Geography & Geographic Information Science (GGIS)

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

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  MillerComm Lecture Series: "Flame: Screening and discussion with Simon Bright and Ingrid Sinclair"

  5:00 pm

  Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, Urbana

  • Film Screening

Wednesday, March 11, 2026

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  Stories From the Field and the Frontlines: Humanitarian Work and Diplomatic Security in a Changing World

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  Career Center Conference room 143. 705 S Wright Street

  • Lecture

Thursday, March 12, 2026

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  Women in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Elizabeth Sutton

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Lecture
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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

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  Faculty, Student & Alumni Gathering @ AAG Annual Meeting

  6:00 - 8:00 pm

  The Chieftain Irish Pub

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, March 19, 2026

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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  Recurring

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, March 23, 2026

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  Women in Science Lecture Series: Archana Verma

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Lecture

Thursday, March 26, 2026

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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  Recurring

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 27, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Sindicatos, Labor Unions: Protecting Graduate Workers"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 2, 2026

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  CSGGE Alumni Lecture: "Planning with a Purpose: Reflections from a Journey in Urban Sustainability and Gender Equity"

  4:00 pm

  • Lecture
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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  Recurring

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 3, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "People v. Power: Litigation as a Strategy for Social and Economic Justice"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Ceremony/Service
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  Memorias de la Mujer Lotina: Arpilleras, Women, and Coal in Chile

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Krannert Art Museum, Lower Level Auditorium (KAM 62)

  • Exhibition

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

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  Alejandro Bovecchi: Lawmaking under Authoritarianism

  4:00 pm

  Lincoln Hall, Room 1062

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 9, 2026

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  Women in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Gisela Sin

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Lecture
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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  Recurring

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

Friday, April 10, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Connecting People to People and People to Nature"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Monday, April 13, 2026

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  "Weaving Resilience: Communities, Ecosystems, and Knowledge from the Colombian Caribbean in Times of Socio-environmental Crisis".

  8:30 am   TBD

  • Lecture

Wednesday, April 15, 2026

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  9th Annual International Food Security at Illinois Symposium

  Recurring

  All Day

  Heritage Room, ACES Library

  • Seminar/Symposium

Thursday, April 16, 2026

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  9th Annual International Food Security at Illinois Symposium

  Recurring

  All Day

  Heritage Room, ACES Library

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  “Aimé Césaire in the Era of Black Lives Matter” by Frieda Ekotto

  4:00 pm

  Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center; 1212 W. Nevada Street, Urbana IL

  • Lecture
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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  Recurring

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium
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  2026 CU Tango Music Festival at Krannert Uncorked

  5:30 - 7:00 pm

  Stage 5 at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

  • Performance
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  Archaeologist Talk | Luis Muro, Living Legacies of Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600

  5:30 pm   TBD

  Auditorium (KAM 62)

  • Lecture

Friday, April 17, 2026

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  Friday Forum + Conversation Table: "Where History Lives: Creating Spaces for Learning, Reflection, & Pride"

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture
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  CU Tango Music Festival Concert

  7:30 - 8:30 pm

  Urbana Dance Company

  • Performance
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  CU Tango Music: Meet and Greet Milonga

  8:45 - 11:55 pm

  Urbana Dance Company

  • Performance

Saturday, April 18, 2026

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  Tango Dance Workshops Day 1 with Daniela and Hernán and Paloma and Maxi

  1:00 - 5:15 pm

  Urbana Dance Company

  • Conference/Workshop
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  Tango for All

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Community Center for the Arts

  • Performance
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  Tango Music Workshop for Strings and Bass

  4:30 - 5:30 pm

  Community Center for the Arts

  • Performance
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  Intro to Tango Dance

  7:00 - 8:00 pm

  Urbana Dance Company

  • Performance
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  CU Tango Music: Festival Milonga

  8:00 pm

  Urbana Dance Company

  • Performance

Sunday, April 19, 2026

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  CU Tango Music: Practica, Brunch, and Jam with Mate Tasting

  10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  Urbana Dance Company

  • Social/Informal Event
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  Tango Dance Workshops Day 2 with Paloma and Maxi

  12:30 - 3:15 pm

  Urbana Dance Company

  • Conference/Workshop

Monday, April 20, 2026

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  Land’s Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia

  5:00 pm

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208

  • Lecture

Thursday, April 23, 2026

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  Spring Reception

  4:30 - 5:30 pm

  YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign

  • Ceremony/Service
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  I MMAS Chair Cátedra Development and the Global Agenda

  Recurring

  5:00 - 6:30 pm

  • Seminar/Symposium

Monday, April 27, 2026

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  Mayki Gorosito's Visit

  All Day

  • Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

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  Women in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Samar Hegazy

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  University Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801

  • Lecture