The final version of the Fall 2022 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students is now available at go.illinois.edu/lotrae. 

Fall 2023 departmental orders for course materials (textbooks/packets/ supplies) should be completed and returned to the Illini Union Bookstore by Friday, April 7, 2023. It is critical that departments meet the deadlines established for textbook orders. This allows time for the receipt of the materials, and also allows time to make adjustments in the case of fulfillment problems. Complete policy.

We have replaced the "About Us" tab of the IHR website with updated organizational charts that include functional area name changes and our plans for a matrix design for service delivery. It also includes a new staff page, IHR Service Commitments, HR Caucus Partners, and more. This page is a work in progress as we continue to change as an organization. To view the “About Us” page, click here. 

Mobile unit services include: driver’s license and state ID card (renewal, replacement, corrections), vehicle stickers; passenger, B-truck, motorcycle and collegiate license plates; vehicle title and registration; organ/tissue donor registration; and parking placards for persons with disabilities. Mar. 29, 10 am–3 pm in the Illini Union Room 210.

Learn about changes to guidance for Summer 2023 Faculty Appointments on Sponsored Projects and make plans to attend upcoming training sessions and virtual office hours for an in-depth look at the issue. If you have any questions about the changes to the policy or about 2023 Summer Salary processing, please reach out to Sue Key in the OVCRI.

Know any students who want to catch up on their general education requirements or increase their GPA? Encourage them to enroll in a Summer Session course, which they can take from anywhere in the world. There’s a wide variety of courses to choose from. Summer Session runs May 15 through Aug. 5. One course could make all the difference!

The home of the School of the Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics has a new name. The Foreign Languages Building (FLB) is now the Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Building (LCLB). The proposal to rename the building received final approval from the Board of Trustees this year, following a recommendation from the Chancellor and the Vice President of the U of I System. The new name is now in use.

The Technology Services-ICS Reservation System is now accepting reservations for the Fall 2023 semester. Classroom/lab details can be found by visiting the Technology Services-ICS Computer Lab Webpage. Classrooms/labs can be reserved for individual dates or for the same time for multiple weeks in a semester.

The Doctoral Research Support Program and the Writers Workshop will again be hosting Writing in the Disciplines, an online series that connects University of Illinois doctoral students with scholars, journal editors, and publishers. The upcoming installment of this series will focus on Writing in the Life Sciences.

Know a student who demonstrates financial need yet does not otherwise qualify for financial aid? Encourage them to apply for the HOPE Scholarship! To learn more, please visit hopescholarship.illinois.edu/

We are looking for moderators to help us with town hall discussions. Each town hall meeting will have two moderators. Additional information will be provided to lead these discussions. Please sign up here. 

For the first time, Dance at Illinois heads to the historic Virginia Theatre for Dance at Illinois Downtown, featuring the work of faculty members; Alexandra Barbier, Paige Cunningham-Caldarella, Dr. C. Kemal Nance, Rebecca Nettl-Fiol, 2nd year MFA candidate, Anna Peretz Rogovoy, and the late Dr. Kariamu Welsh, dance pioneer and founder of the Umfundalai technique.

Do you have a special event coming up? Reserve your parking lots ASAP! Spring and summer are jam-packed with events happening on campus, so make sure your event guests have a place to park! Fill out the Special Events form today to reserve a lot!

For 20 years, through war, occupation, and the return of the Taliban, The Garden of Flowers Montessori Preschool has supported children’s resilience, learning and recovery, while also strengthening and inspiring adults. Allison Lide looks at the essential principles of Montessori education and how they served the needs of children in Afghanistan during challenging times.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine gave rise to a refugee crisis that is unprecedented in history. This talk will explore the findings of a study on the experiences of post-February 24th, 2022, Ukrainian refugees in Poland and the Polish and Ukrainian immigrant populations’ response to the refugee crisis. 

Americans are some of the world’s biggest consumers of black teas; in Japan, green tea, especially sencha, is preferred. This talk will explain how these national partialities are deeply entwined. Tracing the trans-Pacific tea trade from the early 19th century onward, it will examine how interconnections between Japan and the US have influenced the daily tea habits of people in both countries.

Ian Shepherd & Friends was birthed from the concept of forming the best house band in town and having the greatest musicians and friends sit in and give Chambana a world class show. As time has gone on, the concept has concretized and the band has become a staple on the scene, producing the best funk, blues, and improvised music in the region.

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 registration and event schedule information, click the link https://go.illinois.edu/accessillinois2023. 

Dance at Illinois Downtown features a contemporary African dance work, an exploration inspired by the formal structures and behaviors of the botanical world, a solo inspired by background research on queer, Black vernacular dance, excerpts from Danse Soirée de Bonbonswith, and the premiere of a group work exploring intersections between Contemporary Ballet and the Cunningham Technique.

Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. He’s created an enormous body of genre-bending music that includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. He is currently serving as the first ever Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra at the Kennedy Center.

Celebrate Earth Day on April 22 and deepen your love of nature by exploring Allerton’s beautiful McDonald Family Trail. Join us as we hike the trail, observe the diversity of plants, wildflowers, animals and the Sangamon River. Participants will meet at The Lost Garden/McDonald Family Trails Parking lot 1 p.m. for this three-hour event. Cost is $45/person. 

ECEC23 is a hybrid conference that features traditional 15 minute presentations and a poster session on the latest in emerging contaminant research, policies, and outreach in the soil, water, and air. There will be networking events and a panel discussion featuring keynote speakers from across the country. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Act now, registration closes on April 3, 2023.

Join Allerton Natural Areas staff on a unique bird-focused hike each Friday in April and May. As spring migration progresses, the species of birds that can be seen changes almost daily. Hikes are open to anyone, but registration is required. Hikes are free for Allerton Park Bird Club members ($5 for others), however, registration is still required.

The Illini Esports Collegiate Invitational will be the first, in-person major Esports tournament hosted at the State Farm Center, 3/31-4/2. During the free to attend event, spectators can interact with gaming and esports businesses, visit a free-play gaming section, watch panels on careers in gaming & esports, and more. For more information, visit https://go.illinois.edu/illiniesportsinvitational.

Join W. Charles Greer, Jr., adjunct lecturer at the University of Illinois and retired director of engineering at Law Engineering Testing Company in Atlanta, as he presents in person at the Spring 2023 Kent Seminar Series Thursday, March 30, from 2-3 p.m. (CT). Pizza and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the ICT Classroom. 

Story Maps are a user-friendly, code-free way to combine data with narrative text, images, and multimedia content to create web apps. Present research & data, especially with geospatial elements, in a visually engaging way. Learn GIS basics, explore Story Map examples, & learn about unique tools. Sign up for an ArcGIS Online account: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=3871 

Much of scholarly communication happens as peer-to-peer communication through emails, memos, technical briefs, lab reports and other unpublished communications. We will cover creating tidy Word docs, basics of creating professional emails and general tips for creating a professional online interpersonal communication.

Dustin and TL will share reflections and learnings from campaigns and organizations set up to abolish policing, prisons and institutions with a specific focus on how ableism is a central feature. They’ll share thoughts on the co-optation of disability justice and offer interventions to strengthen applications of disability justice that adhere to anti-imperialist and abolitionist principles. 

The Office of the Provost invites you to attend the upcoming session in the Thriving as an Associate Professor seminar series: Conducting Internal Evaluations for P&T. We will share helpful hints and pointers on how to conduct and write internal evaluations for P&T dossiers. Click here to register.

Saturday Engineering for Everyone is an open and free lecture series for anyone – students, faculty, staff and the local community – interested in learning more about engineering. On April 1 Professor John Dallesasse discusses microelectronics in "From Bardeen, Brattain, and the Point Contact Transistor to Light Emitting Transistor Structures: A View of the Past and Future Possibilities."

This year the School of Art & Design celebrates the 5th anniversary of the “TAKEOVER,” which features work by undergraduate, graduate, faculty, and staff. This one-day exhibition “TAKES OVER” the entirety of the School. The exhibition and reception will be on Friday, March 31 from 5:30-8pm at 408 E. Peabody, Drive, Champaign.

The School of Art & Design 2023 Distinguished Alumni lecture will feature artist Greg Drasler talking on "THE PAINTED LINE;“ Thursday, March 30, 5:30 p.m., room 62 Krannert Art Museum, 500 E Peabody Dr, Champaign. A reception will immediately follow in the Art & Design Link Gallery. The lecture will also be livestreamed at  https://ensemble.illinois.edu/Watch/GregDraslerLecture.

Love books? Love food? Plan on attending (or register an entry for) the Library's 16th Annual Edible Book Festival. Edible entries should have a connection to books as shapes or content. Prizes will be awarded for the best culinary creations, which will be displayed, judged, and consumed at the festival on April 1 at Martinelli's Market. Viewing begins at 5pm. For more info, visit the link above.

On Saturday April 1, UIUC history students will be hosting a “History Harvest” to document stories and materials related to the 1985 Farm Aid concert, held here in Champaign. Stop by with your Farm Aid memories, photos, and/or artifacts anytime between 3 and 7 pm. The event will be in the 77 Club at Memorial Stadium (enter through Gate 16 and take the elevator). 

Attention Faculty, Staff & Grad Students, we need your help! We have a record number of presenters for the 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium and need more judges urgently. The symposium is on April 27 in the Illini Union. As a judge, you'll be assigned a 1.5 hr slot (based on your availability) to evaluate a subset of presentations. Sign up at: https://go.illinois.edu/URSJudge.

