SCD Calendar of Calendars
Friday, April 17, 2026
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All DayIllini Union, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
Saturday, April 18, 2026
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All DayIllini Union, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
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10:00 am - 1:30 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 210 -
1:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801This special guided tour will focus on various textile arts throughout the world. It will take a look at the processes behind creating textiles, as well as the different purposes that textile arts can have in our lives. These may range from everyday wear, to expressing political beliefs, identity, religion, creativity, and more.
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1:00 pmSpurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, ILThis special guided tour will focus on various textile arts throughout the world. It will take a look at the processes behind creating textiles, as well as the different purposes that textile arts can have in our lives. These may range from everyday wear, to expressing political beliefs, identity, religion, creativity, and more.
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1:00 - 5:15 pmUrbana Dance Company
Sunday, April 19, 2026
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10:00 am - 12:00 pmUrbana Dance Company -
1:00 pmRiggs Beer Company, 1901 S High Cross Rd, Urbana, IL 61802Science on Tap is a monthly seminar series that brings scientists to the public to talk about their research in an informal setting. Our speaker will be Quang Nguyen, a neuroscientist who leads interdisciplinary projects using biochemical and physiological approaches.
Monday, April 20, 2026
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9:00 - 11:00 amAgricultural Engineering Sciences Building - Room 217 -
12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory BuildingCome visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 208 -
5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center 208
Please join us for the launch of Ethan Madarieta’s first book, Land's Language: On Mapuche Memory, Translation, and the Territorial Aporia.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmCoble Hall, 801 South Wright Street Champaign, Room 306Brazil is revolutionizing higher education equity through Law No. 12,711/2012, which expanded in 2023 to include graduate programs. By 2025, 81% of federal and 67% of state universities adopted unified affirmative action for Black, Brown, and Indigenous students.
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Csaba Forro, PhD and Daniel Wang, PhD, Group Leaders at Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago "Towards Mapping Inflammation in Real Time" "Spatiotemporal Molecular Profiling of Inflammation with Microengineered Devices"
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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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
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3:45 - 4:45 pmAstronomy Building -
4:00 - 7:00 pmAlma Mater, Green and Lincoln Ave , Flagg Hall Bike Shelter, NSRCThe Bike Month Planning group is organizing the second Bike for Earth Day event on Tuesday, April 21, 2025 from 4 - 7 pm at four locations: 1. Alma Mater, 2. Intersection of Green and Lincoln, 3. Flagg Hall Bike Shelter, and 4. National Soybean Research Center (NSRC) - Intersection of Dorner and Pennsylvania
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5:30 pmKnight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
Drawing on scholarship about the value of suspending economic incentives in everyday life, Dr. Newfield will argue that public universities must replace a financial model that harms education and erodes solvency. His presentation will also examine and challenge the belief that “learning equals earning” amid deep dependence on debt, asset inflation, and risk management.
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6:00 - 7:00 pmArmory Building, 505 E. Armory, CITL Innovation Studio Room 182
Leaders in the game industry come together to share their career journeys and the state of games. They will discuss the use of AI in games, the joys and challenges of working across teams, what the future holds for indie games and new developers, and why they love working in the game community.
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
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10:00 am419 RAL (Rose Room) -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
"Studying biomass sorghum roots under drought conditions - current technology and results" Sam Walker Graduate Research Assistant Plant Biology, University of Illinois
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422
Dr. Elisa Frühauf Garcia, Fluminense Federal University (Brazil) and Drs. Christian Darko and Fuk Ying Tse, University of Birmingham will discuss the importance of embedding scholarship in an interdisciplinary and global context. This talk is part of a new initiative, Gender@Work: A Global Lab on Bodies and Politics.
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6:00 pmThe Literary, 122 N. Neil, Champaign, ILFree and open to all, two College of Education faculty members will share their recent work in educational leadership. Osly Flores will discuss his book, Race-Conscious Caring in Educational Leadership: A Narrative Ethics, and Rachel Roegman will talk about her newly released book, K-12 Schools and Public Health Partnerships...
