The first ten days of November are useful for campus chores and meetings, but then the Thanksgiving Day syndrome sets in. Mid-term exams are followed by escalating departures of students. December requires little comment. Final exams and the surge toward the Christmas and New Year holidays consume everyone's attention. Faculty accomplish few pieces of traditional university business.
Students disappear when their last exam is done.
January, too, requires little comment. February is a good month. It is shorter than the rest and includes Presidents Day, but a lot of meetings are held, deadlines are set for March and early April and everyone is waiting for spring. Return from Spring Break is harried, with everyone preparing to meet the deadlines set in February and taking cognizance of how quickly the academic year is drawing to a close. April looms large.