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Harbert Competitions and Events

The Harbert College of Business is proud to host several events to make sure you get the best networking and career preparedness experience. From career fairs to case competitions, you have plenty of options to choose from to make sure your individual academic and career needs and goals are met.

Check out all the events we have to offer. We look forward to seeing you there!

Calendar of events

Academic calendar

2025 Fall Semester
Dec 8-12	Final Exam Period	Mon - Fri
Dec 13	Commencement	Sat
2026 Spring Semester
Jan 7	Classes Begin	Wed
Jan 7-28	Resignation Fee - Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee.	Wed - Wed
Jan 13	Last Day to Add Course	Tue
Jan 14-28	Drop Course Penalty Days - Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.	Wed - Wed
Jan 19	M.L. King, Jr. Day - No Classes	Mon
Jan 21	10th Class Day - Last day to request a meal plan change.	Wed
Jan 28	15th Class Day - Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. - Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.	Wed
Feb 19	Early Alert Grade Deadline	Thu
Feb 26	Mid-Semester - 36th Class Day	Thu
Mar 5	41st Class Day - Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans	Thu
Mar 9-13	Spring Break	Mon - Fri
Apr 17	Last Day to Withdraw - Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. - Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.	Fri
Apr 24	Classes End	Fri
Apr 25-26	Study/Reading Days	Sat - Sun
Apr 27 - May 1	Final Exam Period	Mon - Fri
May 1-4	Commencement	Fri - Mon
2026 Summer Semester
May 18	Classes Begin	Mon
May 19	Last Day to Add Course	Tue
May 20 - Jun 1	Drop Course Penalty Days - Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.	Wed - Mon
May 25	Memorial Day - No Classes	Mon
Jun 1	10th Class Day - Last day to request a meal plan change.	Mon
Jun 19	Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes	Fri
Jun 22	Early Alert Grade Deadline	Mon
Jun 22	Mid-Semester - 24th Class Day - Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned.	Mon
Jun 23-24	No Classes	Tue - Wed
Jun 25-26	No Classes	Thu - Fri
Jul 3	Independence Day - No Classes	Fri
Jul 28	Last Day to Withdraw - Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. - Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.	Tue
Jul 31	Classes End	Fri
Aug 3-4	Study/Reading Days	Mon - Tue
Aug 5-7	Final Exam Period	Wed - Fri
Aug 8	Commencement	Sat
2026 Summer Mini-Semester I
May 18	Classes Begin	Mon
May 19	Last Day to Add Course	Tue
May 20-22	Drop Course Penalty Days - Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.	Wed - Fri
May 25	Memorial Day - No Classes	Mon
Jun 3	Early Alert Grade Deadline	Wed
Jun 3	Mid-Semester - 12th Class Day	Wed
Jun 16	Last Day to Withdraw - Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. - Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.	Tue
Jun 19	Juneteenth Holiday - No Classes	Fri
Jun 22	Classes End	Mon
Jun 23-24	NO CLASS - Study/Reading Day for Mini-Semester I on this day	Tue - Wed
Jun 25-26	Final Exam Period	Thu - Fri
2026 Summer Mini-Semester II
Jun 29	Classes Begin	Mon
Jun 30	Last Day to Add Course	Tue
Jul 1-6	Drop Course Penalty Days - Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.	Wed - Mon
Jul 3	Independence Day - No Classes	Fri
Jul 6	5th Class Day - Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. - Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.	Mon
Jul 15	Early Alert Grade Deadline	Wed
Jul 15	Mid-Semester - 12th Class Day	Wed
Jul 28	Last Day to Withdraw - Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. - Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.	Tue
Jul 31	Classes End	Fri
Aug 3-4	Study/Reading Days- NO CLASS	Mon - Tue
Aug 5-7	Final Exam Period	Wed - Fri
Aug 8	Commencement	Sat
2026 Fall Semester
Aug 17	Classes Begin	Mon
Aug 17 - Sep 4	Resignation Fee - Dropping all courses during this period will result in a $100 resignation fee.	Mon - Fri
Aug 21	Last Day to Add Course	Fri
Aug 22 - Sep 4	Drop Course Penalty Days - Dropping a course during these days will result in a $100 Drop Fee per course dropped.	Sat - Fri
Aug 28	10th Class Day - Last day to request a meal plan change.	Fri
Sep 4	15th Class Day - Last day to drop from course with no grade assignment. - Last day for potential tuition refund for dropped classes.	Fri
Sep 7	Labor Day - No Classes	Mon
Oct 6	Early Alert/Mid-Term Grade Deadline	Tue
Oct 6	Mid-Semester - 36th Class Day	Tue
Oct 8-9	Fall Break	Thu - Fri
Oct 15	41st Class Day - Student deadline for request to move finals to Associate Deans	Thu
Nov 20	Last Day to Withdraw - Last day to withdraw from course with no grade penalty. "W" assigned. - Students who need to submit forms to lift holds on their accounts must submit the forms several business days ahead of the deadline to allow for processing.	Fri
Nov 23-27	Thanksgiving Break - No Classes	Mon - Fri
Dec 4	Classes End	Fri
Dec 5-6	Study/Reading Days	Sat - Sun
Dec 7-11	Final Exam Period	Mon - Fri
Dec 12	Commencement	Sat

Learn more about our annual events...

Career Fairs

Meet industries, create networking relationships, and show off your business talent at one of our career fairs.

See upcoming career fairs

Tiger Cage

Show off your business skills by creating and presenting your ideas at one of the annual Tiger Cage events.

Learn More About Tiger Cage

Harbert Day

Harbert Day is an exclusive professional development and networking day. Harbert Day 2025 features Paul Jacobson, CFO of General Motors.

Learn More About Harbert Day

Lowder Executive in Residence

The Robert and Charlotte Lowder Visiting Executive-In-Residence Program is designed to provide students and faculty with direct access to prominent business leaders, facilitating open discussions on current industry challenges.

Lowder Executive in Residence