UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
A T U R B A N A - C H A M P A I G N School of Music
Academic Affairs Office
1114 West Nevada Street
Urbana, IL 61801
Dr. Joyce Griggs, Associate Director
Sandy Horn, Academic Affairs Office
Jenny Phillips, Academic Affairs Office
NEW GRADUATE STUDENT RESOURCES
ADVISORS:
School of Music faculty members serve as academic advisors to students. The Academic Advisor’s
name and email address was included in an email sent earlier this month. To reconfirm your assigned
Academic Advisor, please contact the Academic Affairs Office.
CLASS REGISTRATION:
To view the course catalog and class schedule, see: http://my.illinois.edu
REGISTRATION DETAILS:
Before you can begin registering for courses, you must set –up your Enterprise ID and password
online at: https://eas.admin.uillinois.edu/eas/servlet/FirstTimeUsers.
Registration Help: The Academic Affairs staff will be available in Room 5047 MB from 9:00 am –
12:00 noon to assist students with registration questions. Please meet with your academic advisor
before attending this session.
For DMA and MM students: Pending the results of the entrance exams, departmental holds are
preventing registration. The departmental hold will be lifted by 9:00 am Friday, August 23.
Important Registration and Academic Deadlines:
For a complete listing of registration deadlines, including the last day to add or drop courses, see:
http://www.registrar.illinois.edu/registration/deadlines.html
Fall 2013 Academic Calendar:
Instruction Begins
Labor Day (no classes)
Thanksgiving Vacation Begins
Instruction Resumes
Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester
Reading Day
Final Examinations Begin
End
Monday, August 26
Monday, September 2
Saturday, November 23
Monday, December 2
Wednesday, December 11
Thursday, December 12
Friday, December 13
Friday, December 20
UNIVERSITY EMAIL:
Important email correspondence from the School of Music and the Graduate College will be sent to
your university email account so please make sure you have activated your account before the start of
the fall semester, and check your email regularly! To claim your NetID and password go to:
https://netidclaim.uiuc.edu/claim/claim.fcgi.
CURRENT STUDENT INFORMATION:
A single source for campus-wide resources available to all Illinois students:
http://illinois.edu/resourcesfor/student.html. This site includes quick links to registration and course
Phone: 217-244-2670
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fax 217-244-4585
music@illinois.edu
catalogs, Illinois Compass, final exam schedules, as well as the web-store for software and important
academic dates.
MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS LIBRARY:
www.library.illinois.edu/mux
Semester Hours begin Monday, August 26:
Monday - Thursday: 8:30am - 10pm;
Friday: 8:30am - 5pm; Saturday: 1pm - 5pm; Sunday: 1pm - 10pm
Closed University holidays, and special hours during semester breaks and thanksgiving vacation
ENSEMBLE AND OPERA AUDITIONS:
See: www.music.illinois.edu/Ensembles.html
PRACTICE ROOM KEYS & LOCKERS:
See Nathan Mandel in Room 1156 |Music Building, Lower Level. Bring your I-CARD!
SPACE RESERVATIONS, including Recital Requests:
1. Create a USER PROFILE on the School of Music website (this only needs to be done once)
http://music.illinois.edu/users/register
2. Sign-In to your account (http://music.illinois.edu/users/login)
3. Search for available rooms (http://music.illinois.edu/calendar_events/search_by_room)
4. Submit your request for a reservation
5. If requesting a space for a recital, follow the instructions online at:
http://music.illinois.edu/resources/recital-request
AUDIO NEEDS:
The School of Music employs highly skilled audio engineers who can record recitals or audition CDs.
Contact Frank Horger (fhorger@illinois.edu) for more information.
COMPUTER LABS & WIRELESS:
CAMIL I and CAMIL II are music-computer labs housed in the Music Building. CAMIL I (5047);
CAMIL II (1164). See each room for details regarding hours of operation.
Wi-Fi is available in most of the classrooms and public spaces in the Music Building, Smith
Memorial Hall and the Krannert Center. To configure your computer to connect to the Illinois
Network, follow the guidelines online at: http://cites.illinois.edu/network/index.html
GRADUATE COLLEGE:
An abundance of information including funding resources, petition forms, and graduation/deposit
deadlines are posted on the Graduate College’s website: www.grad.illinois.edu
Monday, August 26, 4:00 – 6:00 PM New Graduate Student Reception
Illini Union. Illini Room C & South Lounge
TRANSPORTATION:
The campus and Champaign-Urbana Community are serviced by the CU Mass Transit District
(www.cumtd.com). All students are encouraged to use this service, free with Student ID, when
traveling to and from campus. Meters are typically $1.00 per hour, and parking garages such as the
Krannert Center are open to the public after 5:00 pm M-F and all day Saturday and Sunday. If parking
on campus, read the parking restrictions in order to avoid being fined or towed!
Phone: 217-244-2670
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fax 217-244-4585
music@illinois.edu