General Events

The ancient poet Sappho coined "sweetbitter" in one of her most evocative verses, still striking us to the heart nearly three millennia later. As with so many ancient figures, the poet is more legend than person today, her story told and retold even as her poetry continues to enchant and move. This exhibit will be on display through mid-August 2026.

The exhibition highlights the linguistic, cultural, and intellectual diversity of Middle Eastern collections at the University of Illinois. It features materials in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, Turkish, Amazigh (Tamazight), English, French, Spanish, and German that reflect the region’s plural societies and minority communities within the Middle East and across its diasporas.

Tired of hearing advice about highlighting your notes and writing lists? There are lots of study tips out there, but they don't work for everyone, especially if you're neurodivergent. This workshop is for those who find that popular advice doesn't work for them to learn new study habits, such as reading tips, time tricks, and building habits on uplifting strengths.

Join the School of Earth, Society & Environment, the Program on Environmental Sustainability, the Institute for Sustainability, Energy, and Environment, and other campus partners as we celebrate Earth Day on the Quad!

Join us on Wednesday April, 22 from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a Women in Tech Luncheon with Shawn Carlson.

"Studying biomass sorghum roots under drought conditions - current technology and results" Sam Walker Graduate Research Assistant Plant Biology, University of Illinois

Did you know that over half of college students worry about being able to afford their course materials? Are you wondering how you can create a budget-friendly course for students? This workshop will introduce you to Library and campus resources you can share with students to help them save money on textbooks, articles, technology, and other materials.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Celebrate Earth Day with us! Join us on Wednesday, April 22, from 2:00–2:45 p.m. for an Earth Day Trash Bash as we come together to care for our environment and give back to our community.

This lecture examines Romani culture, flamenco, and the history of flamenco dress in Europe before and during the nineteenth century, highlighting the art form’s deep Romani roots prior to its theatrical codification. It focuses on the material culture of flamenco dress—its fabrics, construction, and makers.

Join Us For A Wonderful Documentary!

Start preparing for the faculty job search

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Join us every Thursday for Snack & Study at AAS! From 1:00-4:00, the AAS building is open for student use. Pull up a seat in our cozy Reading Room and enjoy a quiet space where you can study, read, or just take a break from it all. Free hot drinks and snacks available while supplies last!

Join We CU and the Community Learning Lab for an end-of-year reception. Stop by the Alice Campbell Alumni Center on April 23 from 3:00 and 4:30 p.m. and help us celebrate the positive impact our students, instructors, and community partners have had in the Champaign-Urbana community this year. Light refreshments will be served. Registration link to follow.

Calling all comic book lovers, and soon-to-be comic book lovers! Join the TLAS and IAS campus libraries on Thursday, 4/23 from 3-5 pm in the Orange Room of the Main Library for Comic-Palooza! With an expansive (and growing) comic collection, the library has something for everyone. Free! Snacks provided.

Join the Cancer Center at Illinois for a screening of "Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution." The documentary chronicles the life and career of Nobel Laureate and Illinois alumnus, Phil Sharp, who will attend the event. The film is narrated by Mark Ruffalo and part of the PBS Independent Lens documentary series.

Weekly interactive tabling events to learn about resources for stress management individually and throughout the campus community.

Join iSEE and the Green Leadership Council (GLC) as we honor student groups and Registered Student Organizations for their sustainability achievements over the past year! Student groups are encouraged to apply for a Green Globe Award to showcase their sustainability work. Applications are open now and due April 16 at 11:59 PM.

The next Scholarship Out Loud panel is part of the 16th Annual Gesa E. Kirsch Graduate Symposium.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Documents must be proactively accessible for all students. This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues. You’ll learn how to scan multiple document types for accessibility issues and remediate them.

Learn to craft competitive statements for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant program.

Please join us for the spring open house at the McKechnie Family LIFE Home, an exciting opportunity to showcase the current projects in interdisciplinary research with a particular focus on student engagement. Guests are invited to explore the facility at their own pace, view posters of current projects, and interact with live demonstrations.

Want to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3 p.m., join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.

Get up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to prevent reading and navigating order culprits, freeze columns and rows, hide unused columns and rows, delete empty rows between elements, create accessible links, and use the Accessibility Assistant.

Join us for our annual awards ceremony celebrating the accomplishments of our students, faculty, and staff.

Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Professor Joyce Yen Feng, Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taipei, Taiwan is a two-time graduate of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's School of Social Work (1981, 1988). She returns to campus to accept the 2026 Madhuri and Jagdish N. Sheth International Alumni Award for Exceptional Achievement.

Scott Fraser, PhD President, Dynamic Imaging, Head of Biohub, San Francisco "Eavesdropping on Biology by Using New Instrumentation and AI to Foster Multiscale Imaging"

Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Join your fellow graduate students in the humanities, arts, and related fields in this designated co-working space at HRI.

This hands-on workshop covers what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including major accessible math formats, accessible math tools, structuring workflows to deliver accessible math, and how digital math interacts with platforms like Canvas, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents, and webpages. See full description for free software requirements.

Georgia Malandraki will be honored as the Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 in 2001 Huff Hall with a reception to follow. Please RSVP by April 21.

Get up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.

“Fiber Rearrangement Redistributes Energy and Modulates Intrinsic Cutting Energy in Bovine Glisson's Capsule” Shaobo Zhan, PhD Candidate Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois

Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.

Join us as our seniors present their honors theses.

Join us for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with Ross Douthat.