Listening opportunites on campus
Monday, October 18, 2021
Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Thursday, October 21, 2021
The Funk ACES Library celebrates its 20th anniversary this year! Join us for a Cookie Reception in the 1st floor atrium on Thursday, October 21 from 1-3 p.m. We hope to see you there to enjoy cookies, sign our card & enjoy our anniversary exhibit!
Friday, October 22, 2021
Fall 2021 YMCA Friday Forum | Unpacking Racism: What Are We Carrying? Friday, October 22 @ 12:00pm CST In-person at Latzer Hall or online via Zoom Lecture: "Moving Upstream: An Anti-Racist Approach to Healthcare Education" Speaker: Kaitlyn Reedy-Rogier, Program Coordinator for the Pipeline to Compassionate Care Project
Monday, October 25, 2021
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Map and Geography Librarian Jenny Marie Johnson will talk about the collection and about work being done to provide access to collection materials to individuals beyond the Library’s walls. She will also highlight some recent acquisitions and personal favorites and place them into the context of the collection as a whole.
The Diversity Committee of the University Library invites you to Reading Diversity: Reflections from the Human Library, a panel discussion featuring Kai Hanley, a Human Book; Angie Gruendl, a reader of Human Books; and Sarah Christensen, Human Library organizer; with facilitator George Gottschalk.
Franita Tolson is Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs and Professor of Law at University of Southern California Gould School of Law. Her scholarship and teaching focus on the areas of election law, constitutional law, legal history and employment discrimination.
Friday, October 29, 2021
Join us for another dialog in WGGP’s ongoing conversation with grassroots activists. This time we will explore with activists from Brazil and South Africa how their movements engage in practices of care and solidarity to combat insecurity in food, health, land and housing, and violence based on race, class, and gender inequalities.
Fall 2021 YMCA Friday Forum | Unpacking Racism: What Are We Carrying? Friday, October 29 @ 12:00pm CST In-person at Latzer Hall or online via Zoom Speaker: Catherine Sheih, Anti-Hate Training Coordinator at Asian Americans Advancing Justice Chicago
Saturday, October 30, 2021
Monday, November 1, 2021
Assistant Professor, Dr. Ryan Calder from Johns Hopkins will present on Political Economy and Islamic Finance.
Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Wednesday, November 3, 2021
Please join us for a discussion of Octavia E. Butler's _Parable of the Sower_. While supplies last, students who sign up to participate can pick up a free copy of the novel or graphic novel adaptation at Ikenberry or ISR Library (M-F Noon-6:30pm).
Thursday, November 4, 2021
Please join us for an online discussion of _Parable of the Sower_ by Octavia E. Butler. While supplies last, U of I students who sign up to participate can pick up a free copy of the novel or graphic novel adaptation from Ikenberry or ISR Library (M-F Noon to 6:30 pm).
Friday, November 5, 2021
Professor Magdalena Novoa will give her presentation titled, "Wounded Landscapes: Race, gender, and grassroots preservation in Wallmapu" on November 5th at 12pm.
Please join us for an in-person discussion of _Parable of the Sower_ by Octavia E. Butler. While supplies last, U of I students who sign up to participate can pick up a free copy of the novel or graphic novel adaptation from ISR or Ikenberry Library (M-F Noon to 6:30 pm).
Monday, November 8, 2021
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dr. Brian Foster from University of Virginia will be presenting on "I Don't Like the Blues: Race, Place, and the Backbeat of Black Life."
Tuesday, November 9, 2021
Associate Director of Healthcare Innovation, Professor Colleen Bushell will present on her interdisciplinary approach to research in computing and healthcare, especially on analyzing genetic data.
Women in Science - November Lecture Guest Speaker: Professor Colleen Bushel November 9, 2021 @ 12:00pm CST via Zoom
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
Thursday, November 11, 2021
Friday, November 12, 2021
Monday, November 15, 2021
Professor, Dr. Diane Vaughan from Columbia University will be presenting on Dead Reckoning: Air Traffic Control, System Effects, and Risk.
Tuesday, November 16, 2021
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Thursday, November 18, 2021
The Senate Committee on the Library and the University Library will host a campus-wide Town Hall on Nov 18 from 3-4:30pm via Zoom. Representatives from the Library will provide background and logistics for the project and speak on Undergraduate Library services. The architecture/engineering teams will give a project presentation. There is also an opportunity for Q and A.
Tuesday, November 23, 2021
Wednesday, November 24, 2021
Monday, November 29, 2021
Assistant Professor of Sociology, Dr. Kate Pride Brown from Georgia Tech will be presenting on Environment and Society - Nuclear Renaissance.
Tuesday, November 30, 2021
Wednesday, December 1, 2021
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Monday, December 6, 2021
Professor, Dr. Juliet Schor from Boston College will be presenting on Gig Labor and Sharing Platforms.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Monday, December 13, 2021
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Associate Professor of Nuclear, Plasma, & Radiological Engineering, Dr. Mohaghegh will share her research on Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA) that helps improve safety in nuclear power plants and other complex technological systems.
Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Thursday, February 3, 2022
Monday, February 21, 2022
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Thursday, March 3, 2022
Tuesday, March 8, 2022
The Humanities Research Institute and The Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program co- host an annual event bringing together faculty, staff, students, and community members to recognize people who have made a difference in academia. Each speaker will have five minutes to tell the story of the woman in his or her discipline that changed the field in important ways.