A revised policy has been posted to the Campus Administrative Manual website: Academic and Graduate Hourly Appointment and Pay. Another revised policy also has been posted to the CAM website: State Library Act Compliance. A policy has been removed from the CAM website: Unit Risk Management Coordinator.

Don't miss the final week of the Ronny Quevedo: a l l s t a r s exhibition! On view through Dec. 6. *Parking nearby is free after 5 p.m. and on weekends.*

The University Library seeks input from faculty, staff and students on Main Library spaces. The survey includes up to eleven questions and should take less than five minutes to complete. Your input will help us make improvements to Main Library spaces. Follow this link for the survey. Contact Lisa Romero at L-ROMERO@illinois.edu for more information.

Feedback on the Learning Experience survey is the university’s new end-of-course student feedback system. Due to certain international laws, some students may be blocked from accessing the FLEX website. Students who are currently geographically located in the EU, EEA, U.K. or Switzerland should contact flex@illinois.edu for further information. Visit the FLEX FAQ or the CITL website for more information.

The Illini Union Bookstore is welcoming in the holiday season with a Cyber Monday Sale! Faculty and staff receive 20% OFF all apparel and souvenirs on Monday, Dec. 1 in store from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and online until 11:59 p.m. CST. This is a great way to grab that new orange and blue and celebrate the Illini!

SHIFT is a 12-week program that helps educators apply human-centered design in real, practical ways. Build new skills, connect with peers and take on a custom design challenge. Register by Jan. 9!

The 2025-2026 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.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is hosting a campuswide food drive to support the Food Assistance and Well-Being Program, which provides support to students facing food insecurity. The shopping-style pantries — located at both the Activities and Recreation Center (ARC) and Campus Recreation Center East (CRCE) — offer free food and basic necessities in a welcoming space for all students. This program ensures no student has to choose between pursuing their education and having a meal. Learn how you can support the food pantry and help students in need. 

Are you looking to hire student employees for the spring, summer or fall 2026?  Register for the Illinois Spring Part-Time Job Fair from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Jan. 29, at the Illini Union. In the past, this event has attracted 1,000+ students, making this the perfect place to connect with bright, hardworking students eager to gain experience, earn money and contribute their talents on campus. Registration is FREE for campus units. Space is limited. Register today before spots are filled.

Visualizing 17 years of climate, health, and population change in the Brazilian Amazon, this project by Juan Salamanca uses the Trajetórias dataset to map environmental, epidemiological and socioeconomic trends across all municipalities since 2000. Through experimental, multilayered data visualization and an interactive platform called “Amazon Views,” the research helps users explore correlations and better understand how agrarian systems shape social and environmental outcomes.

Close the academic year focusing on yourself! Join us for a free practice of the Tamarkoz concentration and meditation method, which includes relaxation, breathing exercises, slow meditative movements and visualization. Students, staff, faculty and community members are all welcome. No prior experience needed. The session will be held at the Wesley Student Center on W. Green Street, 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday Dec. 6. Ample free parking is available on site.

Take a refreshing break from the end-of-semester rush and join us for this month's Coffee Across Cultures Hour, focusing on practical strategies for making meaningful connections and building your own support system. Through a presentation, guided conversation and light activities, we’ll explore how to understand friendship and cope with isolation, especially during busy and overwhelming times. To help you unwind, we’ll also have board games and crafting materials available as well as coffee, tea and pastries, offering a relaxed and welcoming space to recharge. Free and open to all!

Join us for a fascinating exploration of clothing worn in Elizabethan England (c.1575–1600), on and off the stage. Drawing from surviving garments, period documents and visual sources, Jenny Tiramani will present evidence-based insights into historical dress practices. The lecture will feature handmade reconstructions created by the team at The School of Historical Dress in London. Jenny Tiramani is an acclaimed theatre designer, dress historian and author. She received the 2014 Tony Award for Best Costume Design for "Twelfth Night" at Shakespeare’s Globe and the Belasco Theatre in New York.

Join us for the World Meditation Day Celebration from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Dec. 21! The UN has invited internationally renowned meditation teacher, humanitarian and peace ambassador, Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, to guide an online meditation live to celebrate World Meditation Day. Join us for an uplifting celebration of life, with meditation, music, food and community at the Illini Union Ballroom from 8:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Dec. 21! Attendance is FREE. RSVP at tiny.cc/ChampaignWMD.

