This calendar of events is regularly updated, so please check back.
Event
Date
Time
Location
Holiday Break
12/24-12/31
2025
Event
Date
Time
Location
20th Anniversary of Cocky's Reading Express
2025
New Year's Day
1/1
Letter stuffing event with Dora
1/3
9 a.m. - noon
SJMC 223
Classes Begin
1/13
Donuts with the Dean
1/13
iSchool Faculty Meeting
1/17
10-11:30 a.m.
Virtual
MLK Day
1/20
USC Holiday
Donuts with the Dean
1/21
Davis 8:45-9:45 SJMC 10:15-11:30 a.m.
SJMC Faculty Meeting
1/22
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
SJMC 318
Graduate Open House
1/24
11:30 a.m.
SJMC 318
Chinese New Year
1/29
Grant Writing Workshop
W or F
Noon - 2 p.m.
iSchool Faculty Meeting
1/31
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Virtual
Event
Date
Time
Location
Black History Month
February
CIC Career Fair
2/25
Women's Leadership Event
2/4
afternoon
Russell House Theater
CIC Staff Meeting
Lunch & Engage “Serving Latinx Youth.” Presented by Dr. Claire Jimenez, Assistant Professor, McCausland
Faculty Fellow, Department of Language and Literature, College of Arts and Sciences
2/7
Noon - 2 p.m.
SJMC 318
Admitted Students Day #1
2/8
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
SJMC Lobby
Super Ad Poll
2/9
Info Sessions & Admitted Students Sessions
SJMC Faculty Meeting
2/19
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
SJMC 318
Dean's Lunch and Lead
2/21
Noon - 2 p.m.
McCutchen House, Williams Room
Career Fair
2/25
All day
Russell House Ballroom
Research Event with Education and Social Work
a Friday
Noon - 2 p.m.
Grad Council Meeting
SJMC
iSchool Faculty Meeting
2/28
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Virtual
Media Law School Event
Event
Date
Time
Location
Women's History Month
March
Deans' & Directors' Lecture
3/6
National Career Week
3/3-8
All day
SIPA Convention
3/7-9
all weekend
Columbia Marriot
Spring Break
3/9-3/16
Sunshine Week
3/16-22
Research Symposium
3/26
Noon - 2 p.m.
Davis 209
SJMC Faculty Meeting
3/19
Noon - 1 :30 p.m.
SJMC 318
Alumni Tea at SCASL
3/19-20
Convention Center
iSchool Faculty Meeting
3/21
10 a.m. - Noon
Virtual
Admitted Students Day #2
3/22
8 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
SJMC Lobby
ALA Accreditation - iSchool
3/24-26
All day
iSchool
Broadcast Career Fair
3/25 or 3/27
All Day
Russell House Ballroom
SCSPA Spring Conference
3/26
All day
Russell House
Give for Garnet
3/26-27
Media & Civil Rights History Research Symposium with Michael Harriott
3/28
The Hilton
Carolina Cup Coverage
3/30?
Camden
Journalism, News, Sports and Entertainment Media Career Fair
3/31
Russell House Ballroom
Buchheit Lecture
TBD
Event
Date
Time
Location
Women's Leadership Event
4/2
SJMC 318 & 316
Dean's Leadership Council Meeting
4/3-4
all day
SJMC 318 & 316
Admitted Students Day #3
4/5
8 a.m. - Noon
SJMC Lobby
National Library Week
4/6-12
Mentorship Match Closeout Celebration
4/9
6-7:30 p.m.
Senior Workshop
4/11
11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
National Librarian Day
4/16
SJMC Faculty Meeting
4/16
Noon - 1:30 p.m.
SJMC 318
KTA Breakfast
4/16
Awards Day - USC
4/17
Horseshoe
SJMC Awards Day
4/17
Lobby
SJMC Graduate Research & Teaching Awards
4/17
Senior Send-Off
Lobby
CIC Staff Meeting
SCSPA Conference
SC Read-In at the Statehouse
iSchool Retreat
SJMC Retreat
Research Guest Speaker (Lunch & Learn)
Noon - 2 p.m.
Augusta Baker
4/18
Augusta Baker's Dozen
iSchool Faculty Meeting
4/18
10 - 11:30 a.m.
Virtual
Open House for juniors
4/26
8:30-Noon
Russell House Ballroom
Last Day of class
4/28
Reading Day
4/29
CIC Retreat
4/29
8 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Palmetto Club
Carolina Cup Reception
Final Examinations
4/30-5/7
Event
Date
Time
Location
Final Exams
4/30-5/7
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
5/1-31
Word Press Freedom Day
5/3
Retirement Celebrations
5/12
4 - 6 p.m.
iSchool Faculty Retreat
5/8 or 5/9
Commencement
5/9-10
Staff Appreciation Breakfast
5/13?
8:30 -10 a.m.
SJMC 318
Staff Appreciation Event
5/13?
iSchool Spring Hooding
Memorial Day
5/26
SJMC Faculty Meeting/Retreat
Event
Date
Time
Location
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