International and Area Studies Library - Campus Events
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmLAS Paul Lisnek Hub Lincoln HallA friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.
Thursday, January 29, 2026
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3:30 - 5:30 pmRoom 215 (Faculty Lounge), College of Law, 504 E. Pennsylvania Avenue Champaign, IL 61820
Friday, January 30, 2026
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12:00 pm108 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
Monday, February 2, 2026
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
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4:00 - 5:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library Information Center, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235This session will cover conceptual design, storytelling techniques, and scriptwriting. Our goal is to set a strong foundation to help researchers understand communication in this popular, innovative format. We will have four subsequent sessions that go into more depth, but this first workshop is paramount to getting started!
Thursday, February 5, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCurious to explore the relationship between people, places, institutions and how they change over time? Join us for a gentle introduction to network analysis! By the end of this session, attendees will be able to identify when network analysis is an appropriate approach for their research and identify which tools best suit their needs. All are welcome!
Friday, February 6, 2026
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12:00 pmCoble Hall 801 S Wright St Champaign IL Room 306 -
1:00 - 6:40 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210 and 208 -
1:30 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB building -
1:30 - 3:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, Literatures, Cultures, & Linguistics Building, 707 S. Matthews Ave., Urbana
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Monday, February 9, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, Literatures, Cultures, & Linguistics Building, 707 S. Matthews Ave., Urbana -
2:00 - 3:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryEach qualitative research project requires a unique combination of analysis strategies in order to move from data to answers to your research question. But given the diversity of data types and questions explored with qualitative data, how do you decide what to do?
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5:00 pmBruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center- BNAAC kitchenExplore Arabic language and culture while making Dubai-style chocolate in a fun, interactive social event.
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmGrainger Engineering Library Information Center, Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235In this introductory workshop, the IDEA Lab will be teaching basic 3D Printing modeling with TinkerCAD. We will provide a walkthrough and activity with this software. After registering, please create a TinkerCAD account. TinkerCAD is a free browser-based software that we will be using in the introductory 3D design workshop.
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Thursday, February 12, 2026
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3:00 - 4:00 pmEach qualitative research project requires a unique combination of analysis strategies in order to move from data to answers to your research question. But given the diversity of data types and questions explored with qualitative data, how do you decide what to do?
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4:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820 -
4:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Friday, February 13, 2026
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12:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, Room 1080 Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building (707 S. Mathews St., Urbana, IL 61801)
Monday, February 16, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmRoom 314, Main LibraryMAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. The software is free for all University of Illinois users via a license provided by Illinois Computes. This workshops does not assume any previous knowledge of MAXQDA.
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmIn this workshop, you will learn the basics of Illinois REDCap and how it can be used for the collection of research data, including how to create projects, instruments, and surveys and how to start collecting research data. It is recommended (but not required) that you have a REDCap account prior to attending the workshop
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
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4:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLBinteractive discussion of different Arabic dialects, with a special focus on Iraqi Arabic.
Thursday, February 19, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmUniversity Archives, Room 146, Main LibraryIf you like trivia or university history, come to our second Ultimate Archives Trivia! Questions will focus on University of Illinois history involving academics, athletics, inventions, events, faculty, and alumni.
Friday, February 20, 2026
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1:30 - 3:00 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright St., Champaign
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
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4:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge_ LCLBA Lebanese film directed by Nadine Labaki that blends humor and drama to explore themes of coexistence, conflict, and community.
Thursday, February 26, 2026
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4:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820) -
5:00 pmLucy Ellis Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801 Room 1080
Friday, February 27, 2026
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1:30 - 3:00 pmHybrid: 306 Coble Hall & ZOOM
Tuesday, March 3, 2026
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Thursday, March 5, 2026
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5:00 pmGregory Hall- Room 215Join us for a hands-on Arabic Calligraphy event where participants learn about the art of Arabic calligraphy and practice writing Arabic letters and words in an aesthetic and creative way.
Monday, March 9, 2026
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmLAS Paul Lisnek Hub Lincoln HallA friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Thursday, March 12, 2026
Friday, March 13, 2026
Saturday, March 14, 2026
Monday, March 16, 2026
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6:30 pm201 N Third St., St. Joseph, IL 61873
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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10:30 am201 N Third St., St. Joseph, IL 61873
Monday, March 23, 2026
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
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4:00 pmLucy Ellis Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
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4:00 pmLucy Ellis Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
Thursday, March 26, 2026
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4:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
Friday, March 27, 2026
Saturday, March 28, 2026
Thursday, April 2, 2026
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801 Room 208
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois St #400, Urbana, IL 61801 Room 208
Friday, April 3, 2026
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1:30 - 3:00 pm303 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright St., Champaign
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 -
7:00 pmKnight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
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5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge_ LCLBJoin us for a Henna event where students have the opportunity to decorate their hands with henna designs. This is fun and artistic.
Friday, April 10, 2026
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1:30 - 3:00 pm306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
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7:00 pmKnight Auditorium Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Monday, April 13, 2026
Thursday, April 16, 2026
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4:00 pm306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820) -
5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLBinteractive discussion of different Arabic dialects, with a special focus on Levantine Arabic.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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4:00 pm 5:00 pmLAS Paul Lisnek Hub Lincoln HallA friendly Arabic roundtable where participants learn useful phrases and vocabulary through relaxed conversation. All levels are welcome.
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center Room 208, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
Friday, April 24, 2026
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12:00 pm108 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLBJoin us for an Arabic Storytelling event centered on Kalila wa Dimna, one of the most influential works in world literature. Originating in India and traveling through Persian and Arabic traditions.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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4:00 pmIllini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
