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.

When students are facing obstacles that affect their wellness, including unplanned emergencies, health challenges, & more, academic success can feel unattainable. On November 28, this year's campaign will provide support for students’ wellness & well-being. Learn more about the campaign at go.illinois.edu/givingtuesday2023. If you are in need of assistance, visit https://wellness.illinois.edu/.

The 2023-2024 Campus Profile is available at http://www.dmi.illinois.edu/cp/. The Campus Profile is a compilation of indicators for departments and administrative units at Illinois. Ten years of data are displayed for most items. Totals are included at the school, college, vice-chancellor and university levels. If you have questions or need assistance, contact DMI at dmi@illinois.edu or 333-3551.

IMMERSE has issued a call for abstracts for the first annual IMMERSE Symposium on February 7th and 8th, 2024. Please submit your abstract(s) here. The deadline for submissions is 12pm CST on 12/7/2023.

For six straight years, the U of I has received recognition for its energy conservation achievements and key actions in the International Laboratory Freezer Challenge. In January, join the ~100 labs already participating that combined to save an estimated 479,792 kilowatt-hours. To enroll or learn more about the contest's many benefits, visit https://go.fs.illinois.edu/FreezerChallenge. 

Students don't miss out! Monday, November 27 (3:30 - 5 p.m.) and Thursday, November 30 (9 -10:30 a.m.) are the last days for headshots at the Professional Photo Lab this fall. Take advantage of this last opportunity before we close for the fall semester. We reopen for headshots at the start of the spring semester. 

At this month's Council of Academic Professionals meeting (December 7 at 1:15 pm via Zoom) we will be discussing differences between AP and Civil Service Professional leave benefits. Please join us to learn about this issue and share your perspective. Watch your email for a link to the meeting.

The detection of natural gas odors is a critical situation. Leave the area immediately and call the F&S Service Office (217-333-0340) if you smell natural gas or a natural gas odor is reported to you. Do not use your cell phone while in the affected area. When reporting a natural gas leak or odor, time is vital; call rather than send an email or submit a service request to expedite the response.

Catherine Applegate, a Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellow, will present "RAGE in prostate cancer: a novel diagnostic and potentially therapeutic biomarker." Lunch will be provided. Registration is required to attend.

Join us for a fabulous Drag Brunch and learn about resources for women's and LGBTQ+ health and wellness on campus. Tickets are available in the Quad Shop (open weekdays 8 am-6 pm) or the Rec Room (open weekdays 12-9 pm and Saturdays 2-9 pm). Tickets are $20 for the public.

Celebrate the holiday season in style at Allerton Park! Dress in festive attire (think ugly sweater or holiday-themed outfits) and enjoy Felix and Fingers Dueling Pianos, games in the basement rec room, and the festive ambiance of the Mansion from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8 for our Winter Bash! Food will be available to purchase from a food truck. $60/person. Register here.

Colt Ball & Friends will play a concert from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 during the Allerton Park Winter Solstice Bonfire. Enjoy GLOW (5 to 9 p.m.), a bonfire in the Meadow (lit around 7 p.m.) then head to the Mansion for some groovy tunes to warm you up on a chilly winter night! A cash bar will be available in the Mansion. $20/car suggested donation can be made upon entering the Park.

View the festive magic of Allerton Park during Holiday [Showcase + GLOW] Opening Night from 5 to 9 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1. Take an enchanting stroll through the magical, illuminated gardens of Holiday GLOW, enjoy festive music and partake in food and beverages. Then head to the Mansion to see local artisans and do some early shopping! $10/person (10 & under free). Register here by 5 p.m. Nov. 30. 

Join Yafeng Yin of the University of Michigan as he presents the Kent Seminar Distinguished Lecture in person at the Fall 2023 Kent Seminar Series during the afternoon of Wednesday, November 29.  The lecture will take place in room 1017 of the Civil and Environmental Engineering building from 4-5 p.m.  A reception will follow in the CEE Bridge from 5-6 p.m.

