The WebStore is an online store offering a wide range of free and discounted software to all university students, faculty and staff. Get started by heading to the WebStore, log in with your NetID/password and start shopping! Once you find the software you need, download it to your device, then the product will be activated once purchase or registration is finished. 

Welcome to the start of a new semester! Are in you need of compute time, data storage or research expertise? Illinois Computes is available – at no cost – to researchers from every domain on campus to elevate their work with computing and data storage resources, technical expertise and support services. Get started with Illinois Computes now and take advantage of NCSA’s state-of-the-art resources and world-class experts right here on campus.

Come study in a campus library! For example, the historic Reading Room in the Main Library offers a quiet atmosphere, large tables, and plenty of outlets—with more than 300 seats. All students are welcome in every campus library regardless of their major. And, there are open hours for night owls! 

Procedures for reporting harassment, discrimination, and/or retaliation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are now available. The procedures also describe how reports will be handled once they are received. This may include acts based on race, color, or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics. The university's Nondiscrimination Policy has also been updated to include shared ancestry and ethnic characteristics. See the Jan 13 Massmail for more on our response to discrimination and harassment under Title VI.

Are you an international student hoping after graduation to get a job in the US but have discovered your English fluency hasn't improved as much as you expected? Would your department appreciate it if you could work as a TA for a semester or two but interacting with students as a TA terrifies you? This course (ESL 506 L 33144 03:30 PM - 04:50 PM TR) is designed to help the student function successfully in an English-medium academic environment and fulfills the requirement for re-taking the OEAI. Open to all international graduate students. Grading S/U.

By the 10th Day of Classes, Feb 3, graduate students should be correctly registered for Spring 2025. Check your registration on Self Service to make sure it is correct. Feb 3 is the last day to submit a form to audit a semester course, request "in Absentia" via the Graduate College Student Portal, add a semester course via Self-Service, and drop a semester course for a refund if reducing tuition range. Students enrolled in non-standard part of term courses should refer to their program for deadlines. Questions about deadlines or submitting a form? Click here for an advising appointment!

January 27 is the last day to add a Part of Term A course via Self-Service or drop a Part of Term A course and receive a refund if reducing assessment range; and to submit a form to elect to audit a Part of Term A course. Have questions about registration deadlines or submitting an Audit form? Click here for an advising appointment!

The Illini Union Rec Room offers a Classic Bowling League (singles or team), Friday Lunchtime League, and a February Doubles League, For each league you will bowl 3 games each week. Check out complete details and register full or partial teams, or sign up individually and be placed on a team.

Enjoy some international snacks and drinks with cross-cultural learning activities. Sponsored by International Education and the University Library. 

The Graduate College offers the Diffenbaugh Fellowship, which supports graduate students who are current or past residents of the state of Missouri. The fellowship offers a $25,000 stipend. Find details in the Diffenbaugh listing in Fellowship Finder.

The Graduate College offers the Marion Morse Wood Fellowship, which supports graduate students conducting research on interpersonal communication, broadly defined. The fellowship offers a $12,000 stipend. Find details in the MMWood listing in Fellowship Finder.

If you are taking a preliminary or final exam this semester, make sure to start the committee appointment process through the Graduate College Student Portal. Once you've completed your request, it will be sent to your department for review and submission to the Graduate College. You can learn more and committee policies and access tutorials for the student portal on the Graduate College website.

If you are taking a preliminary or final exam this semester, make sure that you submit your request through the Graduate College Student Portal at least THREE WEEKS BEFORE your exam will take place. Late requests may require additional documentation. Please reach out to thesis@illinois.edu if you have questions.

Seminar Series with Camila Martinica on January 30th, 5:00 PM - Housed at Argonne National Laboratory, IAEA Programs works with the Department of State to serve as an interface between the IAEA & the US nuclear community, promoting peaceful uses of nuclear energy and technology, & supporting nuclear safety & security. The IAEA Careers Program encourages well-qualified Americans to join the IAEA's professional staff in non-Safeguards departments & assists interested US candidates in applying to open positions. 

