IAS Library Suggests!
Monday, February 23, 2026
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All DayDragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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11:30 am 1:30 pmAsian American Cultural Center 1210 W. Nevada, Urbana, IL -
12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmAre you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!
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2:30 - 3:30 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. The software is free for all University of Illinois users via a license provided by Illinois Computes. Learn how to create a code system and apply codes to text, media, and survey data...and more!
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7:00 pmIllini Union Courtyard Café
Tuesday, February 24, 2026
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All DayDragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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All DayKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignWith over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.
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11:00 am - 12:30 pmIn person at 103 Armory or Virtual via ZoomOur selected book will be… The New College Classroom (Davidson & Katopodis, 2022) Hybrid meetings are 11:00 AM -12:30 PM on Tuesdays - January 27, February 10 & 24, and March 10.
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12:00 pm 1:00 PMAsian American Cultural Center 1210 W. Nevada, Urbana, IL -
12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmThis Illinois REDCap workshop will focus on advanced ways Illinois REDCap can be used to collect research data, including how to build or edit projects with a Data Dictionary, collecting data with repeatable instruments, and collecting longitudinal data with defined events.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmThis hands-on workshop covers what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including major accessible math formats, accessible math tools, structuring workflows to deliver accessible math, and how digital math interacts with platforms like Canvas, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents, and webpages. See full description for free software requirements.
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5:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum of World Cultures (600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL) -
7:00 pmIllini Union Courtyard Café
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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All DayDragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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All DayKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignWith over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmCITL Innovation Studio, Armory 172Throughout your life you will, almost certainly, give presentations. We have all sat through presentations that were boring, confusing, and drab. How do you communicate your message most succinctly? What visuals will captivate and inform your audience the best? In this session we distill the magic that just might take your next presentation from bland to grand.
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5:00 pmJoin us for the first webinar in the Costumes & Customs Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Arts Integration and organized in collaboration with the University Library, the Department of Theatre, the Department of Classics, the Spurlock Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum, explores the history and cultural significance of clothing across time and place.
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5:30 pmKrannert Performing Arts Center, Stage 5 LobbyМы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.
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6:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB -
7:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801From block parties to downtown clubs, grab the mic and light it up! Channel J. Cole or NBA Youngboy with a solo flow, or gather your friends to perform like Wu Tang Clan or Migos. Hosted by DJ TAT, And Ya’ Don’t Stop! Hip Hop Karaoke is part of the Hip Hop Convene, a celebration of hip hop’s legacy, innovation, and power to build community.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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All DayDragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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All DayKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignWith over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.
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10:00 - 11:00 amNew to the university? Need a refresher on using the library? This hands-on workshop will introduce you to library resources and services. After this workshop, you’ll be able to navigate the library website with confidence to access print and electronic materials. Come with questions if you have them!
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
12:00 - 2:00 pmEnglish Building 109 -
3:00 - 4:00 pmMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. The software is free for all University of Illinois users via a license provided by Illinois Computes. Learn how to create a code system and apply codes to text, media, and survey data...and more!
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3:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801You deserve time to recharge! As days grow longer, welcome the light by creating stained-glass-inspired art. Drop into Spurlock Museum anytime 3–5pm to slow down, take a real break, and craft something colorful for either yourself or for someone special.
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3:30 - 5:30 pmWomen's Resources Center; 616 E. Green Street Suite 213 -
3:30 - 4:30 pmWomen's Resources Center; 616 E. Green Street Suite 213 -
4:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820) -
5:00 pmLucy Ellis Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 Room 1080 -
5:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana -
6:00 - 8:00 pmBruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center Multipurpose Room, 1212 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, ILJoin us for a film screening of The Edge of Each Other’s Battles (2002), a 59-minute documentary honoring Audre Lorde, followed by a facilitated discussion.
