The next meeting of the 2023-2024 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Senate is on Monday, November 13, at 3:10 pm, in the Illini Union Ballroom (2nd floor). Meeting materials are available at https://www.senate.illinois.edu/ss20231113a.asp. We look forward to seeing you at the meeting.

The university community may post written or printed materials regarding any non-commercial topic on general campus bulletin boards & general campus kiosks. Attaching materials to university property other than a designated area—including but not limited to statues, doors, light posts, utility poles, walls, trees, trash cans—is prohibited and will be removed by university staff. View the policy.

The All Campus Climate Survey is an opportunity to share your experience on campus. The survey is confidential, and employees are encouraged to take the survey during work hours. Look in your email for your invitation from Joshua Patterson, the Research Director of the survey administrator SoundRocket. Participants have a chance to receive an Amazon e-code up to $50 or University apparel.

The priority deadline to submit proposals for the 3rd Annual Student Success Symposium is November 15. If you are doing great work for student success, please consider submitting a program proposal for the symposium. All campus community members are encouraged to submit proposals. Review the proposal submission guidelines to present at the 3rd Annual Student Success Symposium on February 8, 2024 

The lineup has been released for the Winter 2024 Session of The Farms: An Allerton Folk School! Just as in the Fall Session, the Winter Session will offer classes, workshops, and gatherings focusing on art, health & wellness, history, nature & outdoor education, or science. A complete list is available here. Registration opens at 9 a.m. Monday, Nov. 13.

During Fall Break, the Career Center will be offering limited services, with one-on-one appointments on November 20 and 21 only. All drop-in services are canceled. The office will be closed on November 22, 23, and 24 and will reopen on Monday, November 27 at 8:30 a.m. 

Volunteers needed for the Champaign-Urbana FIRST Lego League Robotics Tournament on December 2 at the Electrical & Computer Engineering Building. Support young STEM-enthusiasts by volunteering as a judge, monitor, field-resetter, etc.. No experience necessary. Training provided. Sign up at https://givepul.se/wa2iui or contact Lara Hebert at wyse@illinois.edu for more information.

The Basic Needs Office is hosting a hygiene drive from Nov 13-21. Support us by donating toothpaste, toothbrushes, bar soap, body wash, feminine hygiene products and more. Drop-off bins will be located at Turner Student Services next to the front desk & ARC next to Member Services. Your donations aid UIUC students. 

Participate in an examination of waste streams on campus by joining a virtual focus group or filling out an online survey. Respond to questions on current waste management practices and suggest ideas for waste reduction and improved recycling. Virtual sessions begin Nov. 14. For more information on the study and how to participate, visit https://uofi.box.com/s/8d411fctvf3xgrrtdak8tbf661wal8bd.

Demonstrations are an important means of expression and are protected by the First Amendment. The Demonstration Response Plan details our response to demonstrations consistent with our shared priorities and values. We encourage anyone who plans to use the university as a site for expressive activity to contact Public Safety in advance so we can assist in making your event successful and safe.

This is a session in which podcasters learn tips and tricks for more advanced audio editing, including incorporating sounds effects, adding music, and more.

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.  

Open peer review is part of the open access movement. There is no universal definition its characteristics may be implemented in scholarly journals to compose an open peer review model. This workshop will introduce you to the terminology, definitions, and characteristics of open peer review, including the pros and cons and challenges to acceptance and implementation by the scientific community.

Join OLLI at Illinois members for a week of free lectures and study groups at our M2 location and on Zoom. Monday-Friday, Nov. 27-Dec. 1. Experience what the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute has to offer local residents 50 or older – and learn how you can get involved. For more information or to register: email olli@illinois.edu, call 217-244-9141 or visit https://olli.illinois.edu.

Registration deadlines are nearing for holiday offerings from The Farms: An Allerton Folk School. Click on the links to register: Holiday Wreath Making Dec. 29 & Dec. 6 (register by Nov. 15 & 22); Candle Painting Dec. 12 & 21 (register by Dec. 5 & 14); Holiday Candle Making Workshop Dec. 13 (register by Nov. 29) and Holiday Ornament Painting Dec. 20 (register by Dec. 6).

