{"id":2787,"date":"2026-01-14T15:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/?p=2787"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:29:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:29:19","slug":"making-plans-for-the-2025-2026-academic-year-check-the-owu-calendar-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/making-plans-for-the-2025-2026-academic-year-check-the-owu-calendar-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Plans for the 2025-2026 Academic Year? Check the OWU Calendar!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear\u00a0OWU\u00a0Families, Wondering when you&#8217;ll\u00a0get\u00a0to see your amazing students next? We&#8217;ve got you covered! As you start mapping out your fall holidays and travel plans, be sure to consult the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/academic-calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/academic-resources\/academic-calendar&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1768505992432000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3o8uw8buLyTOldxXquLDRO\"><b>2025-2026 Academic Calendar<\/b><\/a>. It&#8217;s the best way to ensure you&#8217;re in sync with your student&#8217;s schedule\u00a0for key dates like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Spring Break:<\/b>\u00a0Saturday, March 7 \u2013 Sunday, March 15<\/li>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/commencement-week\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.owu.edu\/academics\/commencement-week\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1768505992432000&amp;usg=AOvVaw39knaXVhU_0x_4chGK9vG4\">Commencement Ceremony<\/a>:<\/b>\u00a0Saturday, May 9<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And when the time comes for the semester to wind down, remember that\u00a0<b>Final Exams<\/b>\u00a0are scheduled from\u00a0<b>Thursday, April 30 \u2013 Tuesday, May 5<\/b>. This is a prime time for your student to receive an extra dose of encouragement (and maybe even a surprise care package!) to help them finish strong. Happy planning!<\/p>\n<p><strong>OWU Sponsoring Organization\/Office:<\/strong>\u00a0Office of the Registrar<br \/>\n<strong>Contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Lee Richards at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:registrar@owu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">registrar@owu.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear\u00a0OWU\u00a0Families, Wondering when you&#8217;ll\u00a0get\u00a0to see your amazing students next? We&#8217;ve got you covered! As you start mapping out your fall holidays and travel plans, be sure to consult the\u00a02025-2026 Academic Calendar. It&#8217;s the best way to ensure you&#8217;re in sync with your student&#8217;s schedule\u00a0for key dates like: Spring Break:\u00a0Saturday, March 7 \u2013 Sunday, March 15 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2100,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[87],"tags":[162,84,511,512,671],"class_list":["post-2787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-campus-life-academics","tag-academics","tag-calendar","tag-dates","tag-deadlines","tag-planning"],"blocksy_meta":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2100"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2787"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2787\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2788,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2787\/revisions\/2788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.owu.edu\/newsforowufamilies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}