CBE Calendar 2026
Chemical & Biomolecarly Engineering Department Links: Linktree, Quicklinks Page, Seminar Page, and the Google Calendar Page.
There is also the COE Events page. Click here for the Registrar's Academic Calendar page.
JANUARY 2026
Thursday, Jan 1 Holiday: New Year's Day
Monday, Jan 19 Holiday: Martin Luther King Day
Thursday, Jan 29 First day of classes
FEBRUARY
Tuesday, Feb 3 Community Forum - Tentative (Community Engagement & Belonging)
Wednesday, Feb 4 Last Day to Add/Drop
Tuesday, Feb. 10 Seminar: Stephen Lam, UMass Lowell, "TBD" (Maroudas)
Monday, Feb 16 Holiday: President's Day
Tuesday, Feb 17 Seminar: Rajamani P. Gounder, Purdue University, "Dynamic Interactions Between
Copper Active Sites in Zeolites During NOx Pollution Abatement Catalysis" (Fan)
Thursday, Feb 19 Monday class schedule at UMass
Tuesday, Feb 24 Seminar: William A. Phillip, University of Notre Dame, "TBD" (Schiffman)
MARCH
Tuesday, March 3 Community Forum - Tentative (Community Engagement & Belonging)
Friday, Mar 13 March Break begins after last class
Tues, March 31 Seminar: Elizabeth Biddinger, CUNY, "TBD" (Chen)
APRIL
Tuesday, April 7 Seminar: John Kitchin, Canegie Mellon, "TBD"
Tuesday, April 14 Exxon Mobil Seminar: Edward Maginn, Univ. of Notre Dame, "TBD"
Friday, Apr 17 Monday class schedule will be followed
Monday, Apr 20 Patriot's Day
MAY
Tuesday, May 5 Senior Picture, 5:00 on Goessmann steps, 5:30 Senior Banquet in Amherst Room, Campus Center
Tuesday, May 5 Community Forum - Tentative (Community Engagement & Belonging)
Friday, May 8 Last Day of Classes
Saturday, May 9 Commonwealth Honors College Celebration of Excellence ( 2pm, Mullins)
Monday, May 11 Finals begin
Friday, May 15 Finals end and Commencement Weekend begins - https://www.umass.edu/commencement/
9:00 am at the Mullins Center - Graduate Ceremony
5:00 pm at McGuirk Alumni Stadium - Undergraduate Ceremony
Saturday, May 16 Riccio College of Engineering Undergraduate Recogniation Center
1:00 pm at the Mullins Center
Tuesday, May 19 Quals
Thurs, May 21 Final grades due by Midnight
End of May Qualifying Exams, Faculty Retreat
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Updated: January 8, 2025
Amity Lee (lee@umass.edu)