The Mentoring Matters Summer Institute is a 2-day, interactive event to support the development of strong mentoring skills. In addition to keynote addresses for all participants, the institute will feature a special track for graduate students. Grad students will collaborate with one another and with experts to identify effective mentoring practices, learn strategies for strengthening your own network of mentors, and develop your skills as a mentor. The focus will be on mentoring in a higher education context, especially in research settings. Learn more and register.

Please make sure you are not registered for the Summer or Fall 2024 semester so that you do not face unwanted tuition and fee charges. If you are registered and are not continuing in another program, cancel your registration by the May 12 deadline.

May 10 is the last business day to cancel summer registration and receive a 100% refund (Withdrawal/Cancellation Form required); May 12 is the last day to cancel registration via Self-Service and receive a 100% refund. The refund schedule for Summer 2024 can be found on the Registrar's website. 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 Withdrawal/Cancellation form? Click here for an advising appointment!

Going to be on campus this summer? Garden at Orchard Downs! Orchard Downs 10x10 garden plots are open from April - October. $40 for Orchard Downs residents, $70 non-residents. Plots can be shared - find a friend and grow something!

FINAL RECHARGE of Spring: Rest, Enjoy Conversation and Have A Really Great Experience! Join International Education in our new office space at the University YMCA for hot tea, international snacks, and a comfortable place to relax. Bring a friend and or meet other students from all over the world. Anyone is welcome to drop in between 2-4pm.

Join the Grad College Office of External Fellowships for a six-week writing lab designed to help you prepare a competitive application for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF-GRFP). US citizens, nationals, and permanent residents who are incoming first- and rising second-year grad students plus senior undergrads in all eligible STEM and STEM education fields are welcome to join. Participants will benefit from virtual weekly meetings, tailored workshops, writing exercises, and structured peer review. See additional details in the calendar listing.

If you're graduating in the coming year and want a faculty job, you need to start preparing now. This summer is a crucial time to get organized and prepare application materials. The workshop will address how the faculty job search process works, all of the application documents you will need to prepare, how to stay organized during the search, and more. No registration required. This workshop will take place in person at the Graduate College (507 E. Green St., Champaign) and on Zoom at https://go.grad.illinois.edu/eventspace

This summer, you have the opportunity advance your research, your job search, or your broader career goals--all while also taking a break. In this highly interactive workshop, get specific advice and strategies to help you relax this summer while accomplishing what you need to succeed. You will leave the workshop with a concrete plan for achieving a major goal you have for this summer. No registration required. 

Join us for our final week to finish the semester the "write" way! Our hybrid writing group provides grad students with dedicated time to make progress on any writing project in a supportive atmosphere. Each meeting consists of a short goal-setting conversation, quiet writing time, and a concluding reflection and wrap-up. Writing groups will resume on 6/18; see calendar for details.

Representatives from the supplemental food program for women, infants and children (WIC) are excited to join the community at Orchard Downs! They will be open at 2040-A Orchard Street on Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. – noon and 1 – 4:30 p.m. Stop in for more information or to enroll during open hours. You can also call the main location with questions or to schedule a time at 217-531-4529 or 217-531-4307 (Spanish) Monday through Friday.

NCSA has installed additional graphics processing units (GPUs) to its internal cloud Radiant system, which are now readily available to UIUC researchers through Illinois Computes. Utilize computing and data storage resources – like Radiant – technical expertise and support services for free through Illinois Computes. Get started now and take advantage of NCSA’s state-of-the-art resources and world-class experts right here on campus. 

This group is for anyone interested in sewing. It meets every 1st and 3rd Mondays during the month from 1:30-4 p.m. at the Learning Resource Center (2044-A). It is led by Christina Myers, a representative from the International Hospitality Committee. Please email Christina for more information at the link below. For more information on IHC visit - https://isss.illinois.edu/training-programs/ihc

Do you have small kitchen items in good condition you are looking to donate? Please consider donating them to the Lending Room in Orchard Downs (streetside of 2044-A) on Saturdays between 9 – 11 a.m. Food and cloth items are NOT accepted. Please make sure the items are clean and not broken. If you have bigger items to donate, here is a list of places that accept donations.

ONE MONTH LEFT: Scholarship applications for the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) are now open for graduating high school seniors to those pursuing a doctorate. Register here or apply now! Deadline for applications is May 31.

The Illini Union Art Gallery is now accepting applications! We highly encourage all interested artists to submit their work for consideration. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your talents and contribute to our vibrant arts community. The deadline for submissions is Friday, May 31st at 11:59 pm. Apply here: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1829579601

Join the Cancer Center at Illinois for the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium Grand Rounds this Thursday, May 9, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CCIL members Timothy Fan and Viktor Gruev will lead a discussion on advances in imaging technologies and immunotherapeutic strategies for improving cancer detection and therapy. Register below. 

Join us for the final installment of the Research and Language Learning Series for Spring 2024. Dr. Agnes Kefeli (Arizona State University) will discuss the role Tatar language proficiency plays in her research and scholarly work.

Join QCB as Margaret S. Cheung, PNNL, discusses enhancing biopreparedness through a model system to understand the molecular mechanisms that lead to pathogenesis and disease transmission. NW-BRaVE internships also discussed. In person or on Zoom.

Join the National Center for Supercomputing Applications in welcoming NCSA Founding Director Dr. Larry Smarr back to campus for a special seminar "From NCSA to the National Research Platform" on May 9 at 12 p.m. Smarr will trace the technological roots of the NRP back to NCSA, the Alliance and I-Wire over 25 years ago, which led to Smarr's last 22 years of NSF cyberinfrastructure grants.

Please join us for the University Archives' monthly Women in Science Lecture Series, May 9 from 12 -1 pm. Sana Saboowala, Ph.D. candidate, School of Integrative Biology, will share her research on how lived experiences impact the body, with a specific focus on epigenetics and gene expression in South Asian Americans. This is an online only event. You can register for the zoom link.

The 1st Workshop on Broadly Accessible Quantum Computing will take place at PEARC24 on July 22 and NCSA wants you to attend! The early-bird registration price for PEARC is available until May 31. NCSA is also seeking applications for oral contributors for the quantum workshop. Apply now to participate or register if you want to attend!

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. 

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