Established: 1843
President: R. Fred Zuker
Student Body: About 800
Location: Jackson, Tennessee, USA
Campus: Urban, 50 acres
Colors: Blue & White
Mascot: Eagles
| Fall 2007 | Proposed |
| Fall Faculty Conference | Aug. 17 |
| Residence Halls Open for Freshmen, Freshmen Orientation Begins | Aug. 17 |
| Residence Halls Open for Upperclassmen | Aug. 20 |
| Registration for Fall Term | Aug. 21 |
| Classes Begin | Aug. 22 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Sept. 3 |
| Last Day to Register or Add a Course | Aug. 30 |
| Opening Convocation | Sept. 4 |
| Mid-term Grades due in Registrar’s Office at 10:00 a.m. | Oct. 12 |
| Fall Break (University Offices Closed Oct. 15) | Oct. 15-16 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course | Oct. 22 |
| Homecoming | Oct. 27 |
| Pre-Registration | Oct. 29-Nov. 9 |
| Who’s Who Convocation at 1:00 p.m. | Nov. 6 |
| Residence Halls Close 6 p.m. (no evening classes) | Nov. 20 |
| Thanksgiving Holiday (University closed) | Nov. 21-23 |
| Residence Halls Open | Nov. 25 |
| University Open; Classes Resume | Nov. 26 |
| Senior Thesis Convocation at 1:00 p.m. | Dec. 4 |
| Last Day of Classes | Dec. 5 |
| Final Examinations | Dec. 6-7, 10-12 |
| Academic Profile Testing | Dec. 13 |
| Christmas Holidays; University closed | Dec. 21-Jan. 2 |
| Spring 2008 | |
| University Offices Open | Jan. 3 |
| Residence Halls Open | Jan. 9 |
| Registration for Spring Term | Jan. 10 |
| Classes Begin | Jan. 11 |
| Last Day to Register or Add a Course | Jan. 18 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday (University Closed) | Jan. 21 |
| Mid-term Grades due in Registrar’s Office at 10:00 a.m. | Feb. 20 |
| Last Day to Drop a Course | Feb. 22 |
| Pre-Registration | Feb. 25-Mar. 7 |
| Residence Halls Close 6 p.m. (no evening classes) | Mar. 7 |
| Spring Vacation | Mar. 10-14 |
| Residence Halls Open | Mar. 16 |
| Classes Resume | Mar. 17 |
| Good Friday Holiday; University Closed | Mar. 21 |
| Honors Day Convocation at 1:00 p.m. | Apr. 8 |
| Senior Thesis Convocation at 1:00 p.m. | Apr. 22 |
| Last Day of Classes | Apr. 28 |
| “Reading” Day | Apr. 29 |
| Final Examinations | Apr. 30-May 2, 5-7 |
| Academic Profile Testing | May 8 |
| Baccalaureate Service and Commencement | May 11 |
| May Term | May 19-Jun. 9 |
| Registration for May Term | May 19 |
| Memorial Day; University Closed | May 26 |
| Summer I | Jun. 16-Jul. 11 |
| Registration | Jun. 16 |
| Independence Day; University Closed | Jul. 4 |
| Summer II | Jul. 14-Aug. 8 |
| Registration | Jul. 14 |
| Evening Session, Summer 2008 | Jun. 16-Aug. 8 |
| Registration | Jun. 16 |