Michael Vila's calendar for event attendance planning.

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Thursday, June 5, 2025

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

    In this 2-hour course, we will spend time adjusting images in Photoshop, using Adjustment Layers, and explore several kinds of image adjustments. We will also explore image editing in a non-destructive manner. Pre-registration is required.  

    • 1:00 - 1:55 pm   Thur afternoon

    Join us in a one-hour online session to explore some advanced features of Zoom. Features covered will include breakout rooms, setting a virtual background, recording, and more. Link sent if registered by 8 am.

    • 3:00 - 4:55 pm   Thur afternoon

    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.

Friday, June 6, 2025

    • 9:00 am
    • Director's office

    Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve

Saturday, June 7, 2025

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Enjoy artmaking, stories, and exploring the galleries! You'll get to make a paper modern house and learn about midcentury design. For ages 5+.

Tuesday, June 10, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

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

    Collaboration is working together on a shared project or goal. Teams collaboration tools can keep projects organized and help get work done. Share files, co-author and edit content simultaneously, and work together in channels.

    • 3:00 - 4:55 pm   Tue 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.

Wednesday, June 11, 2025

    • 10:00 - 11:55 am   Wed morning
    • 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.

    • 10:15 am - 12:00 pm
    • Room 1040, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, 1205 W Clark St, Urbana, IL 61801

    Join us at the National Center for Supercomputing Applications for an Academic Writing Workshop this June to learn about communicating science to policymakers, how to build an engaging poster presentation and citation management. This workshop is sponsored by NCSA’s Software Working Group. Light refreshments will be provided for in-person attendees.

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, June 12, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.

    • 10:00 - 11:55 am   Thur 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.

    • 1:00 - 2:55 pm   Thur afternoon

    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.

    • 3:00 - 4:55 pm   Thur 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.

    • 6:30 pm   7:30 pm
    • The Literary, 122 N Neil St, Champaign, IL, 61820

    Spurlock Museum is proud to partner with The Literary to present this new community program. Free books will be provided to the first 13 people that sign up for participation. Between now and April 2026, we've chosen 5 books related to Spurlock exhibits. Stop by Spurlock anytime during open hours to sign up and pick up your free book!

Saturday, June 14, 2025

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

    • 9:00 am - 4:15 pm   Tuesday
    • 330 Armory or online

    This program provides new employees at the Urbana campus of the University of Illinois an overview of IT services that are critical to success on campus. Attendees can register for one, two, or more of the scheduled sessions. Offered at no cost to faculty/staff/students of the University of Illinois. New and current employees are invited to attend.

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

    • 11:00 - 11:55 am   Wed 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

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Friday, June 20, 2025

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Tuesday, June 24, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this spring for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

  • black and white historical photo of 2 dancers, performing in interior room of modern home
    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Don’t miss the final week of the "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" exhibition! On view through Saturday, July 12. During the summer, the museum is open Tuesday–Friday 10–5 and Saturday 10–4. Free admission.

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

  • black and white historical photo of 2 dancers, performing in interior room of modern home
    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Don’t miss the final week of the "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" exhibition! On view through Saturday, July 12. During the summer, the museum is open Tuesday–Friday 10–5 and Saturday 10–4. Free admission.

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, July 10, 2025

  • black and white historical photo of 2 dancers, performing in interior room of modern home
    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Don’t miss the final week of the "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" exhibition! On view through Saturday, July 12. During the summer, the museum is open Tuesday–Friday 10–5 and Saturday 10–4. Free admission.

    • 10:00 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.

Friday, July 11, 2025

  • black and white historical photo of 2 dancers, performing in interior room of modern home
    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Don’t miss the final week of the "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" exhibition! On view through Saturday, July 12. During the summer, the museum is open Tuesday–Friday 10–5 and Saturday 10–4. Free admission.

    • 9:00 am
    • Director's office

    Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve

Saturday, July 12, 2025

  • black and white historical photo of 2 dancers, performing in interior room of modern home
    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Don’t miss the final week of the "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" exhibition! On view through Saturday, July 12. During the summer, the museum is open Tuesday–Friday 10–5 and Saturday 10–4. Free admission.

Sunday, July 13, 2025

Monday, July 14, 2025

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, July 17, 2025

    • 2:00 - 3:30 pm
    • Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) 2039

    Professor Berenbaum discusses the importance of wasps in providing valuable ecosystem services in the face of general fear and dislike of yellowjackets and hornets in particular. This talk is part of the 7th annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.

Friday, July 18, 2025

    • 9:00 am
    • Director's office

    Beckman Director Steve Maren will be hosting a weekly Director’s Coffee Hour at 9 a.m. on Fridays at one of the nearby coffee shops (the Daily Byte or Espresso Royale) until the Beckman Café reopens. It's a great opportunity to get to know your new director and for him to get to know you and your research. Steve's buying! Please contact Stacy for details on meeting Steve

    • 2:00 - 3:30 pm
    • Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) 2039

    Chris Green discusses the creative strategies developed by animal advocacy organizations to effect change in public policy. This talk is part of the 7th annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.

    • 4:00 - 5:30 pm
    • Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) 2039

    Professor Hornstein considers the lion hunt as both a convention of European painting as well as a political motif that was directly related to French colonial expansion in North Africa, especially in the decades after the 1830 conquest. This talk is part of the 7th Annual Animal Studies Summer Institute.

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Saturday, July 26, 2025

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Enjoy artmaking, stories, and exploring the galleries! You'll get to make a paper modern house and learn about midcentury design. You’ll get to make your own sculpture inspired by artist Frank Stella and learn about colors, textures, and shapes. For ages 5+.

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, August 13, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, August 14, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, September 2, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, September 4, 2025

    • 3:00 pm
    • Beckman Director's Conference Room, 1329

    Welcome to the Beckman Institute! In this onboarding session, new Beckman faculty and affiliates will learn from Associate Director for Research Cristina Álvarez-Mingote what Beckman Institute services are available, who to contact with questions, and how to be a collaborative and fully engaged member of the Beckman community.

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, September 11, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, September 30, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Saturday, October 4, 2025

    • 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
    • Multiple locations

    Undergraduates and friends of the humanities—save the date for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign’s first ever Humanities Open House! Join us on Saturday, October 4, 2025, when we’ll be highlighting the best of the humanities on our campus, including academic departments, student groups, research, resources, and alumni stories. More details will be added as th

Tuesday, October 7, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

    • 4:00 pm
    • Levis Faculty Center, Rm 210

    Professor Reyes Mason's presentation is grounded in a belief that our collective work on climate change can indeed lead to a healthier and thriving world for all in the midst of disaster and devastation, from our own backyards to communities across the globe.

Thursday, October 9, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.

Tuesday, October 14, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Wednesday, November 5, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Thursday, November 13, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • MRI Exhibit

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, November 19, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Wednesday, December 10, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5269-5th Floor Tower

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!