Light up the night at the Future's So Bright 5K! This fun evening race welcomes runners and walkers of all ages and abilities. Sport your bright race shirt, glow gear, and Illini spirit as you make your way around campus. Whether you're racing, jogging, or walking with friends, you'll be supporting Active Illini Day Camp scholarships and helping create summer camp opportunities for local youth. Register in Active Illini using your netID and password.

Join us in becoming an ally. In this training we will cover: homophobia and transphobia, privilege, discrimination and other issues in the U.S., Common LGBTQ+ student challenges, University of Illinois policies and reporting, interrupting bias, a case studies activity and creating an action plan to create change in areas of your life to further inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community. For additional information and to RSVP visit: https://gsrc.illinois.edu/programs/ally

Join us for an Introduction to the LGBTQ+ community. In this training we will cover: LGBTQ+ identities, the gender spectrum and transgender identities, gender pronouns and intersectionality. For additional information and to RSVP: https://gsrc.illinois.edu/programs/ally

Discover how gaining knowledge of state and federal systems can advance your career goals. Presenter RoxAnne LaVallie-Unabia, CMS Statewide Manager for Native American Diversity & Inclusion for the State of Illinois and an enrolled member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Indians, will share insights from over 20 years of federal experience. Learn about non-monetary government employment perks, including health insurance, benefit hours, tuition reimbursement, leadership training, and student loan forgiveness, while exploring your field from a unique public sector perspective. 

The Gender & Sexuality Resource Center invites all campus partners who are hosting events relating to issues of gender and sexuality, particularly those impacting LGBTQIA2S+ people to submit their programs to the campus-wide LGBTQ+ History Month calendar: Call for 2026 LGBTQ+ History Month Events. This form will close on Friday, September 25, 2026, at 5 pm. Submitting your programs allows our center to further amplify your work with all our campus constituents.

Congratulations to our newest Belonging Heroes: Awais Vaid and Lauren Wheeler, Campus Recreation. Each Belonging Hero was nominated by their colleagues for the ways they help foster a sense of belonging and inclusivity. Representing areas across Student Affairs, these people make a difference through the ways they welcome, support, connect, and value others. Visit Student Affairs Leads Illinois to learn more and nominate a Belonging Hero! https://studentaffairs.illinois.edu/superpowers.