Illinois Global Institute

Welcome to the calendar of the Illinois Global Institute. We are home to 10 longstanding international area studies centers and thematic programs. Bringing the units together as part of the IGI will improve organizational support, raise visibility, and foster additional cross-campus collaboration on essential international programs

Friday, November 22, 2024

- 10:00 - 10:50 am
Finding Government Data and Statistics
- Webinar
- 2:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge - 1080 LCLB (707 S. Mathews Ave.)
EALC Speaker Series | Adam L. Kern "If the Shoe Fits! The Curious Transnational Case of Mizuki Shigeru’s ‘Japanese Cinderella’ Manga"
- Lecture

Monday, December 2, 2024

- 3:00 pm
- Coble Hall, Room 306. 801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801
Pamela Calla's Talk " Against Extractivism: Dialogues among Indigenous Women and the Politics of Life"
- Lecture

Thursday, December 5, 2024

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- room 146, University Archives, Main Library or via Zoom.
Women in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Sepideh Sadaghiani

The University of Illinois Archives is hosting a monthly Women in Science Lecture Series that will feature speakers from across the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign’s diverse and multidisciplinary scientific enterprise. The lecture series seeks to highlight the important innovations and contributions of women in the sciences at the University of Illinois.
- Lecture

Friday, December 6, 2024

- 1:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign
CEAPS Speaker | Akiko Walley "What is in a Name: Early Modern Japanese Calligraphy Collecting & (Re-)Shaping of the Past"
- Lecture
- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- 1002 Siebel Center for Design (1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820)
REEEC 'Crafternoon': Paper Star Ornaments
- Social/Informal Event

Saturday, December 7, 2024

- 7:00 pm
- Smith Memorial Hall
Chasing Duende: A flamenco odyssey with Adam Del Monte
- Performance

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

- 4:30 - 6:30 pm
- 300 Levis Faculty Center (919 W. Illinois St., Urbana, IL 61801)
REEEC Winter Reception
- Reception/Open House

Thursday, December 12, 2024

- 6:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080 LCLB)
Slavic Film Series: The Owners [Үкілі Кәмшат/ Хозяева] (Kazakh and Russian)
- Film Screening
- 6:30 - 7:15 pm
- Nate & Lillie Story Room, Champaign Public Library (200 W Green St, Champaign, IL 61820)
Instrument Petting Zoo at the Champaign Public Library
- Informational

Friday, January 24, 2025

- 10:00 - 11:30 am
BODIES IN FOCUS: Endangered Bodies & Activism
- Lecture

Monday, January 27, 2025

- 8:30 am TBD
- TBD
Women Enviromental Defenders and Climate Change in the Amazon: Brazil - Dr. Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro
- Conference/Workshop

Monday, February 3, 2025

- 3:00 pm TBD
- Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801)
Ignacio Sanchez Prado: "The Aesthetics and Intimacies of Food Sovereignty. Maíz Criollo in Gastronomy and Art"
- Lecture

Thursday, February 6, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S. Wright St.
Dr. Tarek El Ariss, book talk Water on Fire: A Memoir of War
- Lecture

Friday, February 7, 2025

- 2:00 - 7:00 pm
- Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) Room 4036 and 4039 (1405 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801)
Summer Graduate Research Conference
- Conference/Workshop

Saturday, February 8, 2025

- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- The Lewis Auditorium, The Urbana Free Library
Latin American Story Time: "Drummer Boy of John John"
- Other

Thursday, February 20, 2025

- All Day
- Krannert Art Museum
Wilfredo Lam
- Performance

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

- 6:30 - 7:00 pm
- Nate & Lillie Story Room, Champaign Public Library. 200 W. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
Discovering Latin America and the Caribbean
- Other

Thursday, February 27, 2025

- All Day
- TBD
Archaeology Conference
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, March 3, 2025

- 3:00 pm TBD
- Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801)
LAC Women Justice: Maria Jose Mendez
- Lecture

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Dr. Huda Fakhreddine, Metapoesis in the Arabic Tradition
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, March 8, 2025

- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- The Lewis Auditorium, The Urbana Free Library
Latin American Story Time: Quechua
- Other

Monday, March 10, 2025

- 3:00 pm TBD
- Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801)
CLACS Series: Alex Borucki
- Lecture

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

- 6:30 - 7:00 pm
- Nate & Lillie Story Room, Champaign Public Library. 200 W. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820
Discovering Latin America and the Caribbean
- Other

Monday, April 7, 2025

- 8:30 am TBD
Women Enviromental Defenders and Climate Change in the Amazon: Peru - Dr. Maritza Paredes
- Ceremony/Service

Saturday, April 12, 2025

- 2:00 - 3:00 pm
- The Lewis Auditorium, The Urbana Free Library
Latin American Story Time
- Other

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

- 6:30 - 7:00 pm
Discovering Latin America and the Caribbean
- Other