College of LAS Events
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Monday, August 19, 2019
Title: “Infrastructure for Teaching - RStudio Cloud” Abstract: Statistics frequently requires computational knowledge for modern applications. The prevalent way of teaching statistics with computing relies upon students recreating a prescribed learning environment on their own computer. This talk focuses on new cloud-based methods for designing learning environments
Wednesday, August 21, 2019
Thursday, August 22, 2019
Friday, August 23, 2019
What will 21st century humanities pedagogy look like? How might we strengthen and diversify the humanities and engage and inspire a new generation of learners? This collaborative retreat will begin with a keynote by Ellen McClure, Director of the new Engaged Humanities Initiative (EHI) at UIC. Panels and discussions will follow.
What will 21st century humanities pedagogy look like? How might we strengthen and diversify the humanities and engage and inspire a new generation of learners? This collaborative retreat will begin with a keynote by Ellen McClure, Director of the new Engaged Humanities Initiative (EHI) at UIC. Panels and discussions will follow.
Orientation for new incoming History Graduate Students.
The Japanese language placement test will be held Friday, August 23, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in Room G18 of the Foreign Languages Building. The Korean language placement test will be held Friday, August 23, 2019 at 9:30 a.m. to noon in Room G27 of the Foreign Languages Building.
Monday, August 26, 2019
Classes for Fall 2019 begin!
Please join us at our Welcome Back Reception for the Students and Faculty of the Linguistics Department, celebrating the start of the 2019-2020 school year! Snacks will be provided.
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Proficiency exams for HIST 141 and HIST 142. Registration Required. Location and other details provided to registered students. View website for more information.
Wednesday, August 28, 2019
"A Book In Common" brings together members and friends of the department to discuss a historically-oriented book nominated by a faculty member or graduate student and chosen by a committee made up of faculty and students. This year's book is We Demand: The University and Student Protests by Roderick Ferguson (University of California Press, 2017).
Thursday, August 29, 2019
Join us for the first Phi Alpha Theta meeting of the year as well as the welcome event for new students which will pit faculty and students alike in a fast-paced, highly competitive and sidesplittingly funny game of historical trivia! Snacks will be served and prizes given out to the winning teams.
Friday, August 30, 2019
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Organic Chemistry New Student Welcome Reception immediately following in 'A' Atrium of CLSL
Wednesday, September 4, 2019
These Brown Bags are discussions in which those who teach, have experience teaching, or care about education in general want to share information, materials, resources, tips, advice, and other experiences. All Brown Bags take place in 122 Illini Hall on the first Wednesday of each month, beginning in August. Please bring your own lunches.
Thursday, September 5, 2019
Please make plans to attend this “Advancing IPRH” Town Hall meeting to join the conversation about how IPRH might better support and sustain the research ecosystem that we have created together, and how we can evolve for the future.
Dr. Richard Tempest will present: "Trump vs. Putin, or the Dynamics of the Charismatic Imperative in the Twenty-First Century"
Friday, September 6, 2019
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Join us in celebrating the new academic year! Food and refreshments will be provided.
Presentation by Study Abroad Office specifically targeted to history majors.
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Rebecca Garden is John L. Hinds Professor of History of Science; Associate Professor of Public Health and Preventive Medicine; Executive Director, Consortium for Culture and Medicine, SUNY Upstate. With support from the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and the Presidential Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and the Humanities.
Join us for a School of Art + Design Distinguished Alumni Lecture by pioneering gay conceptual photographer and U of I alumnus Hal Fischer. This event is free and open to the public. An award presentation and reception will follow.
Friday, September 13, 2019
Lunch and conversation with gender-fluid drag queen and visual artist Sasha Velour for undergraduate students.
Saturday, September 14, 2019
Monday, September 16, 2019
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
This information session is dedicated to helping interested applicants learn more about this three-year faculty development initiative. Attendees will discover how the program and application process works; hear the experiences of current fellows; and have an opportunity to ask questions.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Understanding the Effects of Predictor Variables for Explainable Supervised Learning Models
“Mindfulness and Science-Based Approaches to Criminal Justice for the 21st Century.”
Jason Salavon, new media artist
Friday, September 20, 2019
Monday, September 23, 2019
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
CHEM 535 Literature Seminar
Celebrate opening night for KAM’s newest exhibitions, including “Art Since 1948,” “All this Beauty and Color: Highlights of the WPA,” and “Revealing Presence: Women in Architecture at the University of Illinois.”
Known throughout the indie music world for her solo project, Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner will read from her upcoming memoir, Crying in H-Mart.
Friday, September 27, 2019
The symposium aims to strengthen the alumni and bring further visibility to issues for women in architecture. For information on keynote speakers, discussion panels, and networking opportunities, visit arch.illinois.edu/arch-womens-symposium.
Saturday, September 28, 2019
A reading by poets J. Allyn Rosser and Mark Halliday. Part of Pygmalion, September 26–28. Free and open to the public.