The Graduate College Doctoral Hooding Ceremony will take place on Saturday, December 9 in the Foellinger Great Hall at the Krannert Center for Performing Arts. Two important deadlines for the ceremony are this week! The last day to register for the ceremony is November 7. The last day to order rental regalia at a discounted price is November 8. Find the link to register and order regalia on our event website.

November 10 is the last day to change a course to the credit/no-credit grading option for a semester course or to change from the CR/NC grading option to a regular grade. Course and department restrictions may apply. Students need to submit a Credit/No Credit form via the Graduate College Student Portal. Students enrolled in non-standard part of term courses should refer to their graduate program for deadline information. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting a Credit/No Credit form? Click here for an advising appointment!

November 10 is the last day to drop a semester course or withdraw from ALL semester courses w/o a grade of W. To drop a course, students complete a Late Registration Course Change form via the Graduate College Student Portal. To withdraw from the term, students submit a Withdrawal/Cancellation Form to their dept. International students must obtain approval from ISSS. Students enrolled in non-standard part of term courses should refer to their program for information. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting a  form? Click here for an advising appointment!

November 10 is the last day to drop a Part of Term B course online through Self-Service. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting a form? Click here for an advising appointment!

Rest Lab is a pop-up space at Krannert Art Museum designed to encourage resting with intention. Rest Lab happens once every semester and occupies a gallery within the museum that is ‘resting’ between shows. It is a unique invitation to take up space in the museum by using the gallery to consider what resting means, and what it could look like. 

Do you have questions about formatting your thesis? Do you want to know more about the deposit process? Do you have questions about preliminary and final exam committees? The Thesis Office is here to help! We're offering extended office hours this week. Sign up here for an online 15-minute appointment with Emily.

How can you highlight your service experience in your resume? Through service work, you get to make a positive impact in your community, but you are also gaining valuable skills and experience that will stay with you long after your project ends. Join We CU and the Career Center in Creating Your Powerful Resume, on Thursday, November 9th, at 5:30 pm. In this workshop you will learn to draft an effective resume that describes the qualifications, skills, and experience you have gained from your service experience. Dinner will be served, but space is limited. Register today!

Plan ahead for upcoming deadlines - book your appointments now! The Writers Workshop will be closed 11/18-11/26 for Fall Break. We will resume our regular hours on Monday, 11/27.

Are you an editor or editorial board member of a scholarly journal and working on writing or improving a peer review policy? This workshop will help you understand the main elements of a peer review policy, its connection to publication criteria, peer review model, and reviewer guidelines and its importance in guiding the behavior of reviewers throughout the peer review process. The instructor will share resources to help editors write a peer review policy. All are welcome to attend this workshop, with the primary audience is editors and editorial board members.

Join us this week for online workshops on revising argument and structure (11/7) and writing an IMRaD research paper (11/9). Check out our event calendar to learn more and register in advance. These events are open to all University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff. Please use your Illinois email to register.

Finish the semester the "write" way! Our hybrid writing group provides graduate students with dedicated time to make progress on thesis or dissertation writing in a supportive atmosphere. Each meeting consists of a short goal-setting conversation, quiet writing time, and a concluding reflection and wrap-up. Use this time to create or return to a writing routine, make progress and meet deadlines on long-term projects, or jump-start a new writing project. You only need to register once with your U of I email to receive weekly email reminders!

NCSA’s Delta offers GPU-accelerated computing and data resources with access to CPU resources and storage. UIUC researchers can easily obtain Delta allocations through ACCESS at any time for 3 different tiers. Explore ACCESS is the simplest allocation, requiring only a brief project description to obtain credits that can be used on Delta. Large allocation requests should be submitted during the Maximize ACCESS period Dec. 15–Jan. 31. Awards begin April 1. Allocations separate from ACCESS may be requested for proof-of-concept cases or strategic campus collaborations. Click here for more info.

The Illinois Computes Research Notebooks project is currently accepting users to access the Jupyter Notebooks open-source software free of charge. Jupyter Notebooks has an interactive interface for code, data and computational documents that’s perfect for those who are fresh to research computing or don’t require advanced levels of capacity. It’s highly adaptable and customizable. Researchers in various disciplines can use Jupyter for data exploration, simulations and experimentation. Click here if you’re interested in using Jupyter Notebooks for your research!

Join us to understand how to fund your community-engaged research projects through grants from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI). Senior Program Officer Courtney Clyatt will provide an overview and discuss the range of community-engaged work funded through PCORI, and AHS Prof. Robyn Gobin will discuss her experience working with PCORI. A Q&A session will follow. 

