Academic Calendar (https://registrar.illinois.edu/academic-calendars/spring-academic-calendar-22/)

• Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (campus holiday)
• 11:59 PM CST Deadline to cancel registration (dropping all Spring 2022 classes) for full reversal of tuition and campus fees for classes scheduled in a regular semester. For non-standard course offerings, deadline to cancel is the last day prior to instruction.

• First day of instruction for Spring POT 1 and POT A courses
• Deadline for students to register for first classes without being charged $15 late fee penalty

• Deadline for UG to add a POT A course
• Deadline for ALL students to drop a POT A (1st 8 week) course for a refund if reducing assessment range
• Deadline to suppress directory information

A Message from Dean Jackson:

Whether you’re already in Champaign or still on your way, “Welcome back!” As we look towards starting classes on Tuesday, let’s not look past Monday. Monday, we observe Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (or MLK Day). I hope most of you are familiar with much of what Dr. King accomplished for the many that society often overlooks. At this moment, I’m recalling my visit to the Lincoln Memorial with my son (who was ten years old at the time). We both stood beside the engraved stone that marks the spot where Dr. King delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech. Each time I watch video of King’s speech, I am certainly touched by his soaring voice and poignant words, but I’m also moved by what else I see in the video. As the cameras pan to the crowd, there are people from all walks of life standing together. In truth, there were many who considered Dr. King an enemy, and the unsettling truth is that there are some today who lament the impact Dr. King has had on the history of our country. But what we see in the crowd on the day of King’s speech represents a glimpse of what the American experiment was meant to be; unity, despite difference. Or as inscribed on our US coinage, “E Pluribus Unum” (out of many, one). My challenge to us all is to take time on Monday to reflect on the possibilities of the American experiment that remain before us…in our homes, in our communities, and at Gies. After all, MLK Day belongs to all of us.  

OUA Announcements:

• Spring 2022 Guidlines & Returning to Campus
  Please visit the University's COVID-19 website for information regarding the start of the spring semester and guidlines for returning to campus.  

• Express Academic Advising and Peer Advising Virtual for First Week of Semester 
  Express and Peer Advising will be only virtual from Tuesday, January 18 to Friday, January 21. You can access Express and Peer advising by going to the Advising Gies Groups Page. We will be advising during normal hours, but for the first week it with be virtual only.
   
• Apply for May 2022 Graduation: If you are wanting to graduate May 2022 you will need to notify the Gies College of Business. You can do this now until January 31 through the student registration system. Information and instructions to apply can be found here: giesgroups.illinois.edu/advising/graduation/
   
• Study Abroad in the UK this Fall: Live in the gorgeous city of Bath for the fall semester! Bath is one of the most interesting, elegant and vibrant cities in the UK, and the University of Bath is an internationally diverse and top ranked university. Fall semester is the perfect time to study at Bath. Applications for fall 2022 are due February 15. More info 

Undergraduate Success Lab Announcements:

• The Success Lab will open for the Spring Semester on Monday, January 24.  Peer Advising and Express Advising will be done virtually for the first week of the semester giesgroups.illinois.edu/advising. 

• Virtual Student Consulting Opportunity Fair | Tues., Jan 18 | 6pm | Link
  Gies is home to six unique consulting organizations that specialize in using emerging technologies, entrepreneurial expertise, data science, design thinking, and traditional consulting methods for partners.
  Learn how you can gain real-world consulting experience through these organizations at our virtual Opportunity Fair on Tuesday, January 18 at 6 pm: https://cglink.me/2dL/r1435401. 
   
• Information Session for Supply Chain Management Program Spring Application | Wed., Jan 19 | 6pm | RSVP
  Are you interested in majoring in Supply Chain Management? Join SCM Program Director, Professor Nehemiah Scott and SCM Program Coordinator, Kelsey Ohnesorge for a virtual information session to discuss what Supply Chain Management entails, graduation requirements for the major, possible career paths in SCM, engagement with the SCM Corporate Affiliates Program, and how to apply to the program in Spring 2022. Please register in Gies Groups to receive the Zoom link.