Benedict College Student Activities Calendar 6-7 Ms. Mary L. Davis Director of Student Activities
Dates to Remember Fall Convocation..September, 6 Coronation of Mr. and Miss Benedict College/Fall Ball........October 7, 6 Fall Break..October 2-4, 6 Homecoming Week Activities.. October 7-, 6 Fall Open House and High School Visitation Day....October 29, 6 Thanksgiving Holiday.. November -25, 6 Concert Choir Christmas Concert.... December 4, 6 Mid-Year Commencement Convocation December 0, 6 Christmas Holiday...December, 6-January 2, 7 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday (observed).....january 6, 7 Twenty-Eighth Annual HARAMBEE Festival.... February 25, 7 Spring Break...March 6-0, 7 Founder s Day Convocation.March 6, 7 Founder s Day Rally. March 8, 7 Dimensions in Meaning Week....March -, 7 Mr. and Miss Benedict College Pageant.. April 5, 7 Spring Open House and High School Visitation Day......April 8, 7 Tiger Fest.......April 3-4, 7 Easter Holiday...April 4-8, 7 Charter Day Awards Dinner...April 2, 7 Community Life Week..April 8-, 7 Spring Commencement Convocation.....May 3, 7
National Psoriasis Month August 6 7 2 Residence Halls open for fall semester to Welcome Center and include Community life Registration open for staff, RHAs, Freshman First-Time Freshmen. Institute, Student Ambassadors, STAR Football Team arrives and Band Leaders Only 0:00 a.m. 4 s 8 Classes Begin for First-time Freshmen ONLY 5 Classes begin for Returning, transfer and readmitted students 9 Residence Halls, Welcome Center, Registration Open for returning, transfers/readmitted students 3 4 5 6 Welcome Center and Registration open for First-Time Freshmen and returning football players 0 6 7 Registration for first-time freshmen continues Pool Party Pool Party 2 8 Ice Cream Social 4:00 p.m. Student Café 9 Walmart Trip Mall Trip 3 2 Late Night 8:00 p.m. Three Fountain Rink 28 22 24 29 30 Registration for all students Pool Party Registration for all students 3 25 26 27 Hazing Workshop 5:30 p.m. Pool Party
4 Office of Student Activities National Preparedness Month September 6 5 Labor Day Holiday 6 Classes resume @ 8:00 a.m. 7 Greek 0 5:30 p.m. Fall Convocation HRC Arena Movie Night 8 Mandatory Meeting for ALL Residential Students Females - Males -- 8:00 p.m. 2 Back to School Dance 9:00 p.m. HRC Arena 9 Walmart Trip Benedict @ Fayetteville - 3 Palmetto Capital City Classic Football: Livingstone @ Benedict - 4:00 p.m. BC Allen and J. C. Smith Charlotte, NC 0 Football: Limestone @ Benedict Benedict @ Shaw Univ. @ 2:00 p.m. Late Night Skating 8:00 p.m. Three Fountain Rink 8 2 9 Etiquette Seminar 4:00 p.m. 3 4 Bingo 5 Pool Tournament - - 2 22 Organizational Fair Helms Plaza 6 7 24 Football: Benedict @ Central State Univ :30 p.m. Monday Musical Board Games Night Mall Trip Student Activities Lock-in - 8:00 p.m. Football: Fort Valley @ Benedict 25 26 Religion and Me 27 Claflin @ Benedict 6:30 p.m. Spades Tournament - - 28 Brother to Sister Symposium 29 Carnival - Activity Field Benedict @ Paine Ping Pong Tournament - - 30 Midterm Examinations
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month October 6 Football: Benedict @ Gardner Webb 2 9 3 4 5 6 0 6 7 Classes resume @ 8:00 a.m. Homecoming 30 Mr. and Miss Homecoming Pageant - HRC Arena 24 Making Peace with your Past 3 Ft, Valley @ Benedict 6:00pm Midterm Examinations, No extracurricular activities 2 8 9 25 Frankie s Fun Park Benedict @ Claflin 26 Benedict @ Greenville Univ.: Edward Waters @ Benedict. 7 3 4 Mr. and Miss Benedict College Coronation 8:00 p.m. - HRC Arena Fall Ball Benedict @ Albany State Benedict @ Edward Waters - 8 Football: Benedict @ Lane College 2:00 p.m. Benedict @ Fort Valley State 5 Football: Benedict @ Clark/Atlanta 2:00 p.m. Benedict @ Talladega College 2 22 Homecoming Parade 0:00 a.m.-downtown 27 Fall Break Homecoming Week Activities Annual Pink Ribbon Ball 7:30 p.m. 28 Fayetteville State @ Benedict - Football: Morehouse @ Benedict -2:00 p.m. 29 Fall Open House and High School Visitation Day 9:00 a.m. - HRC Arena Football: Albany State @ Benedict - 2:00 p.m. Albany State @ BC 0:00 a.m.