The campuswide Community-Academic Scholars Program matches researchers with undergraduate research assistants who receive training, guidance, and a stipend to support their success. Faculty and staff who conduct community-engaged research on issues related to health, poverty, or social inequity are encouraged to submit a project proposal by Jan 12. 

Our National First-Generation Day Celebration & Panel Discussion will be our largest yet and will feature a wide selection of delicious food for you to enjoy. We will also have a plethora of activities including a networking & social activity, resource tabling, games, prizes, giveaways, and more! The latter portion of the program will consist of our signature Mixed Panel Discussion. Join us to hear the panelists' invaluable insight and ask those burning questions on your mind. Those that stick around to the end of the panel will also have an opportunity to win some premium Illini Swag.

Attend this info session to learn more about an exciting new opportunity that brings together experts and peers from 3 universities (University of Pretoria, South Africa; Federal University Pelotas, Brazil; and UIUC) for a 14-week seminar. Participants will interact with other countries to explore interdisciplinary knowledge and cross-cutting themes. Focus areas include: public health, economic impact, policy/politics, media/communications. Grad students from all disciplines are welcome to apply. There are no pre-requisites but students must be enrolled in an on-campus graduate degree program.

Join the Graduate Society of Women Engineers (GradSWE) at Illinois for weSTEM, a conference for graduate women and gender minorities in STEM. STEM leaders will share their insights on pursuing diverse career paths beginning with a graduate degree. This conference includes panel discussions, networking, and breakout sessions to facilitate one-on-one interactions with speakers and promote discussion of topics unique to the graduate student experience. Registration is filling up quickly, so register today to secure your spot! Learn more and register at: https://westem.engineering.illinois.edu/

"Intricate Nerves, Expanded Bodies," is presented by Dance at Illinois students, featuring choreography by Landon Allender, e g condon, Jaymes Crowder Acres, Khiari Everett, Brooklyn Lutz and Tessa Olson. Free admission, but  tickets are required.

Join us at the Chez Veterans Center for an eye-opening exhibit: "Artfully Facing Trauma: The Internal/External Realities of Veterans with PTSD." These powerful masks, crafted by military veterans during intensive art therapy, reveal the depths of their experiences. Don't miss this opportunity to gain insight into their journey and bridge the gap between veterans and civilians. Open daily from 9 am to 5 pm through November.

The Black and Latinx Caucus of the GEO invites you to our event, Viva Ubuntu! Black and Latinx Cultural Fest, on Sunday, November 12th from 1-4pm at the Independent Media Center (202 S Broadway Ave. Urbana). We will have FREE FOOD, DRINKS and LIVE MUSIC from Grupo Illini, Ballet Folklorico Mitotiani, Jazz by the Peter Tijerina Nonet Ensemble and Afro Brazilian DJ, LZ Jay. We want to celebrate with you Black and Latinx Culture to remind us that even at times when our community is under attack, we remain joyful in creating alternative futures for ourselves and the world.

Catch the wave and join us in the Champaign-Urbana area for a free, week-long program of activities around wellbeing, creativity, and joy. 

Join the Indian Graduate Students Association in collaboration with the Asian American Cultural Center for a Diwali celebration including home-cooked food, music, and the beautiful lighting of the Quad. Free with food available for purchase.

The first half of this globally inspired program, “Folk Encounters,” pairs Su Lian Tan’s evocation of traditional South Asian puppet theatre with Wynton Marsalis’ exploration of the complicated American Creole experience through the lens of a New Orleans ball. The program finishes with folk-inspired chamber music by Dvořák. Dvořák’s exuberant Viola Quintet reflects the composer’s delight in finding kinship between the folk music of America and his beloved homeland of Czechoslovakia.

The multi-Grammy-winning, San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet will mark its fiftieth anniversary in the 2023/24 season with the KRONOS Five Decades tour, adding to its legacy of innovation by performing programs which feature new commissions, signature works from its vast repertoire, and pieces from Kronos’ Fifty for the Future project.

A steamy prohibition tale, steamrolling and roaring its way across the stage,  Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party was an Off-Broadway gem that garnered an array of industry accolades, including Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Obie awards. Based on Joseph Moncure March's 1926 narrative poem of the same name, this darkly brilliant show features one of the most exciting, pulse-racing scores ever written.

