Social and Behavioral Sciences Master Calendar

Friday, April 19, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
- 300 Levis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois St, Urbana, IL 61801
14th Illinois EU Studies Conference ("Paradigms of Racialization: Alternative Sources") - Day 2
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe: Envisioning Reproductive Justice in the Post-Dobbs Landscape

Friday Forum + Conversation Café : Envisioning Reproductive Justice in the Post-Dobbs Landscape Samantha Auerbach, Urbana-Champaign Reproductive Justice Friday, April 19 ⋅ 12:00 – 1:00pm (CDT) 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
- Lecture

Saturday, April 20, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development

Sunday, April 21, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- All Day
Spring Convocation Registration Form Deadline

Undergrads: Please remember to register for convocation!
- Informational

Monday, April 22, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- 12:00 pm
- 108 Coble Hall
Reforming the Stability and Growth Pact: Old Wine in a New Bottle?
- Lecture
- 12:00 - 5:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, Room 210
Symposium: Climate Change and the Infrastructure of Research | Dominic Boyer keynote
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 pm
- AAS Conference Room, 1208 W Nevada St, Urbana
Tanaka Talk: How Do Sources of Discrimination Affect Political Participation?

This year's Tanaka Talk will be given by second-year Ph.D. student, Qiaoyi Nie. Nie's research focuses on political behavior and race and ethnicity politics, particularly the sociological causes and psychological roots of individuals' political behavior in the American context.
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- LCLB Lucy Ellis Lounge
Linguistics Seminar Series: Yunwen Su
- Lecture

Tuesday, April 23, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- 12:00 pm
- 108 Coble Hall & Online
Health Misinformation on Social Media: Psychological Drivers and Mitigation Strategies Mitigation Strategies"

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a threat to the world in two ways; as an epidemic and an Infodemic. Our study contributes to the understanding of the role of psychological ownership motivation and (SET) in Infodemic and the effect of digital nudging as a moderator.
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- Beckman Institute 1005
NEUROSCIENCE PROGRAM SEMINAR: "Synaptic function and neuronal excitability in neurodevelopmental disorders," by Ana Luisa Carvalho, PhD, CNC- Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology & Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
- Seminar/Symposium
- 6:00 pm
- Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St, Urbana
Native American House -- Dinner on Us
- Lecture
- 7:00 pm
Implementing Illinois’ Teaching Equitable Asian American Community History (TEAACH) Act
- Webinar

Wednesday, April 24, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- All Day
- Zoom
Slavic Reference Service Caucasus Research Forum "Movement"
- Conference/Workshop
- 2:00 pm
- LCLB G70
Second Language Acquisition and Bilingualism Lab Meeting
- Meeting
- 3:30 - 5:00 pm
- Levis Faculty Center, room 422
Latina/Latino Studies Speaker Series: Dr. Floridalma Boj Lopez, “Mobile Archives of Indigeneity: Genesis, Methodology, and Application.”
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- O'Leary Learning Center
GenAI Research, Teaching & Learning Conversations

BER invites you to join informal conversations about Generative AI and Education in the O'Leary Learning Center. These gatherings will center around the impact of GenAI on teaching and learning, as well as practice and research. Dr. Mike Tissenbaum will be the facilitator.
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, April 25, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- All Day
- Zoom
Slavic Reference Service Caucasus Research Forum "Movement"
- Conference/Workshop
- 8:30 am
- I Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign
BEAC Districts Leading with Equity Conference
- Conference/Workshop
- All Day
- I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center (1900 S. First St., Champaign, IL)
ICTW Symposium
- Seminar/Symposium
- 1:00 - 4:00 pm
- 1208 W Nevada St, Urbana
Snack & Study
- Social/Informal Event
- 2:00 pm
- LCLB 4080 A
Experimental Linguistics Group Meeting
- Meeting
- 4:00 pm
- Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory
Sefardita: A Journey from Anthropology to Fiction
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum 600 South Gregory, Urbana
Sefardita: A Journey from Anthropology to Fiction
- Lecture

Friday, April 26, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- 8:30 am
- I Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign
BEAC Districts Leading with Equity Conference
- Conference/Workshop
- All Day
- I Hotel & Illinois Conference Center (1900 S. First St., Champaign, IL)
ICTW Symposium
- Seminar/Symposium
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe: Earth Day and Environmental Justice: Allies or Enemies?

