School of Social Work Calendar

Thursday, December 12, 2024

• • All Day

  Reading Day - IT No Change Period in effect

  • Other

Friday, December 13, 2024

• • 8:30 am

  Final Exams Begin

  • Ceremony/Service
• • 12:00 - 1:30 pm

  Bluey as a Social Construct for Imperfect Parenting: How Less-Than-Perfect Parenting Benefits Children, Parents, and Society

  • Professional Development

Sunday, December 15, 2024

• • 1:00 pm
  • Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

  December Convocation Ceremony

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, December 20, 2024

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Winter Session

  • Ceremony/Service

Friday, January 10, 2025

• • 1:30 - 4:30 pm

  Communicating & Direct Work with Traumatized Children & Youth: An Introduction to Therapeutic Life Story Work

  • Professional Development

Wednesday, January 15, 2025

• • 5:00 pm

  BSW/MSW International Internships and Study Abroad Opportunities

  • Informational

Friday, January 17, 2025

• • 8:30 am

  Final Exams Begin

  • Ceremony/Service
• • 10:00 am - 12:30 pm

  Social Anxiety and Social Media: Teen and Young Adult Stress in a Fast-Paced World

  • Professional Development

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester

  • Other

Wednesday, January 22, 2025

• • 12:00 pm
  • SSW Room 2015

  BSW/MSW International Internships and Study Abroad Opportunities

  • Informational

Friday, January 24, 2025

• • 12:00 - 1:30 pm

  From Spreadsheet Chaos to Data Magic: Power BI Revolution for Social Services!

  • Professional Development

Friday, February 7, 2025

• • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Impacts of Indirect Trauma, Part 2

  • Professional Development

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

• • 12:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Hilton Garden Inn, Champaign, IL and via Zoom

  28th Annual Daniel S. Sanders Peace and Social Justice Memorial Lecture

  WHY REFUGEE-LED ORGANIZATIONS MUST BE AT THE FOREFRONT OF LEADING CHANGE Presented by Mr. Robert Hakiza, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Young African Refugees for Integral Development (YARID)

  • Lecture

Saturday, March 15, 2025

• • 1:00 pm

  Spring Vacation Begins

  • Other

Monday, March 24, 2025

• • 7:00 am

  Instruction resumes

  • Other

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

• • All Day

  Instruction Ends

  • Other

Thursday, May 8, 2025

• • All Day

  Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect

  • Other

Friday, May 9, 2025

• • All Day

  Final Exams Begin

  • Other

Saturday, May 17, 2025

• • 8:30 am

  Commencement

  • Ceremony/Service

Monday, May 19, 2025

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1

  • Other

Monday, June 16, 2025

• • All Day

  First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2

  • Other

Thursday, October 9, 2025

• • All Day
  • Champaign/Urbana - more details to come

  Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research and Services Conference

  We invite you to our premiere Beyond Borders: Global Collaborations for Mental Health Research and Services Conference on October 9 and 10, 2025.

  • Conference/Workshop

Friday, October 10, 2025

• • All Day
  • Champaign/Urbana - more details to come

  Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research and Services Conference

  We invite you to our premiere Beyond Borders: Global Collaborations for Mental Health Research and Services Conference on October 9 and 10, 2025.

  • Conference/Workshop