IT Excellence at Illinois: Calendar

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Sunday, September 28, 2025

Monday, September 29, 2025

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

  • Image of students who were on the trip in a previous year
    • All Day

    Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

  • Image of students who were on the trip in a previous year
    • All Day

    Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership

    • All Day

    Option for Grainger graduate students! The Graduate Concentration in Entrepreneurship and Innovation is now available to almost every admitted Grainger graduate student. Learn to tackle the business facets of industry-relevant problems and have these skills officially recognized on your transcript.

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

  • Photo of student pitching their startup idea
    • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
    • CIF Monumental Steps

    SocialFuse: The event where you can pitch your startup idea, network, and find teammates. Or sit back and check things out!

Thursday, October 2, 2025

Friday, October 3, 2025

  • Image of students who were on the trip in a previous year
    • All Day

    Travel to Silicon Valley and interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • 1038 CIF

    • 3:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Auditorium

    Please join us for the Friday Psychology-Beckman Colloquium Series, a new monthly event designed to bring together faculty, researchers, postdocs, and students from across the Psychology Department, Beckman Institute, and beyond to engage in lively, interdisciplinary conversations around psychology.

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Sunday, October 5, 2025

Monday, October 6, 2025

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

    • 9:30 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

    • 12:30 - 1:30 pm
    • 1038 CIF

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

  • Register for Founders Week October 8-11, 2025
    • All Day
    • Research Park

    Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • 1038 CIF

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, October 9, 2025

Friday, October 10, 2025

Saturday, October 11, 2025

  • Register for Founders Week October 8-11, 2025
    • All Day
    • Research Park

    Founders Week celebrates our collective entrepreneurial successes and showcases the innovative ecosystem that fosters groundbreaking ventures.

Monday, October 13, 2025

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • 1038 CIF

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, October 16, 2025

Friday, October 17, 2025

Monday, October 20, 2025

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • 1038 CIF

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Friday, October 24, 2025

Monday, October 27, 2025

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • 1038 CIF

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, October 30, 2025

Friday, October 31, 2025