Wednesday, October 1

9:00 AM - 1:00 PM School of Agriculture Career Fair
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Department of Art & Design's First Wednesday
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM Faculty Chamber Music Series Concert I: LaMoine Brass Quintet and Hopper Jazztet

Thursday, October 2

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM John Hallwas Liberal Arts Lecture: Dr. Kenneth Hawkinson
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM WIU Symphony Orchestra Concert "Birdsongs of Spring" - Dr. Rich Cangro, conductor
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Tooth and Tail

Friday, October 3

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM Administrators' Roundtable: Legislative Update
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Tooth and Tail

Saturday, October 4

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM WIU Wind Ensemble Concert - Dr. Mike Fansler, conductor with Chris Jenkins, guest conductor and members of the WIU Choirs
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Tooth and Tail

Sunday, October 5

All Day Last day for 60% refund/credit for total university withdrawal

Monday, October 6

All Day First day for 50% refund/credit for total university withdrawal
All Day Grade screens close. Instructors may no longer enter Early Warning Grades for Fall 2025 after 4:30 p.m.
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM Cybersecurity Awareness Month Lecture: Protecting Your Personal Information Online

Tuesday, October 7

All Day Early warning grades available on STARS
3:45 PM - 4:45 PM Public Talk: "How Societies Choose to 'Forget' or Remember Historical Atrocities"
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Jason Franz "Figure Enso, Twenty-Two Years of Life Drawings"

Wednesday, October 8

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Hands On Anthropology Event
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM Cybersecurity Awareness Month Lecture: Overview of Authentication Methods

Friday, October 10

All Day Fall Break--No Classes

Monday, October 13

7:30 PM - 8:15 PM Junior Recital: Zack Browning, trumpet and Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang, piano

Tuesday, October 14

11:30 AM - 1:30 PM Paint the Paws

Thursday, October 16

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM Inauguration of WIU President Kristi Mindrup
2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Homecoming 2025: Inauguration Ice Cream Social
4:30 PM - 7:00 PM President Mindrup Community Reception and 2025 Town and Gown Awards
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM The Lightning Thief

Friday, October 17

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Board of Trustees Retreat
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM 2025 Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet
7:30 PM - 8:30 PM WIU Fall Choral Concert: "Rise" - Dr. Brian J. Winnie and Dr. Jason Hawkins, conductors with collaborative pianists Paul Casiano and Dr. Po-Chuan Chiang
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM The Lightning Thief

Saturday, October 18

8:30 AM - 9:30 AM 25/40/50 Year Reunion Brunch & Social
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM All-Alumni Breakfast
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM Homecoming Parade
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM The Lightning Thief

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