blackout Dates for Student Group Programming. No student group programming permitted on 4/27, 4/28, 4/29. |
| April 30, 2026 – May 6, 2026 | FINAL EXAMS WEEK Blackout Dates for Student Group Programming. No student group programming permitted 4/30, 5/1, 5/2, 5/3, 5/4, 5/5, 5/6. |
| May 7, 2026 | Student group expense reports with errors for April are sent back to be fixed by deadline (SU). |
| May 8, 2026 | Expense reports that were sent back for April are canceled and ineligible for reimbursement (SU). |
| May 15, 2026 | COMMENCEMENT |
| June 1, 2026 – July 15, 2026 | Spending Blackout Dates for all SU Recognized Student Groups (SU). |