Being mindful of your everyday energy consumption for lighting, electronics or laundry can trim harmful greenhouse gases (GHGs) and your utility bills! In April we are challenging our community to take steps that can help avert GHGs and climate change. Sign up here for our Earth Month Energy Conservation Challenge to get weekly energy-saving tips and track your progress!

The Rare Book & Manuscript Library and Illinois Humanities invite students in grades 5-8 for an afterschool celebration of poet Gwendolyn Brooks. Participants will write poetry using her words and their own imaginations. Join U of I Prof. Janice N. Harrington for this innovative poetry workshop.

This event is free and open to students in grades 5-8 but space is limited. Registration is required.

Professor Mitu Gulati of UVA School of Law will present the 2023 David C. Baum Lecture on Civil Liberties and Civil Rights, "Lessons from the Unearthing of Haiti's Independence Debt." Free and open to the public, a limited number of lunches will be available to lecture attendees. Livestream at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcpgdGCpxEg.

What explains diverging attitudes toward LGBTQ+ rights among right-wing parties in Europe? The center right has largely embraced gay rights. The religious right maintains its biblically rooted opposition. The radical right is split. Please join Diversity & Social Justice Education for a lecture by Gabriele Magni (Assistant Professor of Political Science, Loyola Marymount University). RSVP here.

The inaugural Donaldson Leader in Residence is Martin Eberhard.  We will host a Q+A session with Eberhard, an Illinois alum, an inventor, and a Co-Founder of Tesla Motors. The initial mediated questions will focus on Martin’s success as an innovator, entrepreneur, and leader. Time will be reserved after mediated dialogue for questions from the audience. Sponsored by the Illinois Leadership Center.

iSEE is please to host the second annual Green Globes (previously Sustainability Grammys), at which active student organizations and Greek chapters will be recognized for sustainable actions during the past year. RSVP by Saturday, April 1, to attend — and to nominate a student group! Light refreshments will be served at the April 20 event. Questions? Email iseegreenoffice@gmail.com.

This training series is designed for faculty and staff at the University of Illinois seeking to understand race and racism in deeper ways, promote racial justice, and dismantle systems of oppression through intensive 3-hour trainings. Sessions are held in person and virtually via Zoom. Register for one of these sessions at https://go.illinois.edu/RJAA

Transatlantic Challenges to Social Justice Spring 2023, Dr. Gabriele Magni presents:  LGBT Rights and Representation: What's the matter on the right? Thursday, March 30, 2023 | 4:00 - 5:00 PM, University YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign. What explains diverging attitudes toward LGBTQ+ rights among right-wing parties in Europe? Light refreshments provided.

 Conversation Cafe + Friday Forum presentation: In Pursuit of Intersectional Equity Beyond the Walls of Academia: Learning from the Marginalized Sunni-Baluch Women Needleworkers in Peri-Urban Iran with  Atyeh Ashtari, Urban Planning, PhD Candidate at UIUC.  Conversation Cafe is part of the Student Affairs Lunch on Us series and is paid for, in part, by the Student Cultural Programming Fee (SCPF).

You are invited to a tribute to Dara Goldman, professor of Spanish and director of the Program in Jewish Culture & Society. It will consist of the dedication of the Dara E. Goldman Collection in the Spanish & Portuguese Departmental Library and the Rosenthal Lecture, presented by author Achy Obejas. A reception will follow. Please RSVP here by Monday, April 3 to attend in-person or by Zoom.

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

From Friday, March 31 to Saturday, April 1, the department will celebrate it's 75th anniversary with a two-day research symposium, Communities of Communication, in Lincoln Hall followed by a celebratory dinner at Carmon’s. For more information and to RSVP, visit the Events page. 

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.

Dr Sarangi and Dr Mishra examine the multiple domains where language and politics interact in case of India after independence. The constitutional provisions entailed in the PART XVII of the Indian Constitution show how the language question in the Constituent Assembly Debates resulted in the constitutional provisions for the protection and language rights especially for the linguistic minorities.

Dr. Callahan, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Biomedical Informatics at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, will present "Learning Deep Translational Patient Representations for Rare Disease Classification and Subphenotyping."  We continue the CIRSS speaker series in Spring 2023 with a focus on “Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Computing”. 

Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation. This event is co-sponsored by the University Library, the Writers Workshop, and the Office of Undergraduate Research.  

We will teach you how to make common word processing documents accessible for screen readers, and how to make presentations accessible for a wide range of users. We’ll cover MS Word and PowerPoint, Google Docs, and PDFs, as well as general best practices for accessibility that you can incorporate across formats. 

