Anthropology Graduate Calendar

Sunday, April 5, 2026

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  Last day for GRAD to add themselves to May degree list via Self-Service

  All Day

  • Other

Monday, April 6, 2026

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  Graduate Student Appreciation Week

  Recurring

  All Day

  University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Festival/Celebration

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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  Graduate Student Appreciation Week

  Recurring

  All Day

  University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Festival/Celebration
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  Information Session: Fulbright Overview for Graduate Students

  1:00 - 2:30 pm

  Learn about the Fulbright U.S. Student Grant Program.

  • Informational
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  Research Live! Finalist Showcase

  5:00 pm

  Gregory Hall Auditorium, Room 112

  • Exhibition

Wednesday, April 8, 2026

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  Graduate Student Appreciation Week

  Recurring

  All Day

  University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Festival/Celebration

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  Graduate Student Appreciation Week

  Recurring

  All Day

  University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Festival/Celebration

Friday, April 10, 2026

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  Graduate Student Appreciation Week

  Recurring

  All Day

  University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

  • Festival/Celebration
• 

  Final Day to Vote! Image of Research 2026 People's Choice Award

  All Day

  • Other
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  Last day to take final exam for May Degree (doctoral students)

  5:00   deadline

  • Other

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  Information Session: Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Learn more about being a URAP mentor

  • Professional Development

Friday, April 17, 2026

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  Workshop: Writing the Fulbright Statements for Study/Research Applicants

  2:00 - 4:30 pm

  Graduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)

  Learn to craft competitive statements for Fulbright US Student Study/Research Awards.

  • Conference/Workshop

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  Faculty Job Search: Getting Ready for This Fall

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Start preparing for the faculty job search

  • Professional Development

Friday, April 24, 2026

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  Workshop: Writing the Fulbright Statements for ETA Applicants

  2:00 - 4:00 pm

  Graduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)

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

  • Conference/Workshop

Friday, May 1, 2026

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  Last day to complete deposit of May doctoral dissertations

  5:00   deadline

  • Other

Friday, May 8, 2026

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  Last day to complete deposit of May master's theses

  5:00   deadline

  • Other

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

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  Writing Effective Personal Statements for Fellowship Proposals

  10:00 - 11:30 am

  Master the art of the personal statement.

  • Professional Development

Thursday, May 14, 2026

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  May Doctoral Hooding Ceremony

  6:00 pm

  State Farm Center

  Celebrate our doctoral graduates!

  • Ceremony/Service

Saturday, May 16, 2026

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  May Degree Conferral Date

  All Day

  • Other

Wednesday, May 20, 2026

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  Information Session: Undergraduate Research Apprenticeship Program

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Learn more about being a URAP mentor

  • Professional Development

Sunday, July 5, 2026

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  Last day for GRAD to add themselves to August degree list via Self-Service

  All Day

  • Other

Monday, July 6, 2026

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  Last Day to take final exam for August Degree

  5:00   deadline

  • Other

Friday, July 17, 2026

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  Last day to complete deposit of August doctoral dissertations

  5:00   deadline

  • Other

Friday, July 24, 2026

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  Last day to complete deposit of August master's theses

  5:00   deadline

  • Other

Monday, August 10, 2026

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  August Degree Conferral Date

  All Day

  • Other