Illinois Events
Monday, June 15, 2026
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All DayGrainger Engineering undergrads - consider a dual degree! Your primary degree + the ILEE degree.
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All DayCourtyard CafeThe Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
Tuesday, June 16, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
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3:00 - 4:30 pmGet up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
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9:00 amThe Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference aims to bring together scientists and clinicians interested in exploring the brain at a cellular level across the Tree of Life, uncovering evolutionarily conserved and species-specific mechanisms of social behavior, and understanding mechanisms of human mental disorders.
Thursday, June 18, 2026
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9:00 am
The Brain Evolution and Mental Health Conference aims to bring together scientists and clinicians interested in exploring the brain at a cellular level across the Tree of Life, uncovering evolutionarily conserved and species-specific mechanisms of social behavior, and understanding mechanisms of human mental disorders.
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
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2:00 - 3:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.
Friday, June 19, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
Saturday, June 20, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets -
All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
Sunday, June 21, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802
Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speakers are Tristan Barley and Samantha Dubbs, from the Dolezal Bee Research Lab.
Monday, June 22, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
Tuesday, June 23, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and how to fix these issues on a Canvas page.
Wednesday, June 24, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
Thursday, June 25, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
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11:00 am - 12:00 pmLearn how to improve the accessibility of your Moodle material by working hands-on with the new FACT Accessibility Checker developed by ATLAS.
Friday, June 26, 2026
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All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
Saturday, June 27, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets -
All DayCourtyard Cafe
The Illini Union Courtyard Cafe will be showing a large selection of the 2026 Men's World Cup games on the large screen through July 19. Stop by to catch the action! You can grab something to eat/drink at one of our 5 restaurants (all open 11am-2pm), Starbucks (open 7:30am-3:30pm), or the Quad Shop (open 8am-5pm).
Wednesday, July 1, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmLearn the accessibility requirements for making your Canvas courses accessible. This hands-on workshop will cover using the Canvas editor to create navigable pages, writing effective alt text description for images, charts, and graphs, ensuring readable color contrast, creating accessible tables and links, and using Canvas accessibility tools to fix common issues.
Thursday, July 2, 2026
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2:00 - 3:00 pmThis hands-on workshop covers what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including major accessible math formats, accessible math tools, structuring workflows to deliver accessible math, and how digital math interacts with platforms like Canvas, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents, and webpages. See full description for free software requirements.
Friday, July 3, 2026
Saturday, July 4, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, July 6, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
Tuesday, July 7, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.
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2:00 - 3:30 pmGet up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
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2:00 - 3:15 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.
Thursday, July 9, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
Friday, July 10, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
Saturday, July 11, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Sunday, July 12, 2026
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1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802
Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speaker is Maayan Freiberg Dadon, Postdoc at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Tuesday, July 14, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmOnline -OR - In-person at the Main Library, Orange Room
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10:00 - 11:00 amLearn the accessibility requirements for making your Moodle courses accessible. This hands-on workshop covers creating accessible navigation, headings, tables, lists, and hyperlinks, how to write alt text for images, generate and edit video captions, as well as the advantages (and limitations) of using Moodle’s accessibility checker and screen reader helper.
Thursday, July 16, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmOnline -OR - In-person at the Main Library, Orange Room
Saturday, July 18, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Tuesday, July 21, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmOnline -OR - In-person at the Main Library, Orange Room
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and how to fix these issues on a Canvas page.
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1:00 - 2:00 pmLearn how to improve the accessibility of your Moodle material by working hands-on with the new FACT Accessibility Checker developed by ATLAS.
Thursday, July 23, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmOnline -OR - In-person at the Main Library, Orange Room
Saturday, July 25, 2026
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8:30 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Tuesday, July 28, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmOnline -OR - In-person at the Main Library, Orange Room
Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Thursday, July 30, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmOnline -OR - In-person at the Main Library, Orange Room
Saturday, August 1, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, August 3, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
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2:00 - 3:00 pmThis hands-on workshop covers what makes digital math accessible for all learners, including major accessible math formats, accessible math tools, structuring workflows to deliver accessible math, and how digital math interacts with platforms like Canvas, Jupyter Notebook, MS Office documents, and webpages. See full description for free software requirements.
Wednesday, August 5, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
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1:00 - 2:00 pmLearn the accessibility requirements for making your Canvas courses accessible. This hands-on workshop will cover using the Canvas editor to create navigable pages, writing effective alt text description for images, charts, and graphs, ensuring readable color contrast, creating accessible tables and links, and using Canvas accessibility tools to fix common issues.