6 Office of Student Activities National Diabetes Awareness Month November 6 Late Night Skating 8:00 p.m. Three Fountain Rink 7 8 ( Election Day) 2 Board Games Night Volleyball Clark/Atlanta @Benedict 6:00pm 3 Walmart Trip Johnson C. Smith @ Benedict Pool Tournament - - 9 Financial Planning Seminar - 4:00 p.m. Paine @ Benedict Business Week 0 Mandatory Meeting for ALL Residential Students Females - Males - 8:00 p.m. 4 5 Football: Benedict @ Kentucky State 2:00 p.m. Benedict @ Clark/Atlanta Shaw University @ Benedict 6:00pm. 2 Football: Point University @ Benedict - 2:00 p.m. Basketball: College of Faith @ BC (m) 3:00 p.m. Basketball: BC (w) @ Virginia U. - 2:00 pm 3 4 Monday Musical 5 Basketball: J.C. Smith @ BC (m) 7:30 pm 2 22 Basketball: BC (m) @ Georgia Regents 7:30 pm 6 Health Awareness Seminar - 4:00 p.m. Basketball: BC (w) @ USC Aiken 6:00pm American Education Week 7. Mall Trip 8 24 25 Thanksgiving Holiday Dance 9:00 p.m.- HRC Arena Basketball: BC (w) @ Elizabeth City State 6:00pm. Basketball: BC (w) @ Miles College 6:00pm 9 Basketball: BC (w) @ Chowan University :00pm Basketball: Barber Scotia @ BC (m) 3:00 pm 26 Basketball: BC (w) @ Fort Valley State 2:00pm Basketball: BC (m) @ Central State 3:00 pm 27 28 29 30 Classes resume @ 8:00 a.m.
National HIV Awareness Month December 6. World s AIDS Day Basketball: Central State @ BC (m) - 7:30 pm 2 3 Basketball: Kentucky State @ BC (w/m) @ :00/3:00 pm Common Final Examinations 4 Baccalaureate Service and Mid-Year Capstone Ceremony 0:00 a.m. Concert Choir Christmas Concert 5 Basketball: Lane College @ BC (w/m) 2 Faculty and Staff Holiday Program 2:00 p.m. Basketball: BC (m) @ Newberry College 7:30 p.m. 8 9 6 7 8 9 0 3 Final Examination Week; No extracurricular activities Basketball: BC (w) N. Greenville University @ BC (w) 6:00 pm 4 5 6 Basketball: BC (m) @ Truman State Univ. - 5:30 pm 2 22 24 Mid-Year Commencement HRC Arena - 9:00 am Basketball: BC (w) @ Augusta U. 5:00 pm 7 Basketball: BC (w) @ St. Leo University - 2:00pm BC (m) @ Kentucky Wesleyan & Southern Wesleyan Basketball: BC (w) @ Lynn University 2:00pm Basketball: BC (m) @ St. Leo Univ. 7:30 pm Christmas Holiday 25 Christmas Day 26 27 28 29 Basketball: BC (m) @ Shaw University 7:30 pm 30 Basketball: BC (m) @ Livingstone 5:30 pm 3 Christmas Holiday
8 5 Office of Student Activities National Glaucoma Awareness Month January 7 New Year s Day 0:00 a.m. 22. Late Night Skating 8:00 p.m. Three Fountain Rink 29 2 Christmas Holiday New Year s Day (observed) @ Miles College 9 Classes begin for all students Basketball: Central State @ BC (w) 5:30pm 6 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday (observed) @ Albany State 30 3 Residence Halls open for RHAs, Freshman Institute Ambassadors 4 Residence Halls and Welcome Center open For ALL students @ Tuskegee 5 6 7 0 2 3 7 Classes Resume @ 8:00 a.m. 24 3 Registration continues for all students 8 9 Mandatory Meeting for ALL Residential Students Females - 7:00 pm Males - 8:00 p.m. 25 26 27 Registration Continues Registration Continues Registration for all Students Walmart Trip Mall Trip Dance 9:00 p.m. HRC Arena Basketball: LeMoyne Owens @ BC (w/m) :00/3:00 pm 4 @ Spring Hill College :00/3:00 pm 2 @ Fort Valley State :00/3:00 pm 28 Basketball: Clark/Atlanta @ BC (w/m) :00/3:00 pm Hazing Workshop 5:30 p.m. Basketball: Claflin Univ. @ BC (w/m) Office of Student Activities