KAM will show this year's Visual AIDS Day With(out) Art videos in a looped presentation all day on World AIDS Day Friday, Dec 1 and Saturday, Dec 2 in the KAM Auditorium on the lower level of the museum. Inviting us to understand disability as a common experience rather than an exception to the norm, the program highlights a range of experiences spanning HIV, COVID, mental health, and aging. Free.

Join us for the inaugural Beckman Interdisciplinary Safety Seminar: Work Stress, Well-Being and Safety. Professor YoungAh Park of the School of Labor and Employment Relations will speak. Please register by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27. Pizza will be served to those who register.

In this lecture, Rana Elmeligy, who is an international development and humanitarian practitioner, will argue if development programs are able to apply gender-sensitivity standards to the groups. She will also talk about the persisting gaps between 'gender in development' standards and real-life limiting beliefs, structures, and practices. For more information, please check out this link.

In this graduate student workshop, Rana Elmeligy will address how evaluation frameworks of development programs can mainstream intentional gender-­sensitive thinking to improve evaluation quality and reliability. To reflect how the interventions impact different individuals and groups. Please register here.

Join us for screenings of two cult classics, The Princess Bride and Army of Darkness, and stay after to discuss what brings us back to the same movies at the Ebert Center Screening Series: The Cult Film Experience. A popcorn bar, pizza, and donuts will be available, plus trivia and prizes. Presented by the Roger Ebert Center for Film Studies and the media production group Illini Film and Video. 

Raise a toast to the season of spirits and sweets with this perfect cocktail of mid-century holiday classics, delightful original tunes, and the inimitable comedy of Ana Gasteyer as she performs selections from her holiday album, Sugar and Booze. Best known for her work on Saturday Night Live and other television shows, Gasteyer is also an accomplished singer and songwriter.

The Doctoral Research Support Program is hosting a new virtual series on conducting field research in different disciplines. Join Dr. Mara Wade (Professor – Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures) and Andrew Schwenk (PhD Student – Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures) for the inaugural session on field research in the social sciences and humanities. 

Join us for a discussion on the complexities of incorporating AI into your writing assignments in a range of disciplines. This interactive presentation, led by Rhetoric Program faculty, will focus on tools like ChatGPT. Get tips on discussing AI with students, handling instances of potential unauthorized usage, and modeling responsible activities to introduce GenAI literacy to your students.

This workshop will give you hands-on experience accelerating Python codes with NVIDIA GPUs. We will explore drop-in replacements for SciPy and NumPy code through the CuPy library and cover NVIDIA RAPIDS, which provides GPU acceleration for end-to-end data science workloads. You'll then have the skills to start accelerating your own Python codes! To register by Nov 28, use the form in the title.

Join the Art of Teaching Seminar Series on December 7th, 12-1 pm via Zoom. Dr. Justine Karduck and Mrs. Toni Gist (Food Science and Nutrition) will discuss student-peer mentorship, internships, student-run fairs, converting courses for study abroad, and James Scholar experiences. Learn tips for fostering meaningful connections and keeping students engaged in your class, while also idea sharing.

Join Matthew Machin-Autenrieth, Salwa el-Shawan Castelo-Branco, Samuel Llano, Kimberly Holton, and Michael Christoforidis for an event celebrating the release of the new edited collection Music and the Making of Portugal and Spain: Nationalism and Identity Politics in the Iberian Peninsula.

To meet all our complex consumer needs, the variety of financial tools available has exploded! Explore which services may be best to achieve your goals, keep your money safe, and costs low. Uncover the value of a thoughtfully curated financial tool chest with this free webinar on December 6, 2023, at 12 PM CT. Register here

Chemical engineers, learn how you can develop the skills to advance in your career with the Master of Engineering in Chemical Engineering Leadership at Illinois. Register for our upcoming webinar for more information Thursday, November 30 at 8pm.