Change Management process, Technology Maintenance Window and systems not included in change management information
Monday, June 9, 2025 - Friday, August 29, 2025 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: STUDENT ORIENTATION
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by students during an orientation event.
Monday, July 14, 2025 - Friday, October 3, 2025 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CRITICAL PERIOD
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by Student Health.
Thursday, August 07, 2025 through Saturday, August 09, 2025
- Chicago-Kent Faculty Grading System (FGS) Go-Live -- Friday 9:15 PM - 9:45 PM (no downtime)
- Customer Impact = Significant: The CK FGS will have a new user interface.
- Student Printing System (Papercut) Upgrade -- Friday 10:00 PM - Saturday 3:00 AM (15 minutes downtime)
- Customer Impact = Minor: Printing will be unavailable for approximately 15 minutes during the change.
- Integrate NDRK test scores data with Banner -- Friday 9:15 PM - 11:15 PM (no downtime)
- Customer Impact = None
- Upgrade the VoIP EMS servers (Telephone System) -- Monday 10:00 PM - Tuesday 1:00 AM (no downtime)
- Customer Impact = None
Saturday, August 9, 2025 - Saturday, August 16, 2025 -- CK Intersession
Monday, August 11, 2025 - Friday, August 15, 2025 -- Welcome Week / Orientations
Monday, August 11, 2025 - Tuesday, August 26, 2025 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: FALL SEMESTER START
- No changes to any systems.
Thursday, August 14, 2025 through Saturday, August 16, 2025
- No changes planned
Monday, August 18, 2025 -- Fall Courses Begin for All Colleges
Thursday, August 21, 2025 through Saturday, August 23, 2025
- No changes planned
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 - Tuesday, September 9, 2025 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: INTERNATIONAL CENTER FALL EVENT
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by Global Services.
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 -- Last Day to Add/Drop for Full Semester Courses with No Tuition Charges
Thursday, August 28, 2025 through Saturday, August 30, 2025
- Windows Serve Patching -- Friday 9:15 PM - Saturday 4:15 AM (5 minutes downtime per server)
- Customer Impact = Minor: The patches described here will be applied: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance
Monday, September 1, 2025 -- Labor Day -- No Classes
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 -- Last Day to Request Late Registration
Thursday, September 04, 2025 through Saturday, September 06, 2025
- No changes planned
Friday, September 5, 2025 -- Monday Classes Meet (Labor Day Makeup)
Thursday, September 11, 2025 through Saturday, September 13, 2025
- No changes planned
Thursday, September 18, 2025 through Saturday, September 20, 2025
- No changes planned
Monday, September 22, 2025 -- Rosh Hashanah -- No CK classes 4:00 p.m. & after
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 -- Rosh Hashanah -- No CK classes
Thursday, September 25, 2025 through Saturday, September 27, 2025
- Quarterly Cleanaddress Data Update -- Friday 9:15 PM - 9:45 PM (20 minutes downtime)
- Customer Impact = Minor: The address suggestions provided to the user in the BioDem application will be current.
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 -- Yom Kippur -- No CK classes 4:00 p.m. & after
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 -- Midterm Grading Begins
Thursday, October 02, 2025 through Saturday, October 04, 2025
- No changes planned
Thursday, October 2, 2025 -- Yom Kippur -- No CK classes
Thursday, October 09, 2025 through Saturday, October 11, 2025
- No changes planned
Monday, October 13, 2025 - Tuesday, October 14, 2025 -- Fall Break Days -- No Classes/Faculty Inservice (all colleges except CK)
Thursday, October 16, 2025 through Saturday, October 18, 2025
- No changes planned
Friday, October 17, 2025 -- Midterm Grades Due
Thursday, October 23, 2025 through Saturday, October 25, 2025
- No changes planned
Monday, October 27, 2025 -- Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester Courses
Thursday, October 30, 2025 through Saturday, November 01, 2025
- No changes planned
Friday, October 31, 2025 - Friday, November 14, 2025 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: OPEN ENROLLMENT
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by Human Resources.
Monday, November 3, 2025 - Friday, November 7, 2025 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: FALL REGISTRATION
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by students.