Sip on your favorite beverage in the renovated Solarium of the Allerton Mansion and learn about the Park and Allerton family’s story History Happy Hour from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 in the Mansion Solarium. This month’s topic will cover original artwork and furnishings still found in the Mansion. $5/person. Register here. 

At any given time, more than 100,000 of our neighbors in eastern Illinois are facing food insecurity. Help us "stuff the squad" and put meals on the tables of local families this holiday season. University of Illinois Police are holding a friendly competition with other local police to see who can bring the most food donations. Visit the Public Safety website to find donation times and locations.

Help us stuff the squad car and put meals on the tables of local families this holiday season! Local police are competing this Giving Tuesday to see which department can raise the most meals, so bring a non-perishable food donation to help the University of Illinois Police Department win! All donations will stay within our community. 

Our semi-annual blood drive is back and Impact Life will be receiving donations on Wednesday, November 22 from 9 am to 2 pm in the UIPD parking lot located at 1110 W. Springfield Ave. All interested donors, please sign up here to set up your donation time but be sure to seek approval from your supervisor when and where needed. Thank You and let me know if you have any questions. Debo.

Research Showcase shares the interdisciplinary research being conducted in the School of Information Sciences. Presentations and posters cover a variety of topics, such as inclusive AI, HCI, digital collections, and disinformation. In the keynote, "Beyond Sight: Envisioning Data Science Through Multimodal Access," Asst. Prof. JooYoung Seo will discuss his journey as a blind data scientist.

Join the AIFARMS team in NCSA's Auditorium or via Zoom for a free fall seminar on "IoT4Ag Technologies and Systems for Precision Agriculture," featuring Dr. Cherie Kagan from UPenn and NSF. In this talk, she will highlight examples of IoT4Ag technologies and their work to integrate them into systems to address significant challenges to agricultural crop yield, resiliency, and farm management.

Join Illinois Public Media for our third annual Friendsgiving open house. Drop by Campbell Hall for a fun, hands-on tour of WILL TV and radio stations. IPM staff will take you behind the scenes to learn about daily operations and preview exciting upcoming projects. We will have light appetizers and drinks, and you can win fun public media themed prizes. The event is free and open to the public.

We all have good ideas from time to time, but how can we intentionally ideate to develop innovative solutions to complex problems? Learn about and practice collaborative, intentional ideation to generate ideas, communicate them to others, receive feedback, and keep iterating to generate groundbreaking solutions to real-world problems.

Join us for the University Archives' Women in Science Lecture Series on November 16 from 12 -1 pm. Dr. Sayeepriyadarshini Anakk, Associate Professor of Molecular & Integrative Physiology, will discuss her research on how bile acids and nuclear receptors affect liver metabolism and liver disease.  This hybrid event will take place in the University Archives or you can register for the zoom link.

The 3rd annual Holiday Maker Market takes place on November 25th & 26th from 2-8pm at the CUC Fab Lab and directly supports the Fab Lab Summer Camp Scholarship Fund. All proceeds generated from Fab Lab goods will directly support local youth and families. This Market will also host several local makers with one-of-a-kind gifts, customizable ornaments, and kid friendly items.

Veterans, join us this Thursday at 11 AM to learn about advanced care planning. Megan (VA Illiana Advanced Care Planning Coordinator) will guide you through the process, ensuring your healthcare preferences are respected.

Celebrate the release of the CD The Altgeld Chimes: Songs for Our Dear Old Illinois with the Altgeld Ringers and the Music & Performing Arts Library! There will be brief remarks about the recording process, refreshments, and free copies of the CD available (while supplies last). 

Join the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) for a networking open house on December 5, 2023. The open house will highlight ISTC research on carbon management, environmental pollutants, waste utilization, and community engagement. Attend to learn about ISTC’s work, chat with ISTC researchers, and identify opportunities for collaboration. Snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Presented via webinar and in-person by J. Gary Eden - Intel Alumni Endowed Chair Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. This presentation will review rapidly-growing commercial applications of microcavity plasma devices.

Join Francesco Canestrari, of Università Politecnica delle Marche, as he presents via Zoom at the Fall 2023 Kent Seminar Series Thursday, November 16, from 2-3 p.m. (CT). Pizza and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the ICT Classroom. 

Whether you're a researcher, student, or simply curious, this workshop is your gateway to understanding the fundamental tools, resources, and strategies for locating and utilizing government statistics and data effectively. Attendees will learn about the major federal government and intergovernmental organizations' statistics and data as well as strategies to search for these statistical sources.

