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International Education Week at Illinois will run November 17-21, highlighting the breadth of international education, global exchange and campus resources through events co-hosted by student groups, centers, colleges, units and local partners. Please explore the IEW calendar for events: go.illinois.edu/IEWevents. Units, RSOs and community partners are additionally encouraged to host internationally focused activities themselves and submit them to the IEW calendar: anyone on campus may request to add an event! For questions, contact isss-programs@illinois.edu.

At Illinois Public Media, our mission is to serve diverse audiences with meaningful and engaging content. As part of our new strategic plan, we’re launching a survey to understand the interests and media habits of our community. Your feedback will play a key role in shaping our future to ensure we continue to meet the evolving needs of our audience and community. The survey includes questions about your media preferences, content satisfaction and basic demographics. It takes just 10 minutes to complete. Your voice will make a difference. Thank you! https://go.illinois.edu/IPM-Eweek. 

The Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Institute encourages faculty and staff researchers across campus to consider their community-engaged research projects for the summer 2026 Community-Academic Scholars program. Join us for an info session at 11 a.m. Nov. 6, on Zoom, to learn about submitting projects and becoming an academic mentor for the program. The session will cover program benefits, project selection and insights and Q&A with professor Wendy Rogers and professor Catalina Alzate about their experiences as CAS faculty mentors. Learn more and register. 

The Illini Union fourth floor meeting rooms are now open for reservations after undergoing renovations, including new paint and all new integrated multimedia options. Come see these upgrades during the Illini Union Open House from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29. You can also tour the renovated hotel rooms, try catering options, enjoy snacks from the Quad Shop and more! This is a great opportunity to see all the improvements at the Illini Union. RSVP encouraged but not required.

Join the Boldly Accessible Challenge to enhance your Canvas course accessibility. This campuswide effort offers a three-level pathway with guided steps, workshops and resources. Earn digital badges, public recognition on the Boldly Accessible Wall of Fame and build inclusive course materials with personalized support. Start by making your syllabus and course content accessible to help build a more inclusive Illinois.

On Oct. 20, ACES and University of Illinois Extension leaders, advocates and the project team gathered in the arboretum for a beam signing to celebrate the progress of Doris Kelley Christopher Illinois Extension Center. Associate dean and Illinois Extension director Matthew Vann said, “The Doris Kelley Christopher Illinois Extension Center represents the future of Extension programming, partnerships and collaboration. Thanks to the vision and generosity of Doris Kelley Christopher, this facility will strengthen our ability to create lasting, positive impact for all residents across Illinois.”

Ted's Cafe at the Beckman Institute is offering free coffee with hot breakfast purchase between 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Mondays and Fridays. The coffee will be brewed with the cafe's TopBrewer commercial coffee maker. Mention this promotion when you check out.

Your feedback is needed as Illinois Human Resources designs a fundamental training program to support the growth and success of supervisors with foundational knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to lead effectively. Your responses are confidential, and your insights will help build a more structured, intentional and scalable approach to supervisory development.

Stop by the Illini Union Bookstore for the Dads Weekend Scratch Off Ticket Sale! Shop in-store and then at the register, and you will be given a scratch off ticket to see if you will save 10%, 15% or 20% OFF your entire purchase! No matter what, you will save this weekend. Stock up on all the orange and blue — we even have specific Illinois Dads items — and cheer on the Fighting Illini! 

All WEX fleet fuel cards issued to campus academic, administrative and auxiliary units will expire on Friday, Oct. 31, regardless of the listed expiration date, and must be replaced. Departments operating university vehicles need to acquire new cards in person at the Garage and Car Pool (1701 South Oak Street, Champaign) before the deadline. Business hours are from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday–Friday. For questions, call 217-333-3910.

Unlocking and Accelerating Physical Activity Opportunities for Vulnerable Children in Brazil: A path towards the sustainable school-based physical activity policy. This Lemann Lecture presents findings from a call to action in Arapiraca, Alagoas, focused on expanding school-based physical activity for low-income children. The project mapped school factors, co-created a local policy through a Delphi process and tested its impact. Results showed that improved environments and physical education instruction significantly increased children’s activity levels.

