The Graduate College is now accepting applications for the Career Exploration Fellowship, which connects doctoral students with campus units for meaningful, mentored work experience. In Spring 2026, each Career Exploration Fellow will receive a graduate assistantship at a host unit and a $5,000 Career Exploration Fellowship. This program aims to enable doctoral students to gain experience and build skills that align with a wide range of career aspirations. Applications are due October 26. Learn more.

Join the Counseling Center, International Student & Scholar Services & University Library for an open, welcoming panel discussion where we’ll explore the challenges of an international student, emotionally, culturally, & academically. Learn about available campus resources, ask questions about immigration & visa concerns, & how to care for your mental health and build connections far from home. This event is open to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, or national origin. Reasonable accommodations are available upon request. Have questions ahead of time? Fill out this form.

It's the middle of the semester and basketball season is right around the corner, but your research may be stuck on the bench. Are you encountering challenges with data? Looking for research computing solutions? What could you use help with? Illinois Computes is here to offer research technology support to all U. of I. researchers, helping you advance your innovative and groundbreaking work. Are you hitting a logistical roadblock? Struggling for resources? Not sure where to begin? Illinois Computes can help with that. Explore the resources available to you through Illinois Computes.

Are you graduating this December? Join us for the Graduate College Doctoral Hooding Ceremony on Saturday, December 13. The focus of the ceremony will be the formal hooding of doctoral graduates by their faculty advisers. Participants must have successfully deposited their dissertations by 5:00 p.m. on December 5 to be eligible. More details and the link to register can be found on the event page on our website.

November 2 is the last day to apply for December 2025 graduation via Self-Service. Students earning multiple degrees (including graduate Certificates) must be on the degree list for each degree. Have questions about adding yourself to the degree list? Click here for an advising appointment!

October 31 is the last day to change your curriculum for the current term. This includes adding or dropping a campus-approved minor, concentration, or graduate Certificate. Please check your student program information in Self-Service to verify your program information is listed correctly. Information on how to change your curriculum is available online.

October 24 is the last day to add a Part of Term B course online via Self-Service, or to drop a Part of Term B course and receive a refund if reducing assessment range; and to submit a form to elect to audit a Part of Term B course. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting an auditor's permit? Click here for an advising appointment!

International students on F-1 and J-1 student visas must be enrolled full time in the Fall and Spring terms to maintain their status. When selecting classes for the upcoming Spring 2026 term, international students should remember that while they may enroll in online courses, only one online course (up to a maximum of three credit hours) may count towards this full-time requirement.

Time tickets for Spring 2026 registration will be available for graduate students to view on October 20 in Self-Service. When students are viewing these time tickets, they should also check to see if they have any holds on their account that may prevent registration and follow up with the appropriate offices to get their holds resolved.

Join faculty members and health and kinesiology students to have your resting heart rate and resting blood pressure measured. Students will provide education on the  physical activity and exercise guidelines. Drop in and check it out!

Overcome budgeting fears with this Halloween-themed approach to creating realistic spending plans that stick, tracking expenses effectively, and transforming financial stress into confidence. Registration required.

Applications are now being accepted for the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS), a program of the U.S. Department of State. CLS is a fully-funded, intensive overseas language and cultural immersion program for both undergraduate and graduate students who are U.S. citizens studying select languages. Nine languages will be offered for summer 2026: Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, and Swahili. See the Fellowship Finder listing for details. 

Bring your lunch and join this collaborative session with the Humanities Research Institute and the Writers Workshop for tips and guidance on preparing your HRI Graduate Fellowship application (note that fellowship applications are due by December 5). No registration required.

You’ve put in tons of work this semester, and it’s almost time to present your research. Showcase your findings in a visually memorable way with Illinois-branded research poster and PowerPoint presentation templates. The Downloads page of the brand website provides a comprehensive resource to any visual Illinois template you’ll need to make your project pop. 

Attendees will become familiar with the differences between a dissertation and first book manuscript, and will further learn about identifying points of revision, creating a revision plan/timeline, approaching editors/presses, writing a book proposal, and the publishing process at a glance.

Are you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!

Looking for a new way to conduct your research? Tired of getting zero results in your database searches? This workshop will break down how the professionals identify resources, and search for articles, books, and other scholarly works. We’ll cover chasing citations, creating optimal keyword searches, using built-in database functions to improve your searches, and other strategies to make you a more efficient researcher.

