| JANUARY | | | |
| 24 | Monday | | Supplementary Examinations begin |
| 28 | Friday | 14:15 | Dean of Students / Hall Wardens Committee |
| 30 | Sunday | 10:00 | Hall Leaders Camps |
| 31 | Monday | 10:00 | Hall Leaders Camps |
| FEBRUARY | | | |
| 1 | Tuesday | 09:00 | Sub-Warden Training |
| 2 | Wednesday | 09:00 | House Committee Training Workshops |
| 3 | Thursday | 09:00 | House Committee Training Workshops |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Safety / Events Committee |
| 4 | Friday | 09:00 | House Committee Training Workshops |
| | Friday | | Supplementary Examinations end |
| 5 | Saturday | 09:00 | Registration for First-Year Students / |
| | | | Residences open for First-Year Students |
| 6 | Sunday | 09:00 | Registration for First-Year Students |
| 7 | Monday | 08:00 | New Students' Orientation Programme begins |
| | Monday | 09:00 | Parents' Orientation Programme |
| | Monday | 17:00 | Vice-Chancellor's Opening Address (Monument) |
| 8 | Tuesday | 08:30 | New Students' Orientation Programme continues |
| 9 | Wednesday | 08:30 | New Students' Orientation Programme continues |
| | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| 10 | Thursday | 08:30 | New Students' Orientation Programme continues |
| 11 | Friday | 09:00 | Curriculum Approval for First-Year Undergraduate Students and all LLB Students |
| 12 | Saturday | 09:00 | Curriculum Approval for Second-, Third and Fourth-year Undergraduate Students |
| 14 | Monday | | First Term and Lectures in all undergraduate courses begin |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Employment Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| 15 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Humanities Higher Degrees Committee |
| 16 | Wednesday | 11:00 | Naming Committee (Alumni House) |
| | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | CSD Management Committee (CSD Training Centre) |
| 17 | Thursday | 14:15 | Lecture Venue Sub-Committee |
| 18 | Friday | 14:15 | Academic Freedom Committee (Alumni House) |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Board of the School of English (Gold Fields Centre) |
| 21 | Monday | 14:15 | Library Committee (Level 4 Meeting Room - Library) |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Commerce Higher Degrees Committee |
| 22 | Tuesday | 11:00 | Orientation Committee |
| | Tuesday | 14:15 | NTEU / Management Liaison Committee |
| 23 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Humanities Standing Committee |
| 24 | Thursday | 14:15 | Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| 25 | Friday | 14:15 | HIV and AIDS Committee |
| | Friday | 14:15 | ISEA Executive Committee (Gold Fields Centre) |
| 28 | Monday | 14:15 | Institutional Planning Committee |
| MARCH | | | |
| 1 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Community Engagement Committee |
| | Tuesday | 15:00 | Conference / Vacation Accommodation Committee |
| 2 | Wednesday | 11:00 | Staffing Committee |
| | Wednesday | 15:30 | Board of Residences |
| | Wednesday | 17:00 | Sports Council Executive (Old Mutual Pavilion) |
| 3 | Thursday | 14:15 | Gender Action Forum |
| 4 | Friday | 09:00 | Deans' Forum (Alumni House) |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Institutional Forum |
| 7 | Monday | 14:15 | Law Faculty Board |
| | Monday | 14:15 | ISER Board of Management (ISER Seminar Room) |
| 8 | Tuesday | 11:00 | Humanities Library Research Fund (Randell House) |
| | Tuesday | 14:15 | Commerce Faculty Board |
| 9 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Education Faculty Board |
| 10 | Thursday | 11:00 | Rhodes Music Radio Board (RMR Board Room) |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Science Faculty Board |
| 11 | Friday | 14:15 | Humanities Faculty Board |
| | Friday | 14:00 | Middle Management(Gavin Relly Postgraduate Village) |
| 14 | Monday | 14:15 | Pharmacy Faculty Board |
| 15 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Information Technology Steering Committee |
| 16 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 15:30 | Student Services Council |
| 17 | Thursday | 14:15 | Academic Technologies Roundtable (CHERTL Seminar Room) |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Joint Research Committee |
| 18 | Friday | 14:15 | Theatre Management Committee |
| 21 | Monday | | Human Rights Day |
| 22 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Executive Committee of Senate |
| 23 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | RU Environmental Committee |
| 24 | Thursday | 14:15 | Internationalisation Committee |
| 25 | Friday | 14:15 | Teaching and Learning Committee |
| 28 | Monday | 11:00 | Safety / Events Committee |
| 29 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Ethical Standards Committee |
