Student Affairs is offering Mental Health First Aid training programs throughout the spring semester. The first training is scheduled for Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31, 1:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m., in 103 Illini Union. You must attend both sessions to achieve certification!  In addition to the in-person sessions, there is pre- and post-course work that must be completed. The course is offered at no cost to attendees, but you must register and complete all portions of the course to receive certification. Register for this session at: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/1161823728  

Donna Rae Pearson, is a passionate curator who describes herself as a “radical historian, who gives under-represented groups agency to tell their stories in the most accessible way possible.” Join the campus community for a discussion, “Rectifying "et al." History: The Women of Brown Project,” where Donna will discuss Oliver Brown, et al. vs. Board of Education of Topeka and the twelve female plaintiffs in the 1954 Supreme Court.  Brown overturned the 1896 Plessy vs. Ferguson case that upheld the constitutionality of racial segregation laws, establishing the "separate but equal" doctrine. 

The Student Affairs Inclusive Excellence Committee invites you to participate and/or attend the Inaugural Student Affairs Inclusive Excellence Symposium! The symposium will feature University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Student Affairs professionals who have or are in the process of presenting innovative and practical ideas and programs that will support the continued development of our welcoming environment and highlight varying contributions to the cultural education of students and staff. Register at Go.illinois.edu/IESregister.

The Student Affairs Inclusive Excellence committee is undertaking a process that will allow us to map our formal services, training and programs relating to  inclusive excellence programming within the division. The findings of this process will contribute to the development of actional priorities. For your convenience, we have created a form to help you report on the inclusive excellence services, training and programs in your area. We ask that you please complete the above form by Wednesday, February 12, 2025.

The Day1 Access program, which allows students immediate access to course materials via Canvas, saved students over $355,000.