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Ebony college calendar
Ebony, Sept, 2004
August
New student orientation and fall classes begin at most colleges and universities. Contact colleges for specific dates.
8/28 Capital City Freedom Classic, Topeka, Kan.: Lincoln (Mo.) vs. Texas College
September
9/4 Ford Detroit Football Classic, Detroit: Alabama State vs. Howard
9/4 Labor Day Classic, Orlando, Fla.: Jackson State vs. Hampton
9/5 11th Aggie-Eagle Classic, Raleigh, N.C.: N.C. Central vs. N.C. A&T
9/5 A.G. Gaston Labor Day Classic, Birmingham, Ala.: Miles vs. Clark Atlanta
9/11 Willie Gary Classic, Jacksonville, Fla.: Edward Waters vs. Shaw
9/18 Ohio Classic, Cincinnati: Grambling State vs. Bethune-Cookman
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9/18 Southern Heritage Classic, Memphis, Tenn.: Tennessee State vs. Jackson State
9/25 Budweiser Gateway Classic, St. Louis: Arkansas-Pine Bluff vs. Alabama A&M
9/25 Atlanta Football Classic, Atlanta: Tennessee State vs. Florida A&M
9/25 New York Urban League Classic, East Rutherford, N.J.: Morgan State vs. Hampton
October
10/2 Coca-Cola Circle City Classic, Indianapolis: Tennessee State vs. South Carolina State
10/2 State Fair Classic, Dallas: Prairie View A&M vs. Grambling State
10/9 Chicago Football Classic, Chicago: Mississippi Valley State vs. Grambling State
10/10 Morehouse-Tuskegee Classic, Columbus, Ga.: Morehouse vs. Tuskegee
10/10 Ebony Fashion Fair, Morgan State University, Baltimore
10/12 Founders Day, Xavier University
10/12 Ebony Fashion Fair, Delaware State University, Dover, Del.
10/13 Ebony Fashion Fair, Elizabeth City State University, Elizabeth City, N.C.
10/14 Ebony Fashion Fair, Hampton University, Hampton, Va.
10/15 Ebony Fashion Fair, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Va.
10/16 Battle of the Bay Classic, Hampton, Va.: Hampton vs. Norfolk State
10/17 Founders Day, Dillard University
10/29 Ebony Fashion Fair, Winston-Salem State University, Winston-Salem, N.C.
10/30 Gold Bowl, Richmond, Va.: Virginia Union vs. Virginia State
10/30 Magic City Classic, Birmingham: Alabama A&M vs. Alabama State
November
11/1 Ebony Fashion Fair presented by Norfolk State University, Raleigh, N.C.
11/6 CIAA Championship Football Game, Durham, N.C.
11/7 Founders Day, Talladega College
11/19-28 Paradise Jam Basketball Tournament, Univ. of the Virgin Islands
11/20 Capital City Classic, Jackson, Miss.: Alcorn State vs. Jackson State
11/20 Florida Classic, Orlando, Fla.: Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M
11/25 Turkey Day Classic, Montgomery, Ala.: Alabama State vs. Tuskegee
11/27 FAMU/FIU Orange Blossom Classic, Miami: Florida International vs. Florida A&M
11/27 Bayou Classic XXXI, New Orleans: Southern vs. Grambling State
December
12/3-5 Spelman/Morehouse Christmas Carol Concert
12/11 SWAC Championship Football Game, Birmingham, Ala.
January (2005)
Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations on all campuses. Check colleges for specific dates and events.
1/17 National Observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday
1/28 Ronald E. McNair Memorial Day, North Carolina A&T State University
February
Black History Month celebrations on all campuses. Contact colleges for specific dates and events.
2/1 Official opening of International Civil Rights Museum and commemoration of four A&T students who started Sit-in Movement in Greensboro, N.C.
2/4 Founders Day Celebration, Virginia Union University
2/13 CIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships, Newport News, Va.
2/17 Founders Day, Morehouse College
2/18-19 MEAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, Landover, Md.
2/25-27 SWAC Indoor Track & Field Championships, Baton Rouge, La.
2/28-March 5 CIAA Basketball Tournament, Raleigh, N.C.
March
3/2-5 SIAC Basketball Tournament, Albany, Ga.
3/4 Charter Day Convocation, Howard University
3/6 Founders Day, Virginia State University
3/7-12 MEAC Basketball Tournament, Richmond, Va.
3/8 Charter Day, Central State University
3/9-12 SWAC Basketball Tournament, Birmingham, Ala.
3/16 Charter Day, University of the Virgin Islands
April
4/11 Founders Day Celebration, Spelman College
4/17 Founders Day, Johnson C. Smith University
4/21-23 CIAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Petersburg, Va.
4/24 Commencement, Rust College
4/28 MEAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Orlando, Fla.
4/28-5/1 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, Itta Bena, Miss.
4/30 Founders Day, Lincoln University (Pa.)
May
Commencement exercises at most colleges and universities. Contact colleges for specific dates and other activities.
5/1 Commencement: Johnson C. Smith University, Talladega College and Lincoln University (Pa.)
5/6 Baccalaureate and Commencement Convocation: South Carolina State
5/7 Commencement: Dillard University, Livingstone College, Norfolk State University, North Carolina A&T State University, Savannah State University, Tennessee State University, Virginia Union University, Xavier University
5/8 Commencement: Hampton University, Mississippi Valley State University, Tougaloo College
5/14 Commencement: Howard University, Morehouse College, University of the Virgin Islands-St. Thomas
