Events

First Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

• August 24, 2026
• Monday,
• your class

Fall break begins

• November 21, 2026
• Saturday, 8:30 AM
• Swanlund Administration Building

Instruction resumes

• November 30, 2026
• Monday,
• I-Hotel

Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester

• December 9, 2026
• Wednesday,

The First Day of Class

• August 24, 2026
• Monday, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
• Graziano Plaza

Donuts with the Deans

• August 26, 2026
• Wednesday, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
• Graziano Plaza

eNight 2026: Welcome Grainger Engineers!

• September 2, 2026
• Wednesday, 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
• Bardeen Quad

Prelim Exam: Parag Bajaj

• August 3, 2026
• Monday, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Electrical and Computer Engineering Building Room 5070

Final Defense of Tzortzis Koulaxizis, "Flow Effects on Polymers: Microchannel Dispersion and Crystallization After Shear"

• August 4, 2026
• Tuesday, 10:00 AM
• 2045 Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building

PhD Final Defense – Wendi Zhao

• August 4, 2026
• Tuesday, 6:00 PM

PhD Final Defense – Renjing Jiang

• August 10, 2026
• Monday, 10:00 AM
• CEEB 3019

Last day to withdraw* or drop** a course without petitioning the Graduate College.

• August 6, 2026
• Thursday,

Non-degree students should register for fall online courses by this date to avoid delay in logins

• August 17, 2026
• Monday,

Last day to cancel registration in order to receive a full refund of tuition and fees for Fall 2026 courses.

• August 23, 2026
• Sunday,

Last day to withdraw* and receive an 90% refund of tuition.

• September 4, 2026
• Friday,