GWU 2025-2026 Parents Calendar-6-27-2025 - Flipbook - Page 32
TIPS
› Before students head home for the summer, remind
them to wrap up things on campus before they leave
in May. Things to think about are forwarding their mail
to their summer address, storage possibilities for all
their belongings for the summer if they can’t bring
everything home, and travel arrangements for the
summer.
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Sunday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Saturday
2
Final Exams
Final Lap
3
4
5
6
7
8
Cinco de Mayo
9
Spring
Move-Out for
Non-Graduates
Final Lap
Final Exams
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Mother’s Day
Commencement Weekend
› Summer is often a time for students to work and make
money to take back to school.
› Your student’s relationship with hometown family and
friends may have changed, so work with your student
to come to terms with or redefine those personal
relationships.
Friday
1
› Once your student returns home for the summer,
review the events of the past year with your student.
Identify problem areas and encourage your student
to consider possible solutions.
› Help your student feel at home again by jointly
planning family activities. This will also continue to
encourage your student’s responsible nature.
Thursday
Reading Day
› Keep the lines of communication open and
supportive. One of the best strategies against stress
and fatigue is encouraging your student to talk with
someone they trust.
› Prepare yourself and other family members that the
student who returns may not be the student you sent
off to college. It may help to renegotiate curfew hours
and family responsibilities for the summer. It is an
important time of adjustment for everyone as your
family grows and changes.
Monday
17
Commencement
Weekend
18
19
20
21
22
23
26
27
28
29
30
Session I begins
(6-, 8-, 10- and
full term sessions)
Spring Move-Out
for Graduates and
Approved Extended
Stay Students
Spring Degree
Conferral
24
25
Memorial Day
(no classes)
31
Eid al-Adha
