Viola's 2013 Fall Calendar

Monday, August 24, 2026

• First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  your class

  • Other

  

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• Illinois Abroad Day

  Time

  10:30 am - 3:00 pm

  Location

  Anniversary Plaza (Illini Union)

  • Informational

  

Thursday, September 3, 2026

• Statistics Seminar - Jonathan Niles-Weed (NYU)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Research Connections

  Time

  4:30 - 6:30 pm

  Location

  Room 220, Main Library Building (Main Library, 1408 W Gregory Dr, Champaign, IL 61820)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

• Devi S. Laskar presents Midnight at the War

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Media Commons, Room 220

  Join us for a lively and timely talk with award-winning author and Illinois’ alumna Devi Laskar on her new novel Midnight, At the War. Set in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, an event which had a profound impact on U.S. engagement and policy in the Middle East and South Asia, Laskar’s novel is informed by her own experiences as a journalist in the 1990s and early aughts.

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, September 10, 2026

• Coffee Across Cultures Hour: Home Away from Home

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Statistics Seminar - Alex Wein (UC-Davis)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• Statistics Seminar - Yao Xie (Georgia Tech)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

• Names Across Cultures

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, September 24, 2026

• Coffee Across Cultures Hour

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Saturday, September 26, 2026

• Youth Literature Festival

  Time

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Location

  I-Hotel & Conference Center

  The Youth Literature Festival is a free, family-friendly celebration of reading, storytelling, and creativity hosted by the University of Illinois College of Education.

  • Festival/Celebration

  

• Youth Literature Festival

  Time

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Location

  I-Hotel & Conference Center

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

• 2026 Personalized Nutrition Innovation Day – The Science of Eating: Variability, Behavior, and the Role of Personalized Nutrition

  Time

  11:00 am

  Location

  Illini Union

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Global Talent Show

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Auditorium

  • Performance

  

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Statistics Seminar - Guanyang Wang (Rutgers)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• Strokes and Sips

  Time

  All Day

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• Intercultural Spotlight: Scandinavia

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Religious/Cultural

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Coffee Across Cultures Hour

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Statistics Seminar - Kaizheng Wang (Columbia)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Supporting International Students Workshop

  Time

  All Day

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Coffee Across Cultures Hour

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Skills and Studies: Workplace Readiness at Illinois

  Time

  5:00 - 6:00 pm

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Coffee Across Cultures Hour

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Statistics Seminar - Fan Li (Duke)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Supporting International Scholars Workshop

  Time

  All Day

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Wednesday, October 28, 2026

• Intercultural Spotlight

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Religious/Cultural

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• Statistics Seminar - Jose Zubizarreta (Harvard)

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  106B1 Engineering Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• Weathering The Winter

  Time

  All Day

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• Plain Language for Intercultural Communication

  Time

  All Day

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• Intercultural Spotlight

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Religious/Cultural

  

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Indoor World Cup

  Time

  10:00 am - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Campus Recreation Center East

  • Sporting Event

  

Tuesday, November 17, 2026

• Travel Around The World

  Time

  11:00 am - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Rooms ABC

  • Religious/Cultural

  

Wednesday, November 18, 2026

• Taste of Language

  Time

  6:00 - 7:30 pm

  • Religious/Cultural

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• Coffee Across Cultures Hour

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Friday, November 20, 2026

• International Thanksgiving Dinner

  Time

  12:00 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Latzer Hall, University YMCA

  • Festival/Celebration

  

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

  

Thursday, December 3, 2026

• Coffee Across Cultures Hour: Home Away from Home 2

  Time

  12:30 - 1:50 pm

  Location

  Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign)

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Wednesday, December 9, 2026

• Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

  Time

  All Day

  • Other

  

• Year-End Holiday Party

  Time

  All Day

  • Festival/Celebration

  

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

  

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