College of Media Events Calendar

Friday, January 16, 2026

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  Final Exams Begin

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, January 19, 2026

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  Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  All Day

  • Other

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

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  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  All Day

  • Other

Saturday, February 7, 2026

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  Illinois Soul 2nd Anniversary Featuring MAYSA

  7:30 pm

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

  101.1 FM Illinois Soul celebrates two years amplifying Black voices and culture here in East-Central Illinois! What better way to throw an anniversary party than with food, friends, and great music provided by smooth jazz sensation MAYSA!

  • Festival/Celebration

Thursday, February 19, 2026

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  ICR Colloquium Series- Interdisciplinary Risk Communication Research on AI and the Environment

  12:30 pm   1:30 pm

  Gregory Hall, Room 336

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, February 23, 2026

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  Media Career Week: Rapid Resume Review

  1:30 - 3:30 pm

  • Professional Development
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  Media Career Week: Media Career Night Young Alumni

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  • Professional Development

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

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  Media Career Week: Pop-Up Headshot Lab

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  • Professional Development
• 

  Media Career Week: Student Internship Panel Showcase

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  • Professional Development

Wednesday, February 25, 2026

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  Media Career Week: Resume Print and Go Drop-Ins

  2:30 - 4:00 pm

  • Professional Development
• 

  Media Career Week: Resume Revamp AI Strategies to Level Up your Resume

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  • Professional Development

Thursday, February 26, 2026

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  ICR Colloquium Series- Speaker Robb W. Lindgren

  12:30 pm   1:30 pm

  Siebel Center for Design- Sunset Studio 1050

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, February 27, 2026

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  Media Career Week: Frank Center Student Workshop Q&A with Alum Joe Sargis, Senior Producer at Fox News

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  TBD

  • Professional Development

Thursday, March 5, 2026

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  ICR Colloquium Series- Speaker Cabral Bigman-Galimore

  12:30 pm   1:30 pm

  Siebel Center for Design- Sunset Studio 1050

  • Seminar/Symposium

Saturday, March 14, 2026

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  Spring Vacation Begins

  1:00 pm

  • Other

Monday, March 23, 2026

• 

  Instruction resumes

  7:00 am

  • Other

Thursday, March 26, 2026

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  ICR Colloquium Series- Speculations on the Freedom to Move: Migrant Arts and Migrant Freedoms

  12:30 pm   1:30 pm

  Siebel Center for Design- Sunset Studio 1050

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  ICR Colloquium Series- Speaker Belinda He

  12:30 pm   1:30 pm

  Siebel Center for Design- Sunset Studio 1050

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  ICR Colloquium Series- Liberal Objects: What Remains of Them, & How They Matter (or Not) Now

  12:30 pm   1:30 pm

  Gregory Hall, Room 336

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 30, 2026

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  ICR Colloquium Series- Speaker Ellie Yang

  12:30 pm   1:30 pm

  Gregory Hall, Room 336

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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  Instruction Ends

  All Day

  • Other

Thursday, May 7, 2026

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  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  All Day

  • Other

Friday, May 8, 2026

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  Final Exams Begin

  All Day

  • Other

Saturday, May 16, 2026

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  Commencement

  8:30 am

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, May 18, 2026

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  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  All Day

  • Other

Monday, May 25, 2026

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  Memorial Day Holiday

  All Day

  • Other

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

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  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  All Day

  • Other

Friday, June 19, 2026

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  Juneteenth

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, July 3, 2026

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  Independence Day (observed)

  All Day

  • Other