How can artificial intelligence serve the needs, values and aspirations of communities beyond the Global North? In this talk, Sharifa Sultana explores Human–AI Interaction through the lens of the Global South, drawing on years of ethnographic and participatory research in Bangladesh, South Asia and immigrant communities in the United States.

Andy Guth, academic coordinator, will host an info session about the new Master's in Global Studies. He will discuss the three Tracks — Global Governance, Gender and Public Policy, and Global Security. This degree prepares students for leadership in international and domestic careers in NGOs, government, business and transnational organizations. Combining interdisciplinary coursework with domestic and international practicum opportunities will prepare graduates to meet the intellectual and practical challenges facing global governance and civil society organizations. Click here to register.

Build your intercultural skills in this training designed for faculty, staff, scholars and graduate students. "Understanding Intercultural Development" introduces the Intercultural Development Continuum, a framework used to understand and enhance intercultural competence and provides insight into the Intercultural Development Inventory, a tool for assessing and developing these skills. Participants will explore the IDC stages, gain an overview of the IDI and learn practical strategies for fostering intercultural growth. Registration is required.

Please join us for a hybrid event with Baiheng Qian, a Ph.D. Candidate in Classical Chinese Literature at Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou, China). Her talk examines women's ci poetry and cultural transformation in the mid-to-late Ming dynasty (1522-1644), a period shaped by tensions between hedonistic indulgence and moral rigor. The talk should appeal to anyone interested in poetry, women writers and Chinese culture, literature and history.

This Spurlock Sunday activity will take place at Skeuomorph Press, located within the Community Fabrication Laboratory. The specific activity for this session involves exploring how to use some of the various materials in our collection and creating a collaborative poster using one of our printing presses. Guests are welcome to take home an example of the poster afterwards and are welcome to explore our typewriter collection and zine cart to create a mini-book of their very own. All experience levels, backgrounds and ages are welcome to come, create and meet someone new! 

This talk will trace the journeys of the artists and activists who converged at Memorial Stadium in September 1985 to make the inaugural Farm Aid concert a landmark event in the history of popular music. Speaker: Dan Gilbert is a professor of history and labor and employment relations at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and faculty curator of Spurlock's Songs of Solidarity exhibit.

In September 1985, almost 80,000 fans packed Memorial Stadium on the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus to hear the first Farm Aid concert. Over 50 musical acts came together to raise awareness of the economic crisis facing American family farms. Our exhibit curator will offer a guided look at the exhibit commemorating Farm Aid's 40th anniversary. Free admission. No registration required.

The International and Area Studies Library, the Literatures and Languages Library, the Ricker Library of Architecture and Art, the Music and Performing Arts Library and the History, Philosophy and Newspaper Library invite you to our "International Studies and Humanities Meet and Greet" from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Main Library Room 321. We are excited to have you join us and socialize with faculty, staff, students and other members of the U. of I. community who are interested in international studies and the humanities.

4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 1 — "A Thousand Acres" by Jane Smiley: Spurlock Museum is proud to partner with The Literary to present this new community program. Free books will be provided to the first 13 people that sign up for participation. Stop by the museum anytime during open hours to sign up and pick up your free book. Then join the group at the Literary in downtown Champaign on the designated discussion day.

Join us for a special dining event Wednesday, Oct. 29, as we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride in collaboration with the Gender and Sexuality Resource Center! We'll be remixing your favorite bites with playful, chart-topping twists during our celebration dinner at the IKE Dining Center from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. and LAR Dining Hall from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Guests can buy a meal plan or use credit, debit or any remaining Illini Cash at the door.

How might service and volunteer work reinforce structures of inequity? We CU and OVCDEI are hosting a Centering Equity and Humility in Service Learning student workshop on at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. We will discuss why ethical service requires cultural humility and a commitment to confront power imbalances. This training will help your students develop strategies to promote equity in their service work, critically examine biases and center the voices of the communities they are serving. Click here for more information and a registration link!

Join the School of Information Sciences for a series of presentations and posters on interdisciplinary research topics such as large language models, responsible artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. The showcase will be held from noon to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Illini Rooms B and C of the Illini Union. Learn more about our flexible degree programs. Refreshments will be served during the poster sessions.

