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,

Grainger Engineering Chicago Alumni and Student Networking Reception

• July 29, 2026
• Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Discovery Partners Institute

The First Day of Class

• August 24, 2026
• Monday, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
• Graziano Plaza

Donuts with the Deans

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

eNight 2026: Welcome Grainger Engineers!

• September 2, 2026
• Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Bardeen Quad

Prelim Exam: Ziyang Xu

• July 17, 2026
• Friday, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Beckman 2169 or Zoom

Final Exam: Jingxing Gao

• July 20, 2026
• Monday, 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• HMNTL 1000

Prelim Exam: Dimitrios Gotsis

• July 21, 2026
• Tuesday, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
• Beckman 4369

Astrophysics, Relativity, and Cosmology Seminar - Raj Kishor Joshi (Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center) "Interior magnetic field dynamics in Magnetars" "Interior magnetic field dynamics in Magnetars"

• July 22, 2026
• Wednesday, 11:00 AM
• Rhondale Tso Seminar Room, Loomis 236

Last day to withdraw* or drop** a course without petitioning the Graduate College.

• August 6, 2026
• Thursday,

Non-degree students should register for fall online courses by this date to avoid delay in logins

• August 17, 2026
• Monday,

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,

Grainger Engineering Chicago Summer Networking

• July 29, 2026
• Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606