International and Area Studies Library - Campus Events

Thursday, July 17, 2025

- 8:30 am
- UIUC Quad
IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad
- Film Screening
- 12:00 - 3:00 pm
- 1210 W. Nevada St. Urbana
Break Program Series: Henna and Storytelling Circle
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

- 12:00 - 3:00 pm
- 1210 W. Nevada St. Urbana
Break Program Series: Crochet & Calligraphy at the AACC/IE
- Social/Informal Event

Thursday, July 24, 2025

- 8:30 am
- UIUC Quad
IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad
- Film Screening

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

- All Day
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2025 Summer Curriculum Workshop: “The EU Today: Policy, Trade, and Geopolitics”
- Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

- All Day
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2025 Summer Curriculum Workshop: “The EU Today: Policy, Trade, and Geopolitics”
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 - 3:00 pm
- The Orange Room, Main Library - 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Champaign IL
Break Program Series: Global Games
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, July 31, 2025

- All Day
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2025 Summer Curriculum Workshop: “The EU Today: Policy, Trade, and Geopolitics”
- Conference/Workshop
- 8:30 am
- UIUC Quad
IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad
- Film Screening

Friday, August 1, 2025

- All Day
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2025 Summer Curriculum Workshop: “The EU Today: Policy, Trade, and Geopolitics”
- Conference/Workshop

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

- 9:30 am - 4:30 pm
- Lake of the Woods/Museum of the Grand Prairie (Mahomet, IL)
Break Program Series: Field Trip to Lake of the Woods (Mahomet, IL) RSVP REQUIRED
- Social/Informal Event

Thursday, August 7, 2025

- 8:30 am
- UIUC Quad
IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad
- Film Screening

Thursday, August 14, 2025

- 8:30 am
- UIUC Quad
IU Board FREE Summer Movies on the Quad
- Film Screening

Monday, August 25, 2025

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

Thursday, August 28, 2025

- 4:00 - 7:00 pm
- Krannert Art Museum (500 East Peabody Drive Champaign, IL 61820)
Andean Art Exhibition Opening: Fragmented Histories: Andean Art Before 1600
- Exhibition

Friday, August 29, 2025

- 12:00 - 1:30 pm
- 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright Street
Fellowship Information Session "American Association of University Women"
- Informational

Wednesday, September 3, 2025

- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- UNTIL NOV: On quad, near Eternal Flame Sculpture bench between Lincoln and English building; DURING NOV & DEC: Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour
- Meeting
- 5:00 pm
- Alice Campbell Alumni Center, 601 S Lincoln Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Ceremony: "CSAMES and CAS Fall Reception."

Kick off the semester with lively conversation, delicious refreshments, and the chance to reconnect with the CSAMES and CAS community. Meet our new affiliates, learn about upcoming programs, and toast to another year of groundbreaking scholarship
- Ceremony/Service

Tuesday, September 9, 2025

- 5:00 pm
- 1080 Lucy Ellis Lounge - Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building (Formerly FLB)
CSAMES Event: Film Screening, "Casablanca Beats"
- Film Screening
- 5:00 pm
- 1080 LCLB Lucy Ellis Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
Film screening: "Casablanca Beats."

Dive into Nabil Ayouch’s vibrant musical drama following Anas, a former rapper turned teacher, who empowers Casablanca youth to challenge traditions through hip-hop. Post-screening discussion led by Eric Calderwood (Director of CSAMES and Professor of Comparative & World Literature).
- Film Screening

Wednesday, September 10, 2025

- 11:30 am - 12:50 pm
- University YMCA room 228, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Global Engagement Lounge (GEL) - Strategies to Cope with Loneliness
- Health/Fitness
- 8:00 pm
- Smith Memorial Hall, 805 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
Luigi Cherubini Youth Orchestra Cello Quartet Performance
- Performance

Tuesday, September 16, 2025

- 5:00 pm
- Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
An Evening with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Part of the "Palestine in the World" Series

National Book Award-winning poet Lena Khalaf Tuffaha joins us for an evening of readings and reflection on her luminous collection, Something About Living. This lyrical meditation on Palestinian life, memory, and resistance blends poetic innovation with political insight. Tuffaha will discuss how her work engages with culture, history, and the power of artistic expression.
- Lecture
- 5:00 pm
- Knight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
CSAMES Event: An Evening with Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, Part of the "Palestine in the World" Series
- Lecture

Wednesday, September 17, 2025

- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- UNTIL NOV: On quad, near Eternal Flame Sculpture bench between Lincoln and English building; DURING NOV & DEC: Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour
- Meeting

Wednesday, September 24, 2025

- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Arabic Roundtable: TBD
- Meeting

Wednesday, October 1, 2025

- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- UNTIL NOV: On quad, near Eternal Flame Sculpture bench between Lincoln and English building; DURING NOV & DEC: Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour
- Meeting

Saturday, October 4, 2025

- 11:00 am - 3:30 pm
- Multiple locations
Humanities Open House
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, October 6, 2025

- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
- 1080 Lucy Ellis Lounge - Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building
Game Night
- Meeting

Monday, October 13, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- 1080 Lucy Ellis Lounge - Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building
CSAMES Event: "Shadowing Empire: Rethinking Bad Feelings and the Everyday" Ghassan Moussawi
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- 1080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
CSAMES Lecture: "Shadowing Empire: Rethinking Bad Feelings and the Everyday." Ghassan Moussawi
- Lecture

Wednesday, October 15, 2025

- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- UNTIL NOV: On quad, near Eternal Flame Sculpture bench between Lincoln and English building; DURING NOV & DEC: Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour
- Meeting

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- 1080 Lucy Ellis Lounge - Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building
Henna
- Meeting

Wednesday, October 29, 2025

- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- UNTIL NOV: On quad, near Eternal Flame Sculpture bench between Lincoln and English building; DURING NOV & DEC: Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Arabic Roundtable: Conversation Hour
- Meeting