College of LAS Events

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Friday, May 8, 2026

Final Exams Begin

All Day
- Other

Saturday, May 9, 2026

Opening Reception | 2026 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

Celebrate as we open the 2026 Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition! Explore a wide range of art and design work created by 100+ BFA graduates in studio art, new media, art education, graphic design, and industrial design. Exhibition on view through May 16. The School of Art & Design will host a reception for artists and visitors in the Link Gallery.
- Exhibition

Monday, May 11, 2026

Last webinar - "Responding to Civil Immigration Enforcement"

4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Community Service

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

2026 T.S. Piper Award for Outstanding Inorganic PhD Thesis, Jubyeong Chae, "Nickel-catalyzed Methylation of Alkyl and (Hetero)aryl Chlorides Using Organoaluminum Reagents"

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Final Defense of Haisu Kang, COARSE-GRAINED MODELING OF BOTTLEBRUSH POLYMERS IN SOLUTION AND MELTS

10:00 am 03/06/2026

100 Noyes Lab
- Seminar/Symposium
FINAL DEFENSE: Kaitlyn Wiegand "Molecular Precision in the Synthesis of Polymeric Nanostructured Materials". Advisor: Professor Joaquin Rodriguez-Lopez

1:00 pm

Burrill Hall Room 124
- Seminar/Symposium
2026 Klemperer Award for Outstanding Materials Chemistry PhD Thesis, Seth Putnam, "The Electrochemical Generation and Characterization of Sulfate Radical Anions"

3:30 pm

1024 CHEM ANNEX
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, May 15, 2026

FINAL DEFENSE: Luke Westawker "Probing the Photochemistry and Properties of Nickel and Palladium Complexes”. Advisor: Professor Liviu Mirica

2:00 pm

B102 CLSL
- Seminar/Symposium
GGIS Class of 2025-26 Reception & Award Ceremony

3:00 pm

Room 3083 Natural History Building (SESE Core)
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, May 16, 2026

Commencement

8:30 am

Memorial Stadium
- Ceremony/Service
Soc/Anthro/Interdisciplinary Studies Convocation

5:00 pm

Virginia Theater, Champaign
- Ceremony/Service

Sunday, May 17, 2026

CHBE 2026 Spring Convocation Ceremony

9:30 11:00 am

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
- Ceremony/Service
ChBE 2026 Spring Convocation Reception

11:00 1:00 p.m.

Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
- Reception/Open House
Statistics Convocation Ceremony

5:30 - 7:30 pm

Activities and Recreation Center
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, May 18, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

All Day
- Other

Thursday, May 21, 2026

Lali Gutierrez, UIUC, Final Defense, "Early-Aβ Targeting Probes For Alzheimer’s disease And Related Dementias In 5xFAD Mice"

9:00 am

B102 Chemical Life Sciences Lab
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Blake Ocampo, Final Defense, UIUC, "Title TBD"

3:00 pm

Lincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801, Room 1002
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 2, 2026

Final Defense Joo Hun "John", TBA

2:00 pm 03/06/2026

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Beyond the Textbook: Teaching the Middle East Through Global Citizenship
Recurring

All Day

Siebel Center for Design, Starlight Room 1002 South 4th Street Champaign, IL 61821
- Conference/Workshop

Thursday, June 11, 2026

Beyond the Textbook: Teaching the Middle East Through Global Citizenship
Recurring

All Day

Siebel Center for Design, Starlight Room 1002 South 4th Street Champaign, IL 61821
- Conference/Workshop

Friday, June 12, 2026

Final Defense Ching Hsiu Chung, TBA

10:00 am 03/06/2026

1024 Chem Annex
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

All Day
- Other
We The (Trivia) People

7:00 pm

Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

Ready for a night of friendly competition? Gather your crew, challenge yourself with trivia, and see how you stack up against the competition. This free event draws inspiration from our exhibit Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights.
- Informational

Monday, August 24, 2026

First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

All Day

your class
- Other

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

Prof. Nick Jackson, UIUC, TBD

2:00 - 3:00 pm

CLSL B102
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

History Treasure Hunt

4:00 - 6:00 pm

Gregory Hall 213

Join us for a scavenger hunt to learn more about the Department of History! More details to come.
- Social/Informal Event

Monday, September 14, 2026

C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

C.S. Marvel Lecture: Professor Melanie Sanford, University of Michigan, "Title TBA"

4:00 pm

Roger Adams Lab, 600 S Mathews Ave, Room 116
- Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

A Book in Common

4:00 - 6:00 pm

TBD

Join us for a discussion of the book Windrush Cricket: Imperial Culture, Caribbean Migration, and the Remaking of Postwar England by Michael Collins.
- Meeting