Whether you're a student, a scholar, or simply someone interested in a policy issue, understanding how to locate federal and state court decisions, statutes, regulations, and interpretive legal sources is crucial. Join us to learn how to locate federal and state bills, statutes, regulations, and court decisions, along with invaluable insights into the formation of laws.

CWS will be offering an online, two-day introductory Writing Across the Curriculum seminar for TAs on 1/9 & 1/10 from 1-3pm CT. TAs from all departments will learn more about teaching writing, responding to writing, and using writing to support learning. Participants will receive a $135 stipend for attending. Faculty and staff are encouraged to nominate TAs for the seminar here through 12/1.

This is an online series that will discuss the diversity of sources and their use in different disciplines and fields. From footnotes and references in articles to perennial handbooks and guides, the awareness of sources affect the research and writing experiences of scholars. Participants will hear perspectives from students, established scholars, and librarians. 

While making a documentary about the CIA/MI6 coup in Iran in 1953, Iranian director Taghi Amirani and editor Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, The English Patient) discover never seen before archive material hidden for decades. 

Dave Beck, a history professor whose current focus is "the U.S. government's American Indian policy in the 1950s and 1960s" will speak on "American Indian Boarding Schools in the Era of Cultural Genocide" for Native American Heritage Month. Join this F&S' Diversity and Inclusion Noontime Knowledge, on Wed., Nov. 15., at noon, by registering at https://go.fs.illinois.edu/diversityandinclusion.

New trainings from the Accessibility and Accommodations Division will cover topics such as planning accessible events, everchanging workplace accommodations and go in-depth on performing accessibility checks. The trainings last for one hour and are a great way to stay up-to-date. Visit oae.illinois.edu to view our full calendar and register for the trainings.

We invite you to join us on Zoom for a free talk on "Budgeting for the Holidays," featuring U of I Extension Finances Educator Emily Harmon. In this free workshop, you will better understand basic budgeting concepts, tools, and tips to reach your financial goals and get through the season with your wallet intact. This event is open to all NCSA and campus affiliates, colleagues, and friends.

Dr. Cui Tao, a professor at UT Health Houston with a background in clinical informatics and computer science, will present "Harnessing AI and Informatics in Biomedical & Clinical Endeavors." We continue the CIRSS speaker series in Fall 2023 with a focus on "Knowledge Graphs and Semantic Computing". 

The next Online Student Service Watercooler Group (OSSW) meeting is on Wednesday, November 15 at 11 am CT via Zoom. During the meeting, our group of panelists will discuss communication and engagement with online students. If you have any questions you’d like the panelists to prepare for in advance, please send them to Evie Cordell or Micaela Childress. 

The Education Justice Project is hosting a 4-part panel series bringing together international and national organizations to discuss how legislative, legal, and community action can spur and be used toward social justice. Join us on Zoom on Wednesday, November 29 @ 12:00p to learn about prison monitoring and oversight. 

The IASL will be hosting the November International Cooking Show on Zoom & will send out the invitation link to all who sign up prior to the event starting. For this episode Dymtro Olyva, a student at UIUC, will be making Ukrainian Pierogi for us. The recipe will also be shared with all attendees after the event! Fill out the registration form in advance: https://forms.gle/M31fe5hUJdUbQ9te9 

NCSA is conducting a survey on training needs among University researchers for research computing technology training needs. Your feedback will help us understand their challenges using research computing and develop training programs tailored to meet those needs. The survey is entirely anonymous and it takes 2-5 minutes to complete: https://go.ncsa.illinois.edu/TrainingNeedsSurvey

We are examining the effects of vary amounts of fat in a meal on the rate of building muscle proteins. The study requires 3 days of participation including 2 full-day trials with blood and muscle sample collection. You get $300 upon completion, information about your body composition (muscle and fat), and results of your lower body strength testing. Contact zanz3@illinois.edu for more information.

Participants are needed for a 4-hour experiment. During the experiment, you will be asked to work (e.g., using your computer to do your work) in an office while being video recorded. NO audio will be recorded. Location: HydroSystems Laboratory. Participants will get a $50 gift card. For more information click here or at nidiaib2@illinois.edu