Speakers

Saturday, November 14, 2026

• Saturday Museum Tours

  Time

  2:00 - 2:45 pm

  Location

  Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL

  Drop in for a tour given by our student gallery guides! Topics vary weekly. Free admission and all ages welcome. No reservation required. Meet at the Information Desk.

  • Informational

  

Sunday, November 15, 2026

• Spurlock Sunday: Animal Stereotypes - The serpent deceived me, I’m innocent

  Time

  1:00 - 3:00 pm

  Location

  Collaboration and Community Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL

  Join us in art making to reflect on the various mythologies that feature serpents, as well as their personal meaning to you. Please come design and paint your own movable wooden snake or paper puppet!

  • Informational

  

Thursday, November 19, 2026

• 2026 Charles C. Stewart Young Humanitarian Speaker Series

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:15 pm   Doors open at 10:50 am

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Author's Corner

  In this fireside chat, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Gies College of Business alum Luis Jaimes-Illanes, co-founder of Conecta Mentora and Senior Network Engineer at Altaeros, a leading aerospace company, will share how his involvement on campus helped prepare him for his work internationally.

  • Informational

  

• 2026 Stewart International Young Humanitarian Speaker Series

  Time

  11:00 am - 12:15 pm   Doors open at 10:50 a.m.

  Location

  Illini Union Bookstore Author's Corner

  In this fireside chat, Luis Illinois alum Jaimes-Illanes, co-founder of Conecta Mentora and Senior Network Engineer at Altaeros, will share how his involvement on campus helped prepare him for his work internationally. Students interested in a career in international and/or humanitarian work are encouraged to attend. Light refreshments will be provided.

  • Informational

  

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

• ILL INI Showcase 2026

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  ECEB Lobby and CSL Lobby

  Connect with the Illinois AI community and discover innovations across campus.

  • Informational

  

• Tech Pulse 2030

  Time

  5:00 - 7:00 pm

  Location

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606

  • Informational

  

Wednesday, December 2, 2026

• ILL INI Showcase 2026

  Recurring

  Time

  12:00 - 2:00 pm

  Location

  ECEB Lobby and CSL Lobby

  Connect with the Illinois AI community and discover innovations across campus.

  • Informational

  

Friday, December 4, 2026

• FELP Session - Sourcing Capital & Other Resources

  Time

  10:00 am - 4:00 pm

  Location

  Discovery Partners Institute, 200 South Wacker Drive, 4th Floor Discovery Room, Chicago, IL 60606

  • Informational