Events

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,

Final Exams Begin

• December 11, 2026
• Friday, 8:30 AM

Fireside chat with Dan Caruso

• September 28, 2026
• Monday, 4:00 PM
• Beckman Institute, Auditorium (Room 1025)

Founders Week fireside chat

• October 1, 2026
• Thursday, 3:00 PM
• Beckman Institute, Auditorium (Room 1025)

Grainger Engineering Alumni Night at Topgolf

• October 17, 2026
• Saturday, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• Topgolf, 2050 Progress Parkway, Schaumburg, IL

SE290 - John Thelan

• September 17, 2026
• Thursday, 11:00 AM
• 1310 DCL

Physics Careers Seminar: "Technical Analysis and Engineering in a New Space Startup"

• September 17, 2026
• Thursday, 11:00 AM
• 204 Loomis (Interaction Room)

PhD Final Defense – Ricardo Dorado

• September 17, 2026
• Thursday, 11:30 AM
• CEEB 3012

CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing) "Investigating Reactive Transport Pathways in Anion Exchange Membranes to Guide Polymer Design"

• September 17, 2026
• Thursday, 2:00 PM
• 116 Roger Adams Laboratory

Last day to withdraw* and receive a 70% refund of tuition.

• September 25, 2026
• Friday,

Fall 2026 tuition and fees are due.

• September 28, 2026
• Monday,

Last day to withdraw* and receive a 60% refund of tuition.

• October 9, 2026
• Friday,

Deadline for ALL to drop semester course via Student Self-Service.

• October 16, 2026
• Friday,

2026 Convergent Intelligence Workshop

• September 29, 2026
• Tuesday, 8:30 AM
• 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 13, 2026
• Tuesday, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
• Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606