Friday Forum + Conversation Café : Earth Day and Environmental Justice: Allies or Enemies? McKenzie Johnson, College of ACES Friday, April 26 ⋅ 12:00 – 1:00pm (CDT) 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820, USA
- Lecture
- 12:00 pm
- 404 David Kinley Hall
Politics Workshop: Crisis Leadership in the Time of Covid: Effects of Personality Traits on Response Speed
- Lecture
- 3:00 pm
- 2049 Natural History Building
GGIS Colloquium | Irrigating the Plantation State
- Seminar/Symposium
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- YMCA Latzer Hall, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
WGGP Spring Reception

WGGP Spring Reception Please join us as we honor or GRID Graduates and WGGP Award Recipients Friday, April 26 | 4:00-5:00 pm | YMCA Latzer Hall 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, April 27, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- 3:00 pm
- Music Building Auditorium, School of Music (1114 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL 61801)
Balkanalia - At 25 | Annual Spring Concert: "Jilted Lovers and Runaway Brides: Dancing and Romancing on the Balkan Square"
- Performance

Sunday, April 28, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development

Monday, April 29, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- 2:00 pm
- LCLB 3092C
Computational Linguistics Reading Group
- Meeting
- 4:00 pm
- TBD
Linguistics Seminar Series: Amanda Brown
- Lecture

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- 12:30 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building
Arthur G. Nikelly Annual Lecture: Southern European Societies After Authoritarianism: Greece, Spain, and Portugal in Conversation
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- LCLB Lucy Ellis Lounge
Linguistics Student Award and Graduate Recognition Ceremony
- Ceremony/Service
- 5:00 pm
- LCLB Lucy Ellis Lounge
Chin-Woo Kim Phonetics Laboratory Naming and Dedication Ceremony
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, May 2, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:30 pm
- Vandalia, IL and Virtual
Mentor Learning Series
- Professional Development
- All Day
- Illini Union
GASLA-17: the 17th meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 pm
Dr. Cecilia Menjivar: Annual Florian Znaniecki Lecture
- Lecture

Friday, May 3, 2024

- All Day
- Illini Union
GASLA-17: the 17th meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
- Conference/Workshop
- 4:00 pm
Sociology 2024 Outstanding Alumni BA Award
- Ceremony/Service
- 4:00 pm
Sociology 2024 Outstanding Alumni PhD Award
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, May 4, 2024

- All Day
- Illini Union
GASLA-17: the 17th meeting of Generative Approaches to Second Language Acquisition
- Conference/Workshop

Friday, May 10, 2024

- 3:00 pm
- Room 3083 Natural History Building (SESE Core)
GGIS Class of 2023-24 Reception & Award Ceremony
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, May 11, 2024

- 1:30 pm
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts- Foellinger Great Hall
Social Work Convocation Ceremony
- Ceremony/Service
- 5:30 pm
- Virginia Theater, Champaign, IL
Spring Convocation

Students graduating with degrees in the following units are invited to participate: African American Studies Anthropology Asian American Studies Gender and Women’s Studies Latina/Latino Studies Sociology This ceremony is int
- Ceremony/Service

Sunday, May 12, 2024

- 9:00 am
- ARC, Gym 1
2024 Convocation
- Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, May 15, 2024

- 3:00 pm
Research and Language Learning Series: Agnes Kefeli
- Lecture

Friday, May 17, 2024

- 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
- ACES Library, Heritage Room
Finishing the Unfinished Business of Brown vs. Board of Education
- Lecture

Monday, June 10, 2024

- 8:30 am - 4:00 pm
- I-Hotel, Champaign, IL
Reflect. Reimagine. Rejoice: Supporting Excellence in New Teachers
- Professional Development

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

- 8:30 am - 3:45 pm
- I-Hotel, Champaign, IL
Mentoring Matters: Building Relationships and Cultivating Your Skills
- Professional Development

Saturday, October 5, 2024

- 10:00 am
- Campus Instructional Facility
Youth Literature Festival: Community Day
- Festival/Celebration