Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Monday, September 14, 2026

• ECEx: Keychain & Matcha Making

  Time

  6:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  2015 ECEB

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

• Tech Talk: AMD

  Time

  5:30 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  1013 ECEB

  • Informational

  

• ECEx: Trivia Night

  Time

  6:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  ECEB 3015

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• Final Exam: Michael Molter

  Time

  12:30 - 2:30 pm

  Location

  Coordinated Science Laboratory 419

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Prelim Exam: Pedro Oliveira Da Silva

  Time

  3:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Rm 5086

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Relativity Information Session

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Sydney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building 4100

  • Informational

  

• ECEx: Cookie Decorating

  Time

  6:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  3081 ECEB

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• Global Convergence of Gradient EM for Over-Parameterized Gaussian Mixtures

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  1002 Grainger Auditorium

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• ECEx: Cider, Donuts, & Tote Bag Painting

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  3017 ECEB

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• PwC Information Session

  Time

  5:30 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Campus Instructional Facility 2035

  • Informational

  

Friday, September 18, 2026

• ECEx: Olympics

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  2017 ECEB

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Monday, September 21, 2026

• Prelim Exam: Jiachen Tu

  Time

  9:00 - 11:00 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

• Prelim Exam: Mohamed Aly

  Time

  10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  Coordinated Science Laboratory B02

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Sunday, September 27, 2026

• ECE Seattle Alumni Reception

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Seattle, WA

  • Reception/Open House

  

Monday, September 28, 2026

• Prelim Exam: Anubhav Bose

  Time

  9:30 - 11:30 am

  Location

  Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Room 5070

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Fireside chat with Dan Caruso

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute, Auditorium (Room 1025)

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

• 2026 NCSA Research Open House

  Time

  3:30 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  1205 W. Clark St., Urbana, IL 61801

  U. of I. faculty, researchers, and graduate students are invited to learn about the research, projects, expertise, and services offered by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).

  • Reception/Open House

  

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Grainger Engineering Alumni Night at Topgolf

  Time

  3:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Topgolf, 2050 Progress Parkway, Schaumburg, IL

  Enjoy golf in a casual, indoor setting with Grainger Engineering alumni!

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Sunday, October 18, 2026

• ECE @ IEEE EPEPS: alumni reception

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Fort Worth, TX

  • Reception/Open House

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• ECE @ IEEE EPEPS: alumni reception

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Fort Worth, TX

  • Reception/Open House

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• ECE @ IEEE EPEPS: alumni reception

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Fort Worth, TX

  • Reception/Open House

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• ECE @ IEEE EPEPS: alumni reception

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Fort Worth, TX

  • Reception/Open House

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Final Exam: Gabriel Muniz Negron

  Time

  1:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Room 5070

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• TBA

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  1002 Grainger Auditorium

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Fall break begins

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  I-Hotel

  • Other

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Friday, December 11, 2026

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, December 18, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  Time

  All Day

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Friday, January 15, 2027

• Winter Session Final Exams Begin

  Time

  8:30 am

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Tuesday, January 19, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Saturday, March 13, 2027

• Spring Vacation Begins

  Time

  1:00 pm

  • Other

  

Monday, March 22, 2027

• Instruction resumes

  Time

  7:00 am

  • Other

  

Friday, April 9, 2027

• Engineering Open House & Mom's Weekend

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Saturday, April 10, 2027

• Engineering Open House & Mom's Weekend

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Wednesday, May 5, 2027

• Instruction Ends

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Thursday, May 6, 2027

• Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  Swanlund Administration Building

  • Other

  

Friday, May 7, 2027

• Final Exams Begin

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Saturday, May 15, 2027

• Commencement

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  Memorial Stadium

  • Ceremony/Service

  

Monday, May 17, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

Monday, June 14, 2027

• First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  Time

  All Day

  • Other