| 30 | Wednesday | 14:15 | Disciplinary Committee |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Cory Library Advisory Board (Level 4 Meeting Room - Library) |
| 31 | Thursday | 11:00 | Finance and General Purposes Committee |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Audit Committee |
| APRIL | | | |
| 1 | Friday | 14:15 | Senate |
| | Friday | | First Term ends |
| 6 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| 7 | Thursday | | Graduation |
| 8 | Friday | | Graduation |
| 9 | Saturday | | Graduation |
| 11 | Monday | | Second Term begins |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Employment Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| 12 | Tuesday | 09:00 | Constitution Committee (Office of the Registrar) |
| | Tuesday | 14:15 | Humanities Higher Degrees Committee |
| 13 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Law Higher Degrees Committee (Law Staff Reading Room) |
| 15 | Friday | 14:15 | ISEA Executive Committee (Gold Fields Centre) |
| 18 | Monday | 11:00 | Naming Committee (Alumni House) |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Institutional Planning Committee |
| 19 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| 20 | Wednesday | 10:30 | Council |
| | Wednesday | 14:00 | Remuneration Committee of Council (VC's Office) |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Commerce Higher Degrees Committee |
| 22 | Friday | | Good Friday |
| 25 | Monday | | Family Day |
| 27 | Wednesday | | Freedom Day |
| MAY | | | |
| 1 | Sunday | | Worker's Day |
| 2 | Monday | | Worker's Day observed |
| 3 | Tuesday | 15:00 | Conference / Vacation Accommodation Committee |
| | Tuesday | 14:15 | Humanities Standing Committee |
| 4 | Wednesday | 15:30 | Board of Residences |
| 5 | Thursday | 14:15 | Academic Freedom Committee (Alumni House) |
| | Thursday | 14:00 | Board of Governors |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Dean of Students / Hall Wardens Committee |
| 6 | Friday | 14:15 | Ethical Standards Committee |
| 9 | Monday | 14:15 | Law Faculty Board |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Academic Technologies Roundtable (CHERTL Seminar Room) |
| 10 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Commerce Faculty Board |
| 11 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Education Faculty Board |
| 12 | Thursday | 14:15 | Science Faculty Board |
| 13 | Friday | 09:00 | Deans' Forum (Alumni House) |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Pharmacy Faculty Board |
| 16 | Monday | 14:15 | Humanities Faculty Board |
| 17 | Tuesday | 11:00 | Staffing Committee |
| 18 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Library Committee (Level 4 Meeting Room - Library) |
| | Wednesday | 15:30 | Student Services Council |
| | Wednesday | 17:00 | Sports Council Executive (Old Mutual Pavilion) |
| 19 | Thursday | 11:00 | Rhodes Music Radio Board (RMR Board Room) |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | CSD Management Committee (CSD Training Centre) |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Institutional Forum |
| 20 | Friday | 11:00 | Financial Aid Committee |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Teaching and Learning Committee |
| 23 | Monday | 14:15 | HIV and AIDS Committee |
| | Monday | 14:15 | NTEU / Management Liaison Committee |
| 24 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Executive Committee of Senate |
| 25 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 11:00 | Honorary Degrees Committee |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Information Technology Steering Committee |
| 26 | Thursday | 14:15 | Internationalisation Committee |
| 27 | Friday | 14:00 | Middle Management (Gavin Relly Postgraduate Village) |
| | Friday | 14:15 | RU Environmental Committee |
| | Friday | | Lectures for undergraduate students end |
| 30 | Monday | | Swot Week begins |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Gender Action Forum |
| 31 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Joint Research Committee |
| JUNE | | | |
| 1 | Wednesday | 14:15 | Cory Library Advisory Board (Level 4 Meeting Room - Library) |
| 3 | Friday | 14:15 | Senate |
| | Friday | | Swot Week ends |
| 4 | Saturday | | Mid-year Examinations begin |
| 6 | Monday | 14:15 | Community Engagement Committee |
| 8 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| 9 | Thursday | 11:00 | Finance and General Purposes Committee |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Audit Committee |
| 16 | Thursday | | Youth Day |
| 20 | Monday | 14:15 | Commerce Higher Degrees Committee |
| 21 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Law Higher Degrees Committee (Law Staff Reading Room) |
| 22 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Humanities Higher Degrees Committee |
| 23 | Thursday | 10:30 | Council |
| 24 | Friday | | Mid-year Examinations end |