5 Black History Month" February 7 Super Bowl Party 6 @ Paine College 7 8 Black History Academic Bowl Black History Teleconference and Little Theater 2 Holistic Remedies Basketball: BC (m) @ Morehouse 7:00 pm 9 Brother to Sister Forum 6:30 p.m. 3 4 0 Basketball: Morehouse @ BC (m) 3:00 pm 2 Late Night Skating 8:00 p.m. Three Fountain Rink 9 26 8 th HARAMBEE Festival Community Choir Concert 4:00 pm HRC Arena 3 Pre-Valentine s Day Dinner and Movies (Couples) - Campus C. President s Day (No Classes Held) Basketball: Paine College @ BC (w/m) 27 Monday Musical 4 @ Claflin 2 28 Classes resume Midterm Examinations No extracurricular activities 5 6 22 Evening of Jazz and Spoken Word Cultural Bazaar 5:00 p.m. Black History Movies - - Basketball: Carver College @ BC (m) 7:30 pm Midterm Examinations No extracurricular activities 7 8 24 25 @ Clark/Atlanta 6:00/8:00 pm 28th HARAMBEE Festival HRC Arena 9:00 a.m.
Women s History Month March 7 2 3 4 Midterm Examinations No extracurricular activities 5 6 7 8 9 0 Spring Break 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Classes Resume @ 8:00 a.m. Cash Bingo Founder s Day Convocation HRC Arena Founder s Day Rally Pool Tournament - - 9 2 22 24 25 Monday Musical Open Mic Dimensions in Meaning Week 26 27 28 29 30 3 Apollo Night Late Night Skating 8:00 p.m. Three Fountain Rink Spade Tournament - -
Alcohol Awareness Month April 7 2 9 Palm Sunday 3 4 Meet-The-Candidates for Classes 5:00 & - Chapel 0 2 5 Meet-the-Candidates Symposium (SGA) - HRC Arena Mr. and Miss Benedict College Pageant - HRC Arena Tiger Fest Week Science and Technology Week 6 SGA Election 0:00 a.m. 4:00p.m. Swinton Center (B) 7 8 3 4 5 Spring Open House/High School Visitation Day 0:00 a.m. - HRC Arena Spring Football Game 2:00 p.m. - Stadium Charter Day Banquet Convention Center Tiger Fest Week 6 Easter Sunday 7 Easter Holiday 8 Easter Holiday 9 Classes resume @ 8:00 a.m. Mandatory Meeting for ALL Residential Students: Females @ and Males @ 8:00 p.m. Community Life Week 2 22 Senior Exams. 2 st Annual Service Learning PLUS Day 7:00 a.m. 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 Pre-Examination Week - No extracurricular activities Common Final Examinations
National Mental Health Month May 7 2 3 4 5 6 Senior Examinations Common Final Examinations 7 Baccalaureate Service 0:00 a.m. 8 9 0 2 Twenty-eighth Annual School of Honors Capstone Ceremony 4:00 p.m. 4 5 6 Final Examination Week - No extracurricular activities Faculty and Staff Honors Program 2 noon 7 8 9 3 Spring Commencement Convocation 9:00 a.m. Charlie Johnson Stadium 2 22 Residence Halls and Welcome Center open for Summer Session I Registration For Summer Session I Classes Begin 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3 Memorial Day Classes Resume
National Safety Month June 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 2 3 4 5 6 7 Benedict College Tiger Prep Recruitment and Orientation 8:30 a.m. 8 9 Last Day of Classes Summer I Final Examinations for Summer I 2 Residence Halls and Welcome Center open for Summer Session II Registration For Summer Session II 22 Classes begin Summer Session II 24 Benedict College Tiger Prep Recruitment and Orientation 8:30 a.m. 25 26 27 28 29 30
National Wellness Month July 7 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Classes Resume Independence Day Holiday (Observed) No Classes 9 0 2 3 4 5 Benedict College Tiger Prep Recruitment and Orientation 8:30 a.m. 6 7 8 9 2 22 Last Day of Classes Summer II Final Examinations for Summer II 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 3