Illinois Events
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
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Get 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=7227

Wednesday, August 12, 2026
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Get 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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Quick Start Workshop: Make Your Moodle Course Accessible Using the FACT Moodle Accessibility Checker
Learn how to improve the accessibility of your Moodle course by working hands-on with the new FACT Accessibility Checker developed by ATLAS.

Thursday, August 13, 2026
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Get 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
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Monday, August 24, 2026
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
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Fox Family Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture "Finding Cures: Journey from Software Engineering to Entrepreneurship" Abhishek Pandey, PhD Interim CEO/CTO of ASERTI Pharma

Wednesday, August 26, 2026
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Get 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.

Thursday, August 27, 2026
Friday, August 28, 2026
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Monday, August 31, 2026
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This two-day symposium brings together researchers, industry leaders, project developers, and policymakers to discuss energy systems, carbon capture and utilization, AI-driven energy demand, carbon markets, and financing pathways for energy-carbon projects. Interested participants may request an invitation on the event page.

Tuesday, September 1, 2026
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IGB Seminar - Faculty Spotlight Lecture "Nutritional Regulation of the Microbiota-Gut-Brain Axis - Implications for Stress and Cancer Resilience" Brett Loman, PhD Department of Animal Science; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Thursday, September 3, 2026
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The Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity will host its fall reception on September 3rd 4-5:30pm (remarks at 4:30) at YMCA Latzer Hall. RSVP appreciated.

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RSO Spotlight
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Friday, September 4, 2026
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Friday Funnies
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Saturday, September 5, 2026
Monday, September 7, 2026
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
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IGB Seminar - Director's Office "Biology by Design: From Directed Evolution to Autonomous Experimentation" Huimin Zhao, PhD Steven L. Miller Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering and Professor of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Bioengineering; University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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This 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, September 9, 2026
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Join us on the back patio to gather with the humanities community at Illinois.

Thursday, September 10, 2026
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RSO Spotlight
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Friday, September 11, 2026
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Friday Funnies
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Saturday, September 12, 2026
Monday, September 14, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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Illinois CEE Fall 2026 Job Fair
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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Illinois CEE Fall 2026 Job Fair
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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.

Thursday, September 17, 2026
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Most teachers get evaluated by their students at the end of the course. But by then, it is too late to make changes that will make a difference for your current students. Come to this workshop to learn how to design, implement, and interpret Informal Early Feedback (IEF) to improve the class experience for everyone.

Friday, September 18, 2026
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Monday, September 21, 2026
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
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Get 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=7227

Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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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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PYGMALION Event
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RSO Spotlight
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Friday, September 25, 2026
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PYGMALION Event
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Friday Funnies
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Saturday, September 26, 2026
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PYGMALION Event
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The Youth Literature Festival is a free, family-friendly celebration of reading, storytelling, and creativity hosted by the University of Illinois College of Education.

Sunday, September 27, 2026
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PYGMALION Event
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Monday, September 28, 2026
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
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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.