Friday, February 27, 2026
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All DayDragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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All DayKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignWith over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign -
12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign -
1:30 - 3:00 pmHybrid: 306 Coble Hall & ZOOM -
7:00 pmIllini Union Courtyard Café
Saturday, February 28, 2026
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All DayDragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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All DayKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignWith over 100 prints on display—including works by Rembrandt, Goya, and Dürer—"Imagination, Faith, and Desire" is extraordinary for the significance of the works and the exceptionally high quality of the impressions, the excellence of which rivals the holdings at many major museums. On view September 25, 2025, through February 28, 2026.
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11:00 amSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801Sneakers or “kicks” hold iconic status in hip hop culture. From shell-toe classics to crisp Air Force 1s , the right pair signals style, status, and influence. Design, color, and assemble a paper replica of kicks that define hip hop in the U.S. and beyond.
Sunday, March 1, 2026
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All DayDragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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2:00 pmState Farm CenterGrad Students, come cheer on the Fighting Illini women's basketball team at their last home game!
Monday, March 2, 2026
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All DayDragons across campus — learn, explore, and celebrate Throughout February, AACC dragons will pop up across campus for Lunar New Year. Visit each dragon to learn its significance and ways to celebrate. Take a dragon selfie, tag @aaccillinois, and enter a raffle for an AACC swag bag. Each tagged selfie counts as one entry—visit more locations for more chances!
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St -
12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. The software is free for all University of Illinois users via a license provided by Illinois Computes. Learn how to use activation to view data for specific codes and documents, use reports, and more.
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7:00 pmIllini Union Courtyard Café
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryGoogle Scholar is an incredibly popular and useful tool for research with several features that scholars may not be familiar with. This workshop will elaborate on the difference between searching in Google Scholar and academic databases, demonstrate how to use Google Scholar’s Advanced Search, explain how to get to connect your library access to Google Scholar, and more.
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12:00 pm 1:00 PMAsian American Cultural Center 1210 W. Nevada, Urbana, IL -
12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmLearn the accessibility requirements for making your Canvas courses accessible. This hands-on workshop will cover using the Canvas editor to create navigable pages, writing effective alt text description for images, charts, and graphs, ensuring readable color contrast, creating accessible tables and links, and using Canvas accessibility tools to fix common issues.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryArtificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a future feature of academic research; it is already embedded in the library databases that many researchers use daily. This workshop provides a practical and critical introduction to how AI operates within platforms such as ProQuest and JSTOR, including how it shapes search results, generates summaries, and suggests topics.
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6:00 - 7:00 pmUniversity YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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10:00 - 11:00 amAre you struggling to keep track of all your sources? Looking for an easier way to cite as you write? Mendeley is a free citation manager that helps you organize your citations, store and annotate your files, and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Mendeley library set up and ready to use!
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12:00 - 1:00 pmRoom 106, Main LibraryAI tools can write essays, summarize articles, and generate convincing images in seconds– but how can you tell when text (or images) were created by a machine rather than a human? In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how generative AI works and why detecting AI-generated content is difficult to automate.
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5:30 pmKrannert Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 5 lobbyМы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
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6:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Thursday, March 5, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
1:00 - 2:00 pmGet up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and how to fix these issues on a Canvas page.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmLearn how to improve the accessibility of your Moodle material by working hands-on with the new FACT Accessibility Checker developed by ATLAS.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. The software is free for all University of Illinois users via a license provided by Illinois Computes. Learn how to use activation to view data for specific codes and documents, use reports, and more.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmThe Doctoral Research Support Program and the Writers Workshop are hosting Writing in the Disciplines, an online series that connects doctoral students with faculty, journal editors, and publishers to discuss writing styles and skills in specific disciplines. These events are open to all current graduate students.
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6:00 - 7:30 pmKrannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., ChampaignSPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.
Friday, March 6, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign -
12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign -
All DayLevis Faculty Center 208 (919 W Illinois St, Urbana)
Saturday, March 7, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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10:00 am - 12:00 pmTaguette is a free and open-source tool for coding and analyzing text data. In this workshop, we’ll use Taguette and secondary data from the Qualitative Data Repository to practice developing and applying codes to interview data.