Discover how to explain diabetes in a way that truly connects. Sometimes people with diabetes may not fully understand how it impacts their health. This session will provide the tools to explain diabetes in a clear, accessible and meaningful way. Learn about the different types of diabetes, common signs and symptoms, risk factors and potential long-term effects. Register here.

Understand the real challenges older adults face with digital health and how to overcome them. Older adults face unique physical, cognitive and technological challenges affecting their ability to use digital health tools effectively. This session explores prior tech experience, health literacy and physical limitations like vision, dexterity, hearing and perceived usefulness. It addresses barriers specific to older adults, beyond general technology use, to improve their engagement with digital health tools. When: Noon Oct. 29 | Register here.

Get your taste buds ready for University Housing’s Chili Cook-Off! Chefs from each dining hall will compete. Join us in the lobby of the Student Dining and Residential Programs building from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31, to taste them all and vote for your favorite! This is a free event.

"Breath, space and memory: How nasal respiration shaped the evolution of hippocampal function," by Lucia F. Jacobs. Complex brains evolved to find patterns in complex chemical landscapes. Reframing the hippocampus as an olfactory navigation system solves unanswered questions about its structure and physiology. Professor emerita, department of psychology and the Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley.

Join Zhibin Chen of New York University-Shanghai, as he presents in-person at the fall 2025 Kent Seminar Series from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 30. Presentations this semester focus on topics related to electrification in mobility. Food and soft drinks will be provided beginning at 1:30 p.m. in the Illinois Center for Transportation Classroom.

Get ready for a time of fun and friendly competition at our Global Games Get-Together! Join us to explore a collection of board games from different countries and regions around the world, meet new friends and enjoy a variety of international snacks in a relaxed atmosphere. From classic games to unique cultural favorites, there’s something for everyone — whether you’re an experienced gamer or just looking to try something new. Free and open to everyone. 

Please join us for the Neuro+Artificial Intelligence mini-symposium, which will include presentations on understanding the human brain with AI and brain-inspired computing architectures.

Zines, self-published booklets, have long been considered a subversive medium. As zines enter the digital age, they offer us a vocabulary to examine another transgressive tool: artificial intelligence. The juncture of zines and AI asks us to reconsider how we define both mediums. This hybrid event includes an interdisciplinary roundtable discussion featuring experts in information sciences, computer science, art and media, followed by DIY zine-making. Registration required: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/933293053. Those wishing to join online will be sent the Zoom link the day of the event.

Join us for a spectacular evening of African and other world language(s) poetry.

Throughout your life you will, almost certainly, give presentations. We have all sat through presentations that were boring, confusing and drab. How do you communicate your message most succinctly? What visuals will captivate and inform your audience the best? Is it only about your slide design or are there other techniques that leave a lasting impression? In this session, we distill the magic that just might take your next presentation from bland to grand.

The Annual Tagore Festival commemorates the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore's visit to the U. of I. campus in 1912 when he delivered a series of lectures at the Channing Murray Chapel. For the 2025 celebration, there will be a keynote lecture by professor Michele Louro on “India's Anticolonial Struggle from Swadeshi to Independence". It will be followed by a performance based on Tagore’s songs by students and community members of Champaign-Urbana.

Illinois State Master Naturalists make big impacts in their communities. Are you interested in how you can put your unique skillset to work in our natural world?  Consider becoming an East Central Illinois Master Naturalist!  The spring 2026 training class is being offered in-person with education and hands-on training each Wednesday between March 25 and June 17 (session times vary) for $250 (partial waivers available on a limited basis). Class locations are in Champaign, Ford, Iroquois and Vermilion counties, with one Saturday in Kempton, Ill., on May 9. Please register by Jan. 2. 

The Illinois Wind Symphony plays their four-part program in Foellinger Great Hall, featuring works by Gao Hong, Vincent Persichetti, Joaquin Turina and Jules Strens. Illinois Theatre kicks off their season with "The Play that Goes Wrong," by Henry Lewis, Jonathan Saying and Henry Shields: a "comedic masterpiece" guaranteed to make you laugh! Varsity Men's Glee Club performs their annual Dads Day Concert with guest appearances from the UI Women's Glee Club and Andrea Solya and The Other Guys. Visit KrannertCenter.com for tickets or more information.

