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International and Area Studies Library - Campus Events

Saturday, November 23, 2024

- 8:30 am
Fall break begins
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, December 2, 2024

- All Day
Instruction resumes
- Other
- 3:00 pm
- Coble Hall, Room 306. 801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801
Pamela Calla's Talk " Against Extractivism: Dialogues among Indigenous Women and the Politics of Life"
- Lecture

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

- 10:00 - 11:00 am
- 801 S. Wright St. Coble Hall room 305
Arabic Tutoring
- Other

Thursday, December 5, 2024

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Join us on Zoom (registration link below) or at the University Archives (146 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana)
Women in Science Lecture: Dr. Sepideh Sadaghiani

Associate Professor of Psychology, Dr. Sadaghiani will discuss her research on large-scale neurocognitive networks, functional connectivity, and cognitive control.
- Webinar

Friday, December 6, 2024

- 1:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign
CEAPS Speaker | Akiko Walley "What is in a Name: Early Modern Japanese Calligraphy Collecting & (Re-)Shaping of the Past"
- Lecture
- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- 1002 Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820)
REEEC 'Crafternoon': Paper Star Ornaments
- Social/Informal Event

Saturday, December 7, 2024

- 7:00 pm
- Smith Memorial Hall
Chasing Duende: A flamenco odyssey with Adam Del Monte
- Performance

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

- 2:00 pm
- 1080 Lucy Ellis Lounge, Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building (LCLB)
Arabic Game Night
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

- All Day
Last Day of Instruction, Fall Semester
- Other

Thursday, December 12, 2024

- All Day
Reading Day - IT No Change Period in effect
- Other
- 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- Ricker Library of Architecture & Art, 608 East Lorado Taft Drive, Champaign, IL 61820
Reading Day Sashiko Workshop

Join Ricker Library for an embroidery-themed study break on Reading Day. Drop in any time between 4-6 PM to learn about the Japanese art of sashiko, and make your own coaster. The event is beginner friendly, and supplies will be provided.
- Conference/Workshop
- 6:30 - 7:15 pm
- Nate & Lillie Story Room, Champaign Public Library (200 W Green St, Champaign, IL 61820)
Instrument Petting Zoo at the Champaign Public Library
- Informational

Friday, December 13, 2024

- 8:30 am
Final Exams Begin
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, December 20, 2024

- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Winter Session
- Ceremony/Service

Friday, January 17, 2025

- 8:30 am
Final Exams Begin
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Spring Semester
- Other

Monday, January 27, 2025

- 8:30 am TBD
- TBD
Women Enviromental Defenders and Climate Change in the Amazon: Brazil - Dr. Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro
- Conference/Workshop

Monday, February 3, 2025

- 3:00 pm TBD
- Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801)
Ignacio Sanchez Prado: "The Aesthetics and Intimacies of Food Sovereignty. Maíz Criollo in Gastronomy and Art"
- Lecture

Thursday, February 6, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S. Wright St.
Dr. Tarek El Ariss, book talk Water on Fire: A Memoir of War
- Lecture

Friday, February 7, 2025

- 2:00 - 7:00 pm
- Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Room 4036 and 4039 (1405 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801)
Summer Graduate Research Conference
- Conference/Workshop

Saturday, February 8, 2025

- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- The Lewis Auditorium, The Urbana Free Library
Latin American Story Time: "Drummer Boy of John John"
- Other

Thursday, February 20, 2025

- 5:00 - 8:00 pm TBD
- Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium Temple Hoyne Buell Hall (611 Lorado Taft Dr, Champaign, IL 61820)
Celebrating Afro-Cuban Artist Wifredo Lam: A Talk with Lowery Stokes Sims
- Performance

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

- 6:30 - 7:00 pm
- Nate & Lillie Story Room, Champaign Public Library. 200 W. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
Discovering Latin America and the Caribbean
- Other

Thursday, February 27, 2025

- All Day
- TBD
Archaeology Conference
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, March 3, 2025

- 3:00 pm TBD
- Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801)
LAC Women Justice: Maria Jose Mendez
- Lecture

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Dr. Huda Fakhreddine, Metapoesis in the Arabic Tradition
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, March 8, 2025

- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- The Lewis Auditorium, The Urbana Free Library
Latin American Story Time: Quechua
- Other

Monday, March 10, 2025

- 3:00 pm TBD
- Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801)
CLACS Series: Alex Borucki
- Lecture

Saturday, March 15, 2025

- 1:00 pm
Spring Vacation Begins
- Other

Monday, March 24, 2025

- 7:00 am
Instruction resumes
- Other

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

- 6:30 - 7:00 pm
- Nate & Lillie Story Room, Champaign Public Library. 200 W. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
Discovering Latin America and the Caribbean
- Other

Monday, April 7, 2025

- 8:30 am TBD
Women Enviromental Defenders and Climate Change in the Amazon: Peru - Dr. Maritza Paredes
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, April 12, 2025

- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- The Lewis Auditorium, The Urbana Free Library
Latin American Story Time
- Other

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

- 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Discovering Latin America and the Caribbean
- Other

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

- All Day
Instruction Ends
- Other

Thursday, May 8, 2025

- All Day
Reading Day/IT No Change Period in effect
- Other

Friday, May 9, 2025

- All Day
Final Exams Begin
- Other

Saturday, May 17, 2025

- 8:30 am
Commencement
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, May 19, 2025

- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 1
- Other

Monday, June 16, 2025

- All Day
First Day of Instruction, Summer Term 2
- Other

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