Campus International Events
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Fall 2019 working group meetings of the Migration & Game Design Group. Students, faculty, staff & members of the Champaign-Urbana community are welcome. Lunch provided with RSVP to wggp@illinois.edu by October 20th.
François Ozon, featured speaker for the Marianne Midwest series of discussions on contemporary topics, is an award-winning French film-maker known for tackling challenging political topics and for experimenting with genre cinema conventions. The event will be video-cast in real time and audience members in Urbana will have the opportunity to ask questions during Q&A.
Thursday, October 24, 2019
Join us, October 24, from 3 – 5pm, for a special lecture by Eleonora Stoppino, Professor of Italian and Medieval Studies, on Della Bradamante gelosa by Secondo Tarentino.
Friday, October 25, 2019
[Re]Creating Media for Black Girls featuring Dr. Sheri Williams, Melt Magazine
Monday, October 28, 2019
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Join a team of librarians for this series of five workshops, during which you will learn how to become a more successful researcher. Each section will be offered twice, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Register for more information here: https://go.library.illinois.edu/research.
Learn about career opportunities at the United Nations with a representative from the UN.
Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, all levels welcome!
Thursday, October 31, 2019
In this talk, Professors Nihad Bunar and Anna Lund (Stockholm University) will discuss challenges and opportunities associated with the arrival of over 100,000 migrant and asylum-seeking school-aged children and youth to Sweden since 2015.
Friday, November 1, 2019
Let’s Stop Using Band-Aids for Bullet Wounds featuring Karen Crawford Simms, C-U Trauma and Resiliency Initiative
Saturday, November 2, 2019
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Monday, November 4, 2019
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
The Program Leader Safety and Best Practices Workshop guides program leaders (faculty, staff, or students leading programs) in preparing for the safest possible experience abroad. Those who lead, or assist, short-term education abroad or other University-related travel abroad for students must attend at least one workshop a year.
This talk contextualizes the mobilization of secessionism in Scotland and Catalonia. It explores the role that European integration as well as domestic dynamics of electoral competition have had in the independence movements in these regions. While EU membership may provide appeal and viability to secessionism, electoral competition generates the motivation for nationalist
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
Do you have questions regarding your MA thesis? Come to the Thesis Office Hours. Get help from Emily Wuchner (Thesis Coordinator, Graduate College) and a small group of research specialists on the submission process, procedures and requirements, formatting texts, research queries, and working with data.
This segment of the Research Spotlight Series will feature Dr. Rini Bhattacharya Mehta. She will give a presentation on "Global Film History from the Edges: Engineering a Comparative Humanities." This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
In this online discussion, four Illinois scholars will share their experiences interacting with academic publishers and getting their work published. The featured panelists have published books and scholarly articles and have edited books and academic journals. Their insights can give other scholars and graduate students a better idea of all that publishing entails.
Are trade wars good for American agriculture and agribusiness? Ambassador (retired) Mustard, who served over three decades in USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) promoting exports, including 19 years abroad as an agricultural attache, counselor, and minister-counselor, will comment on current U.S. agricultural trade policy from his perspective as the FAS historian.
Thursday, November 7, 2019
Non-Traditional Publishing and Digitization in Slavic and East European Countries is a workshop focused on Slavic and East European resources, specifically primary sources created by underground, alternative, and counter-culture social groups.
Friday, November 8, 2019
In this talk, Dr. Morten Oxenboell will discuss how rural populations in medieval Japan dealt with conflicts and maintained order and security in such an environment and how this may change the way we look at medieval Japanese society.
Voter Engagement as Justice: The Potential, Limitations, and How to Engage Folks in the Process featuring Mansi Kathuria, Asian Americans Advancing Justice
Join us to celebrate the great Russian poet, playwright, and novelist Alexander Pushkin! This year marks 220 years since this cultural icon was born. We will celebrate his birth with snacks, refreshments, and stories of his life and death!
