The academic calendar outlines the 14 weeks of semester 1 from October 2022 to February 2023. It includes dates for weekly classes and assessments such as a job ad and resume assignment due on December 12th, a real-time writing assessment on December 22nd, an individual MJI assessment from January 8-12th, and a mock meeting from January 22-26th. The semester covers classes up until the Chinese New Year holiday in early February before semester 2 begins.