Create the “write” habit! Our writing group provides graduate students with dedicated time to make progress on writing in a supportive atmosphere. These groups are ideal for graduate students who are seeking to create or return to a writing routine, make progress and meet deadlines on long-term projects, or jump-start a new writing project. During this time, students will work on their own current writing projects and will not receive feedback. If you’re looking to improve your writing, check out our events or make an appointment to get individualized feedback.

Join us for a one hour webinar that introduces the computational resources and support available to Illinois researchers on campus, and beyond! We will provide an overview of the resources and support available through the Illinois Computes program, other on-campus services, as well as the national NSF-supported ACCESS program.

NCSA, in collaboration with the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center (IQUIST), invites you to the Quantum User Group (QUG) brown bag kick-off event at NCSA. The QUG was formed to raise awareness of activities of interest in quantum computing, in all its forms, to the campus community and create a forum for information sharing about emerging quantum computing capabilities. There will be an overview of the group, lightning talks from Santiago Núñez-Corrales and Wolfgang Pfaff, and time for Q&A. More information available here.

This workshop will give you hands-on experience accelerating Python codes with NVIDIA GPUs. We will utilize code samples in two main categories to introduce you to Python GPU-accelerated computing. First, we will explore drop-in replacements for SciPy and NumPy codes through the CuPy library. Then we will cover NVIDIA RAPIDS, which provides GPU acceleration for end-to-end data science workloads. Finally, we will cover Warp for differentiable simulation codes. By the end of the workshop, you will have the skills to start accelerating your Python codes with NVIDIA GPUs! 

The Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center (PSC) is presenting an OpenACC GPU programming workshop on November 3, 2025. OpenACC is the accepted standard using compiler directives to allow quick development of GPU-capable codes using standard languages and compilers. It has successfully accelerated real applications within very short development periods. This workshop assumes knowledge of either C or Fortran programming. 

Skip the trip to the lab—Illinois AnyWare lets you work from anywhere. Access over 100 campus software applications through our virtual computer lab, whether you’re at home, on campus or on the go. Simply log in, follow the prompts to install Citrix Workspace and begin working. Visit the Illinois AnyWare webpage to get started! 

One of the most common formatting mistakes we see is not formatting figures, tables, and captions correctly, especially if they extend over multiple pages. How do you fix this issue? Watch our video to find out!

Good research starts with good data. But how do you keep your files organized, your datasets secure, and your work reproducible? Join us for an interactive lunch seminar on the essentials of Research Data Management (RDM). We’ll cover best practices for data organization, storage, documentation, and sharing—tools that will not only save you time but also strengthen the impact of your research. Whether you’re starting a new project or managing years of data, this session will help you work smarter and more efficiently. Lunch will be provided. Bring your notes and drink

For those in long-term relationships, the faculty job search presents additional layers of complexity and anxiety. While there are often no perfect solutions to these complex issues, there are crucial steps you can take to clarify your needs and understand your options. For 30 minutes, the presenter will outline major dual-career considerations, then we will spend 30 minutes on questions and conversation to get you the answers you need going forward. This workshop will be held in person at the Graduate College (507 E. Green St.) and on Zoom (https://go.grad.illinois.edu/eventspace). 

As a summer teaching intern from LAS, Jose Martinez experienced first-hand the European education system and some interesting cultural norms in the classroom and daily lives in France.  He will be sharing experience teaching abroad in France and his multicultural experience abroad in a classroom as well as his reflection on global connections and cultural differences. Dinner is provided. This program is open to all current students, regardless of race, color or national origin. 

Protein does more than build muscle—it promotes fullness, supports immune health, and prevents age-related muscle loss across all ages. This interactive session clarifies protein needs, identifies the best sources, and shows how to incorporate them into your diet without excess. You'll gain practical tools for personal wellness or to support clients and patients. Presenter: Nikita Chigullapally 

Join CDA, CROPPS, and NCSA for a seminar featuring Dr. William C. Barley (U. of I. Communication) on how acknowledging the often-unseen labor of collaboration can strengthen interdisciplinary science teams. Drawing from field studies, Dr. Barley reveals how communication, coordination, and organizational design shape scientific success. Free to attend – register here.

What does it mean to engineer with people—not just for them? Join Dr. Brock Craft, Teaching Professor in Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington, for a thought-provoking talk on Human-Centered Engineering (HCE). Please RSVP for the zoom link!

NCSA will host William K. M. Lai on Wednesday, October 29, as part of the NCSA Colloquium Series. Lai is Assistant Research Professor in Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Computational Biology at Cornell University. He will present "Poisoning of Networks with Adversarial Particle Swarm Optimization," and focus on Adversarial Particle Swarm Optimization (APSO), a new method for creating and studying “poisoned” data—data that can trick or weaken AI systems.

