Please double check the dates before posting or scheduling a social media post.
This reference calendar is not inferring that you need to post on each of these days, but rather it acts as a guide of dates to be aware of on social media. It’s up to the individual MTU Social Media Admin (SMA) to decide whether or not to post on the days listed.
January
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New Year’s Day (January 1)
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National Trivia Day (January 4)
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First Day of Spring Semester (January 8)
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Leading Scholar Events
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MLK Day (January 15)
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Opposite Day (January 25)
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National Fun at Work Day (last Friday of January)
February
- Winter Carnival Week
- Groundhog Day (February 2)
- Valentine’s Day (February 14)
- International Day of Women in Science (February 11)
- Random Acts of Kindness Day (February 17)
- President’s Day (third Monday of February)
- National Engineers Week (late February)
March
- Mardi Gras (March 1)
- National Day of Unplugging (first Friday of March)
- MTU Enterprise Day (early March)
- World Engineering Day (March 4)
- Pi Day (March 4)
- MTU Spring Break
- Daylight Savings Time Starts U.S. (begins second Sunday in March) Global Recycling Day (March 18)
- MTU Summer Sports Camps Registration Opens (middle of March)
- MTU Admissions Preview Day (middle of March)
- First Official Day of Spring a.k.a Vernal Equinox
- St. Patrick’s Day (March 17)
- World Water Day (March 22)
April
- April Fools Day (April 1)
- Walk to Work Day (first Friday in April)
- National Student Athlete Day (April 6)
- Spring Fling
- Design Expo
- World Health Day (April 7)
- Tax Day U.S. (April 15)
- Earth Day (April 22)
- World Book Day (April 23)
- Final Exams
- Spring Commencement
May
- Mother’s Day (second Sunday in May)
- Star Wars Day (May 4)
- Spring Commencement
- Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
June
- Higher Education Day (June 6)
- Great Lakes and Freshwater Week in Michigan (first week in June)
- BridgeFest
- Father’s Day (third Sunday in June)
- Juneteenth
- First Official Day of Summer
July
- Independence Day (Fourth of July)
- Open House (prospective students)
- World Emoji Day (July 17)
- National Ice Cream Day (third Sunday in July)
- International Friendship Day (July 30)
August
- Alumni Reunion
- National Friendship Day (first Sunday in August)
- International Youth Day (August 12)
- World Photo Day (August 19)
- National Dog Day (August 26)
- Undergraduate Orientation
- Husky Move-in
- Welcome Week on Campus
- Afternoon on the Town
September
- Labor Day (first Monday of September)
- First Day of Class/Instruction
- 906 Day (September 6)
- K-Day Recess (early September)
- Patriot Day or September 11th
- National Video Games Day (September 12)
- Constitution Day and Citizenship Day (September 17)
- Parade of Nations
- September Equinox
- First Official Day of Fall
- Fall Career Fair
- Homecoming
October
- Plaidurday (October 4) Cardboard Boat Races
- Indigenous Peoples’ Day a.k.a. Columbus Day (second Monday in October)
- World Mental Health Day (October 10)
- World Statistics Day 2025 (celebrated every five years on October 20)
- Halloween (October 31)
November
- Diwali (November 1)
- End of Daylight Savings (early November)
- First Gen Celebration Day (November 8)
- National STEM Day (November 8)
- Veteran’s Day (November 11) W
- Thanksgiving Recess / Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November)
- Giving Tuesday (Tuesday after Thanksgiving)
December
- Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day (December 7)
- Final Exams
- Midyear Commencement
- First Day of Winter a.k.a Winter Solstice
- Christmas Day (December 25)
- New Year’s Eve
Questions?
When in doubt, reach out! Get in touch with MTU UMC Social at social@mtu.edu.
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