Geography and Geographic Information Science (GGIS)

Friday, October 10, 2025

- 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
- I-Hotel and Conference Center (1900 S 1st Street, Champaign, IL 61820)
Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research & Services Conference

Beyond Borders: Global Mental Health Research & Services Conference | October 9-10, 2025 | I-Hotel and Conference Center
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
Friday Forum + Conversation Café: Panel of Local Media and Scholars: The Urgency of Honest Media in an Age of Suppression

Panel of Local Media and Scholars: The Urgency of Honest Media in an Age of Suppression October 10 | 12 pm - 1 pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
- Lecture
- 3:00 pm
- 2049 NHB
Dr. José Atiles - Crisis by Design: Emergency Powers and Colonial Legality in Puerto Rico
- Seminar/Symposium
- 3:00 pm
- 2049 Natural History Building and via Zoom
GGIS Colloquium | Crisis by Design: Emergency Powers and Colonial Legality in Puerto Rico

Dr. Atiles book Crisis by Design (Stanford, 2024) offers an interdisciplinary sociolegal analysis of the role of law, emergency powers, and anticorruption mobilizations in Puerto Rico’s ongoing multilayered crisis.
- Seminar/Symposium

- 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

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