The FY 24 Campus Holiday Schedule for the University of Illinois System is now posted on the Illinois Human Resources website. You can view the current holiday schedule as well as the upcoming (FY24) schedule here.

On Wed., May 17 two changes are coming to Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint to increase FERPA compliance. Only U of I Box can be integrated with Microsoft Teams. Other cloud storage solutions provided by the University are available, but cannot be integrated with Teams. In addition, only enabled applications can be integrated with Teams. Apps installed before May 17 will continue to work.

Beginning June 1, the C10 parking structure at Fifth & Daniel will be temporarily closed for phase two of construction and will not be available for parking. If you park and pay by app in this area, please contact us at parkingcomments@illinois.edu for alternative locations.

This summer every Thursday (May 18-Aug. 10) night at 9pm on the Quad, you can enjoy a FREE movie. Join your friends, family, and colleagues under the stars to watch the latest blockbuster movies before they are streaming. Complete line-up.

Help celebrate Pride Month at the LOVE FOR ALLerton concert at 6 p.m. Saturday, June 3 on the Gatehouse Lawn, featuring the music of Bad Medicine and Lipstick Jodi! LGBTQ+ artists and makers are invited to submit an application to be a vendor at the concert. Learn more and apply here.

The National Science Foundation's Innovation Corps (I-Corps) is an immersive learning program that provides entrepreneurial education, mentoring, and funding opportunities to accelerate research commercialization. The Lean Launchpad Short Course provides skills and entrepreneurial knowledge that can be applied to any career path. Learn about the Lean Launchpad method. Application due May 26. 

Please join us this Spring for the IT Professionals Forum! Tuesday, June 6th at the I Hotel in Champaign will have sessions streamed live to Zoom. Wednesday, June 7th will be online-only via Zoom. Both days of the conference are offered free to all. We hope you can attend remotely or in-person! To attend, please register in advance. This helps us know who plans to attend in-person on Day 1.

The Faculty Entrepreneurial Leadership Program (FELP) has selected its Fall 2023 cohort of 20 faculty across the three University of Illinois campuses. FELP aims to support faculty proficiency in entrepreneurship, generate socioeconomic impact, and cultivate a dynamic entrepreneurial community. Interested? Look out for announcements in Spring 2024 or contact us at: felp@business.illinois.edu

Join us for a picnic and enjoy the visitor-favorite Peony Garden! $100 includes your table for eight people. You can choose between these times: Saturday, May 20: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-3 p.m. or 4-6 p.m.; Sunday, May 21: 10 a.m.-12 p.m., 1-3 p.m. Register here. Complete your visit with an optional overnight stay in the Mansion or one of our guesthouses. Call 217-333-3287 to book your getaway! 

Book your summer work retreats now! Start your work retreat off right with a breakfast buffet, then enjoy our private dining room with a Microsoft Hub Touchscreen TV perfect for presentations. Then take a break on our patio and enjoy delicious farm to table lunch options or even go outside and play a round of golf during your retreat! 

Abberior Instruments and the IGB Core Facilities microscopy group are hosting a Midwest Advanced Minflux Super Resolution Workshop. Keynote speaker and Nobel laureate Stefan W. Hell will discuss Minflux technique. This is an educational workshop for both current STED/MINFLUX users and researchers that would like to learn more about these microscopy techniques. Registration is free.

The BRIDGE Guest Lecture Series is presented by faculty of the University of Birmingham, UK visiting campus May 15th- 16th. The BRIDGE Strategic Partnership (BiRmingham-Illinois Partnership for Discovery, EnGagement and Education) was established in 2014 and has flourished over the last nine years. Presenters will share insight on global health, sustainability and climate change. 

Do you have a data or literature review task that you want done before fall? Join one of our online BYOR Working Groups to tackle your task with company. BYOR Working Groups provide structure, guidance and accountability to help you complete your data or literature project this summer. Sign-up by May 19.

For kids who are entering 6th to 8th grades in fall! Campers will participate in a series of hands-on science experiments created by grad student volunteers. This year's camp will be held on July 15, 2023 from 8:45 to 3:00 at no cost to families, and lunch and a liquid nitrogen ice cream snack will be served! Please register at the link provided by May 30. https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/2024866465

The Allerton Park Concert Series starts June 3 with LOVE FOR ALLerton celebrating Pride Month on the Gatehouse Lawn. Concerts run through September and include blues, reggae and Irish music offerings, among others. $5/person or $10/carload suggested donation. More detail on the park website.

