Technology Services Calendar

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Thursday, March 28, 2024

Sunday, March 31, 2024

Monday, April 1, 2024

    • 5:00 - 6:15 pm
    • Remote workshop via Zoom

    Teaching presence strongly impacts the way students build their knowledge in your course. In this session, you will learn how to strategically apply your teaching presence to the critical roles you have as a Teaching Assistant and gain insights from outstanding faculty here at Illinois.

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

    • 10:00 - 11:55 am   Wed morning
    • 330 Armory or online

    Learn how to create and edit OneNote notebooks, search and export notes. We will explore the use and management of sections and pages including section groups and subpages. We will enter data into OneNote from a variety of sources, from existing documents to webpages. We will discuss merits of embedding spreadsheets or linking.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Wed afternoon
    • 330 Armory Building or online

    In this two-hour live Photoshop session, we will cover working with layers and learn to edit in a non-destructive way. Participants can choose in-person or online.  

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

    Have questions about Illinois REDCap? Join us for virtual office hours to discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap Application Specialist.

Thursday, April 4, 2024

Friday, April 5, 2024

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month. 

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join the Data Science User Group on Friday, April 5 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The user group aims to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.

Monday, April 8, 2024

Tuesday, April 9, 2024

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join us on Tuesday, April 9, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to learn about Building and Managing a Startup Team with Business Administration Professor Melissa Graebner.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Tues afternoon
    • 330 Armory or online

    Creating, storing, and updating organizational charts can be a time-consuming task. Using software that is designed for visualizing information aids the process. Visio can even generate a diagram that adds the shapes and connectors for you from data that is stored in an Excel workbook. In this workshop attendees will create simple org charts, and pull from excel.

Wednesday, April 10, 2024

    • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm   Wed morning
    • 330 Armory Building or online

    In this 2-hour instructor led short course you will learn how to specific features and tips on managing email more efficiently from conversation view to rules to pre-sort messages and moving folders around.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks Atrium, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

    Join us on Wednesday, April 10 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM to celebrate Eid al-Fitr at EnterpriseWorks.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Wed afternoon
    • 330 Armory Building or online

    In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn the basics of using the drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator CC, including how to use the Pencil and Curvature tools, how to edit paths. Then we will look at layers, including how to create, edit, and organize content. We will also learn the basics of transforming and editing artwork in Illustrator. Pre-registration required.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

    Have questions about Illinois REDCap? Join us for virtual office hours to discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap Application Specialist.

Thursday, April 11, 2024

    • 8:00 - 9:30 am
    • Illinois Conference Center (1900 South First Street, Champaign)

    Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Thursday, April 11 at the Illinois Conference Center.

    • 10:00 - 11:55 am   Thur morning
    • 330 Armory or online

    This 2-hour Outlook Calendar workshop, participants will learn to schedule & edit appointments; work with calendar labels and tasks displayed on the Calendar. We will schedule with the Scheduling Assistant, practice scheduling a conference room, and discuss scheduling Online Meetings, and discuss calendar permissions.

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Thur afternoon
    • 330 Armory

    Join us in an instructor-led session using OneNote where we will discuss the structure of notebooks and how OneNote notebooks work within MS Teams. Prereq: understand Teams and MS OneNote. Pre-registration required; no walk-ins please.

  • EnterpriseWorks Tour Graphic
    • 3:30 - 4:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

    Want to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3:30 PM, join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.

    • 7:00 - 8:00 pm
    • Remote workshop via Zoom

    In this workshop, we'll investigate a model of motivation that can help you identify the kinds of things that might motivate your students. Once you are familiar with the model, you'll zoom in to your individual situation and identify more specific things you can do to get and keep your students motivated.

Friday, April 12, 2024

Monday, April 15, 2024

    • 1:00 - 2:30 pm   Mon afternoon
    • 329/330 Armory

    Join us in a hybrid session where we will discuss best practices for setting up a Teams online meeting as well as joining the meeting. We'll cover the capabilities of meetings in Teams in addition to requirements and planning considerations for Teams. This session is aimed for beginner users of Teams. Pre-registration required.

Tuesday, April 16, 2024

Wednesday, April 17, 2024

    • 11:30 am - 12:45 pm
    • Remote workshop via Zoom

    Digital literacy is the ability to apply IT and digital technology to find, understand, evaluate, communicate, and create information. Digital literacy skills are just as important as self-regulated learning behaviors. In this workshop you will develop strategies to promote digital literacy among your students for their learning in your course and beyond.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Wed afternoon
    • 330 Armory

    In this 2-hour instructor led InDesign workshop, participants will learn how to create and open InDesign documents, navigate the user interface, modify a document, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames and create a postcard in the process. No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Pre-registration is required.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

    Have questions about Illinois REDCap? Join us for virtual office hours to discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap Application Specialist.

Thursday, April 18, 2024

    • 10:00 - 10:55 am   Thur morning

    We have many options for scheduling online meetings these days. We will use Outlook for a central place to keep track of several kinds of online meetings and to make sure we have reminders. We will look at recommendations for scheduling with Zoom and Teams. We will go over helpful tips for each platform, including scheduling as a delegate. Prereq: Outlook Calendar workshop

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Thur afternoon
    • 330 Armory or online

    In this 2-hour instructor-led workshop, participants will learn how to use Adobe Express (Adobe's online design tool) to create social media posts, customize photos, create a flyer and use the new Generative AI tools. No prior knowledge of Adobe Express is required. Pre-registration required.