| | Friday | | Second Term ends |
| 29 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| 30 | Thursday | | National Arts Festival begins |
| JULY | | | |
| 10 | Sunday | | National Arts Festival ends |
| 13 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| 20 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Employment Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| 21 | Thursday | 14:15 | Humanities Standing Committee |
| 22 | Friday | 11:00 | Safety / Events Committee |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Dean of Students / Hall Wardens Committee |
| 25 | Monday | | Third Term begins |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Law Faculty Board |
| 26 | Tuesday | 11:00 | Constitution Committee (Office of the Registrar) |
| | Tuesday | 14:15 | Commerce Faculty Board |
| 27 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Education Faculty Board |
| 28 | Thursday | 11:00 | Honorary Degrees Committee |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Science Faculty Board |
| 29 | Friday | 14:15 | Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| | Friday | 14:15 | ISEA Executive Committee (Gold Fields Centre) |
| AUGUST | | | |
| 1 | Monday | 14:15 | Pharmacy Faculty Board |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Academic Technologies Roundtable (CHERTL Seminar Room) |
| 2 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Humanities Faculty Board |
| | Tuesday | 15:00 | Conference / Vacation Accommodation Committee |
| 3 | Wednesday | 14:15 | Joint Research Committee |
| | Wednesday | 17:00 | Sports Council Executive (Old Mutual Pavilion) |
| 4 | Thursday | 11:00 | Rhodes Music Radio Board (RMR Board Room) |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Internationalisation Committee |
| 5 | Friday | 14:15 | Institutional Forum |
| 8 | Monday | 14:15 | Institutional Planning Committee |
| 9 | Tuesday | | Women's Day |
| 10 | Wednesday | 14:15 | Teaching and Learning Committee |
| 11 | Thursday | 11:00 | Naming Committee (Alumni House) |
| | Thursday | 15:30 | Board of Residences |
| 12 | Friday | 09:00 | Deans' Forum (Alumni House) |
| | Friday | 14:15 | ISER Board of Management (ISER Seminar Room) |
| 12 & 13 | Fri / Sat | | Intervarsity Sports Weekend |
| 15 | Monday | 14:15 | Library Committee (Level 4 Meeting Room - Library) |
| | Monday | 14:15 | HIV and AIDS Committee |
| 16 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Executive Committee of Senate |
| 17 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Ethical Standards Committee |
| 18 | Thursday | 14:15 | Gender Action Forum |
| 19 | Friday | 14:15 | Community Engagement Committee |
| 22 | Monday | 11:00 | Examinations Committee |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Information Technology Steering Committee |
| 23 | Tuesday | 11:00 | Staffing Committee |
| 24 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | CSD Management Committee (CSD Training Centre) |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | NTEU / Management Liaison Committee |
| 25 | Thursday | 11:00 | Finance and General Purposes Committee |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Audit Committee |
| 26 | Friday | 14:15 | Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards Selection Committee (Alumni House) |
| 27 | Saturday | | Rhodes University Founders Day |
| | Saturday | | Convocation / Old Rhodian Union Committee |
| 29 | Monday | 14:15 | RU Environmental Committee |
| 30 | Tuesday | 15:30 | Student Services Council |
| 31 | Wednesday | 14:15 | Commerce Higher Degrees Committee |
| SEPTEMBER | | | |
| 1 | Thursday | 14:15 | Humanities Higher Degrees Committee |
| 2 | Friday | 14:15 | Senate |
| 5 | Monday | 14:15 | Law Higher Degrees Committee (Law Staff Reading Room) |
| 6 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Theatre Management Committee |
| 8 | Thursday | 10:30 | Council |
| | Thursday | 14:00 | Remuneration Committee of Council (VC's Office) |
| 9 | Friday | 08:30 | Academic Promotions Committee |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Academic Promotions Committee |
| | Friday | | Third Term ends |
| 14 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| 16 | Friday | 14:00 | Middle Management (Gavin Relly Postgraduate Village) |
| 19 | Monday | | Fourth Term begins |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Orientation Committee |
| 20 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Board of the School of English (Gold Fields Centre) |
| | Tuesday | 14:15 | Humanities Standing Committee |
| 21 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 17:00 | Sports Council Executive (Old Mutual Pavillion) |
| 22 | Thursday | 14:15 | Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| 24 | Saturday | | Heritage Day |
| 26 | Monday | 08:30 | Institutional Planning Committee (Staff proposals) |
