Seniors can sign up for a time slot to take graduation pictures at Memorial Stadium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 - May 3. Seniors can register to take pictures on the field and in the West columns of the stadium. Photographer not provided. Memorial Stadium will not be open at other times. Areas always available include the First St. Grange Grove entrance, Grange statue and Butkus statue. 

Uni High Summer Camp for 5th, 6th or 7th graders. Summer Camp classes are taught on a wide variety of subjects, support diversity and welcome students from all backgrounds and ethnicities, including those from populations that are typically underrepresented at the university/college level. More information can be found at the following link: https://www.uni.illinois.edu/about/outreach/summer-camps

The Illinois Science Olympiad is actively seeking volunteers to assist at the State Tournament hosted at the University of Illinois on Saturday, Apr 20th. Be a part of this exciting tournament as schools compete for the bragging rights of Illinois State Champion. No experience necessary. Many shifts available. Sign up HERE. Questions? Contact donna.brayfield@illinoisolympiad.org. 

Please join us on Zoom for the next IGET meeting at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 10. Our agenda includes: Show and Tell; a Canvas summer preview, including LinkedIn Learning and Portfolium; Net Tutor; and a demonstration of Moodle LTI. Get the Zoom link.

Student Employment Week is here! Don't forget to celebrate your Student Employee(s) and show them how valuable they are to your unit/department.  

Effective Fall 2024, the Office of Minority Student Affairs' (OMSA) name will be The Michael L. Jeffries, Sr. Center for Access & Academic Success (for short the Jeffries Center). Our emphasis remains aligned with its original Educational Opportunities Program mission: academic support and personal development of first-generation, low-income and historically underrepresented students at Illinois. 

Apply for Allerton's In-Residence program fall session. Learn more and apply here by April 30. Selected applicants will have the opportunity to live on the Allerton estate and create while onsite. Applications are also being accepted through April 15 for the summer Rooting a Deeper Connection, which celebrates the arts and study of nature within the Black and Latinx communities. Apply here.

The final version of the Fall 2023 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by Their Students is now available at go.illinois.edu/lotrae. 

Sign up for a course at the Summer Session of The Farms: An Allerton Folk School. May offerings include (click on link for info and to register): Cookie Decorating (May 4), Wet Felted Peony (May 5), Flower Arranging (May 7), Weaving Lace (May 11), The Magic of Light and Cyanotype Photography (May 18), Intro to Beekeeping (May 19) and more. Go here for a full schedule.

Discover our specialized speech and language services at the U. of I. Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology clinic, where our team of expert clinicians offer personalized programs tailored to your summer goals. Contact us today to start the journey towards enhanced confidence and communication abilities for both you and your family members. Call: 217-333-2205, Email: shsclinic@illinois.edu.

Calling all STEM professors: Are your students working on research presentations, theses, dissertations, proposals or application essays? They can book in-person, online or *NEW* written feedback appointments through our Science Writing MCB Learning Center schedule! This satellite location is specifically catered to them with our STEM-focused consultants and accessible location in Burrill Hall. 

Faculty member in clinical psychology offering low-cost psychotherapy ($25 per session) to members of the campus community. Support provided for those coping with life adjustments, low mood/stress, and relationship problems. Sessions held via video-based telehealth. For more information or to book an initial consultation, please see website.

Join host Chaz Ebert and accompanying filmmakers at the 25th anniversary of Roger Ebert's Film Festival, April 17-20 at the Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign. See festival lineup and filmmaker guests attending. Film fest passes, including an evening pass and Saturday pass, and individual movie tickets are available to purchase now.

Do you know students, faculty or staff that contribute to the civic identity of the University? Nominate them for a Catalyst of Change Award. These awards recognize those who demonstrate exceptional dedication to civic engagement, social change and volunteerism. Nominations can be made at https://go.illinois.edu/CatalystAwards by April 15th.  

New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) is among the most important cases for First Amendment rights of free speech and free press. The case was also pivotal to the civil rights movement. Today, there are calls for the Supreme Court to revisit its ruling. On the 60th anniversary of Sullivan, acclaimed author Samantha Barbas will discuss the case and its future. Open to public. Lunch for attendees.

Monica Lewinsky is a producer, social activist, global public speaker and contributing editor to Vanity Fair. Her focus is on storytelling that moves the conversation forward— around shame, reclaiming identities and justice for women. As an activist, Lewinsky advocates for a safer social media environment and addresses such topics as digital resilience, privacy and cultivating compassion online.

