December 12 is also the last day to withdraw from ALL semester courses with "W's" recorded (Withdrawal/Cancellation Form and department approval required; and approval required from ISSS in the case of International Students). All forms must be submitted to the Graduate College before 5:00 p.m. on Reading Day, December 12. Students enrolled in non-standard part of term courses should refer to their graduate program for deadline information. Have questions about submitting a Withdrawal form? Click here for an advising appointment!

December 12 is the last day to add or drop (with a "W") a Semester or Part of Term B course (via Late Registration Change in the Graduate College Student Portal. All forms must be submitted to the Graduate College before 5:00 p.m. on Reading Day, December 12. Students enrolled in non-standard part of term courses should refer to their graduate program for deadline information. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting a Late Registration form? Click here for an advising appointment!

December 6 is the last day to drop a Part of Term B course without a grade of "W" recorded by submitting a Late Registration Change form via the Graduate College Student Portal; and the last day to submit a Credit/No-credit Request form for a Part of Term B course via the Graduate College Student Portal. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting a Late Registration or Credit/No Credit form? Click here for an advising appointment!

Friday, December 13, at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline for masters students to complete their thesis deposit, if required, for Fall 2024 degree conferral. This deadline is firm and cannot be waived. Because all corrections and all required deposit materials must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., the Thesis Office strongly encourages students to submit the thesis for review one week prior to the deadline. For further information about the process visit the Thesis Office website.

Friday, December 6, at 5:00 p.m. is the deadline for doctoral students to complete their dissertation deposit for Fall 2024 degree conferral. This deadline is firm and cannot be waived. Because all corrections and all required deposit materials must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., the Thesis Office strongly encourages students to submit the dissertation for review several days prior to the deadline. For further information about the process visit the Thesis Office website.

Join McKinley Health Center Peer Educators to learn about how comfort foods affect one's wellbeing. Topics cover the impacts of food across cultures and how we all use certain foods through seasons of life specifically for college students. All are welcome. Dinner is provided. 

RECHARGE is IE's newest program, offering students a chance to rest and connect during the busy week. We have hot tea, international snacks, and a place to charge your devices. Bring a friend or meet someone new! We look forward to seeing you! 

As you put the finishing touches on your thesis deposit, it’s a great idea to think of some of the things you need to do if you are preparing to leave the University of Illinois, like set email forwarding, create a plan to manage your Box files, and don’t forget to return your library books! Check out our Post-Deposit Considerations page to learn more. Don’t forget to check with your department to see if there are any final tasks you should complete (such as returning keys, exit interviews, etc.). 

The Center for Writing Studies will be offering an online, two-day introductory Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) seminar on January 13 & 14, 2025 from 1:00 to 4:00 pm CT. This professional development seminar is a great way for TAs from all departments to learn more about teaching writing, responding to writing, and using writing to support learning. Participants will receive a $160 stipend for participating. Space is limited, please register by Dec. 9. Teaching assistants may register at https://go.illinois.edu/WACApplicationSp25.

Finish the semester the "write" way! Our hybrid writing group provides grad students with dedicated time to make progress on any writing project in a supportive atmosphere. Each meeting consists of a short goal-setting conversation, quiet writing time, and a concluding reflection and wrap-up. You only need to register once with your U of I email to receive weekly email reminders all semester! 

CASCaDe (Collective for Arts-Science, Creativity and Discovery, etc.) participates in the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology with performances of Quantum Voyages! This production will travel to Anaheim, CA for the American Physical Society Meeting in March 2025, and will return home to performances in the new, ADA-compliant Colwell Playhouse in April 2025! Quantum Voyages is an adventure tale of two voyagers exploring the quantum realm guided by the spirit of wisdom, accompanied by a quantum ensemble, and illumined by quantum sages - real-life physicists.

NCSA is hosting a hands-on Introduction to MPI Programming workshop presented by the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC). Attendees will leave with a working knowledge of how to write scalable codes using MPI – the standard programming tool of scalable parallel computing. View the workshop's agenda and registration instructions on the PSC Monthly Workshop webpage. 

Register to attend this information session to learn more about the Humanities Without Walls Summer Bridge program. Summer Bridge supports humanities PhD students at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in exploring new career paths while making an impact in our community. 

Meet Veterinary Medicine's Ambassador Animals and learn about the Wildlife Medical Clinic! Stop by our 2nd floor in Funk ACES Library and say hi to Hazel the Eastern Box Turtle, Petunia the Virginia opossum, Maize the corn snake, and Ruby the Red-Tailed Hawk! Visit our online calendar to learn more about this and other events.

Dr. Omaris Zamora will discuss her fabulated story of La Cigüapa, a Dominican folktale figure similar to Mexico's La Llorona, as an exercise for thinking about her character and the historical context in which she is initially imagined. She offer a transnational examination of this figure against the backdrop of colonialism, mining, and neoliberal capitalism from Hispaniola to Washington Heights. 

Join QCB  Dec. 5–6 for mini-symposia featuring some of the world’s leading experts in cell biology: Wolfgang Baumeister (Technical University, Munich), Margaret Gardel (University of Chicago), Gerhard Hummer (Max Planck Institute), Shana Kelley (president , Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago), Victor Muñoz (University of California Merced), Jonas Ries (Max Perutz Labs, Vienna BioCenter). Details here.

Please join the University Archives for the Women in Science Lecture Series on Thursday, December 5, 12-1 p.m., with Dr. Sepideh Sadaghiani, Associate Professor of Psychology! This is a hybrid event and will take place in the University Archives (146 Main Library) and over Zoom. RSVP here.

The Education Justice Project’s Policy & Research Team is hosting a research group meeting on Monday, December 9, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. CT via Zoom. Join us to hear Sarah Nixon discuss her research, "Horses In The Prison Yard: An Assessment Of Equine Facilitated Activities Within Carceral Settings." All are welcome!

McKinley Health Center serves on-campus students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. 

The University of Illinois Counseling Center provides mental health counseling and well-being education for students. 

If you or a student you know may need support with their basic needs or financial stressors, please reach out.