With the engineering career fair just around the corner, now is the time to fine-tune your skills and stand out to potential employers. Discover : strategies to craft an unforgettable elevator pitch, how to research companies and ask impactful questions, tips to leave a lasting impression and land interviews, etc. GradSWE with the UofI Career Center organize this lunch seminar. Don't miss this opportunity to boost your confidence and make the most of your career fair experience! Mark your calendar and take the first step toward your dream job. We’ll see you there—your future starts now!

In this session, participants will become familiar with common search tools and digital resources at the University of Illinois Library. In addition, we will walk you through the process on how to identify subject, discipline, or academic program specific resources, including databases and relevant collections. The session instructors will also go over search strategies and techniques. The Doctoral Research Support Program wants to create a supportive and welcoming environment for graduate students.  

In this session, students will learn about general and subject-specific indexing and abstracting resources, search techniques, and interacting with collections held at the University of Illinois and beyond. Students will also have a chance to meet with subject librarians from the University of Illinois Library. This session is open to all doctoral students. Master's degree students are welcome to participate in this session. 

Join the Writers Workshop to learn about genre expectations for personal statements and strategies for drafting and tailoring your statement. We will review a range of disciplines. Register using your Illinois email by 1/28 to receive the Zoom details.

This workshop will include tips for maintaining a writing routine, cultivating effective habits, and forming a successful writing group. Dissertation and thesis writers from any discipline—and at any stage in the writing process—are especially welcome. Register for this virtual workshop using your Illinois email account by 11:59pm CT on January 30, and we will send an email with the Zoom meeting invitation on the morning of the event. 

Do you love sharing your culture? Do you want to make friends from around the world? The Global Educators Program is looking for enthusiastic international students, scholars, and dependents to join us this spring! By joining, you'll be able to host fun cultural events like Travel Around the World and Taste of Language, teach others about your language and traditions, make friends while building your leadership skills, and be part of a vibrant, global community. Apply by 11:59pm on Monday, February 3, 2025! Learn more and apply here. For more information, contact isss-programs@illinois.edu.

The HRI Organize & Analyze: Social Movements Reading Group will discuss readings, films, short stories, plays, and poems on global working class social movements to inform our intellectual development, political education, and praxis. The first meeting of Spring 2025 will be Monday, February 3, 5-6:30pm at the Salaam MENA Cultural Center, followed by weekly sessions on Mondays (location will change so please RSVP). Open to all & food provided. More info/RSVP here: https://bit.ly/READMOVEMENTS

Looking to build your campus network, gain valuable leadership skills and make a real impact on your community? We invite you to join us for an inspiring and interactive event designed to empower you to make a difference in your campus  community. As part of the annual Student Success Symposium, plan to attend a pre-session for undergraduate and graduate students to discuss peer advocacy and community building. Free dinner, dessert and connections? Yes, please! Come hungry, leave inspired!

February Dance celebrates the fierce commitment to artistic innovation in the Department of Dance. Work by Associate Professor Paige Cunningham Caldarella and MFA alumna Anna Peretz Rogovoy (’24) features challenging partnering techniques, Professor Rebecca Nettl-Fiol offers a premiere set to the music of Grammy Award-winner Osvaldo Golijov, performed live by soprano Elena Negruta and the Illinois Modern Ensemble. Two MFA thesis works by Gabriel Gonzalez and Banafsheh Amiri investigate the collision of contemporary dance, media, and world politics as fertile ground for choreographic invention.

Krannert Art Museum to host Spring 2025 Opening Night celebration with the public opening of "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Architecture." The evening will feature a salon talk with the curators, a performance by faculty from the Department of Dance, live music, artmaking, and a dessert bar. The exhibition explores four houses, all designed for performance, by and for people associated with the University of Illinois and the production of modernist culture in Champaign-Urbana from the 1940s through the 1990s. 

