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Each spring, the School of Architecture’s Career Fair provides a valuable opportunity for both graduate and undergraduate students to build their professional networks and engage with firms from the Chicago area and beyond. Firm representatives are encouraged to register for a chance to meet and recruit UIC students.

2026 Career Fair

March 18, 2026
Setup: 11am–12pm
Fair: 12–3pm
Lunch available for representatives at 11:30am

Register here for the 2026 Career Fair

Registration fee: $225
Registration deadline: March 9, 2026 at 9:00am (Central)

Information for Firms
The School of Architecture’s annual Career Fair provides an opportunity to meet our nearly 400 undergraduate and graduate students and network with our community of emerging architects and designers. The School of Architecture offers pre-professional undergraduate degrees in architecture, as well as a professional Master of Architecture, MA in Design Criticism, and post-professional Master of Science in Architecture. Please join us for a chance to meet and recruit students from our diverse student body.

Representatives are welcome to bring displays, pass out free materials to students, and play videos or slideshows without sound. Some firms may be positioned in front of pin-up space, which may also be utilized. We ask that all participants stay for the full duration of the fair. The registration fee includes one table per firm, lunch for up to two representatives, and campus parking validation.

The fair will take place in person at the UIC School of Architecture, 845 West Harrison Street, in Chicago. 

For more information, please contact Gwen Fullenkamp (gfullenk@uic.edu). For more on posting job opportunities generally, visit this link. 

Information for Students
All School of Architecture students are invited to attend the Career Fair. Look for additional instructions in upcoming School of Architecture email newsletters.

Information for Recent Alumni
Recent School of Architecture alumni who graduated in the past 3 years are invited to participate in this year’s fair alongside current students. There is no cost to attend as a participant. Register here.

Additional Career Events:

Graduate Portfolio Review
February 25, 5 pm-8 pm at AIA, Chicago
Aligned with the SoA's yearly portfolio requirement, an event hosted by American Institute of Architects Chicago (AIA, Chicago) features selected student portfolio presentations followed by an awards ceremony is held yearly in the Spring semester. 
 
Mock Interviews
March 13, 12 pm-2 pm
Mock Interviews invite practicing architects from Chicago (in-person format) and around the world (virtual format) to conduct mock interviews with graduating students. Students are required to share their resume and portfolio in advance, and interviews are scheduled for 30 minutes with a practicing architect. 
 
Professional Portfolio Panel
March 5, 1 pm-2 pm
Complementary to the Mock Interview event, the SoA hosts a Professional Portfolio Panel each Spring semester that invites professional designers (graphics, industrial, architectural) to present and discuss approaches to portfolio design featuring interdisciplinary work. Students are invited to share their own portfolio in small groups with the panel participants following the presentations.