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Please join Dance at Illinois' guest artist Omri Drumlevich (former dancer with Isreali based Batsheva Dance Company) for a movement class open to the public. *Prior dance experience not required*
Monday, November 11, 2019
Tuesday, November 12, 2019
A virtual roundtable series
The Intercultural Spotlights feature students and scholars from around the world sharing about their home country, cultures, family dynamics, educational expectations, academic systems, their Illinois experience, and more.
Set in the high plateau of eastern Tibet, Drokpa is an intimate portrait of the lives and struggles of Tibetan nomads whose life is on the cusp of irreversible change.
Film Screening of "Shifting Sands" followed by discussion. This film is free and open to the public.
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Want to learn about the cultures that are represented on campus? Do you enjoy cultural performances? Come to our cultural fair - Travel Around the World! Visit at least five tables and present your "boarding pass" for a free t-shirt! You'll also have a chance to win raffle prizes!
Fall 2019 working group meetings of the Migration & Game Design Group. Students, faculty, staff & members of the Champaign-Urbana community are welcome. Lunch provided with RSVP to wggp@illinois.edu by November 10th.
The Intercultural Spotlights feature students and scholars from around the world sharing about their home country, cultures, family dynamics, educational expectations, academic systems, their Illinois experience, and more.
Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, all levels welcome!
Thursday, November 14, 2019
The Intercultural Spotlights feature students and scholars from around the world sharing about their home country, cultures, family dynamics, educational expectations, academic systems, their Illinois experience, and more.
Friday, November 15, 2019
Prof. Lipka will speak about the application of genomic selection to specific crops.
WGGP and Center for African Studies are hosting a Grant Writing Workshop and Graduate Student Discussion on Tips for Applying for Grants and Fellowships on November 15, 2019 in 101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street. Lunch will be provided from 12:00-12:30.
Graduate Student Grant Writing Session
Environmental Justice and Community Recovery featuring Cheryl Johnson, People for Community Recovery
Saturday, November 16, 2019
Sunday, November 17, 2019
Monday, November 18, 2019
FLAS Fellowships support graduate and undergraduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or international or area aspects of professional studies. Learn more at this information session.
CHINA Town Hall is a national conversation on China taking place in 100+ venues across the United States and Greater China. This year's CHINA Town Hall will feature a panel discussion (webcast) moderated by George Stephanopoulos (ABC News) followed by a local town hall on the state of US-China relations.
Tuesday, November 19, 2019
FLAS Fellowships support graduate and undergraduate study in modern foreign languages in combination with area studies, international studies, or international or area aspects of professional studies. Learn more at this information session.
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Thursday, November 21, 2019
Friday, November 22, 2019
Saturday, November 23, 2019
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Monday, November 25, 2019
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
Wednesday, November 27, 2019
Thursday, November 28, 2019
Friday, November 29, 2019
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Sunday, December 1, 2019
Monday, December 2, 2019
Tuesday, December 3, 2019
A virtual roundtable series
Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Fall 2019 working group meetings of the Migration & Game Design Group. Students, faculty, staff & members of the Champaign-Urbana community are welcome. Lunch provided with RSVP to wggp@illinois.edu by December 1st.
Thursday, December 5, 2019
Friday, December 6, 2019
Monday, December 9, 2019
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Thursday, December 12, 2019
Friday, December 13, 2019
Monday, December 16, 2019
Thursday, January 2, 2020
Thursday, January 16, 2020
Tuesday, January 21, 2020
Thursday, January 30, 2020
Friday, January 31, 2020
Thursday, February 6, 2020
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Do you have questions regarding your MA thesis? Come to the Thesis Office Hours. Get help from Emily Wuchner (Thesis Coordinator, Graduate College) and a small group of research specialists on the submission process, procedures and requirements, formatting texts, research queries, and working with data.
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Wednesday, April 8, 2020
Do you have questions regarding your MA thesis? Come to the Thesis Office Hours. Get help from Emily Wuchner (Thesis Coordinator, Graduate College) and a small group of research specialists on the submission process, procedures and requirements, formatting texts, research queries, and working with data.