Monday, November 3, 2025 -- Spring and Summer Registration Begins
Thursday, November 06, 2025 through Saturday, November 08, 2025
- No changes planned
Thursday, November 13, 2025 through Saturday, November 15, 2025
- No changes planned
Monday, November 17, 2025 -- CK Monday classes meet (Labor Day make-up)
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 -- CK Tuesday classes meet (Rosh Hashanah make-up)
Wednesday, November 19, 2025 -- CK Rosh Hashanah eve. make-up
Thursday, November 20, 2025 through Saturday, November 22, 2025
- No changes planned
Thursday, November 20, 2025 -- CK Yom Kippur eve. make-up
Monday, November 24, 2025 -- CK Thursday classes meet (Yom Kippur make-up)
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 -- CK Last day of classes: Make-up Day
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Thursday, December 18, 2025 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: FALL SEMESTER END
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by students or faculty.
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Saturday, November 29, 2025 -- Thanksgiving Break -- No Classes
Wednesday, November 26, 2025 - Tuesday, December 2, 2025 -- CK Read period
Thursday, November 27, 2025 through Saturday, November 29, 2025
- No changes planned
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - Friday, December 12, 2025 -- CK Final exams
Thursday, December 04, 2025 through Saturday, December 06, 2025
- No changes planned
Saturday, December 6, 2025 -- Last Day of Fall Courses
Monday, December 8, 2025 - Saturday, December 13, 2025 -- Final Exam Week
Thursday, December 11, 2025 through Saturday, December 13, 2025
- No changes planned
Wednesday, December 17, 2025 -- Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)
Thursday, December 18, 2025 through Saturday, December 20, 2025
- No changes planned
Saturday, December 20, 2025 -- Fall Degree Conferral
Thursday, December 25, 2025 through Saturday, December 27, 2025
- No changes planned
Thursday, January 01, 2026 through Saturday, January 03, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, January 5, 2026 - Friday, January 23, 2026 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: SPRING SEMESTER BEGINS
- No changes to any systems.
Thursday, January 08, 2026 through Saturday, January 10, 2026
- No changes planned
Saturday, January 10, 2026 - Saturday, January 17, 2026 -- CK Intersession
Monday, January 12, 2026 -- Spring Courses Begin for all colleges except CK
Thursday, January 15, 2026 through Saturday, January 17, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, January 19, 2026 -- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day -- No Classes
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 -- Last Day to Add/Drop for Full Semester Courses with No Tuition Charges
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 -- Spring Courses Begin for CK
Thursday, January 22, 2026 through Saturday, January 24, 2026
- No changes planned
Friday, January 23, 2026 -- Monday Classes Meet (Dr. King's Birthday Makeup) -- All colleges except CK
Thursday, January 29, 2026 through Saturday, January 31, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, February 05, 2026 through Saturday, February 07, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, February 12, 2026 through Saturday, February 14, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, February 19, 2026 through Saturday, February 21, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, February 26, 2026 through Saturday, February 28, 2026
- No changes planned
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 -- Midterm Grading Begins
Thursday, March 05, 2026 through Saturday, March 07, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, March 12, 2026 through Saturday, March 14, 2026
- No changes planned
Friday, March 13, 2026 -- Midterm Grades Due
Monday, March 16, 2026 - Saturday, March 21, 2026 -- Spring Break Week -- No Classes
Thursday, March 19, 2026 through Saturday, March 21, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, March 26, 2026 through Saturday, March 28, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, March 30, 2026 -- Last Day to Withdraw for Full Semester Courses
Thursday, April 02, 2026 through Saturday, April 04, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, April 6, 2026 - Friday, April 10, 2026 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: SPRING REGISTRATION
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by students.
Monday, April 6, 2026 -- Fall Registration Begins
Thursday, April 09, 2026 through Saturday, April 11, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, April 16, 2026 through Saturday, April 18, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, April 23, 2026 through Saturday, April 25, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, April 27, 2026 -- CK Monday classes meet (Dr. King鈥檚 Birthday make-up)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - Friday, May 29, 2026 -- CK Last days of classes: Make-up Days
Thursday, April 30, 2026 through Saturday, May 02, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - Sunday, May 17, 2026 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: SPRING SEMESTER END
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by students or faculty.
