Ming's List

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• School Performance: Turn. Turning. TURNT (KCYS)

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  Colwell Playhouse

  • Krannert Center

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Sapna Sarupria, University of Minnesota (Host: Prof. Baron Peters) "Molecular Design of Excipient Formulations for Stable Biologics"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Statistics Seminar - Guanyang Wang (Rutgers)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Krannert Center Uncorked: Olmeca

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Stage 5

  • Krannert Center

  

• University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  • Krannert Center

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Yan Zhang (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign) - "TBA"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Alumni and Graduate Awards

  Time

  4:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 300

  • Ceremony/Service

  

• Cynthia Oliver Company Dance Theatre presents Turn. Turning. TURNT

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

  Turn. Turning. TURNT is a compelling triptych by award-winning Dance at Illinois professor, choreographer, and director Dr. Cynthia Oliver that captures movement, memory, and resilience across three distinct yet interconnected works. 

  • Performance

  

• Cynthia Oliver Company Dance Theatre presents Turn. Turning. TURNT

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Colwell Playhouse

  • Krannert Center

  

• Lyric Under the Stars (Alice Campbell Center Courtyard)

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Alice Campbell Center Courtyard

  Sarah Wigley, artistic director Casey Robards, music director Dawn Harris, stage director

  • Krannert Center

  

Saturday, October 3, 2026

• ChBE Homecoming Tailgate

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Gies Memorial Stadium and surrounding area

  • Sporting Event

  

• Cynthia Oliver Company Dance Theatre presents Turn. Turning. TURNT

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Colwell Playhouse

  • Krannert Center

  

• Lyric Under the Stars (Alice Campbell Center Courtyard)

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Alice Campbell Center Courtyard

  Sarah Wigley, artistic director Casey Robards, music director Dawn Harris, stage director

  • Krannert Center

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Brandon C. Bukowski, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Elizabeth Bickel Rogers)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Artists Talk: Sasha Velour

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Stage 5

  • Krannert Center

  

• Third Rail Projects: There's a Ghost in Everything Workshop

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Studio Theatre

  • Krannert Center

  

• University of Illinois Philharmonia and Illini Strings

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  • Krannert Center

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• The Grainger Engineering Fall 2026 Career Fair (VIRTUAL)

  Time

  11:00

  • Other

  

• Illinois Modern Ensemble: 30th Annual Martirano Award Contest

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  Carlos Carrillo and Stephen Taylor, co-directors

  • Krannert Center

  

• Sasha Velour's TRAVESTY

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Tryon Festival Theatre

  • Krannert Center

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Hongliang Xin, Virginia Tech (Host: Prof. Alex Mironenko) "The New Alchemy of Scientific Discovery: From Electrons to AI Agents"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Kelsey Hatzell, Princeton University (Host: Prof. Theresa Schoetz)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Statistics Seminar - Kaizheng Wang (Columbia)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Krannert Center Uncorked with CU Folk & Roots Festival: Dan Kusaya & The Chimurenga Inspiration

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Stage 5

  • Krannert Center

  

• Third Rail Projects: There's a Ghost in Everything Workshop

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Studio Theatre

  • Krannert Center

  

Friday, October 9, 2026

• Hindsley Symphonic Band and Wind Orchestra

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  Hindsley Symphonic Band: Kimberly Fleming, conductor Kristina La Marca, graduate conductor Wind Orchestra: Barry L. Houser, conductor Beau Bujol, graduate conductor

  • Krannert Center

  

• Joshua Redman Quartet

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Tryon Festival Theatre

  • Krannert Center

  

Saturday, October 10, 2026

• Champaign-Urbana Symphony Orchestra: Mahler's Third Symphony

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  Stephen Alltop, music director and conductor Susan Platts, mezzo-soprano University of Illinois Women's Glee Club, Andrea Solya, director Central Illinois Youth Chorus, Andrea Solya, director

  • Krannert Center

  

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• Artists Talk: Jupiter String Quartet

  Time

  1:00 pm

  Location

  Stage 5

  • Krannert Center

  

• October Dance Virtual Performance

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  KCPA YT/Vimeo

  • Krannert Center

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Cookie Collab

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Atrium

  Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Dance at Illinois: October Dance

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Colwell Playhouse

  • Krannert Center

  

• Niladri Kumaar presents The Space Between the Notes, honoring Zakir Hussain

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  • Krannert Center

  

Friday, October 16, 2026

• Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Sam Sternberg (Columbia University) - "RNA-guided and RNA-templated antiviral immunity"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Dance at Illinois: October Dance

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Colwell Playhouse

  • Krannert Center

  

• Meredith Chamber Singers

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  • Krannert Center

  

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Dance at Illinois: October Dance

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Colwell Playhouse

  • Krannert Center

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Jupiter String Quartet with Ben Roidl-Ward, bassoon, A New Music Festival Event

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  • Krannert Center

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Statistics Seminar - Fan Li (Duke)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, October 24, 2026

• Kojiro Umezaki & Hub New Music: a distance, intertwined

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  • Krannert Center

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Ting Xu, University of California Berkeley, (Host: Prof. Deborah Leckband)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• University of Illinois Symphony Orchestra

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  • Krannert Center

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Statistics Seminar - Jose Zubizarreta (Harvard)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Krannert Center Uncorked: Modern Drugs

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Stage 5

  • Krannert Center

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• Biochemistry Seminar: Dr. Tom Cooper (Baylor College of Medicine) - "Mechanistic insights of RNA toxicity and disrupted RNA processing from modeling Myotonic Dystrophy in mice"

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Charles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Illinois Wind Symphony + Choirs

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  Kevin M. Geraldi, conductor Pablo Elias-Rodriguez, graduate conductor

  • Krannert Center

  

Saturday, October 31, 2026

• Sinfonia da Camera: Spellbound

  Time

  7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Great Hall

  Ian Hobson, music director and conductor Guido Sánchez Portuguez, guitar Marissa Simmons, contralto

  • Krannert Center