Discover a new perspective on chair yoga as Jodi guides you through a practice that goes beyond the ordinary. This isn't your typical seated session — get ready to experience the chair as a versatile prop for a deeper stretch, core work and various poses.

Does the law adequately protect the rights of children? Do legal distinctions between adults and children make sense? Is it time to rethink children's rights? Jeremy Sarkin (NOVA Law, Lisbon) will lead a conversation about children's rights in the U.S. and abroad. Open to public. Lunch for attendees.

This workshop will offer practical tips for organizing your digital spaces, cleaning up your file directories and keeping your spreadsheets tidy. There will also be hands-on activities to help you tailor information management strategies to your projects. No judgement - we're just here to help you address the mess. You, too, can be a digital organization wizard!

Join Funk ACES Library for its 6th Solving the World’s Challenges panel from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. During this hybrid event, three campus experts will discuss their work related to emerging diseases and respond to questions from attendees. Please register to receive the Zoom link or join us in-person to enter a book drawing and to enjoy the reception from 3:30 to 4 p.m. 

For the 2024 Brashers Memorial Lecture, Department of Communication professor emeritus John Lammers will present "Organizational Health Communication: Work Begun and Work Remaining." Lammers will summarize the work that he and others undertook, and discuss opportunities and challenges for further research applying institutional theory to organizational health communication research. 

Ragini Chakraborty: (Im)Possibilities of Archival Research: Looking through Archives in India. The Doctoral Research Spotlight Series highlights research conducted by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students as well as their research experiences. 

Join the U of I Police Department to chat and grab a free slice of pizza! We are taking a spin on our Coffee with a Cop series and looking forward to chatting with you over a slice of pizza provided by our community partner Rosati's. No agenda! No lectures! Just open conversation! We hope to see you there! Debo! 

Make plans to attend the 2nd Annual CCIL Undergraduate Research Symposium from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. April 25 in the Beckman Institute atrium. Undergraduate students from CCIL research programs will present posters highlighting their research experiences. The poster submission deadline is April 8.

Greetings Community: UIPD is hosting a Community Blood Drive on Monday, April 29, and we are inviting all of you to help save a life by donating. Please consider donating to this worthy cause and be a part of change. Let me know if you have any questions and we hope to see you there. Register today! Thank You in advance! Debo. 😊

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

The Gangster Play: Circus/Circus, adapted from Bertolt Brecht’s 1941 satirical allegory of Hitler’s rise to power, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui, follows the elevation of a 1930s Chicago mobster who works a corrupt system to his advantage. Set in a world of gangsters and unprincipled politicians, Brecht shows us—through wry humor—that demagogues rise only through the complicity of enablers.

The Mom's Day Concert concludes the two-year celebration of the 55th year of Black Chorus on the UIUC campus, and commemorates the 42nd year with Dr. Ollie Watts Davis as conductor. Repertoire includes sacred and popular selections and a special tribute to the mothers of graduating seniors and Dr. William Patterson. Tickets are available at Krannert Center.

MacArthur "Genius" award-winner Kyle Abraham brings his unique choreography and internationally renowned dance company, A.I.M, to perform a repertory of new works. Considered “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” (The New York Times), A.I.M by Kyle Abraham provides multifaceted performances and community-based workshops galvanized by Black culture and history.

Every year, as we prepare for the annual Image of Research exhibition, we are amazed at the diversity and beauty of graduate student research on our campus. This year's semifinalists span disciplines, passions and artistic worlds and will be on display at the reception, during which we will also announce the winners. Stop by for some light refreshments and vote for the People’s Choice Award.

Join us for an empowering evening of spoken word and expression at our Voices Unveiled Poetry Night, featuring story|teller FreeQuency. Sign up to read a poem of your own: https://tinyurl.com/IUBVoicesUnveiled. This event is co-sponsored by the Illini Union Board, Courtyard Cafe and Gender and Sexuality Resource Center. Masks are encouraged.

In a time of increased accountability and limited resources, higher education professionals are expected to demonstrate value of services, teaching and activities designed to improve student performance inside and outside of the classroom. This conference is geared toward student affairs professionals, but faculty, academic administrators and graduate students are also encouraged to attend. 