Thursday, April 23, 2026
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All Day
Grad students from all disciplines are invited to the 16th Gesa E. Kirsch Graduate Student Symposium, April 23–24, 2026—an interdisciplinary, student-led event featuring diverse presentations, workshops, and a keynote by Kaia Simon (UW Eau Claire). Proposals on writing, rhetoric, media, education, and more are welcome in traditional or experimental formats.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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4:00 pmBeckman Institute AuditoriumJoin the Cancer Center at Illinois for a screening of "Cracking the Code: Phil Sharp and the Biotech Revolution." The documentary chronicles the life and career of Nobel Laureate and Illinois alumnus, Phil Sharp, who will attend the event. The film is narrated by Mark Ruffalo and part of the PBS Independent Lens documentary series.
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5:00 pmTBD
Annual Armenian Genocide Event, featuring Helen Makhdoumian (Postdoc, Vanderbilt University)
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5:00 pmLevis Faculty Center Room 208
In honor of the annual commemoration of the Armenian Genocide, Helen Makhdoumian will give a talk entitled "On Beginnings, or the Roots and Routes of the Nested Memory Concept.”
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5:30 pm62 Krannert Art Museum
This talk argues that paintings exhibited in London in the mid-nineteenth century should be understood within polluted atmospheres that shaped not only artistic representations, but also practices of conservation, collecting and display, within a broader culture of technological accommodation to pollution.
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5:30 pmKAM 62, Krannert Art Musem, 500 E Peabody Dr. Champaign, IL
Friday, April 24, 2026
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9:00 - 11:00 amSpeech and Hearing Science Building; SHS Audiology and Speech Pathology Clinic
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10:00 - 10:50 amAgricultural Engineering Sciences Building - Room 208 -
11:30 am - 1:30 pmNatural History Building 2049
What makes a map readable? Join Izabela Gołębiowska, PhD of the University of Warsaw to explore factors driving the success of maps and geovisualizations as tools for informed decisions. Dr. Gołębiowska will discuss a range of empirical studies involving map users, addressing the challenges of naïve cartography and CartoAI. Lunch will be provided!
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL -
12:00 - 1:00 pmSchool of Art & Design, Room 340 -
1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 2:20 pmSpurlock MuseumDance at Illinois presents the research symposium, "Dancing Discourse," featuring four BA candidates, Anna Carlson, Harper Clark, Sofia Corrales, and Jasmine O'Connor. This event is free and open to the public.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmDocuments must be proactively accessible for all students. This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues. You’ll learn how to scan multiple document types for accessibility issues and remediate them.
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2:00 - 5:00 pm75 Bailey Dr., Champaign, IL 61820Please join us for the spring open house at the McKechnie Family LIFE Home, an exciting opportunity to showcase the current projects in interdisciplinary research with a particular focus on student engagement. Guests are invited to explore the facility at their own pace, view posters of current projects, and interact with live demonstrations.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to prevent reading and navigating order culprits, freeze columns and rows, hide unused columns and rows, delete empty rows between elements, create accessible links, and use the Accessibility Assistant.
Monday, April 27, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
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12:00 - 1:00 pmIllini Union Rm. 103 (First Floor)
Experience a captivating presentation and Q&A with Professor Joyce Yen Feng, Professor Emerita in the Department of Social Work at National Taiwan University (NTU). Dr. Feng is a two-time University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign School of Social Work graduate and is highly respected across East Asia.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Scott Fraser, PhD President, Dynamic Imaging, Head of Biohub, San Francisco "Eavesdropping on Biology by Using New Instrumentation and AI to Foster Multiscale Imaging"
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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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.
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5:00 pmLucy Ellis Lounge, LCLBJoin us for an Arabic Storytelling event centered on Kalila wa Dimna, one of the most influential works in world literature. Originating in India and traveling through Persian and Arabic traditions.
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5:00 pm2001 Huff Hall
Georgia Malandraki will be honored as the Shahid and Ann Carlson Khan Professor at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 28 in 2001 Huff Hall with a reception to follow. Please RSVP by April 21.
Wednesday, April 29, 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.