Meet under a new moon to strengthen your body, mind and spirit at New Moon Yoga at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, in the Allerton Meadow. Instructor Josie Heck with Yoga Off the Square will lead the class through strength poses perfect for students of all levels. Registration is required here.

Join Allerton Natural Areas staff for Winter Bird Hikes from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5. Meet in the Main Parking Lot. In the winter months, the Park is home to six species of woodpeckers, four species of owls and a long list of other hardy winter species. $10 per person. Register here.

The holidays open at Allerton on Dec. 5-7 with the Holiday Showcase, Holiday GLOW and more! Enjoy music, food trucks, time in the Mansion and a stroll outside to see decorated gardens and illuminated artwork. Add on a festive meal on Saturday! Get more information on this full weekend of activities here.

Step into a world of festive elegance at an open house-style Holiday History Night from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, in the Allerton Mansion. Experience the magic of the Allerton Mansion bejeweled with more than 40 twinkling trees as you move throughout the first floor and some of the decorated rooms upstairs. A bar will be available from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. $15 per person. Register here by Dec. 15.

Join the Campus Faculty Association for a panel on “Immigration Law and Higher Education - A Union Perspective.” We will hear from Kalman Reznick, an immigration lawyer with the Illinois Federation of Teachers, who will talk about current changes, how they are impacting international and immigrant scholars and what unions are doing to fight back! Following this event will be FREE LEGAL CONSULTATIONS with Reznick and, if there is enough interest, with a member of his team, so there are enough spots. Email cfa@cfaillinois.org to sign up for a 15-minute spot between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.

Join us and the Wildlife Medical Clinic for a creative hands-on experience! Stop by the 2nd floor to meet our ambassador animals - Loki the red-tailed hawk, Pesto the Virginia opossum, Maize the corn snake and Basil the American toad. Learn about wildlife rehabilitation and enjoy a zine-making activity inspired by the animals you meet. All supplies will be provided.

Join us for at the CU Community Fab Lab to help support the Fab Lab Summer Camp Scholarship Fund. All proceeds generated from the Maker Fest will benefit local youth and families by removing financial barriers to attend our summer camp program. This Fest will also host several local makers and provide a festive holiday shopping experience. With one-of-a-kind gifts, customizable ornaments, handmade goods and kid-friendly items, this is not a market to miss. 

Join us for a day of play! Students in courses in Game Studies and Design and in the School of Information Sciences will share and demonstrate the games they have developed in class. Come out and play test their games! Food will be served. No registration required.

The Illini Union Board will be hosting the Winter Market at the Illini Union on Sunday, Dec. 7. This is your chance to purchase hand-crafted holiday gifts from over 40 local vendors. You can also get your photo taken with the Grinch!

NCSA and IQUIST invite the campus community to the monthly BYO Lunch Quantum User Group — a forum for researchers, students and anyone interested in quantum computing to connect, share experiences and explore how quantum technologies may support their work.

What year was the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign founded? Who created the Alma Mater statue? Who was the 5th president of the University? If you like trivia or university history,  join us for our second Ultimate Archives Trivia! Questions will focus on U. of I. history involving academics, athletics, inventions, events, faculty and alumni. Individuals or teams of up to four people are invited! Registration required for each attendee. Light snacks provided.

Join us for a lecture in the Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age series with Matthew DeCamp (University of Colorado). Drawing on insights from medical practice, philosophy and the social sciences, his lecture will explore the use of artificial intelligence in medicine and argue that AI has the potential to change who we are and what we value. And that we must cultivate virtues to address issues of transparency, explainability, algorithmic bias and more.

Encourage your students to apply for this year's Image of Research - UR Edition competition! All undergraduates are invited to enter an image and a brief narrative related to their research, scholarship or creative work. Awards: 1st ($300); 2nd ($200); and People’s Choice ($100). All submissions will be celebrated at the Undergraduate Research Symposium. Deadline: March 16.

Enjoy a variety of School of Music jazz concerts, including the Spencer Combo, Jazz Trombone Ensemble, Illinois Wind Symphony, Jazz Ensemble, Concert Jazz Band, Jazz Guitar Ensemble and Dave Pell Octet (formerly the Repertory Jazz Ensemble). Experience a free movement workshop — Dance for People with Parkinson's — with Dance at Illinois instructor Laura Chiaramonte, alongside Kate Insolia. Plus, don't miss the Champaign-Urbana Ballet in their annual holiday presentation of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker." Visit KrannertCenter.com for more information.