Join the Theatre Department’s EDI Task Force for EDI OUT LOUD on April 13, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Krannert Center. Enjoy Dr. Parsi’s "Through The Elevated Line," a play exploring identity and dreams, inspired by "A Streetcar Named Desire." Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., with a Q&A session to follow. Location: Drama Rehearsal Room, Krannert Center for the Performing Arts.

Well-designed presentations are about balance, but balance is a hard thing to find. How much text is too much? How do I craft a coherent visual narrative? Join the Speaking Center for this workshop to learn the answers to these questions and more, including tips for creating standout slides. This virtual workshop is limited to undergraduate and graduate students, and pre-registration is required.

Illini Summer Academies (June 23-27) is a life-changing personal development experience on campus for youth entering grades 10-12 for Fall 2024. Participants network, attend sessions led by university professors and enjoy a variety of educational classes that provide a taste of what is possible for them at the university. Cost is $400-$550, scholarships available. Register by April 30 online.

Join the fourth cohort of the Global Leaders Program as they present their research and solutions re: Indigenous Rights, Disability Rights and Gender Equity Through the Lens of Corporate Social Responsibility. Across cultures and disciplines, student teams collaborate with company partners - Amazon Web Services, EY and DeepWalk - to situate their research in a real-world context. 

The CU Community Fab Lab is excited to participate in the 2024 Boneyard Arts Festival. This year, we will be celebrating locally designed/built games. Both board games and video games will be available to play. The Lab will also be hosting a family-friendly activity, and the Skeuomorph Press will be sharing their love of printing and demonstrating how their printing presses work.

Mary Smith, the first Native American woman to hold the position of President of the American Bar Association, visits campus April 16–17. President Smith will engage with various constituent groups on campus and events highlighting Mary's experiences as a Native American leader, her STEM work and ABA initiatives. For events,visit here. College of Law events - invitation only.

The CQI Community is accepting presentation proposals for its 2024 conference to be held Oct. 9-10, 2024, in Champaign. This year’s theme is Practical CQI-Skills and Tools for Real World Application. We are looking for workshop sessions that will actively engage attendees and provide tools, innovative strategies and ideas for automation that attendees can readily apply in their own organizations.

Using piano, saxophone, electronics and voice, artist JJJJJerome Ellis will perform excerpts from “Benediction,” a devotional song cycle attending to 18th and 19th Century Black runaway slaves who stuttered. This lecture-performance is an ongoing attempt to, in the words of critic Hortense Spillers, “hear [slavery’s] stutter more clearly.” Attend in person or via Zoom.

Join us May 2 to see the latest research, network with peers and share work at our open poster session. With keynotes from Farhan Chowdhury, former IGB Fellow and Associate Professor at Southern Illinois University, and Jonathan Losos, Professor of Biology at Washington University in St. Louis. Registration is free, lunch provided.

Dress up in your garden party finest and head to Allerton Park for a Springtime Afternoon Tea from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in the Mansion. Guests will enjoy sipping a variety of tea, as well as a glass of champagne (21+) or sparkling grape juice at their table while indulging delicious treats, both sweet and savory. $50 per person ($35 per person for 10 and under). Register here by April 8.

Sip on your favorite beverage in Allerton’s Mansion Solarium and learn about the Park and the Allerton family’s story during History Happy Hour, which will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Thursday, April 11. History Happy Hours offer an in-depth look at the history of Allerton Park, the Allerton family and the artwork they collected. $5 per person. Register here. 

Hear a show-and-tell and get hands-on advice from Allerton’s visiting resident at An Art Experience with Anyuta Gusakova from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Mansion Library. A cash bar will be available. Anyuta will talk about her art process then walk participants through a sketching workshop inspired by her time at the Park. Free, but registration is required by 4 p.m. April 15.

Even in a tense cultural climate, it's possible to disagree productively without compromising our convictions. Over a range of challenging issues, John Inazu (Wash U) in his new book helps us engage honestly and empathetically with people whose viewpoints we find strange, wrong, even dangerous. Learning to disagree is good for each of us and essential to the vitality of democracy. Open to public.

Join us April 11 for a discussion with Bob Wilczynski and OSCR staff to further your understanding of conflict resolution abroad. This workshop offers program leaders a chance to dive further into potential issues abroad and also provides a unique opportunity to discuss questions or concerns with our staff and other program leaders. Visit safetyabroad.illinois.edu for more info and to register.