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1:00 - 2:30 pmMain Library 106
Thursday, August 6, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
Friday, August 7, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pmIn-person @ Main Library (Orange Room) and via Zoom
Saturday, August 8, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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2:00 - 3:30 pmGet up to speed quickly on the basics of making PDF documents accessible for all while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. For hands-on participation, you will need Adobe Acrobat Pro (not Acrobat Reader). U of I, UIS, and UIC faculty and staff can obtain Acrobat Pro free from the U of I Webstore: https://webstore.illinois.edu/shop/product.aspx?zpid=6065
Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Word documents accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in Word and then jump right into practice.
Thursday, August 13, 2026
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10:00 - 11:00 amGet up to speed quickly on making your PowerPoint presentations accessible for everyone while meeting state and federal accessibility standards. In this hands-on workshop, we’ll begin with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges in PowerPoint and then dive straight into practical solutions.
Saturday, August 15, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Saturday, August 22, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, August 24, 2026
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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1:00 - 2:00 pmGet up to speed on using the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide to make Canvas pages more accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with an overview of the Pope Tech Canvas Accessibility Guide, how it functions, what the various errors, alerts, structural elements, and features mean, and how to fix these issues on a Canvas page.
Saturday, August 29, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Wednesday, September 2, 2026
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1:00 - 4:00 pmIllini Union 1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
Thursday, September 3, 2026
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5:00 - 6:30 pmSouth First Street and Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
Saturday, September 5, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Monday, September 7, 2026
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
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10:00 am - 4:00 pm1800 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty CenterJoin us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois.
Thursday, September 10, 2026
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10:00 am - 4:00 pm1800 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
Saturday, September 12, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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11:00 am - 4:00 pm1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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1:00 - 6:00 pm1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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11:00 am - 4:00 pm1401 West Green Street, Urbana, Illinois 61801, United States
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1:00 - 6:00 pm1900 South First Street, Champaign, Illinois 61820
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11:30 am - 12:50 pm 01/07/2026Virtual via Zoom
This workshop introduces the “Well-Designed” pillar of the Teaching Excellence at Illinois framework. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Saturday, September 19, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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11:30 am - 12:50 pm 01/07/2026Armory TBD
This workshop explores the “Well-Delivered” pillar of the Teaching Excellence at Illinois framework, focusing on effective instructional delivery. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Thursday, September 24, 2026
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1:00 - 6:00 pm111 Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States
Friday, September 25, 2026
Saturday, September 26, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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11:30 am - 12:50 pm 01/07/2026Armory TBD
This workshop explores the “Inclusive and Ethical” pillar of the Teaching Excellence at Illinois framework. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Thursday, October 1, 2026
Saturday, October 3, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Wednesday, October 7, 2026
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11:30 am - 12:50 pm 01/07/2026Armory TBD
This workshop explores the “Reflective and Evolving” pillar of the Teaching Excellence at Illinois framework. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Friday, October 9, 2026
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2:30 pmTBDPanel and reception organized by Director's Fellow Chris Freeburg. Affiliated with the Black Letters Collective.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
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11:30 am - 12:50 pm 01/07/2026Armory TBD
This workshop brings together educators across campus to celebrate teaching, share effective practices, and build community. *This workshop counts towards completion of any of CITL's Teaching Certificates. To learn more about our Teaching Certificate program please visit https://go.illinois.edu/teaching_certificates.
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
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8:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana's Farmer's Market at the Square: Corner of Illinois and Vine Streets
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
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12:00 - 4:30 pmIllini Union, Illini Rooms B & C
The iSchool Research Showcase shares human-centered, interdisciplinary research through a keynote speech and a series of short presentations and posters by School of Information Sciences faculty, staff, and graduate students. All are invited to attend. Refreshments will be served.
Thursday, November 5, 2026
Friday, November 6, 2026
Saturday, November 21, 2026
Thursday, November 26, 2026
Friday, November 27, 2026
Monday, November 30, 2026
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
Friday, December 11, 2026
Friday, December 18, 2026
Thursday, December 24, 2026
Friday, December 25, 2026
Monday, December 28, 2026
Tuesday, December 29, 2026
Wednesday, December 30, 2026
Thursday, December 31, 2026
Friday, January 1, 2027
Friday, January 15, 2027
Monday, January 18, 2027
Tuesday, January 19, 2027
Tuesday, February 16, 2027
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3:00 - 7:00 pm111 Saint Mary's Road, Champaign, Illinois 61820, United States