The production details of the Catholicon have long been a hotly debated topic in incunabula research. Scheide Librarian Emeritus (Princeton) Paul Needham will present his findings that it was printed not from movable type, but instead by means of two-line stereotypes – a technology previously thought to have only been invented several hundred years later. The RBML’s recently acquired copy of the 1469 edition will be on display. This event is free and open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

The U.S. electrical grid is rapidly evolving as affordable renewable energy reshapes the energy mix. However, generation and demand are often misaligned, straining transmission networks. Dr. Catie Hausman will share research on the costs of these spatial constraints and how removing them could lower generation costs by billions annually—though with uneven effects across generators. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Michigan specializing in energy and environmental economics. 

Join Elaina Rhoades, Digital Manager from Octagon as she shares her journey in Esports and gaming, from breaking into the industry to leading global campaigns and community programs. She’ll discuss the evolution of brand partnerships, talent collaboration, and fan engagement, plus where Esports is headed and the skills students need to succeed. Octagon is a leading global agency in sports, entertainment and culture. A group of creative thinkers and energetic doers harnessing that playmaker spirit to generate fame that endures. Pizza Provided!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to swing dance? Well, now you can with the Illini Swing Society! We have weekly lessons and social dances for beginners and intermediate dancers every Thursday. Intermediate lessons are from 6:30 - 7:30pm and beginner lessons are from 7:30 - 8:30pm. Our next 7-week long set of lessons begins Oct 23rd, which is THIS THURSDAY! The 7-week series is $40, but we have volunteering opportunities that can help lessen the cost. Visit our website, https://www.illiniswing.org/, for more information. We can’t wait to dance with you!

This is a FREE film screening. Black Box Diaries traces Itō’s courageous investigation of her own sexual assault, an improbable attempt to prosecute a high-profile offender that became a landmark case in Japan.  Itô reveals the black boxes and blind spots in Japan’s judicial and social systems. This film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, nominated for an Academy Award and a BAFTA, received a Peabody Award, and garnered more than twenty international prizes.

After 35 years away from campus, saxophonist and bansuri flutist Anjan Shah returns to Illinois to complete his Master of Music degree. After a successful career as a corporate marketing executive, Shah now turns fully to his artistic calling. Joined by the Temporal Taal Collective, he presents music that blends Hindustani, jazz, and Western classical traditions, reflecting his vision of music as a bridge across cultures and generations. Wed, Oct 22 • 7:30 pm • Smith Recital Hall

Feeling like you’re not smart or talented enough? You’re not alone. Join us for Meet YOUR Imposter Monster: Understanding and Managing Imposter Syndrome on Wed., Oct. 22, 1–3 p.m. at SDRP Building, Rm. 2025 AB, with AJ Lauer, leadership coach and author Imposter Monster. This fun, creative workshop explores imposter syndrome, offers tools to manage self-doubt, and includes making your own “Imposter Monster.” Snacks and art supplies provided. Registration encouraged but not required.

Japan House is pleased to host an washi (Japanese paper) workshop featuring Fukushima artist Shinya Terasawa as part of the Kogei: Traditional Arts and Crafts project. Guests will learn about the washi craft process and history, then they can learn to make a postcard from pulp to take home! Reservations are required, no walk-ins or observers. All supplies are provided.

Japan House is pleased to host a series of Japanese calligraphy (shodo) workshops featuring Fukushima artist Seiran Chiba as part of the Kogei: Traditional Arts and Crafts project. Guests will learn about the basics of Japanese calligraphy and practice writing with her guidance before creating their own masterpiece. All supplies are provided. Dates are Sunday, October 19 at 11am-12pm and Saturday, October 25 at 2:30pm and 3:45pm. Registration required.

Japan House is pleased to host a series of Japanese indigo dyeing (aizome) workshops featuring Fukushima artist Hirohisa Saito as part of the Kogei: Traditional Arts and Crafts project. Guests will learn about the basics of indigo dyeing and katagami stencils. All supplies are provided to create a Japanese fan (uchiwa). Dates are Sunday, October 19 at 2pm-3pm and Saturday, October 25 at 12pm and 1:15pm. Registration required.

Living in a small apartment, or space without access to a full kitchen?  Looking to cook healthy meals on a budget?  Want healthier variety in your diet? Discover the delicious and healthy world of air frying! Learn to make crispy, mouth-watering dishes with less oil, retaining flavor and nutrients. Those who attend will also go home with tips and recipes. Space is limited, so register before October 20th! 

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.