Beginning September 5, 2023, Grainger Engineering Library Information Center (GELIC) will extend its closing time from 10pm to 2am. GELIC will move to a 24/5 open schedule as soon as possible after that date pending the resolution of a staffing shortage. Please watch GradLinks, the GELIC website, or follow the University Library social media accounts for announcements regarding the hours of GELIC.

New to the Illinois campus? Download the Illinois app for easy access to your course schedule, maps to class, bus schedules, and Illini ID. https://app.illinois.edu/download-the-illinois-app/  

COVID 19 Vaccines/Boosters are available at McKinley's Immunization Clinic by appointment only. Call 217-333-2702 to schedule. COVID self-tests are available at McKinley's Self-Care Stations: McKinley Health Center; Illini Union Vending Machine; Ikenberry Commons Vending Machine; ACES Library Vending Machine and Grainger Library Vending Machine. For additional COVID information visit McKinley Health Center's website at mckinley.illinois.edu.

Register for Fall intramurals! Registration for outdoor soccer, flag football, sand volleyball, and floor hockey runs August 23-September 9 with league dates September 10-October 12! Also check out Two-Week Leagues (spikeball and pickleball starting soon!) and the esports and virtual programs being offered this semester! Gain an all-access pass to Fall activities with an orange membership or participate in two-week leagues and special events with a blue membership. Download the FusionPLAY mobile app to register your team or sign up as a free agent and be matched with a team.

The beginning of the semester is a great time to evaluate your thesis goals! Take a look at our blog “New Year – New Thesis Goals” for advice on planning long-term and short-term projects, setting priorities, and holding yourself accountable. You might also check out our calendar for upcoming workshops to help you sharpen your skills and get off to a good start this semester.

If you are graduating in the next year and plan to apply for faculty jobs, now is the time to get started! Postings for Fall 2024 faculty positions are already starting to go up. Graduate College Career Development is ready to help you understand the search process, develop application materials (cover letters, research statements, diversity statements, etc.), prep for interviews, and negotiate. Schedule a career advising appointment (https://grad.illinois.edu/careers/advising) and attend our Faculty Job Search Workshop Series starting next week (http://go.grad.illinois.edu/workshops).

Beginning Aug. 23, students can schedule in-person, online, or written feedback appointments at the Writers Workshop to receive feedback on their writing. The Workshop provides tailored presentations for courses and student organizations by request, and we host presentations throughout the semester about common academic writing concerns. View our calendar for upcoming workshops and writing groups!

Help us to spread the word and encourage undergraduate students to take advantage of the support and resources offered by the Office of Undergraduate Research. We have in-person and online workshops beginning this week, including our Getting Started in Undergraduate Research Workshops and Research Bites. Students can schedule an appointment with us at any time.

No need to spend your time and money on design and accessibility. Use the simplest website creator on campus with WordPress at publish.illinois.edu (PIE). This hosting solution provided by Technology Services helps you build a fully managed site with an Illinois URL and an appropriately branded design out of the box. Try it now at publish.illinois.edu.

Students can benefit from using UIUC AnyWare: a free service that provides optimized virtual access to over 100 software applications for students working on campus, remotely, or in class. It offers a remote desktop environment where users may access software securely and save files to and from their own device (Windows, MacOS, Linux). Available apps include Zoom, Adobe CC 2020, ArcGIS, Mathematica, MatLab, Office, R and RStudio, SAS, SPSS and more! Visit the link above for more information. Contact Technology Services with questions.

Tech Points gathers the university IT community in three locations across campus to run pop-up help desks for anybody needing any technology or software assistance. Tech Points will be held August 21-23 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Main Library, Illini Union, and CIF. You can read more at Technology Services Tech Points.

Interested in exploring the potential commercial application of your research? Apply to the Lean Launchpad Short Course that provides a set of skills and entrepreneurial knowledge that can be applied to any career path. Explore your innovation from a business and customer perspective and prepare to apply for federal grants. Fall session application is due Aug. 25.

GLOBE connects current and new, domestic and international students and teams them up in small groups to participate in various activities and events throughout the semester. Learn more about the program and participants' experience here and submit your interest here for your participation in Fall 2023. You will be contacted to attend one required info session once your submission is received.

Have you demonstrated outstanding leadership as a grad student? Gain recognition for your exemplary service to the campus or wider communities! Winners will receive $500 in professional development funds and be featured in a special video during Graduate Student Appreciation Week (October 9-14) to celebrate their accomplishments. Learn more about the application requirements and apply on our website.

George A Miller Visiting Artist and former Martha Graham dancer, Miki Orihara, will discuss her new solo concert series that includes her own choreography, with the aim of defining who she is now, how she got to be this artist, and honoring her mentors and teachers.

The 10th Annual Flatlands Film Festival is on Saturday, September 9, 2023. The event opens with "Broken Memory," a short dance film performed and choreographed by Miki Orihara, who is a George A. Miller Visiting Artist in the Department of Dance and former Martha Graham principal dancer. "Moving Together" by Maggie M. Bailey, is this year's feature-length film. Purchase tickets at door, $10/general admission & $5/students & seniors. 

Are you eager to find a vibrant community that celebrates diversity and bridges different Asian cultures and experiences, while providing a platform for Asian and Asian American graduate students to connect, share, and learn from one another? Stop by and join our launch event of the Asian and Asian American Grad Network! Desserts from Suzu’s Bakery and snacks are provided. RSVP here!

Exlusively for UIUC! The Career Center is teaming up with JCPenney to provide Illinois students with a special in-store shopping event. Students can shop for quality professional career wear at special discounts not available to the public (up to 50% off)*. Round-trip transportation from campus to Marketplace Mall will be provided for students. Please bring your University ID. To  learn more and to sign-up visit Handshake at https://app.joinhandshake.com/edu/events/1325322. (*Discount also available to University faculty and staff).

The Illinois Part-Time Job Fair is open to all Illinois students seeking opportunities to earn money and build their career competencies while going to school. Opportunities at the fair are part-time, non-technical positions on campus or in the Champaign-Urbana community. This is an informal fair. Casual attire is acceptable. Registration is not required but encouraged. To learn more or to register visit Handshake at https://app.joinhandshake.com/emp/career_fairs/41933.

Join us for an incredible evening with Nick Offerman on August 26 at Foellinger Auditorium at 7pm. All ticket proceeds support Japan House's Ogura-Sato Annex Project. Buy your tickets on EventBrite today! If you like deliberative talking, mirth, and music, then this is the evening for you. Topics will include, but not be limited to: beef, comportment, eggs, bacon, pork, breakfast, barbecue, steak, meat, and Illinois Kabuki Theatre. If the evening is light on dance, the audience has only themselves to blame.

Please join us at our welcome back event and Asian American Cultural Center / International Education Open House. Come by the Asian American Cultural Center to tour the building, see performances, play games, meet student organizations and campus resources, eat Asian snacks, and more! We welcome first year students, transfer students, as well as graduate and professional students to the Asian American campus community and resources. 

The University of Illinois Counseling Center provides mental health counseling and well-being education for students.

McKinley Health Center serves on-campus students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

If you or a student you know may need support with their basic needs or financial stressors please reach out.