Events

First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

• August 24, 2026
• Monday,
• your class

Fall break begins

• November 21, 2026
• Saturday, 8:30 AM
• Swanlund Administration Building

Instruction resumes

• November 30, 2026
• Monday,
• I-Hotel

Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

• December 9, 2026
• Wednesday,

The First Day of Class

• August 24, 2026
• Monday, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Graziano Plaza

Donuts with the Deans

• August 26, 2026
• Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Graziano Plaza

A Chip Odyssey Documentary Screening and Q&A

• August 27, 2026
• Thursday, 5:30 PM
• Grainger Auditorium (Electrical & Computer Engineering Building)

Bingo Night

• August 31, 2026
• Monday, 5:00 PM
• Siebel Center for Computer Science Room 0224

Final Defense of Tiara Torres-Flores, "Iterative Synthesis of Precise Conjugated Oligomers for Understanding Assembly and Photostability"

• August 19, 2026
• Wednesday, 10:00 AM
• 3269 Beckman

Final Exam: Weiman Yan

• August 19, 2026
• Wednesday, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Coordinated Science Laboratory 419

Final Defense of Song Yin, "Integrating Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Machine Learning for Mechanistic Understanding and Rational Design"

• August 20, 2026
• Thursday, 1:00 PM
• TBD

TBD

• August 24, 2026
• Monday, 4:00 PM
• 100 Materials Science and Engineering Building, 1304 W. Green Street

Last day to cancel registration in order to receive a full refund of tuition and fees for Fall 2026 courses.

• August 23, 2026
• Sunday,

Last day to withdraw* and receive an 90% refund of tuition.

• September 4, 2026
• Friday,

Official 10th day. Deadline to reduce course credit and to drop one or more, but not all courses, and receive a 100% refund of tuition and fees for the dropped course(s). (Please click here for more information)

• September 4, 2026
• Friday,

Last day to withdraw* and receive an 80% refund of tuition.

• September 11, 2026
• Friday,

Discovery Partners Institute: Town Hall on the Call for Research Theme Proposals

• August 25, 2026
• Tuesday, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• 1308 W. Main St., Urbana, IL 61801 CSL B02

Tech Pulse 2030-The Physical Internet of AI: Data Centers, Energy, and Architecture- Chicago

• September 1, 2026
• Tuesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606

After Hours in Chicago - Fall 2026

• October 1, 2026
• Thursday, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
• 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor, Chicago, IL 60606

No. 64 Tech Pulse 2030-Responsible AI Investing & Pitch Showcase-Chicago

• October 20, 2026
• Tuesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606