College of Media Events Calendar

Friday, July 3, 2026

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  Independence Day (observed)

  All Day

  • Other

Monday, August 24, 2026

• 

  First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  All Day

  your class

  • Other

Monday, September 7, 2026

• 

  Labor Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, September 18, 2026

• 

  Sandage Symposium: Advancing Advertising Together

  9:30 am - 5:30 pm

  Illini Union

  The Sandage Symposium brings together industry experts, researchers, and students who are shaping the future of advertising.

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• 

  Fall break begins

  8:30 am

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, November 26, 2026

• 

  Thanksgiving Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, November 27, 2026

• 

  Day After Thanksgiving - Designated Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Monday, November 30, 2026

• 

  Instruction resumes

  All Day

  I-Hotel

  • Other

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• 

  Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  All Day

  • Other

Friday, December 11, 2026

• 

  Final Exams Begin

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, December 18, 2026

• 

  First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

Thursday, December 24, 2026

• 

  Gift Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, December 25, 2026

• 

  Christmas Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Monday, December 28, 2026

• 

  Day after Christmas - Designated Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Tuesday, December 29, 2026

• 

  Gift Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Wednesday, December 30, 2026

• 

  Gift Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Thursday, December 31, 2026

• 

  President Designated Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, January 1, 2027

• 

  New Year's Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Friday, January 15, 2027

• 

  Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, January 18, 2027

• 

  Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• 

  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  All Day

  • Other

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• 

  Spring Vacation Begins

  1:00 pm

  • Other

Monday, March 22, 2027

• 

  Instruction resumes

  7:00 am

  • Other

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• 

  Instruction Ends

  All Day

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

Thursday, May 6, 2027

• 

  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  All Day

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

Friday, May 7, 2027

• 

  Final Exams Begin

  All Day

  • Other

Saturday, May 15, 2027

• 

  Commencement

  8:30 am

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, May 17, 2027

• 

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  All Day

  • Other

Monday, May 31, 2027

• 

  Memorial Day Holiday

  All Day

  holiday

  • Other