A myriad of events await you at Allerton Park's Weekend Wind Down on May 19-21! Stay overnight and enjoy a Taste of Mediterranean, Third Saturday Garden Tour, Picnic With the Peonies, a Perfect Peony Painting Workshop and more! Call 217-333-3287 to book a discounted hotel room. Click on the links to register for the above events. Those events are also open to non-overnight visitors.

“Illinois SNAP-Ed Impacts,” will highlight findings from the past three years, including an evaluation of educational programs, partnerships, return on investment estimates, the statewide EAT.MOVE.SAVE. social marketing campaign, and the economic and social benefits of the program. The webinar is for SNAP-Ed partners, staff, stakeholders, policymakers, and public health program advocates.

Jennifer Gunji-Ballsrud, director of Japan House, is the guest speaker at the next F&S Diversity & Inclusion Committee event. She will discuss Japan House and Japanese art and culture on campus in honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Join us on Wed., May 17, at noon. Register for login info: https://go.fs.illinois.edu/diversityandinclusion. 

Join us for a two-day discussion about mission, services, and current trends at national libraries around the world. Scholars and representatives from the National Libraries of Latvia, India, Mexico, Estonia, and Montenegro will share their perspectives on special collections, open repositories, preservation, user empowerment, and much more. 

Hear directly from research teams currently conducting ChatGPT research on the Illinois campus. This session is part of our ongoing focus on ChatGPT's impact on research and teaching, and what we must consider as we continue to study teaching and learning in response to the rapid development and implementation of ChatGPT and other generative AI tools.

Monday May 15, 2023, 12 - 1 pm. 

• Register here.

Mark your calendars for OneOp’s free upcoming Military Family Readiness Academy series, Military Families and Food Security: A Call to Action, starting in June. Learn how you can make a difference in the lives of the military families you support.  Please visit the OneOp website to learn more about the asynchronous and live panel discussion and workshop. 

Zero leakage in service is always the goal under ideal conditions.  However, there are still too many instances of failures of geomembrane-lined containment facilities, often as a consequence of improper design, and generally resulting in significant leakage.  This webinar will present mechanisms of failure and will recommend design measures to avoid each specific failure mechanism.  1.0 PDH

Do you want to gain financial knowledge and the confidence to talk with family, friends, and financial professionals about money? Join our free weekly Let’s Talk Money Series at noon CT to gain the financial confidence you need. Register here to sign up for the whole series or just sessions that interest you.

The Collaboration Cafe is a monthly webinar, hosted by the NCSA-led Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub, to explore funding opportunities and foster collaborative proposal development. On Wednesday, May 17 at 3:00pm CT, we will discuss the NSF Campus Cyberinfrastructure (CC*) program with an NSF Program Director and prior awardees.

Participants needed for a study on health technology that supports BP medication adherence. Participants must be 65 years of age or older, take at least 1 medication for high BP, and use an iPhone. Participants will receive compensation. Please spread the word to family and friends. (Study in partnership with the University of Arizona). Email bp-system@pharmacy.arizona.edu or call (217) 300-5445.

Join SHIELD Illinois at CRCE, Monday through Friday, 7:30am - 5:30pm, to participate in a paid research study comparing the covidSHIELD saliva test versus nasal swab sample. You may be eligible to participate in this study if you are experiencing COVID-19 symptoms. Participants will be compensated for their time. No registration is required! 

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

Seeking native English-speaking children ages 5, 6 and 7 year-olds, for a study of sentence comprehension. Participants will complete several short tests in English in the Second Language Acquisition Lab, G70, Literatures, Cultures & Linguistics Building or remotely via Zoom. Compensation is $20. Email Andrew Armstrong at agarmst2@illinois.edu, or call 517-648-6207 for an appointment.

Researchers in ACE are looking for volunteers to give feedback on a national survey on restoring grasslands. No prior knowledge or experience necessary. One-on-one feedback interviews and a focus group will be held on campus in Urbana. Each participant will receive a $40 Amazon e-giftcard. To sign up please email grasslands@illinois.edu by Wednesday, May 17.

Over 60? Do you help support a family member who has dementia? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a remote social engagement study. Participants attend social events on various topics of interest (e.g., cooking, movies) for 4 weeks using Zoom. Participants are compensated. For more information, contact us at shs-caregiver-engage@illinois.edu or 217-333-5262. 

We are exploring challenges encountered in daily activities by adults 60+ who have difficulty with thinking, memory, or concentration, or who have a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. We would like to learn from your experiences to develop solutions. The study will be conducted using videochat. Participants will be paid. Contact KCH-HFA-ENACT@illinois.edu or 217-265-0885.