General Events

Monday, November 3, 2025

- 6:00 - 7:00 pm
- University YMCA, Murphy Lounge, 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
First Tuesday Interfaith Dialogue
- Religious/Cultural

- 9:00 - 10:00 am
- EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive
First Friday Breakfast - November

Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
- Social/Informal Event
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe
- Conference/Workshop

- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- Main Library Room 346 — 1408 W. Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801
The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans' Decline

Gillen D’Arcy Wood will speak about his new book, "The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans' Decline".
- Lecture
- 4:00 pm
- 1090 Lincoln Hall 702 S. Wright St. Urbana
Book Talk: " Education 2.0: Chronicles of Technological and Cultural Change in Egypt." Linda Herrera
- Lecture

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive
Data + AI User Group - November

Join the Data + AI User Group on Friday, November 14 from 12:00 to 1:00 PM for their monthly meetup.
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St., Latzer Hall, Champaign
Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe
- Conference/Workshop
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Campus Instructional Facility, 1405 W. Springfield Ave, Urbana
The Grainger College of Engineering Hall of Fame Fireside Chat
- Lecture

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign
Champaign Blockchain Meetup - November

This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
- Conference/Workshop
- 4:30 pm
- 1080 LCLB- Lucy Ellis Lounge & Conference Center 707 S. Mathews Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
CSAMES Lecture: "Translating the United States for the Turkish Audience: Presidential Discourses, Award Ceremonies, and Wars." Ozum Arzik
- Lecture