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12:00 - 12:50 pmEveritt 2310
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Fiber Rearrangement Redistributes Energy and Modulates Intrinsic Cutting Energy in Bovine Glisson's Capsule” Shaobo Zhan, PhD Candidate Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering Grainger College of Engineering, University of Illinois
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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2:00 - 3:00 pmChemical & Life Sciences Lab, 601 S Goodwin Ave, B-102
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4:00 pm217 Noyes Lab
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5:15 pmSkateland Savoy
Dance at Illinois presents "Roller Skating while Black," an interactive lecture-demonstration on the history, technique, and cultural influences of Black rhythm skating, by guest artist Isaiah Harris. Lecture begins at 5:15pm, skating follows at 6:30pm. $8 admission fee, $4.50 skate rental.
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5:30 - 7:00 pmGregory Hall 112
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat posits that under the influence of digital technologies and in the shadow of AI, civilization is entering a period of pressure that threatens cultures, communities, and individuals.
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6:00 - 7:15 pmApril 29: 6:00 pm at Lincoln Theater, UIUC. May 1: 6:00 pm at Station Theater, Urbana.Cancer Voices performs true stories from survivors, doctors, family members, nurses, & researchers. Our 45-minute script and following community discussions work toward effective, just healthcare for all. Events are free & open to all. April 29: 6:00 pm at Lincoln Theater, UIUC. May 1: 6:00 pm at Station Theater, Urbana.
Thursday, April 30, 2026
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8:00 am - 3:30 pmKAM Loading dock -
12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Do you write code at the IGB? Do you work with someone who does? Join us for lunch as we discuss some of our best practices for developing research software – and how to come up with your own.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Friday, May 1, 2026
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8:00 am - 3:30 pmKAM Loading dock
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10:00 - 10:50 amAgricultural Engineering Sciences Building - Room 208 -
12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
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12:00 - 1:30 pm404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana
Join us for a hybrid CEAPS Speaker/Political Science Workshop titled “From Correction to Connection: Relational Approaches to Countering Misinformation” with Cesi Cruz (University of Michigan). Register here!
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12:00 - 1:30 pm404 David Kinley Hall, 1407 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana -
1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm614 East Daniel Street, 4th Floor, Multipurpose Room 4045
Have you created a game, art work, program, poster, class project or research about games and design? If so, we encourage you to showcase your work at the Game Studies and Design Spring Showcase on Friday, May 1. Undergraduate and graduate level projects are welcome. These projects will be included in Undergraduate Research Week and Research Symposium 2026.
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4:00 pmAnalog Wine Library, 129 N Race St, Urbana, IL
The IGB’s Art of Science program is a celebration of the common ground between science and art. Images from Illinois research were the starting point for these works, which were created by researchers working in partnership with IGB artist Julia Pollack. These pieces are the result of conversations between the scientists and the artist. The show will run through the mon
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Sunday, May 3, 2026
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1:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Join us to attempt to craft your own textiles out of the supplies we have provided for you. Whilst you craft, feel free to learn about, feel, and experience different textiles from all over the world that we will have out for everyone to experience.
Monday, May 4, 2026
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11:30 amChez Veterans Center, 908 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium B102 CLSL
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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4:30 - 5:30 pm116 Roger Adams Lab
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
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11:00 am - 12:00 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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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Peter Kim, PhD Department of Biochemistry; Stanford University School of Medicine "Protein Engineering of Vaccines and Antibodies for Infectious Disease"
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Web Intelligence is an intuitive, advanced reporting tool available to users in both Web and Desktop interfaces. This live, instructor-led course demonstrates how to use the Web Intelligence report editor to create custom queries and reports. Target Audience: First-Time & Returning Web Intelligence users
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12:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
“Small Molecule Ion Channels Restore Anion Movement to Cystic Fibrosis Epithelia” Nohemy Celis PhD Candidate Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:15 - 2:00 pmDisability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign
Join Maui, Georgia and the rest of the therapy dog team for pets and a relaxing break at Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), 1207 S. Oak St., Champaign.
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2:00 - 3:20 pm317 David Kinley Hall
Thursday, May 7, 2026
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9:00 am - 4:00 pm612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Learn about IGB research, hear about current issues in the life sciences, and connect with others at our popular poster session at the 2026 Fellows Symposium.