Learn the basics of Illinois REDCap and how it can be used for the collection of research data, including how to create projects, instruments, and surveys and how to start collecting research data. Information about accessing Illinois REDCap is available here: https://healthinstitute.illinois.edu/redcap. No prior REDCap experience is necessary.

Join NCSA Postdoctoral Research Associate Avik Roy for an online training session March 29 at 3 p.m. to help users to get started with deep learning projects on HAL, the hardware accelerated learning cluster at NCSA. DNNs are often treated as black boxes. This talk will focus on some of the modern methods of explainability for DNNs and discuss their implementation, usage and limitations. Sign up!

Want to become a master at using Box? Learn tips for better collaboration, efficiency and maintaining control of your documents during the live Intro to Box training course via Zoom. Box is hosting the course on two separate days, March 28 from 2 pm to 3 pm and March 30 from 2 pm to 3 pm. Training is free, but registration is required. Click the dates to sign up. 

Welcome all who are navigating the worlds of parenting and graduate school! This workshop will connect graduate student parents through presentations and conversations. With the aim of creating a supportive network, we invite participants to share their experiences, offer guidance from parent professors, and provide links to resources for student parents.

This webinar will discuss a case study involving damage to a linear low density polyethylene geomembrane (GM) installed in a below ground impoundment at a natural gas well site. The GM defects allowed leakage from the pond, which was detected in nearby groundwater monitoring wells. This webinar will present the results of the investigation and most likely causes of the GM damage. 1.0 PDH

Join Professor Shakira Nasir as she discusses “Digital Literacy Among Children from B40 Family Living at the Pusat Perumahan Rakyat (PPR).” Dr. Nasir is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Communication, International Islamic University in Malaysia.

The University of Illinois System offers a multitude of business opportunities throughout the state, but women business owners from underrepresented backgrounds still face many challenges. Join Business Diversity Advocate and Executive Director of the Federation of Women Contractors Jaemie Neely as she sheds light on women's important role in the growth and development of diverse businesses.

NCSA and Research IT will offer the Illinois Campus Cluster: Basics of Access and Usage workshop next 4/6 at 11 AM. The content is suitable for researchers and students who already have experience with clusters and want to know more about ICC and those who have no experience working with clusters and want to learn how to use one. Register by March 29 and find more information with this link.

Please join us for Episode 6 of the Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) speaker series sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation. This week, Sara Benson, Copyright Librarian of the University Library, will speak on the topic of copyright.

While we may associate microbes in our food with harmful outbreaks of foodborne illness, microbes can play a positive role in our diet and even be a source of food themselves. Learn about the common microbes we encounter in our food, and how we can harness the power of microbes to end world hunger!

Do you want to ensure that your spending is ethical and making a positive impact on the world? Is being mindful about where your money goes important to you? This webinar provides the tools you need to think critically about your own consumption. Learn how you can align your financial behaviors with your personal values and goals. Registration required.

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!

Interested in engaging your lab in better understanding of data management? In 2 hours over several months, your lab can participate in an evidence-based approach and participate in our Illinois-UC Riverside NSF funded research project examining effectiveness of deliberative communication for lab-based conversation about data management practices in STEM. Visit https://ncpre.csl.illinois.edu/51997

Researchers are seeking lactating mothers of 3–4-month-old infants to provide one fresh milk sample (2-4 ounces) for a study of milk composition. Participants will receive a gift certificate upon sample pick up. For more information, contact Dr. Marcia Siegel at monaco@illinois.edu or 217-244-2873.

Seeking women (18-64) for study examining how mood, depression, and appetite are associated. Must be non-smoker, significantly overweight or neither underweight nor overweight, not pregnant or breastfeeding, willing to eat chocolate. There will be questionnaires, interviews, and taste tests. Compensation will be provided (up to $265). For info, contact Howard Berenbaum @ ABCDStudyUIUC@gmail.com.

The Infant Cognition Lab is conducting an online study on how infants begin to learn about numbers. In a brief, one-time, Zoom appointment, children watch videos while we record where and how long they look. Appointments are available daily between 9 AM and 6 PM, and participants receive a $10 gift card. If interested, please email infantlab@illinois.edu or call 217-333-5988. 

Recruiting healthy adult males ages 18-30 who have no ear/hearing disorder, no speech/language disorder, no neurologic disorder, are right-handed, speak English as their first language, and are non-smokers. We study how activity of the eardrum and inner ear relates to hearing in noise. Study involves a lab visit (2.5 hours max, compensation: $5 per 30 min). E-mail hearingresearch@illinois.edu.

We are recruiting adults to participate in a 1.5-hour online study to understand how people make plans to maintain or improve one's health through search. The study will be done through a Zoom meeting. No in-person contact will be involved. You will be compensated with a $15 e-Gift Card for your participation.

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.