Please join us for the 2024 CHAD Symposium. We will celebrate research from our Pilot Grant Program, hear updates from the research teams, Collaborations in Health, Aging, Research, and Technology (CHART) and Collaborations in the Advancement of Research on Disability (CARD), and welcome keynote speaker, Dr. Garrett Grindle, from the University of Pittsburgh. Register by April 10, 2024.

Join IQUIST on Saturday, April 13, 2024, in celebrating World Quantum Day. Enjoy activities and events that will showcase quantum research and discoveries, including scavenger hunts, demonstrations, liquid nitrogen ice cream and a talk by Author and Professor Chad Orzel! This event is free to attend and is open to all campus community members and the public. RSVPs are appreciated.

The Intensive Language Instruction Program (ILIP) offers classes in 13 different languages. ILIP classes combine language and culture via engaging activities led by skilled instructors. No grade, just for fun! Students receive 30 hours of enjoyable language instruction which maximizes exposure to the target language to help them meet their own personal learning goals. Register for ILIP today!

Handcrafted items created by Art and Design students will be available for sale. 

Saturday Engineering for Everyone is a free lecture series open to anyone interested in learning more about STEM topics. In the final event for our spring 2024 series on April 13, Chad Orzel will talk about the quantum physics of an ordinary morning in a special lecture to mark World Quantum Day.

Our next Food for Thought is coming up soon! Join us as we listen to our wonderful speakers, CAS Fellow Jessie Shelton and CAS Associate Prashant Jain.

Join Luis A. H. do Nascimento of the Petrobras Research Center as he presents via Zoom at the Spring 2024 Kent Seminar Series Thursday, April 11, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. (CT). Food and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the ICT Classroom. 

Explore the intersection of technology and daily living for older adults with vision impairments like macular degeneration or glaucoma. Discover the transformative impact of technology on enhancing quality of life. Envision a more inclusive and equitable future, bridging the gaps between overcoming barriers and embracing innovations for older adults with vision conditions. Presenter: Tooba Umar

Please join us for the Women in Science Lecture Series, April 11 from noon to 1 p.m. Dr. Marni Boppart, Director of Strategic Initiatives for Kinesiology and Community Health, will share her research on understanding muscle repair and creating interventions to help prevent muscle loss. This is a hybrid event and will take place in the University Archives, or you can register for the zoom link.

Join representatives of Zeiss to learn more about the Beckman Institute's new Xradia 630 Versa CT scanner. Those who register by April 11 will receive a complimentary lunch. A Zoom link will be available as well.

Do you teach service-learning? Do your students report service hours? Do you lead a public-facing unit? Want to volunteer your own time? Learn about Illini GivePulse, an online platform that lists, finds, organizes and measures impact on campus and in the community. RSVP for a free webinar on April 11 here to learn more. Questions? Contact Michelle Gonzales at mgonz28@illinois.edu or 217-300-6361

This workshop 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, PPT, Google Docs and PDFs best practices across formats. You’ll leave with implementable strategies and checklists to ensure your research, teaching and presentations are accessible to diverse audiences.

This workshop will give you hands-on experience accelerating Python codes with NVIDIA GPUs. We will explore replacements for SciPy and NumPy code through the CuPy library and cover NVIDIA RAPIDS for GPU acceleration of data science workloads. You'll then have the skills to start accelerating your own Python codes! To register by April 9 and find more info, use the form linked to the title above.

This webinar introduces the basic tools and resources for government statistics and data. Attendees will learn about the major federal government and intergovernmental organizations' statistics and data as well as strategies to search for government statistics.

This webinar will address one of the most important aspects of geomembrane design and installation – penetrations, anchoring and attachments to structures. Attachment details will be presented along with site photos of construction/installation means and methods. Additionally, NDT QC and CQA methods, including electrical leak, spark, vacuum and mechanical, will be addressed. 1.0 PDH

This workshop will introduce you to the basics of Miro - a virtual whiteboard tool used across many industries to create and collaborate - as well as tools and best practices developed by the SCD team. In this session, we’ll show you examples of how we use Miro in our work and provide templates and suggestions for how you might begin using it for instruction or research. 

