Social and Behavioral Sciences Master Calendar

Wednesday, August 5, 2026

• Campus MSW Program Virtual Info Session

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  • Informational

  

Thursday, August 6, 2026

• 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference Workshop

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  TBD

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Online MSW Program Virtual Info Session

  Time

  6:00 - 7:00 pm

  • Informational

  

Friday, August 7, 2026

• 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  8:00 am

  Location

  Lincoln Hall Room 1092

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Saturday, August 8, 2026

• 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  8:00 am

  Location

  Lincoln Hall Room 1092

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Sunday, August 9, 2026

• 33rd Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference

  Recurring

  Time

  8:00 am

  Location

  Lincoln Hall Room 1092

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

• Campus MSW Program Virtual Info Session

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  • Informational

  

• Online MSW Program Virtual Info Session

  Time

  5:30 - 6:30 pm

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• School of Social Work Online BSW Info Session (Virtual)

  Time

  6:00 - 7:00 pm

  • Informational

  

Friday, August 28, 2026

• NAH Welcome Event

  Time

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm   11:00 am to 1:00 pm

  Location

  Native American House (1206 W. Nevada Street, Urbana)

  • Welcome Week

  

• Fellowship Information Session for "American Association of University Women"

  Time

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  306 Coble Hall

  • Informational

  

Monday, August 31, 2026

• Social Work ICT Informational Session (Virtual)

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• School of Social Work Online BSW Info Session (Virtual)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  • Informational

  

• School of Social Work BSW Transfer Info Session (Virtual)

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  • Informational

  

• NSP Faculty Mixer

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, September 3, 2026

• CSGGE Fall Reception

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign

  The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity will host its fall reception on September 3rd 4-5:30pm (remarks at 4:30) at YMCA Latzer Hall. RSVP appreciated.

  • Reception/Open House

  

Friday, September 4, 2026

• School of Social Work First-Year Student Visit

  Time

  1:30 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  School of Social Work Room 2000P

  • Informational

  

• First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  TBA

  The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

• "Topological Brain Maps and the Shape of Thought," by Marty Sereno, Emeritus Professor Psychology, San Diego State University Adjunct Professor Cognitive Science, University of California San Diego

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

• Social Work ICT Informational Session (Virtual)

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:00 pm

  • Informational

  

• "Neural mechanisms of group living," by Aubrey M. Kelly, Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Behavioral and Systems Neuroscience Program, Emory University

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• School of Social Work BSW Transfer Info Session (Virtual)

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  • Informational

  

• 22nd Annual Goldstick Family Lecture in the Study of Communication Disorders

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  University of Illinois Philanthropy Center, Room 102/103, 303 St. Mary’s Road, Champaign IL

  • Lecture

  

Friday, September 18, 2026

• Sandage Symposium: Advancing Advertising Together

  Time

  9:30 am - 5:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union

  The Sandage Symposium brings together industry experts, researchers, and students who are shaping the future of advertising.

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, September 21, 2026

• School of Social Work First-Year Student Visit

  Time

  1:30 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  School of Social Work Room 2000P

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

• Cadaver Dogs and Multi-Species Justice | Kate Bishop and Jenny L. Davis

  Time

  3:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

• Kimberly Long, Psychology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• Nathan Hensley | No Escape, No Ending: Gesture, Improvisation, Solidarity

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

• NAH Book Club

  Time

  5:30 - 6:30 pm   5:30 PM to 6:30PM

  Location

  Native American House (1206 W. Nevada Street, Urbana)

  • Other

  

Saturday, September 26, 2026

• Youth Literature Festival - Community Day

  Time

  9:30 am - 3:00 pm

  Location

  I Hotel and Illinois Conference Center

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

• "Human 2D neurons and 3D brain organoid models for understanding brain development and neurological disorders," by Guo-li Ming Perelman Professor of Neuroscience, Associate Director, Institute of Regenerative Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• Stephanie O'Rourke | Landscapes of Dis-placement: Mining and Mapping the 19th-century British Empire

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Justin Jackson | Occupying America: War and the Infrastructure of US Power in a Globalizing World

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  TBA

  The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• "Host-microbe interactions mediating adverse effects of maternal environmental exposures on offspring neurodevelopmental health," Shelly A. Buffington, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Center for Precision Environmental Health, Department of Neuroscience

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Samy Meroueh, Biochemistry, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Jingqiong Kang, Vanderbilt University

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

• NAH Book Club

  Time

  5:30 - 6:30 pm   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

  Location

  Native American House (1206 W. Nevada Street, Urbana)

  • Other

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Michael Schappe, MIP, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• School of Social Work First-Year Student Visit

  Time

  8:30 - 10:00 am

  Location

  School of Social Work Room 2000P

  • Informational

  

• School of Social Work First-Year Student Visit

  Time

  1:30 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  School of Social Work Room 2000P

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, November 3, 2026

• SfN Preview Poster Night

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute Atrium

  • Exhibition

  

Friday, November 6, 2026

• First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  TBA

  The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.

  • Lecture

  

Tuesday, November 10, 2026

• "Illuminating neurochemical signaling with non-genetically encoded sensors," by Natsumi Komatsi, Bioengineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Wednesday, November 11, 2026

• NAH Book Club

  Time

  5:30 - 6:30 pm   5:30 PM to 6:30 PM

  Location

  Native American House (1206 W. Nevada Street, Urbana)

  • Other

  

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• NO SEMINAR: Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in Washington, DC

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Friday, November 20, 2026

• School of Social Work First-Year Student Visit

  Time

  1:30 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  School of Social Work Room 2000P

  • Informational

  

Saturday, November 21, 2026

• Thanksgiving Break - No Classes / No Seminar

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Monday, November 30, 2026

• School of Social Work First-Year Student Visit

  Time

  1:30 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  School of Social Work Room 2000P

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• Fan Lam, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute 1005

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, December 8, 2026

• Neuroscience Program's Winter Holiday Party

  Time

  4:00 - 6:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union's South Lounge

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Monday, December 14, 2026

• School of Social Work First-Year Student Session (Virtual)

  Time

  5:30 - 6:30 pm

  • Informational

  

Friday, February 5, 2027

• First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  TBA

  The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.

  • Lecture

  

Friday, March 5, 2027

• First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  TBA

  The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.

  • Lecture

  

Friday, April 2, 2027

• First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  TBA

  The Psychology Department is excited to continue the First Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series for the 2026-2027 academic year, a monthly event designed to bring together members of the Department of Psychology, Beckman Institute, and beyond for engaging, cross-area conversations.

  • Lecture