Listening opportunites on campus

Monday, August 24, 2026

• Apply Today! Become a McKinley Wellness Peer

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  McKinley Health Center

  • Health/Fitness

  

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Vet Med Cafe

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Orange Room

  • Health/Fitness

  

Wednesday, August 26, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Wellness Wednesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  SDRP-IKE

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Welcome B(l)ack BBQ

  Time

  5:00 - 7:30 pm

  Location

  Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center

  • Social/Informal Event

  

Thursday, August 27, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Bring A Healthy U of I

  Recurring

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Grainger Library, 4th floor

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Thriving More Thursday

  Recurring

  Time

  4:15 - 5:15 pm

  Location

  IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

  • Health/Fitness

  

Friday, August 28, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Fellowship Information Session for "American Association of University Women"

  Time

  12:00 - 1:30 pm

  Location

  306 Coble Hall

  • Informational

  

Saturday, August 29, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• 100 STRONG's Wake Up Call

  Time

  7:00 - 8:30 pm

  Location

  Foellinger Auditorium;

  • Welcome Week

  

Sunday, August 30, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Monday, August 31, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Apply Today! Become a McKinley Wellness Peer

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  McKinley Health Center

  • Health/Fitness

  

Tuesday, September 1, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• New-to-Beckman tour

  Time

  9:30 am

  Location

  MRI Exhibit

  Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Tuesday of the month from 9:30-10 a.m.

  • Informational

  

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Beckman Core Facilities Tech Talk

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

  • Other

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Vet Med Cafe

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Orange Room

  • Health/Fitness

  

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Colloquium: Dr. Lawrence Stacey

  Time

  12:00 pm

  Location

  Lincoln Hall Room 3057

  • Lecture

  

• Wellness Wednesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  SDRP-IKE

  • Health/Fitness

  

Thursday, September 3, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Varong Pavarajarn, Chulalongkorn University (Host: Prof. Chris Rao) "When Industry Asks "How?", Scientists Ask "Why?": Molecular Interactions Behind Carbon Capture and Surface-Controlled Chemical Transformations"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Bring A Healthy U of I

  Recurring

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Grainger Library, 4th floor

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Professor Mei Shen, UIUC, TBD

  Time

  3:30 pm

  Location

  1024 Chem Annex

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• CSGGE Fall Reception

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright St, Champaign

  The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity will host its fall reception on September 3rd 4-5:30pm (remarks at 4:30) at YMCA Latzer Hall. RSVP appreciated.

  • Reception/Open House

  

• Thriving More Thursday

  Recurring

  Time

  4:15 - 5:15 pm

  Location

  IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

  • Health/Fitness

  

Friday, September 4, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Saturday, September 5, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Sunday, September 6, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Monday, September 7, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Apply Today! Become a McKinley Wellness Peer

  Recurring

  Time

  All Day

  Location

  McKinley Health Center

  • Health/Fitness

  

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Vet Med Cafe

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Orange Room

  • Health/Fitness

  

Wednesday, September 9, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Eat the Rainbow

  Time

  12:00 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Orange Room

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Wellness Wednesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  SDRP-IKE

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Suicide Prevention Week Tabling

  Time

  1:30 - 3:30 pm

  Location

  McKinley Health Center, outside front entrance

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Devi S. Laskar presents Midnight at the War

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Media Commons, Room 220

  Join us for a lively and timely talk with award-winning author and Illinois’ alumna Devi Laskar on her new novel Midnight, At the War. Set in the immediate aftermath of 9/11, an event which had a profound impact on U.S. engagement and policy in the Middle East and South Asia, Laskar’s novel is informed by her own experiences as a journalist in the 1990s and early aughts.

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, September 10, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. David Gracias, Johns Hopkins University (Host: Prof. Hyun Joon Kong) "Physical Intelligence at the Interface of Biology and Engineering"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Bring A Healthy U of I

  Recurring

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Grainger Library, 4th floor

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Dr. Ruth Meinzen-Dick, "Research Frontiers on Empowerment of Women Farmers"

  Time

  4:00 - 5:30 pm

  Location

  210 Illini Union; 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801

  The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026 aims to raise awareness of the role of women in agrifood systems and the challenges they face. This presentation will discuss advances in understanding the empowerment of women farmers and addressing their needs. Ruth Meinzen-Dick is a Research Fellow Emeritus at the International Food Policy Research Institute.