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10:00 am - 12:00 pmPlym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
The PhD Program in Architecture and Landscape Architecture hosts a keynote lecture by Hi'ilei Julia Hobart (Native and Indigenous Studies, Yale) as part of the symposium "Creativity in Modern Heritage." Hobart is author of Cooling the Tropics: Ice, Indigeneity, and Hawaiian Refreshment (Duke University Press, 2022).
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11:00 am - 12:00 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.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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1:00 pmSpurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801
Take care of yourself before finals start or create a Mother’s Day gift. Make a card, decorate a pot, and plant your own plant, and pack a destress tea jar.
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3:00 - 5:00 pm
Celebrate the semester’s end with RBML! We are diving into the trendy book decoration world — bring your own books and paint the edges with our supplies, then view various historical fore-edge paintings from the collection in our Reading Room. All are welcome to attend, and refreshments will be served.
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4:00 - 6:00 pmLevis Faculty Center, Room 422
Prizes for Research Ceremony and Reception
Friday, May 8, 2026
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12:00 pmCharles G. Miller Auditorium, B102 CLSL
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 - 4:00 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
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5:00 - 7:30 pmIllini Union Rooms A, B, and CAnnual Student Awards Reception on May 8, 2026, 5:00–7:30 PM at the Illini Union, Rooms A–C. Join us in recognizing student, faculty, and staff award recipients. Buffet dinner provided. RSVP form available in April 2026.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
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2:00 pmFoellinger Auditorium (Ceremony) | Illini Union (Reception)
Sunday, May 10, 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. Sameh Tawfick, Professor, Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois
Monday, May 11, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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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.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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4:00 pmCarle's Mills Cancer Center, 3rd floor conference room
Join the Neuromusculoskeletal Seminar Series for a talk by Illinois' Mariana Kersh, "Clinical biomechanics: applications in orthopedics and rehabilitation."
Thursday, May 14, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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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.
Friday, May 15, 2026
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10:00 - 11:00 amDocuments must be proactively accessible for all students. This hands-on workshop will cover what to look for and several tools to help you find and fix issues. You’ll learn how to scan multiple document types for accessibility issues and remediate them.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we’ll start with a brief overview of common accessibility challenges and solutions in Excel. By the end of this workshop, you’ll be well on your way to creating inclusive spreadsheets that meet State and Federal accessibility standards.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
Sunday, May 17, 2026
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9:30 11:00 amKrannert Center for the Performing Arts, Tryon Festival Theatre, 500 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana, IL 61801
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11:00 1:00 p.m.Illini Union - room ABC, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801
Monday, May 18, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Tuesday, May 19, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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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, May 20, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Thursday, May 21, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Friday, May 22, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your MS Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, we'll work together, hands-on, with practical strategies for naming tables, labeling header cells and workbook titles and sheets, creating accessible links, and working with colors and color testing tools.
Monday, May 25, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Tuesday, May 26, 2026
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12:00 - 4:00 pmInnovation Studio, Rm 172, Armory Building
Come visit Center for Innovation in Teaching & Learning at Illinois Innovation Studio between Noon and 4 p.m. on Mondays and Tuesdays in the Armory building room 172. You will be able to interact with generative AI and virtual reality (VR), create a gift with a 3D printer or laser cutter, and interact with our new digital resources.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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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.
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3:00 pmLincoln Hall, 702 S Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801, Room 1002
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Web Intelligence is an intuitive, advanced reporting tool available to users in both Web and Desktop interfaces. This live, instructor-led course demonstrates how to use the Web Intelligence report editor to create custom queries and reports. Target Audience: First-Time & Returning Web Intelligence users
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
Friday, May 29, 2026
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1:00 - 3:00 pm2203 Beckman Institute
Beckman’s Visualization Lab is open for office hours weekdays between 1-3 p.m. in 2203 Beckman, which is located just across the atrium bridge from the elevator.
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3:00 - 4:00 pmGet up to speed quickly on making your Microsoft Excel spreadsheets accessible for everyone! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to prevent reading and navigating order culprits, freeze columns and rows, hide unused columns and rows, delete empty rows between elements, create accessible links, and use the Accessibility Assistant.