The extremely uneven and inequitable impacts of climate change create differential vulnerabilities, experiences, responses, and coping mechanisms worldwide. Climate coloniality clarifies how to understand this in more nuanced ways. Decolonizing climate needs to address the complexities of colonialism, imperialism, capitalism, international development, and geopolitics.

Sandia National Laboratories is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) 17 national labs at which amazing science is performed and difficult problems are tackled. In this talk, Shannon Murray and Laura Biedermann will give an overview of the breadth of research performed and career pathways at Sandia. They'll share their experiences joining Sandia as postdocs and our paths to research staff and highlight graduate internship, postdoctoral, and postdoctoral fellowship positions. Join us and get networking together!

Join graduate student Mahmoud Mahrous to learn about the use of SEM, Micro CT Profilometer, and Nano Indentation on recent papers, "'Multimodal imaging of hierarchical equine hoof wall porosity and structure" and "Investigating Irradiation effects on Metakaolin-Based Geopolymer." Those who register by Thursday, Nov. 9, will receive a complimentary lunch. 

Staying in town for Fall Break? Please join University Housing Dining Services and International Education for our 9th Annual Cooking with Chefs. Tell stories, make new friends, and share warm memories in addition to a delicious celebration meal prepared with and for you and our Chefs. RSVP is required. 

To kick off our week of activities, the OMSA will be hosting a National First-Generation Day Dunkin' & Cocoa on the Quad event on Monday, November 6th from 11:00am - 1:00pm at the Anniversary Plaza on the Main Quad. Stop by for FREE donuts, cocoa, and snap a pic. with our #ProudtobeFirstGen photo booth!

This AI in Music presentation will trace the history of computer-assisted music composition (originated at UIUC), and computer-generated music.  It will introduce the historically significant, as well as the most modern AI tools for music creation, while discussing their practical, ethical, and legal applications. This free event will take place in-person in the Grainger Commons (Rooms 233/235) of the Grainger Engineering Library.

Join the Crip* Internship group for a hybrid launch party and film screening! Members of Crip* will introduce an "Instances of Ableism" survey and "An accessible university means…" booklet. We will also screen Reid Davenport's film, "I Didn't See You There." Register here (in-person and remote options): https://tinyurl.com/28edtn5t. This event will include: ASL interpretation, CART captions, wheelchair access, comfortable seating, and a short break in the middle of the event. If you have additional access needs, please email cripaccess@illinois.edu. We request in-person attendees wear masks.

Join fellow students and celebrate the international education week with your favorite songs from around the world! International snacks will be provided. Co-sponsored by International Education and Illini Union. 

Join us for an inspiring 2-day celebration of innovation, research, and entrepreneurship under the compelling theme "practice makes scholarship". This second session "Nurturing Entrepreneurship within Illinois" will be hosted by Dr. Gerald Wilson, newly appointed Director of Entrepreneurship and William Langston, a dedicated PhD student at the iSchool.

Athletics, Facilities & Services, iSEE, and Coca-Cola are teaming up for the final tailgate recycling event this season.Tailgaters, do your part by recycling plastic bottles & aluminum cans in containers located in Lot 31 & Grange Grove. Graduate students can sign up to volunteer on Saturday, Nov. 11. Volunteers receive a free "Be Orange, Go Green" T-shirt!

SKY Meditation at UIUC is organizing its annual flagship fall event to celebrate Pumpkin Carving and Diwali with Meditation this week! Join us to get in the fall spirit, and go deep within! All materials will be provided, no experience required! There will be some snacks provided post the event. Feel free to bring your friends! RSVP here: https://forms.gle/WjuY6ePK36vZZYwy9

Celebrate International Games Month and Week with the Grainger Engineering Library IDEA Lab! We'll have a panel on gaming and academia moderated by Games Studies Coordinator Dan Cermack, featuring representatives from VR Club at UIUC, Illini Esports, Illini Metagamers, and GameBuilders. Join us afterward for open gaming and a watch party. Visit the Grainger Engineering Library calendar for details.

Interested in advancing your career in STEM and gaining hands-on experience? Join us on November 9th from 4-5 pm CT to learn more about the IL Professional Science Master’s Program at the University of Illinois. Click HERE to register. If you can't attend, please email psmdegree@illinois.edu for a recording.

Looking for support using design thinking or integrating human-centered design into a project? Come collaborate at our Design Thinking Drop-Ins held every Friday from 11a-12:30p at SCD. Our Teaching Scholars will be available during this time to support and guide you in using design thinking and incorporating human-centered design. Everyone is welcome!

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

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

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