  • Lecture

  

• Thriving More Thursday

  Recurring

  Time

  4:15 - 5:15 pm

  Location

  IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

  • Health/Fitness

  

Friday, September 11, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Saturday, September 12, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Sunday, September 13, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Monday, September 14, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Vet Med Cafe

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Orange Room

  • Health/Fitness

  

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Final Defense of Genesis Rios-Adorno "TBA"

  Time

  10:00 am

  Location

  3217 Everitt Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Wellness Wednesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  SDRP-IKE

  • Health/Fitness

  

Thursday, September 17, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Janani Sampath, University of Florida (Host: Prof. Charles Sing)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Bring A Healthy U of I

  Recurring

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Grainger Library, 4th floor

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Cookie Collab

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Atrium

  Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Thriving More Thursday

  Recurring

  Time

  4:15 - 5:15 pm

  Location

  IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

  • Health/Fitness

  

Friday, September 18, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Angela Thomas, Final Defense, UIUC, "Exploiting Viral proteins for Directed Evolution Studies and Therapeutics"

  Time

  9:00 am

  Location

  Roger Adams Labortatory, 600 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana, IL, Room 419

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Saturday, September 19, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Sunday, September 20, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Monday, September 21, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Tuesday, September 22, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Free professional portraits at Beckman

  Time

  8:30 am - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Fifth floor tower room at the Beckman Institute

  Beckman community members are invited to stop by the fifth floor tower room to have a professional portrait taken. First come, first served, with no need to register in advance.

  • Other

  

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Vet Med Cafe

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Parr Lecture in Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Prof. Yong Wang, Washington State University (host: Prof. Chris Rao/CHBE) "From Catalytic Insights to Transformative Technologies"

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Orange Room

  • Health/Fitness

  

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Wellness Wednesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  SDRP-IKE

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Nathan Hensley | No Escape, No Ending: Gesture, Improvisation, Solidarity

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture

  

Thursday, September 24, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• CHBE 565-International Paper Co Seminar-Prof. Wenyu Huang, Iowa State University (Host: Prof. Hong Yang)

  Time

  2:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Laboratory

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

• Bring A Healthy U of I

  Recurring

  Time

  3:00 - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Grainger Library, 4th floor

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Thriving More Thursday

  Recurring

  Time

  4:15 - 5:15 pm

  Location

  IDEA Lab, Basement of Grainger Library

  • Health/Fitness

  

Friday, September 25, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Saturday, September 26, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Youth Literature Festival

  Time

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Location

  I-Hotel & Conference Center

  The Youth Literature Festival is a free, family-friendly celebration of reading, storytelling, and creativity hosted by the University of Illinois College of Education.

  • Festival/Celebration

  

Sunday, September 27, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

Monday, September 28, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Prof. Lauren Rajakovich, University of Washington, "Microbial Chemistry in Anoxic Host Environments"

  Time

  4:00 pm

  Location

  116 Roger Adams Lab

  • Seminar/Symposium

  

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Gather in the Garden

  Time

  10:00 - 10:30 am

  Location

  Beckman Institute Center Atrium

  Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Social/Informal Event

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  Vet Med Cafe

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Stress Less Tuesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  4:00 - 5:00 pm

  Location

  Main Library, Orange Room

  • Health/Fitness

  

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

• Wellness Wednesday

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  PAR

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Wellness Wednesday's

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 1:00 pm

  Location

  SDRP-IKE

  • Health/Fitness

  

• Stephanie O'Rourke | Landscapes of Dis-placement: Mining and Mapping the 19th-century British Empire

  Time

  5:30 pm

  Location

  Levis Faculty Center, Room 210, 919 W Illinois St

  • Lecture