IAS Library Suggests!

Thursday, October 1, 2026

• Justin Jackson | Occupying America: War and the Infrastructure of US Power in a Globalizing World

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

• RSO Spotlight

  Recurring

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

• Gilman Scholarship Fall Final Deadline

  Time

  11:55 pm

  • Informational

  

Friday, October 2, 2026

• Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Friday Funnies

  Recurring

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, October 5, 2026

• Churchill Campus Deadline

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  National and International Scholarships Program

  • Informational

  

• Musical Mondays featuring Evan Williams

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

• Quick Start Workshop: Make Your Math Accessible

  Time

  2:00 - 3:00 pm

  This 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.

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• I-Journey Workshop: Culture, Not Costume (in-person)

  Time

  5:30 - 6:30 pm

  Location

  Location: Lincoln Hall (room number will be emailed to registrants)

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Wednesday, October 7, 2026

• Reflective and Evolving: Foundations of Teaching Excellence

  Time

  11:30 am - 12:50 pm   01/07/2026

  Location

  Armory TBD

  This workshop explores the “Reflective and Evolving” pillar of the Teaching Excellence at Illinois framework. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Faculty Job Search: Dual Career Considerations

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Graduate College 202 (507 E. Green St., Champaign)

  • Professional Development

  

Thursday, October 8, 2026

• Food For Thought | Nicholas Jackson and Stefan Vogler

  Time

  11:00 am - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 208, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

• Goldwater Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

  • Informational

  

• RSO Spotlight: Grupo Illini

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 9, 2026

• ONLINE Gilman Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

  • Informational

  

• Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• CEAPS Speaker Brown Bag | Woohui Park (EALC) & Samantha Ting (Comparative & World Lit)

  Time

  1:30 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign

  • Lecture

  

• Goldwater Scholarship Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

  • Informational

  

• Brent Roberts | Studying Lives and Living a Life: Personality Development Across the Life Course

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

• Friday Funnies

  Recurring

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, October 12, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Katie Flynn with opening act

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

• Courtyard Happenings featuring Chip McNeill

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Wednesday, October 14, 2026

• Cultivating Community: Celebrating and Advancing Teaching Excellence

  Time

  11:30 am - 12:50 pm   01/07/2026

  Location

  Armory TBD

  This workshop brings together educators across campus to celebrate teaching, share effective practices, and build community. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, October 15, 2026

• Critical Language Scholarship Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

  • Informational

  

• RSO Spotlight: Jasmine Field Orchestra

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 16, 2026

• ONLINE Critical Language Scholarship Program Information Session

  Time

  9:00 - 10:00 am

  • Informational

  

• Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Friday Funnies

  Recurring

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Saturday, October 17, 2026

• Kids at KAM: Artmaking and More! | Krannert Art Museum

  Time

  10:30 am - 12:00 pm

  Location

  Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

  Hands-on art activities for children ages 3+ and their caregivers! Throughout the galleries, enjoy arts activities, family tours, and demonstrations, celebrating the new exhibitions on display. Kid visitors can complete a scavenger hunt for a prize! This event is free and open to all.

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Monday, October 19, 2026

• I-Journey Workshop: Culture, Not Costume (virtual)

  Time

  7:00 - 8:00 pm

  Location

  Virtual over Zoom

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Musical Mondays featuring Angie Escarcida

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

• Quick Start Workshop: Make Your PDF Documents Accessible, Part 2

  Time

  3:00 - 4:30 pm

  Get 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=7227

  • Conference/Workshop

  

Thursday, October 22, 2026

• Boren (Undergraduate) Information Session

  Time

  3:30 - 4:30 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

  • Informational

  

• Student Racial Justice Allies & Advocates 1.0

  Time

  6:00 - 8:00 pm

  Location

  Virtual over Zoom

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• RSO Spotlight: Video Game Music Club

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 23, 2026

• Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• CEAPS Speaker/Alumni Talk | Billy Tringali (Indiana University Indianapolis)

  Time

  1:30 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign

  • Lecture

  

• Boren (Undergraduate) Workshop

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Building, fifth floor #514, 807 S Wright St Champaign IL, 61820

  • Informational

  

• Youssouf Sangaré | Islam in France

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

• Friday Funnies featuring Charles Peachcock with opening act

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Monday, October 26, 2026

• Musical Mondays featuring Chip McNeill

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

• Humanities Career Discovery Group

  Recurring

  Time

  3:30 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Graduate College

  Work together to explore what comes next

  • Professional Development

  

• Seminar Series - Gyudae Kim, 2026 Jeremiah Sullivan Fellow

  Time

  5:00 pm

  Location

  Coble Hall

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Courtyard Happenings featuring Reuben May (Rapping Professor)

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Thursday, October 29, 2026

• RSO Spotlight: That’s What She Said

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance

  

Friday, October 30, 2026

• East Asian Languages and Cultures 35th Anniversary

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center

  • Festival/Celebration

  

• Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe

  Time

  8:30 am

  Location

  University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign

  • Conference/Workshop

  

• Friday Funnies

  Recurring

  Time

  7:00 pm

  Location

  Illini Union Courtyard Café

  • Performance