    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

    • 3:00 - 4:55 pm   Thur afternoon
    • 330 Armory or online

    In this two-hour Illustrator session, we will go over recommended resources and tutorials, then participants will be introduced to the user interface while creating a vector graphic logo.

Friday, April 19, 2024

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

    • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm   Tues morning
    • 330 Armory or online

    In this 2-hour InDesign workshop, participants will learn how to create a two-page InDesign brochure from scratch, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames. No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Offered in-person or online. Pre-registration required

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Tues afternoon
    • 330 Armory or online

    During this two-hour session, we will go over the basics of the Photoshop interface and some resources on how to continue learning features. Instructor will work through a beginner tutorial, editing a photo and share resources. Q & A to follow.

    • 3:00 - 6:30 pm
    • NCSA Building: 1205 W. Clark St. Urbana, IL, 61801

    NCSA will showcase the research conducted by students at NCSA and UIUC. This conference also presents the opportunity to network with NCSA researchers, faculty affiliates and industry partners.

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Wed afternoon
    • 330 Armory or online

    In this 2-hour instructor led workshop we will explore the Visio interface and create graphics. Visio comes with diagram-specific shapes and tools that enable you to quickly create professional-looking flowcharts, organization charts, timelines, & more. We will learn how to create some basic shapes, and connect, distribute, and align them. Pre-registration required

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

    Have questions about Illinois REDCap? Join us for virtual office hours to discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap Application Specialist.

Thursday, April 25, 2024

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

    • 2:00 - 3:55 pm   Tues afternoon
    • 330 Armory

    In this 2-hour InDesign workshop, participants will learn the basics of adding interactivity to your Adobe InDesign documents, including adding links, buttons, animation, and sharing your interactive document. Basic knowledge of InDesign is required. Pre-registration required. (Participants can choose between online or in-person after registration)  

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm   Wed afternoon
    • 330 Armory Building or online

    In this 2-hour workshop, participants will learn the basics of using the drawing tools in Adobe Illustrator CC, including how to use the Pencil and Curvature tools, how to edit paths. Then we will look at layers, including how to create, edit, and organize content. We will also learn the basics of transforming and editing artwork in Illustrator. Pre-registration required.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

    Have questions about Illinois REDCap? Join us for virtual office hours to discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap Application Specialist.

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Friday, May 3, 2024

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month. 

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join the Data Science User Group on Friday, May 3 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The user group aims to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.

Wednesday, May 8, 2024

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

    Have questions about Illinois REDCap? Join us for virtual office hours to discuss general REDCap matters or items related to a specific REDCap project with a REDCap Application Specialist.

Thursday, May 9, 2024

Friday, May 10, 2024

Thursday, May 16, 2024

Friday, May 17, 2024

Thursday, May 23, 2024

  • EnterpriseWorks Tour Graphic
    • 3:30 - 4:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

    Want to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3:30 PM, join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.

Thursday, May 30, 2024

Friday, June 7, 2024

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month. 

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join the Data Science User Group on Friday, June 7 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The user group aims to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.

Thursday, June 13, 2024

    • 8:00 - 9:30 am
    • Illinois Conference Center (1900 South First Street, Champaign)

    Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Thursday, June 13 at the Illinois Conference Center.

Friday, June 14, 2024

Thursday, June 20, 2024

  • EnterpriseWorks Tour Graphic
    • 3:30 - 4:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign

    Want to learn more about entrepreneurship opportunities throughout EnterpriseWorks? Starting promptly at 3:30 PM, join us for tours through the EnterpriseWorks incubator to gain an understanding of the different resources EnterpriseWorks has to offer.

Friday, June 21, 2024

Thursday, June 27, 2024

Friday, July 12, 2024

Friday, July 19, 2024

Thursday, July 25, 2024

Friday, August 2, 2024

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month. 

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join the Data Science User Group on Friday, August 2 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The user group aims to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.

Friday, August 9, 2024

Friday, August 16, 2024

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Friday, September 6, 2024

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month. 

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join the Data Science User Group on Friday, September 6 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The user group aims to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.

Thursday, September 12, 2024

    • 8:00 - 9:30 am
    • Illinois Conference Center (1900 South First Street, Champaign)

    Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at the Illinois Conference Center.

Friday, September 13, 2024

Friday, September 20, 2024

Thursday, September 26, 2024

Friday, October 4, 2024

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month. 

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join the Data Science User Group on Friday, October 4 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The user group aims to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.

Friday, October 11, 2024

Friday, October 18, 2024

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Friday, November 1, 2024

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month. 

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join the Data Science User Group on Friday, November 1 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The user group aims to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.

Friday, November 8, 2024

Friday, November 15, 2024

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

    • 8:00 - 9:30 am
    • Illinois Conference Center (1900 South First Street, Champaign)

    Research Park and the Champaign County Economic Development Corporation invite you to join us for AgTech Breakfast from 8:00-9:30 AM on Wednesday, December 4 at the Illinois Conference Center.

Friday, December 6, 2024

    • 9:00 - 10:00 am
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month. 

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive

    Join the Data Science User Group on Friday, December 6 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM. The user group aims to build a community of interest around data science to foster learning, collaboration, and networking.

Friday, December 13, 2024

Friday, December 20, 2024