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

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

5/15 Commencement: Lincoln University (Mo.), University of the Virgin Islands-St. Croix, Southern University and A&M College, Spelman College, Texas Southern University