| 27 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Cory Library Advisory Board (Level 4 Meeting Room - Library) |
| | 28 Wednesd | ay 12 : | 45 NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Employment Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| 29 | Thursday | 11:00 | Safety / Events Committee |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Disciplinary Committee |
| 30 | Friday | 10:00 | Senate Nominations Committee (Alumni House) |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Humanities Faculty Board |
| OCTOBER | | | |
| 3 | Monday | 14:15 | Law Faculty Board |
| 4 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Commerce Faculty Board |
| 5 | Wednesday | 14:15 | Education Faculty Board |
| 6 | Thursday | 14:15 | Science Faculty Board |
| 7 | Friday | 09:00 | Deans' Forum (Alumni House) |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Pharmacy Faculty Board |
| | Friday | 17:30 | RU Environmental Awards Ceremony |
| 10 | Monday | 14:15 | Institutional Planning Committee |
| 11 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Library Committee (Level 4 Meeting Room - Library) |
| | Tuesday | 15:00 | Conference / Vacation Accommodation Committee |
| 12 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Humanities Higher Degrees Committee |
| 13 | Thursday | 15:30 | Board of Residences |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Academic Technologies Roundtable (CHERTL Seminar Room) |
| 14 | Friday | 08:30 | Academic Promotions Committee / |
| | | | Academic Merit Awards Committees - Review Process |
| | | 14:15 | Acad Promo Com / Acad Merit Awards - Review Process |
| 17 | Monday | 11:00 | Budget Committee |
| 18 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Executive Committee of Senate |
| 19 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Institutional Forum |
| 20 | Thursday | 11:00 | Rhodes Music Radio Board (RMR Board Room) |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Information Technology Steering Committee |
| 21 | Friday | 15:30 | Student Services Council |
| | Friday | | Sports Awards Dinner |
| 24 | Monday | 14:15 | RU Environmental Committee |
| 25 | Tuesday | 11:00 | Naming Committee (Alumni House) |
| | Tuesday | 14:15 | Teaching and Learning Committee |
| 26 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | CSD Management Committee (CSD Training Centre) |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Gender Action Forum |
| 27 | Thursday | 14:15 | NTEU / Management Liaison Committee |
| 28 | Friday | 14:15 | Senate |
| | Friday | | Lectures for undergraduate students end |
| 31 | Monday | | Swot week begins |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Community Engagement Committee |
| NOVEMBER | | | |
| 1 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Law Higher Degrees Committee (Law Staff Reading Room) |
| 2 | Wednesday | 14:15 | Commerce Higher Degrees Committee |
| 3 | Thursday | 14:00 | Board of Governors (Johannesburg) |
| 4 | Friday | 14:15 | ISEA Executive Committee (Gold Fields Centre) |
| | Friday | 14:15 | Dean of Students / Hall Wardens Committee |
| | Friday | | Swot week ends |
| 5 | Saturday | | End of Year Examinations begin |
| 7 | Monday | 09:00 | Budget Committee |
| 8 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Institutional Planning Committee |
| 9 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Financial Aid Committee |
| 10 | Thursday | 14:15 | Ethical Standards Committee |
| 11 | Friday | 14:15 | ISER Board of Management (ISER Seminar Room) |
| 14 | Monday | 14:15 | HIV and AIDS Committee |
| 15 | Tuesday | 09:00 | Constitution Committee (Office of the Registrar) |
| 16 | Wednesday | 12:30 | NTEU / HR Management |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Humanities Higher Degrees Committee |
| 17 | Thursday | 11:00 | Finance and General Purposes |
| | Thursday | 14:15 | Audit Committee |
| 22 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Joint Research Committee |
| 23 | Wednesday | 12:45 | NEHAWU / Management |
| 24 | Thursday | 14:15 | Employment Equity and Institutional Culture Committee |
| 25 | Friday | 14:15 | Senate |
| 29 | Tuesday | 14:15 | Internationalisation Committee |
| 30 | Wednesday | 11:00 | Examinations Committee |
| DECEMBER | | | |
| 1 | Thursday | 10:30 | Council |
| | Thursday | | End of Year Examinations end |
| 9 | Friday | | Last day of submission for theses Masters and Doctoral for Graduation in 2012 (all Faculties) |
| 12 | Monday | 09:00 | Pharmacy Faculty Board |
| | Monday | 14:15 | Law Faculty Board |
| 13 | Tuesday | 09:00 | Science Faculty Board |
| | Tuesday | 14:15 | Commerce Faculty Board |
| 14 | Wednesday | 09:00 | Humanities Faculty Board |
| | Wednesday | 14:15 | Education Faculty Board |
| 16 | Friday | | Day of Reconciliation |
| | Friday | | Fourth Term ends |