Academic Calendar

Name: Homecoming & Family Weekend: Blackburn Road Trip
Start: 2026-09-25T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-09-27T23:59:59-05:00

April 2026
Student Worker Appreciation Day (SWAD); Administrative and Academic Offices Open; No Classes Held

Tuesday, April 28 2026
May 2026
Study Day; Administrative and Academic Offices Open; No Classes Held

Monday, May 4 2026
Double Instruction Period

Tuesday, May 5 2026 - Friday, May 8 2026

DIPS May 2026 (Word Doc) May 5 - 8, 2026 If your class meets on . . . Your final class meeting is At this time Monday @ 8:00 a.m. […]
Course Instruction Ends

Friday, May 8 2026
Final Grade Rosters Due by 1:00 PM

Tuesday, May 12 2026
Senior Convocation

Friday, May 15 2026

Bothwell Auditorium at Blackburn College 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United States
Class of 2026 – Senior Send-Off Breakfast

Saturday, May 16 2026

Jaenke Alumni Center 700 College Avenue, Carlinville, IL, United States

The Alumni Association Board of Directors would like to recognize and celebrate Blackburn College's Class of 2026 at a Senior Send-Off Breakfast on Saturday, May 16, 2026 in the Edwin […]
157th Annual Commencement

Saturday, May 16 2026
Administrative and Academic Offices Closed

Monday, May 18 2026
September 2026
Homecoming & Family Weekend: Blackburn Road Trip

Friday, September 25 2026 - Sunday, September 27 2026

Save the date! September 25 - 27, Blackburn will host its annual Homecoming and Family Weekend. All roads lead to Blackburn.