Adelinde Uhrmacher, Professor at the University of Rostock and Head of the Modeling and Simulation Group at the Institute of Visual and Analytic Computing, will present "Adaptive simulation models for trustworthy computational science." CIRSS' Trustworthy Computational Science Speaker Series addresses the challenges of enabling researchers to build on prior computational research with confidence.

The Rare Book and Manuscript Library holds an extensive collection of primary source material, including 500,000 volumes and 5,000 linear sq. ft. of archival material. We will explore the ways in which patrons can engage with the RBML’s collection, including individual research, classroom instruction and opportunities for collaboration. 

A reviewer is generally an academic who writes reports to help authors improve their manuscripts and to assist the editor in making the decision of accepting/rejecting a manuscript. We will learn about the role and the non-role of the reviewer in the peer review process in contrast to the roles of authors and editors, and concepts such as bias and reviewer agreement.

The Collaboration Cafe is a monthly webinar series, hosted by the NCSA-led Midwest Big Data Innovation Hub, to explore funding opportunities and foster collaborative proposal development. On Tuesday, April 23, at 2 p.m., the webinar will discuss the NSF CAREER program for support of early career faculty with an NSF program director. 

Needed: Higher Education instructors, professors and TAs who provide assessment. Please take 5-10 minutes to fill out this simple survey, which will help with dissertation research (anonymous link). Thank You!

We are exploring challenges encountered in daily activities for older adults (60+) with a history of traumatic brain injury or stroke. If you or someone you know is experiencing difficulty with thinking, memory or concentration, we would like to learn from your experiences, via videochat, to develop solutions. Participants will be paid. Contact KCH-HFA-ENACT@illinois.edu or 217-265-0885.

The iCONS research study involves seven 2-hour visits and a daily gummy for nine months. Activities include height, weight and eye health measurements, reading and math related questions, computer tasks and parent questionnaires. Families will receive up to $300, plus $10 per visit for travel costs. Parking provided. To learn more, email iconstudy@illinois.edu or 217-300-1667.

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 one 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 520-477-9369. 

We are recruiting participants aged 55-80 for a paid brainwave reading experiment ($12 per hour). Participants must have no history of neurological impairment, be right-handed and speak English as their first language. The experiment will last approximately three hours and is held in the Beckman Institute. For more information, contact illinoiscablabmanager@gmail.com

The Alcohol Research Lab is looking for social drinkers to participate in our study. Participation involves attending one 6-to-9-hour laboratory session and completing cognitive, social and communicative tasks while EEG brain responses are recorded. A referral of at least one same-gender friend is required at the time of sign-up. Up to $100 in compensation.

Last call! Meals are provided for 12 weeks. 3 urine collections, 4 blood draws and 7 fecal donations will be required. Those without food allergies, intestinal disease, diabetes, gallbladder removal or bariatric surgery may qualify. BMI greater than 25 meets inclusion criteria. For your participation, you will receive up to $1000. To learn more and find out if you qualify: maggieo4@illinois.edu 

The AIRBNB Effect: We are seeking respondents for a 10-minute survey about the effect of short-term rentals on availability and costs of long-term housing in the Champaign-Urbana area. If you are a resident of the C-U community, interested in housing affordability and availability, and are 18 years or older, complete this anonymous survey HERE or at https://airbnbeffect.web.illinois.edu/.

Researchers at the University of Illinois are seeking individuals aged 18-64 with misophonia (disorder in which certain sounds trigger strong emotional/physical responses) for a study comparing misophonia across 3 continents. Participants will be paid a total of $100 (anyone traveling more than half an hour will be reimbursed for their travel). For more information contact misophonia@illinois.edu.

Is drinking causing problems in your relationship? The University of Illinois is conducting a research study for people with alcohol use disorder and their partners. Participants will receive 12 sessions of science-backed alcohol couples treatment and complete phone-based study assessments during their enrollment. Qualified individuals will be compensated for their time. 

Help make the Next Alcohol Fitbit! The Alcohol Research Lab is looking for frequent drinkers to participate in a validation study of transdermal biosensing bracelets. Participation involves attending three laboratory sessions, wearing a transdermal bracelet and filling out surveys for two weeks. Up to $300 in compensation for participation.

Looking for adults aged 60-75 to participate in a study into prolonged sitting and how adults think. The study's aim is to test the feasibility of interrupting sitting with short bouts of high-intensity exercise in older adults and measure brain and cognitive functions before and after sitting. Compensation for participation is $280. If you are interested, please click here.