Sunday, October 1
| All Day | Last day for 60% refund/credit for total university withdrawal |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Iowa Museum Association Annual Conference, Power of Place |
Monday, October 2
Tuesday, October 3
| All Day | Early warning grade notices emailed to students and available on STARS |
| All Day | Early warning grade notices emailed to students and available on STARS |
| All Day | Open House Woodruff Career & Technical Center |
| 12:00 PM - 3:30 PM | All Major Career & Internship Fair at Western Illinois University (Macomb) |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Study Abroad "Exploring Italy through Film"- information meeting |
| 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Latinx Movie Night |
| 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM | Iowa Museum Association Annual Conference, Power of Place |
Wednesday, October 4
| 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Atlantis Interest Meeting |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Engineering Seminar Series - Bruner, Cooper & Zuck, Inc. |
| 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Department of Art & Design's First Wednesday |
| 7:30 PM | FACULTY CHAMBER MUSIC SERIES CONCERT I: LaMoine Brass Quintet & The Hopper Jazztet |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton |
Thursday, October 5
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Civil Service Personnel Luncheon |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Celebrating Town & Gown 2023 and Rocky on Parade Unveiling |
| 7:30 PM | ***POSTPONED to Oct. 24 at 7:30pm*** FACULTY RECITAL: Nicholas E. Miguel, baritone and Jeffrey Brown, piano |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton |
Friday, October 6
| 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM | Honors College Fall Fling |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | SOCA Dance Class: Come Whine With Us |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton |
Saturday, October 7
| 7:30 PM | WIU WIND ENSEMBLE FALL CONCERT - Mike Fansler, conductor ftg. James Land, tuba & guest Bernie Potter |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton |
Sunday, October 8
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | Last Train to Nibroc by Arlene Hutton |
Monday, October 9
| 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM | Discover Western |
| 1:30 PM | Paint the Paws |
| 7:30 PM | WIU CONCERT BAND - Matt Thomas, conductor |
Tuesday, October 10
| 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM | College Student Personnel Virtual Open House |
| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Biennial Art and Design Faculty Exhibition |
| 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Centennial Honors College's Pre-Law Symposium |
Wednesday, October 11
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Engineering Seminar Series - Hutchinson Engineering |
| 7:30 PM | JAZZ SHOWCASE CONCERT ftg. JSO, Jazz Band, Jazz Guitar Ensemble & Student Combos |
Thursday, October 12
| All Day | WIU ROTC Ranger Challenge Competition |
| 7:00 AM - 10:30 AM | WIU's CFFA Pancake Breakfast |
| 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | World War II Living History Exhibit |
| 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Live Webinar: Implicit Bias & Micro Aggressions with Rev. Dr. Jaimie Washington |
| 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Board of Trustees Meeting |
| 7:30 PM | FACULTY RECITAL: Hong-Da Chin, Chinese flutes and Jeffrey Brown, piano |
Friday, October 13
| All Day | WIU ROTC Ranger Challenge Competition |
| All Day | Board of Trustees Meeting |
| 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | World War II Living History Exhibit |
| 4:00 PM | Homecoming 2023 Events |
| 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Next to Normal - Music by Tom Kitt, Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey |
Saturday, October 14
| 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM | Imagination Station |
| 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM | The Quad City Chess Classic 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Partial Solar Eclipse Viewing |
| 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Next to Normal - Music by Tom Kitt, Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey |
Sunday, October 15
| All Day | Last day for 50% refund/credit for total university withdrawal |
| 9:30 AM - 6:30 PM | The Quad City Chess Classic 2023 |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Oktoberfest |
| 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM | Next to Normal - Music by Tom Kitt, Book & Lyrics by Brian Yorkey |
Monday, October 16
Tuesday, October 17
| All Day | Advance registration for spring |
Wednesday, October 18
Thursday, October 19
| All Day | Advance registration for spring |
Friday, October 20
| All Day | Fall Break -- No Classes |
| All Day | Graduation applications due for all students who wish to have their names in the commencement program |
| All Day | Advance registration for Spring |
Saturday, October 21
| All Day | Advance registration for spring |
Sunday, October 22
Monday, October 23
| All Day | Advance registration for spring |
| 7:30 PM | GUEST RECITAL: Anthony Donofrio, percussion & Ashlee Mack, piano |
Tuesday, October 24
| All Day | Advance registration for Spring |
| 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM | Marc Nelson "The Caesar Files: War Crimes in the Digital Age" |
| 7:30 PM | FACULTY RECITAL: Nicholas Miguel, baritone & Jeffrey Brown, piano |
Wednesday, October 25
Thursday, October 26
| All Day | Advance registration for Spring |
| 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM | Applied Anthropology in the Era of Climate Change: Cases in Africa |
| 7:30 PM | GUEST RECITAL: Anthony Arnone, cello and Doreen Lee, piano |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | We Are P*$$Y RIOT or everything is P.R. by Barbara Hammond |
Friday, October 27
| All Day | Advance registration for Spring |
| 7:30 PM | OCTUBAFEST: TUBA & EUPHONIUM STUDIO RECITAL - students of James Land |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | We Are P*$$Y RIOT or everything is P.R. by Barbara Hammond |
Saturday, October 28
| All Day | Advance registration for spring |
| 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM | 31st Annual Smokin' Hog |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | We Are P*$$Y RIOT or everything is P.R. by Barbara Hammond |
Sunday, October 29
| All Day | Last day for 30% refund/credit for total university withdrawal |
| All Day | Last day to make a total university withdrawal |
| All Day | Advance registration for spring |
| All Day | Last day to drop regular 16-week course |
| 1:00 PM | PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE CONCERT - Kevin Nichols, director |
| 4:00 PM | BCA Presents: The Queen's Cartoonists |
| 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM | Haunted Trail |
| 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM | We Are P*$$Y RIOT or everything is P.R. by Barbara Hammond |
Monday, October 30
| All Day | Open registration begins |
| All Day | Grades screens open for instructors to enter final grades for Fall 2023 |
Tuesday, October 31
| 2:00 PM | STUDENT SHOWCASE CONVOCATION RECITAL I |
| 6:30 PM | ORCHESTRA HALLOWEEN CONCERT - Kenny Lee and Xinyue Liu, conductors |