The Senate seeks information regarding establishing the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Psychiatry, Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. A public hearing will be held at 9:30 a.m. Dec. 1. Follow this link for Zoom link and more information, to RSVP to the hearing or to provide comments.

AsiaLENS presents a free screening of the film "Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story," followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmakers Heesun Shin and Chihyung Jeon. In South Korea, thousands of older adults are living with Hyodol, a doll-shaped robot. Following the journey of Hydol from production to use, this film asks: Can robots take care of older adults? Can older adults take care of the robot? How should we take care of each other? (Run time: 61 minutes)

Join OLLI at Illinois for a screening and discussion of the documentary "Frozen Frames: Murphy's Yellowstone" with Bruce Fouke (professor in Earth science and environmental change and director of the Illinois Roy J. Carver Biotechnology Center). "Frozen Frames" covers Tom Murphy's lifelong dedication to speaking out for the wildlife of Yellowstone through the story of his solo trek through Yellowstone in winter. Free and open to the public. Offered in-person at 301 N. Neil St., 2nd floor, Osher Classroom, Parking details) and online via Zoom. Email olli@illinois.edu to receive Zoom link.

Register now for the 5th Annual Student Success Symposium on Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Illini Union to participate in the ongoing discussion about what our campus is doing and will do to bolster retention and graduation rates, close equity gaps and enhance the Illinois Experience. Deadline to register is Jan. 22.

Join the Frank Center in person or via Zoom for a Q&A with Chris Cillizza, an independent news creator who produces a daily Substack newsletter and daily YouTube videos on politics. He previously served as politics reporter and editor-at-large for CNN and is founding editor of The Washington Post political blog “The Fix.” The Q&A will be led by Colleen King, a professor of journalism and director of the Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media. Register to join via Zoom.

The iSchool's Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship will host Karen Levy, a professor of information science at Cornell University and associated faculty at Cornell Law School, presenting "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work: Lessons from the Truck Cab and the Supermarket" on Wednesday, Dec. 3, as part of its The AI Disruption speaker series. More information is at this link.

Join CITL for the December Art of Teaching Lunchtime Seminar Series session! Why replace something that works well enough with something unknown? Lisa Travis (LAS) draws on her experience redesigning Introductory Psychology and how a major course overhaul can be a positive experience with long-term benefits. Registration is required.

This course will focus on the basics of welding geomembranes and understanding how to achieve a suitable weld quality, using thermal fusion welding technologies (e.g., hot wedge and hot air and hand extrusion welders). In particular, Part 2 will focus on the following: hot wedge fusion welder – solid and split wedges, hot air fusion welder, hand extrusion welder, adhesive and solvent welding, data logging technology and its benefits and equipment setup. 1.5 PDH.

This December 2025 short course will focus on the basics of welding geomembranes and understanding how to achieve a suitable weld quality, using thermal fusion welding technologies (e.g., hot wedge and hot air, and hand extrusion welders). In particular, the course will focus on: welding different geomembrane polymers, types of welding and equipment selection, welding parameters and the importance of seam testing. Part 1 will focus on the following: welding PE and PP materials (HDPE, LLDPE. fPP and PP-R), and welding PVC and similar products (PVC, CSPE and EIA). 1.5 PDH.

The Family Resiliency Center is looking for volunteers (18+ year olds) to help with a research study aimed at improving how we measure biomarkers in saliva. Your participation only takes about 20 minutes, and you will just need to provide a saliva sample and answer a short survey. You can do it from home, work, community setting or in our lab, whichever works best for you. Why does your spit matter? Because you can help us validate a handheld device that could make health monitoring more accessible and efficient for everyone. To participate, simply email spit-device-study@illinois.edu.

Are you interested in a study involving research that will lead to advances in screening, treatment and care of Major Depressive Disorder and Anxiety Disorder? We seek participants who currently have MDD or AD and participants who do not have either of these conditions. Participating in the study will involve completing surveys about physical and mental health and participating in an interview.

ATTENTION IT HELPERS. Are you someone who helps retired people (ages 60+) with technology (through your work or through volunteering)? If so, we’d like to interview you. We’re doing a project on media and artificial intelligence literacy among older adults, and we’d like to hear from people who are helping these adults. Please contact Maaike at maaiken2@illinois.edu if you’re interested in scheduling a 30-minute Zoom or in-person interview. $35 gift card is provided upon completion of the interview.

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!