Each year, the Office of Civic Life coordinates the Thanksgiving Meal Drive to support the Big Give with HeartStrong Food Pantry.  We are collecting items for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner that will support our goal of feeding 1,000 families. Your donations are welcomed through Friday, Nov. 14.  

Erik McDuffie (African American Studies and History) will discuss his book, "The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the U.S. Heartland, and Global Black Freedom." This talk appreciates the importance of Garveyism and the Midwest for understanding the contours, genealogies and complexities of twentieth-century Black transnational resistance, and for imagining that another world is possible in this moment of global crisis.

David Bambrey, president of the University of Illinois Alumni Association, will address the fall U. of I. SUAA Chapter Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at the I Hotel and Conference Center. Bambrey will discuss programs offered through the Alumni Association, which are available to all retirees and U. of I. employees. These include the Speaker Series program, Explorers travel and tours programs and an online book club. Social time starts at 5:30 p.m. The program starts at 6 p.m. and will be followed by the Chapter Business Meeting. Everyone is welcome.

Join us as we honor Veterans Day with keynote speaker Major General (Ret.) James H. Mukoyama Jr., a proud U. of I. alumnus, decorated combat veteran and trailblazing U.S. Army leader. With over 30 years of service, Major General Mukoyama’s legacy reflects courage, groundbreaking leadership and a lifelong commitment to supporting veterans and military families.

The Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning is hosting the "Fall Into AI" at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Throughout this fall series, faculty and staff will have the opportunity to participate in hands-on workshops, guest talks and conversations on how artificial intelligence impacts the future of education and beyond. Make sure you subscribe to our Gen AI newsletter to stay informed about all things generative AI. Also, block out your calendar to attend an upcoming event!

Are you a first-generation college student interested in grad school but unsure where to start? In this discussion, our group of distinguished panelists from the Department of Geography and GIScience will help answer your questions and share their own experiences. Attendees will learn how to best navigate the application process, what they should do now to prepare for graduate school, whether pursuing a Master’s degree or Ph.D. is right for their career goals and have the opportunity to ask any other questions regrading the grad school experience. Lunch provided for those who register!

It's challenging to keep track of all the options available for analyzing grayscale data — and even more challenging to understand what some algorithms actually do. During this tutorial, Jay Cournoyer from the Beckman Institute Visualization Laboratory will run through multiple use-case workflows to demystify some of these processes and show off some of the hidden strengths of widely used programs. Please join us at noon Wednesday, Nov. 5, in Room 2203 of Beckman. Please register by Monday, Nov. 3.

NCSA will host William K. M. Lai on Wednesday, Oct. 29, as part of the NCSA Colloquium Series. Lai is a professor in molecular biology, genetics and computational biology at Cornell University. He will present "Poisoning of Networks with Adversarial Particle Swarm Optimization," and focus on Adversarial Particle Swarm Optimization, a new method for creating and studying “poisoned” data — data that can trick or weaken artificial intelligence systems.

NCSA, in collaboration with the Illinois Quantum Information Science and Technology Center, invites you to the Quantum User Group kick-off event at NCSA. The QUG was formed to raise awareness of activities of interest in quantum computing, in all its forms, to the campus community and create a forum for information sharing about emerging quantum computing capabilities. There will be an overview of the group, lightning talks from Santiago Núñez-Corrales and Wolfgang Pfaff and time for Q&A. More information available here.

Professor Juno Salazar Parreñas (Cornell University) will present "Tropical Polar Bears: A Story of Competing Colonialisms in the Great Acceleration." This paper is based on ongoing archival and ethnographic research in Singapore, Canada and the U.S., examining the dynasty of polar bears who lived in the tropical city-state of Singapore from 1978 to 2018 and what this might teach us about the rapid and exponential changes to our planet during those 40 years.

