ECL @ IL is a comprehensive program that helps participants find their “why,” learn about local non-profits, board membership, fundraising and more. Enjoy a complimentary lunch each month at Beckman, build your network and work with a group to address a community challenge. Deadline to apply is March 17. Questions? Please contact Michelle Gonzales at mgonz28@illinois.edu.

The draft Fall 2022 list is now available at go.illinois.edu/lotrae. If your course is missing, check your instructor report against the criteria in the draft list. At least five students must have completed the relevant item(s) and you must have released your sections for inclusion on the list. For questions or corrections, email ices@illinois.edu or call 217-244-3846.

Summer is the busiest time on campus for youth events, and program dates are going to sneak up on planners. Start thinking about these four things now to make sure you're ready to comply with the campus Protection of Minors policy and keep your young campers/athletes/participants safe.

The Global Diasporas Program seeks to explore the transnational networks of diaspora communities across linguistic and cultural spaces, with the goal of engaging students, faculty, and scholarly groups from international academic backgrounds. We are seeking partnerships with academic units and funding agencies at Illinois and beyond. Students and faculty of all levels are encouraged to join.

OLLI at Illinois is accepting proposals from current and retired faculty and area experts to teach courses (4 or 8 weeks) to engaged lifelong learners in Fall 2023. All fields of study welcome. For details about this community and public engagement activity, visit the OLLI course proposal website or contact the OLLI office (olli@illinois.edu). Proposal deadline: Friday, April 7, 2023. 

The Senate Committee on Educational Policy will hold a public hearing on a proposal to rename the Department of Kinesiology and Community Health in the College of Applied Health Sciences to the Department of Health and Kinesiology. This public hearing will be held on Monday, March 20 at 2:00 pm via Zoom. For questions, contact Dr. Linda Moorhouse, Chair, Senate Committee on Educational Policy.

NCSA’s Quantum Computing Interest Group is proud to welcome Physics Professor and IQUIST Director Brian DeMarco for a presentation on “The Frontier of Quantum Computing and Networking Technology” on March 20. Quantum technologies are rapidly advancing so please join us for discussion, networking and complimentary coffee and cookies! A Zoom option is available for those unable to attend in person.

Blind Field Shuttle is a non-visual walking tour in which participants line up behind the artist, link arms, and agree to shut their eyes for a roughly hour-long walk. Papalia describes the experience as an opportunity for the participant to unlearn visual primacy and use their non-visual senses as a primary way of knowing the world. 

Access Illinois is a hybrid event celebrating accessibility and inclusion at the University of Illinois. The event will take place April 6 at the Beckman Institute, with the option to attend virtually. Lunch will be provided to in-person attendees. Registration ends Friday, March 31, 2023. For details, including registration and event schedule information, please see the Access Illinois website.

Fresh Press in collaboration with E. Ainsworth is offering 2 spring papermaking workshops for the LGBTQ+ community. Participants will reflect on life experiences through western papermaking.  Register here! This engagement is supported by the Arts Midwest GIG Fund, a program of Arts Midwest that is funded by the National Endowment for the Arts, with additional contributions from UIUC.

Fresh Press is excited to offer three campus/community Western hand papermaking workshops this Spring 2023 semester. In each the Introduction to Papermaking (March 18 & June 10) and the Intermediate Papermaking (April 1) you'll be learning to pull own paper using sustainable methods. You can learn more about each class at our website.

The Doctoral Research Support Program welcomes doctoral students and faculty to join us on Thursday, March 30th for a night of food, conversation, and trivia! Meet colleagues from other departments as well as library staff! Reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with trivia at 6:00 p.m. in Main Library Room 106. 

Online registration for the spring one-day Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event in Champaign County is open. The event, sponsored by the Illinois EPA, takes place on Saturday, April 15, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the State Farm Center southeast parking lot. It is open to all Illinois residents, and pre-registration is required. See this list of accepted and unaccepted items.

Please join us for this virtual three-part speaker series on Tuesdays, starting March 21. These events will discuss equity issues & funding opportunities related to substance use and addiction, including barriers to care, service utilization, and risk and resilience in underrepresented populations. Registrants may choose to attend one, two, or all three events in the series. 

Volunteers are needed at the university-wide Commencement ceremony at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, May 13, 7:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Please register here by April 1 to volunteer. An orientation and grab-and-go lunch will be held on Thursday, May 11, 12:00-1:30 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.  If you have any questions, please call the Commencement Office at 217-333-8834 or e-mail commencement@illinois.edu.

Need guidance on how to complete the learning outcomes assessment update for AY 2022-23? Want to learn how to make sense of learning outcomes assessment results? These topics will be addressed during the Spring 2023 assessment workshop series. Click here to read the workshop descriptions and to register.

Memorial Symposium in the honor of the late Gabriel Popescu and the first Annual Center for Label-free and Multiscale Biophotonics (CLIMB) Research Symposium will be held at the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology on April 13-14.  Registration is free but required for all.  Register HERE.

