Faculty members are encouraged to honor students' observations of religious holidays this fall by refraining from scheduling exams or quizzes on these days and/or to make appropriate arrangements for students to make up missed course work. The first holy day of the fall term is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which begins at sundown on Friday, Sept. 22. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sundown on Sunday, Oct. 1, and continues on Monday, Oct. 2. Some students will go home to be with their families on the 22nd and some will not be in class Oct. 2-3. Ramadan begins the weekend of Sept. 23. Muslim students may be fasting during daylight hours until Oct. 23. On Tuesday, Oct. 24, Muslim students celebrating Eid-al-Fitr may leave campus to be with their families. During the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali, is Saturday, Oct. 21, students may also observe with their families.