Thursday, April 30, 2026 - Tuesday, May 5, 2026 -- CK Read period
Saturday, May 2, 2026 -- Last Day of Spring Courses for non-CK classes
Monday, May 4, 2026 - Saturday, May 9, 2026 -- Final Exam Week -- Non-CK
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 - Friday, May 15, 2026 -- CK Final exams
Thursday, May 07, 2026 through Saturday, May 09, 2026
- No changes planned
Wednesday, May 13, 2026 -- Final Grades Due at Noon (CST)
Thursday, May 14, 2026 through Saturday, May 16, 2026
- No changes planned
Friday, May 15, 2026 - Tuesday, June 16, 2026 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: FINANCE YEAR END CLOSE
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by Finance.
Saturday, May 16, 2026 -- Spring Degree Conferral
Saturday, May 16, 2026 - Sunday, May 17, 2026 -- Commencement
Monday, May 18, 2026 -- Courses Begin -- Summer 1
Thursday, May 21, 2026 through Saturday, May 23, 2026
- No changes planned
Friday, May 22, 2026 -- Last Day to Add/Drop Courses with No Tuition Charges -- Summer 1 Monday, May 25, 2026 -- Memorial Day -- No Classes
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 -- CK First day of classes
Thursday, May 28, 2026 through Saturday, May 30, 2026
- No changes planned
Friday, May 29, 2026 -- Last Day to Request Late Registration -- Summer Session 1
Friday, May 29, 2026 -- CK Monday classes meet (Memorial Day make-up)
Thursday, June 04, 2026 through Saturday, June 06, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, June 8, 2026 - Friday, August 28, 2026 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: STUDENT ORIENTATION
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by students during an orientation event.
Thursday, June 11, 2026 through Saturday, June 13, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, June 15, 2026 -- Courses Begin -- Summer 2
Thursday, June 18, 2026 through Saturday, June 20, 2026
- No changes planned
Friday, June 19, 2026 -- Juneteenth Day -- No Classes
Friday, June 19, 2026 -- Last Day to Add/Drop Courses with No Tuition Charges -- Summer 2
Monday, June 22, 2026 - Friday, July 10, 2026 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: FINAL CLOSE
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by Finance.
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 -- Last Day to Withdraw -- Summer 1
Thursday, June 25, 2026 through Saturday, June 27, 2026
- No changes planned
Friday, June 26, 2026 -- Last Day to Request Late Registration -- Summer Session 2
Thursday, July 02, 2026 through Saturday, July 04, 2026
- No changes planned
Saturday, July 4, 2026 -- Independence Day -- No Classes
Thursday, July 09, 2026 through Saturday, July 11, 2026
- No changes planned
Saturday, July 11, 2026 -- Last Day of Courses -- Summer 1
Monday, July 13, 2026 - Monday, October 5, 2026 -- SYSTEMS FREEZE: STUDENT HEALTH AND WELLNESS CRITICAL PERIOD
- No changes to any systems or services that are used by Student Health.
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 -- Final Grades Due at Noon (CST) -- Summer 1
Wednesday, July 15, 2026 -- CK Last day of classes (upper-level)
Thursday, July 16, 2026 through Saturday, July 18, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, July 20, 2026 - Wednesday, July 22, 2026 -- CK Final exams (upper-level)
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 -- Last Day to Withdraw -- Summer 2
Thursday, July 23, 2026 through Saturday, July 25, 2026
- No changes planned
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 -- CK Last day of classes (first-year summer-start)
Thursday, July 30, 2026 through Saturday, August 01, 2026
- No changes planned
Monday, August 3, 2026 -- CK Final exam (first-year summer-start)
Thursday, August 06, 2026 through Saturday, August 08, 2026
- No changes planned
Saturday, August 8, 2026 -- Last Day of Courses -- Summer 2
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 -- Final Grades Due at Noon (CST) -- Summer 2
Thursday, August 13, 2026 through Saturday, August 15, 2026
- No changes planned
Saturday, August 15, 2026 -- Summer Combined Session Degree Conferral
Thursday, August 20, 2026 through Saturday, August 22, 2026
- No changes planned
Thursday, August 27, 2026 through Saturday, August 29, 2026
- No changes planned