Find us at the International Education table for educational activities and enjoy the traditional Lunar New Year (LNY) snacks and drinks. Win your meal ticket to enjoy the LNY dinner! 

Enjoy a romantic evening February 14 with Sinfonia da Camera! Featuring a program of passionate Romantic masterworks including Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture and the Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra by Poulenc. After intermission, the program concludes with Rachmaninoff’s expansive Symphony No. 2, a tender and melodic tour-de-force.

Back by popular demand, join us at our upcoming First Gen Resource Fair which will feature units such as: Office of Financial Aid, Chez Veteran Center, The Career Center New Student & Family Experiences, Off-Campus Community Living, Counseling Center, Office of Undergrad Research, The Writers Workshop, The Speakers Workshop, Grainger Library IDEA Lab, MHC - Health Education. Come learn from our amazing units and open to all students! Food will be served first come, first served.

RBML welcomes Jason Dean (Linda Hall Library) for a Zoom talk — all are welcome to attend! In 1716, John Flamsteed, the first Astronomer Royal, built a pyre on Greenwich Hill near the Royal Observatory. From a safe vantage point, he watched with satisfaction as pages from a book he wrote went up in flames, calling it a good “sacrifice to TRUTH.” The series of events that led to this furious act involved some of the most powerful members of the early Royal Society, including Isaac Newton and Edmond Halley, all embroiled in professional jealousy, intellectual theft, and clandestine printing.

I-ADVANCE, a new NSF-funded initiative, is sponsoring this campuswide webinar presented by Dr. Paolo Gaudiano, founder of DEI tech company Aleria. This presentation takes a candid look at some of the problems with typical DEI approaches that have contributed to the backlash. Dr. Gaudiano will present an approach to DEI that recognizes the foundational role of inclusion as a source of greater diversity and higher performance. See event announcement for more details.

Please join the Slavic Reference Service and the Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures for a screening of the award-winning documentary "The Hamlet Syndrome: To Be or Not to Be in Ukraine." This documentary follows a group of young Ukrainians preparing the play "Hamlet" as they grapple with their own experiences of violence in their generation. All are welcome! No pre-registration necessary.

IQUIST, IIDAI, Siebel School, GCoE and NCSA invite you to a workshop on February 14th, 2025 focused on advancing quantum computing at the University of Illinois. This event will identify critical gaps in the quantum computing stack, explore tools and standards to address these gaps, and foster collaboration to make quantum computing more accessible. Researchers, students, and faculty from all disciplines are encouraged to join and contribute to shaping the future of quantum research. For more information, click here.

Illinois Extension is proud to partner with Healthy Champaign County for the Feeding Champaign County Food Summit 2025, happening February 26, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the I Hotel and Conference Center. The summit, now in its 3rd year, addresses the need for collaboration on food access and security in Champaign County. Join us for presentations, workshops, and networking as local food system leaders work toward community solutions. Register by February 12 to reserve your spot. To learn more and register, visit https://go.illinois.edu/champaignfoodsummit.

Join us in person on March 5th for the 2025 CDA Conference, where we'll explore the current landscape and future potential of precision livestock management technologies. We seek to bring together industry, government, and academia experts to share knowledge, discuss lessons learned, and collaborate on advancing innovations in the field. Together, we'll explore how these technologies can continue to evolve to help feed and clothe the world's growing population. It's free to attend! More details and registration are here.

Dr. Rana Khoury will have an informal, public-facing event about Syria's recent events.  

Join us for the 23rd Annual Women’s and Gender History Symposium: Gender and the Law, featuring graduate research and keynote speakers Dr. Neil J. Young (Historian, Writer, and Podcaster) and Dr. Laura Goffman (Professor of History, U of I). This will be a hybrid event. Learn more and register here: https://wghistory.web.illinois.edu/