Geography and Geographic Information Science (GGIS)

Friday, October 17, 2025

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
Friday Forum + Conversation Café: LGBTQ + Stories of Change: A Journey Through History by Dywaine Betts, Jr.

Friday Forum + Conversation Café: LGBTQ + Stories of Change: A Journey Through History by Dywaine Betts, Jr. Time: October 17 at 12 pm Location: Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Lecture
- 3:00 pm
- 2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom
GGIS Distinguished Alumna Colloquium | Imelda Moise (MS '07, PhD '12)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- JW Eater JR. High, 400 E Wabash Ave, Rantoul, IL 61866
Rantoul City Schools Hispanic Heritage Celebration ; Celebración del mes de la Herencia Hispania de RCS
- Festival/Celebration

- 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- 314b Illini Union
International Students Navigating the U.S.: Immigration, Rights, and Resources
- Informational
- 4:00 - 6:30 pm
- Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
AsiaLENS | "Black Box Diaries" Screening + Q&A with filmmater Shiori Itô

AsiaLENS | "Black Box Diaries" Screening + Q&A with filmmater Shiori Itô Location: Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 Time: October 20 | 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
- Film Screening
- 4:00 pm
Virtual Talk: ESMA Survivors
- Lecture

- 12:00 pm
- Heritage Room, ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
Panel on “Community-Engaged Research in Action: Insights for Graduate Students”

Panel on “Community-Engaged Research in Action: Insights for Graduate Students” | October 21 at 12 pm | Heritage Room, ACES Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 - 1:30 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
Panel on “Community-Engaged Research in Action: Insights for Graduate Students”
- Conference/Workshop
- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- Coble Hall 108
Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies Reading Group: Juliana Freire’s “Indigenous Documentaries: Art, Self-Representation, and the Environment in Huni Kui Films”
- Lecture
- 5:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, Language, Cultures and Literatures Building (LCLB 1080)
Between Amsterdam and the Antilles: Diaspora and Community in Colonial Curaçao
- Lecture

- 12:30 - 3:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall
Graduate Workshop on "Effective Fellowship Writing"
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:30 - 3:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall
Graduate Workshop on "Effective Fellowship Writing"

GRADUATE STDENT WORSHOP Lunch for attendees: 12-12:30pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals Wednesday, October 22 |12:30 pm - 2:30 pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St Tips for applying for Grants and Fellowships Wednesday, October 22 |2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St
- Conference/Workshop

- 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
- BNAACC Main Multipurpose Room
Strategic Networking for Uncertain Times: Turning Conversations into Career Opportunities
- Informational
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
Friday Forum + Conversation Café: Fighting for Algorithmic Justice in an Age of AI-Driven Surveillance by Clara Belitz

Friday Forum + Conversation Café: Fighting for Algorithmic Justice in an Age of AI-Driven Surveillance by Clara Belitz Time: November 7 at 12 PM Location: University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
- Lecture

- 4:30 - 5:30 pm
- YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign
Spring Reception
- Ceremony/Service