Join us online on at 4 p.m. Oct. 30 for Job Hunting Using Artificial Intelligence. Discover how artificial intelligence is reshaping hiring and how to use it to your advantage. Learn about the latest AI tools, ATS optimization and ways to enhance resumes, cover letters and networking. Whether you’re new to the job hunt or sharpening your edge, you’ll gain practical strategies to make AI your ally. Registration encouraged but not required.

Join us online at noon Wednesday, Oct. 29, for the Global Professional Spotlight Series. Meet Rajat Nidoni, mechanical engineer at Redwood Materials (and alumnus), where he focuses on sustainable product development, design thinking and advanced manufacturing. He has worked on projects from Baja SAE vehicles to clean-tech challenges, including battery recycling and material production. Visit Handshake for more details.

The second annual Illinois Online Higher Education Symposium, themed “Doing Less with Less, Effectively,” is Friday, Nov. 7. The symposium brings together faculty, staff and students from public institutions across the state to collaborate on transformative approaches to online teaching and learning. The symposium is a one-day FREE conference for those who learn, teach, develop, support or administer online education.

Infographics can be an effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly while drawing viewers in due to their visual appeal. In this workshop, students will learn about best practices for creating infographics and be introduced to several free online tools that allow users to create their own infographics. The session will end with a practice activity, where participants are encouraged to use the web tool of their choice.

Are you struggling to keep track of all your sources? Looking for an easier way to cite as you write? Mendeley is a free citation manager that helps you organize your citations, store and annotate your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Mendeley library set up and ready to use!

Join a Quick Start Workshop this week to learn how to make your Excel spreadsheets accessible! This week, you'll find workshops to explore key accessibility tips, including Excel accessibility tips and tricks and much more. Additional workshops on document and course accessibility, including Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and PDF, are scheduled throughout the fall semester. Sign up and expand your accessibility skills!

The iSchool's Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship will host Jeff Clune, a professor of computer science at the University of British Columbia, a Canada CIFAR Artificial Intelligence Chair at the Vector Institute and a senior research advisor at DeepMind, presenting "Open-Ended, Quality Diversity and AI-Generating Algorithms in the Era of Foundation Models" on Wednesday, Oct. 29, as part of its The AI Disruption speaker series. More information is at this link.

Older adults face unique physical, cognitive and technological challenges that affect their ability to use digital health tools effectively. This session explores prior tech experience, health literacy, physical limitations (e.g., vision, dexterity, hearing) and perceived usefulness. It addresses barriers specific to older adults, beyond general technology use, to improve their engagement with digital health tools. Presenter: Mimi Trinh.

Scared of the B-word? Creating a budget can feel like you’re constricting your funds in a way where you can’t have fun; however, creating a spending plan will ensure you’re determining where your hard-earned money goes. Learn what drives our spending desires and find tool that work best for you to gain full control over your financial fears. Registration required.

This study will consist of an online pretest and a one-time, in-person educational session, posttest and opinion survey. Eligible participants will be over 18 years old and enrolled in any undergraduate program (including undecided) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Once all components are completed, participants will be compensated with a $40 Amazon gift card. Please follow the link here to learn more and indicate your interest by Monday, Nov. 3. If you have further questions or concerns regarding this study, contact Siyao Cheng, siyaoc2@illinois.edu. 

Study on preschool child stress response interventions! The Family Resiliency Center is looking for 3–5-year-olds and a caregiver to attend one session and complete a follow up survey. We are studying the effects of nature and mindful movement on child stress response. $50 in compensation for completing all study components.

Seeking 30-65-year-old Spanish speakers born and raised in Mexico for a study of Spanish in the United States. Participants complete language tasks in Spanish in our lab via Zoom in a one-hour session. Compensation is $20. Email Karen Pasetto Ovelar at karenpd2@illinois.edu to schedule an appointment.

The Nutrition and Exercise Performance Research Group is looking for participants to partake in a 2-day study to establish the utility of the indicator amino acid oxidation method in adults. Participation in this study involves 2-day habituation lead in with all meals provided, muscle biopsies and blood, breath and urine sampling during two all-day trials. Upon completion, you will receive $150 and information about your body composition and caloric needs. Contact our lab (NEPRESEARCH@illinois.edu) for more information! Male participants are strongly encouraged! (One more spot for a female.)