Sunday, March 8, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
Monday, March 9, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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5:30 pmKrannert Performing Arts Center, Stage 5 LobbyМы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, intermediate/advanced.
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7:00 pmIllini Union Courtyard Café
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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11:00 am - 12:30 pmIn person at 103 Armory or Virtual via ZoomOur selected book will be… The New College Classroom (Davidson & Katopodis, 2022) Hybrid meetings are 11:00 AM -12:30 PM on Tuesdays - January 27, February 10 & 24, and March 10.
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.
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5:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana -
5:00 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, Urbana -
5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB -
5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
Thursday, March 12, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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11:00 am - 1:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St -
12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801 -
5:00 pm210 Levis Faculty Center
Friday, March 13, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges and solutions in Excel. By the end of this workshop, you’ll be well on your way to creating inclusive spreadsheets that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.
Saturday, March 14, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
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All DayMain Library, 3rd Floor, Rooms 309 & 321This exhibition presents a selection of Chinese nianhua and related images exploring Lunar New Year themes and the horse, offering a glimpse into the hopes, stories, and celebrations they carry. May you enjoy an energetic and fruitful year ahead.
Monday, March 16, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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6:30 pm201 N Third St., St. Joseph, IL 61873
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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10:00 - 11:00 amDocuments must be proactively accessible for all students. This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues. You’ll learn how to scan multiple document types for accessibility issues and remediate them.
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10:30 am201 N Third St., St. Joseph, IL 61873 -
12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
Thursday, March 19, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, March 20, 2026
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll work together, hands-on, with practical strategies for naming tables, labeling header cells and workbook titles and sheets, creating accessible links, and working with colors and color testing tools.
Monday, March 23, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity Archives, Main Library Room 146; 1408 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801 -
4:00 - 4:30 pmTopics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
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5:30 pmKrannert Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 5 lobbyМы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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9:00 - 9:30 amTopics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmThis hands-on workshop covers what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including major accessible math formats, accessible math tools, structuring workflows to deliver accessible math, and how digital math interacts with platforms like Canvas, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents, and webpages. See full description for free software requirements.
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5:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana -
6:00 pmIllini Union Courtyard Café
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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11:30 am - 1:00 pmVirtual via ZoomCITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies that extends what was presented during previous teaching academies. Prior participation in an instructional development series is not required but professional experience with university level instruction is strongly encouraged.
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2:30 - 3:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore Building - Fifth Floor - Room #514 -
4:00 pmLucy Ellis Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 -
4:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore, Author's Corner, 2nd Floor
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
2:00 - 2:30 pmTopics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
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3:00 - 4:30 pmGet up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065
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4:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
Friday, March 27, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign -
12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity YMCA; 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign -
3:00 - 3:30 pmIllini Union Bookstore Building - Fifth Floor - Room #514 -
3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to prevent reading and navigating order culprits, freeze columns and rows, hide unused columns and rows, delete empty rows between elements, create accessible links, and use the Accessibility Assistant.
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Monday, March 30, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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3:30 - 4:00 pmTopics to be covered include information about the Beinecke, Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, Goldwater, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Mitchell, Rhodes, Schwarzman, Truman, and Udall programs and how you may prepare for these opportunities.
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7:00 pmIllini Union Courtyard Café
Tuesday, March 31, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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2:00 - 3:30 pmThis hands-on workshop covers what makes digital chemistry accessible for all learners. Topics covered include chemical equations, opportunities and limits of accessible math tools for chemistry, choosing an accessible periodic table, and writing description for common general chemistry diagrams. See full description for details and free software requirements.
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2:00 - 4:30 pmLearn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmLearn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
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3:30 - 4:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore Building - Fifth Floor - Room #514 -
7:00 pmIllini Union Courtyard Café















