The Career Center invites all university colleges, departments and offices to the Illinois Part-Time Job Fair from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 4, at the Illini Union. Past part-time job fairs have attracted over 1,600 students, making this the perfect opportunity for you to recruit students for part-time jobs or internships! Registration is free! Space is limited, so sign up here to secure your spot.

Join us for The Career Center’s annual Graduate and Professional School Fair from noon to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 9, at the Illini Union. This is the perfect opportunity for you to talk in person with students about your program. Save $100 and register early! Early bird registration ends on Aug. 9. Click here to learn more and to register.

The University of Illinois System and the University Academic Alliance in Taiwan are seeking joint research projects in the areas of next-generation semiconductor (+quantum), AI and data for human well-being, and sustainability, with funding of up to $150,000 available per project. An information and partnering webinar is scheduled for 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. July 23. RSVP by July 18.

Starting July 8, the default sharing link for files in Microsoft 365 will be “People you choose.” The default sharing link setting will no longer be "People in University of Illinois Champaign Urbana." This will affect files that are shared from Microsoft Teams, SharePoint Online and OneDrive for Business. You will still have the option to select other types of links.

Save the Date for Healthcare Simulation Week, sponsored by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare! This year’s theme is: “Launchpad to Legacy: What’s *Your* Next?” From Sept. 16 to 20, we will celebrate simulation professionals with fun competitions and games. Put it on your calendar and contact us now if you would like to volunteer for this weeklong event!

The Illinois Leadership® Center offers a variety of free, highly experiential leadership development workshops that are available to academic classes, student employees and other student groups upon request. This year's offerings address a variety of topics, such as practicing empathy, addressing conflict and servant  leadership. Requests for fall 2024 are now open!

Registration is open for this two-day international conference that brings together members of the swine disease community, including researchers, industry professionals and field practitioners. This year’s meeting will include six plenary scientific sessions, translational workshop, poster session and more. Early registration and abstract submission deadlines are Friday, July 19.

A guided tour of Champaign County Master Gardeners’ Idea Garden is scheduled at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 13, 2024. No registration is required. We will meet at the west entrance to the garden, near the parking lot. Parking is free on Saturday on Lincoln Avenue. The Idea Garden is located in the Arboretum at 2000 South Lincoln Avenue in Urbana. The tour will be canceled if there is rain.

Do you have vacation photos on your phone that go ignored? Make them into works of art at Watercolor Travel Journal from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 6 and 7 at Allerton Park. In this two-day workshop, instructor Deb Marett will teach the basics of watercolor painting, drawing skills and turning them into a cherished keepsake that can be expanded. $190 per person. Register here by July 23. 

Have you ever wondered what the inside of Allerton’s historic, 1900s-era Mansion looks like? Would you like to hear more about the unique history of Robert Allerton and the creation of his estate? Then register for a Public Mansion Tour scheduled from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, July 14. Tours begin in the Mansion Gallery. $10 per person. Register here. 

Artists of all levels and abilities are invited to experience drawing a live model at Figure Drawing Open Studio from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, July 15. The open studio format will allow students to work independently, with minimal guidance from facilitator Vivian Krishnan. A cash bar will be available. $35 per class. Register here by July 13. All sales are final.

Come to Allerton Park for a guided Family Friendly Hike from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, July 13. Meet at the Main Parking Lot. Hikes will focus on enjoying the natural world without worrying about making too much noise or taking up too much space. $5 per person (5 and under free). Register here. 

Help make the Next Alcohol Fitbit! The Alcohol Research Lab is looking for participants for 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. 

Are you a Latina woman who had a planned cesarean delivery in the past 12 months? We are looking for women (ages 18-45) to help us develop a mindfulness intervention for Latina women who plan to deliver by cesarean. Eligible participants will complete a brief online survey and receive a $10 electronic gift card. Contact us today at 217-244-9363 or mamidappstudy@illinois.edu 

We are exploring challenges encountered in daily activities for older adults (60+) with a history of a 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 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.

Looking for adults ages 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.

The survey participant will be placed in a mandatory flooding evacuation order scenario using an electric vehicle and go through a series of choice experiments for evacuation routing and en-route charging to a safe zone/destination. Completing the survey will take 25 minutes. Participation is voluntary and confidential. Please access our survey here: https://go.cee.illinois.edu/EVEvacuation.