Biophotonics Summer School organized by the Center for Label-free Multiscale Biophotonics (CLIMB) will take place May 30 - June 9 in Beckman Institute  This is a two-week interdisciplinary course covering the principles of biophotonics as well as practical and clinical applications of biophotonics. Application deadline is April 1. For questions contact Prof. Marina Marjanovic marinam@illinois.edu

Would you like to be more aware of how disability and ableism are experienced in your academic, social and living environments?  Join us this spring for one of our Disability Ally Trainings on Thursday, March 30; 9am-12pm or Wednesday, April 12; 9am-12pm. Please contact Stephanie Wheeler at slwheele@illinois.edu for more information.   https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/5885707 

Come and taste, sample and indulge your sweet tooth this Mom’s Weekend! Pastry Chef Megan Bugg of Table 1867 will demonstrate how to create a unforgettable desserts in ISRs premier culinary kitchen. Cost is $30 per person. 

The Rolls-Royce Innovation program focuses on skills related to innovation, creativity, and diversity of ideas in problem solving. Students who participate in Innovation will develop skills in these areas and also an understanding of their dominant problem solving style and its impact on organizations and people. Registration will be open until March 27th and is open for all UIUC students.

In the first session of the Olive Spannaus Education Series, authors Maureen Holtz and Nicholas Syrett will discuss lesser-known individual relationships in Robert Allerton’s life, including Agnes Allerton, Anna Rathbone and John Gregg Allerton. Cost is $5/person, 15 & under are free. A cash bar starts at 5:30 p.m., followed by the hour-long program at 6 p.m. Register here.

Please join us for our next Food for Thought on March 22nd. We will have two presentations. First presentation will begin at 11 am and the second will begin at 12 pm. Location will be Levis Faculty Center, Room 210. More information, please click here.

In the 1950s, Argentina spent considerable resources to join the nuclear era, recruiting a German scientist to deliver nuclear fusion in a secret lab on the remote island Huemul. It was dismantled a few years later. This lecture discusses the aftermath of a failed experiment, its legacies for a nuclear culture in Argentina, and the challenge of preserving nuclear heritage.

Not all heroes wear capes, but some edit Wikidata. Join us March 30th and 31st to enrich digital records about BIPOC comic book characters and BIPOC creators. Drop-ins welcome! No prior Wikidata experience required. Hosted by Graphic Possibilities and co-sponsored by the Comic Book Reading Group and the HRI Research Cluster on the Social Lives of Digitized Culture at the University of Illinois.

The Special Education Graduate Student Association (SEGSA) is hosting a film screening and Q&A. The documentary film is called Hearts of Glass which will be available for viewing March 22 - March 31. Watch the film then join us for a Q&A on March 28 at 5:30 p.m. CST 

Please join us for our CMI zoom event on March 22nd at 7 pm with Holden Thorp, Editor-in-Chief, Science Family of Journals. To register for this event, please click here.

Looking for adults aged 21-64 years with high weight for height to participate in a study into prolonged sitting and how adults think. The study involves 3 visits to Freer Hall, wearing activity monitors, and screening. Measures include cognitive tests, electroencephalography, a body scan, maximal exercise test, and blood draws. Compensation up to $350.Click here if interested!

The iCONS research study involves 7 2.5-hour visits & a daily gummy for 9 months.  Activities include height, weight, & eye health measurements, reading & math related questions, computer tasks, & parent questionnaires. Families will receive up to $370 with parking provided. To learn more, email iconstudy@illinois.edu or schedule a screening call to check eligibility using our scheduler link.

Seeking participants who have visited New York City. This research involves watching a virtual NYC tour video at our lab and taking surveys. Your participation lasts about 15 mins. You will be rewarded with a free coffee gift card and have a chance to enter a drawing for one of the $20 gift cards. For more details, click on the link below

Interested in improving course accessibility for all? The SIIP project, “UDL based best practices including utilizing Canvas for the needs of students with disabilities”, is looking for survey responses! ALL FACULTY are invited to fill out this quick survey (< 5 min) on their opinions on various course elements. All responses are much appreciated! Link to survey: http://go.illinois.edu/udl2

Recruiting adults between 19-59 years old with a BMI between 25-39 for a 2-week feeding intervention to better understand the effects of dairy milk on muscle health and inflammation. All meals are included for 2 weeks. Blood and muscle samples will be collected. You'll receive $300, results from your bone density scan, and metabolic health tests upon completion. Click the LINK for more details

This study involves adults ages 45-75 years consuming two different supplements daily for two separate four-week periods. Participation involves collection of stool samples and diet records. Participants will complete surveys and computer tasks (over 6 visits of 1.5 to 2.5 hours each) to assess thinking ability. The study will take ~13 weeks total. Compensation of $350 provided upon completion.