Graduate Student Events

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

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  • 12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Strategic Storytelling: What Should You Say in an Interview?

  How to stand out in a job interview

  • Professional Development

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

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  • 4:00 pm
  • Graduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)

  Faculty Job Search: Getting Ready for This Fall

  Start preparing for the faculty job search

  • Professional Development

Friday, April 25, 2025

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  • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
  • Graduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)

  Workshop: Writing the Fulbright Statements for ETA Applicants

  Learn to craft competitive statements for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program.

  • Informational

Thursday, May 1, 2025

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  • 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

  Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in STEM

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development

Friday, May 2, 2025

• • 5:00   deadline

  Last day to complete deposit of May doctoral dissertations

  • Other

Thursday, May 8, 2025

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  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals in the Social Sciences & Humanities

  Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

  • Professional Development

Friday, May 9, 2025

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  • 2:00 - 3:30 pm

  Writing Personal Statements for Fellowship Proposals

  Master the art of the personal statement.

  • Professional Development
• • 5:00   deadline

  Last day to complete deposit of May master's theses

  • Other

Thursday, May 15, 2025

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  • 7:00 pm
  • State Farm Center

  Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

  Celebrate our doctoral graduates!

  • Ceremony/Service

Saturday, May 17, 2025

• • All Day

  May Degree Conferral Date

  • Other

Sunday, July 6, 2025

• • 5:00   deadline

  Last Day to apply to graduate in August via Self-Service.

  • Other

Monday, July 7, 2025

• • 5:00   deadline

  Last Day to take final exam for August Degree

  • Other

Friday, July 18, 2025

• • 5:00   deadline

  Last day to complete deposit of August doctoral dissertations

  • Other

Friday, July 25, 2025

• • 5:00   deadline

  Last day to complete deposit of August master's theses

  • Other

Monday, August 11, 2025

• • All Day

  August Degree Conferral Date

  • Other