Student Affairs & Campus Events
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community. Past discussions include topics such as nutrition, mental health, sexual health, and media representation of Asian Americans.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAre you struggling to keep track of all your sources? Looking for an easier way to cite as you write? Mendeley is a free citation manager that helps you organize your citations, store and annotate your files, and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Mendeley library set up and ready to use!
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
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10:00 - 11:00 amCITL Innovation Studio, Armory 172Throughout your life you will, almost certainly, give presentations. We have all sat through presentations that were boring, confusing, and drab. How do you communicate your message most succinctly? What visuals will captivate and inform your audience the best? Is it only about your slide design or are there other techniques that leave a lasting impression?
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1:00 - 2:00 pmInfographics can be an effective way to convey small bits of information very quickly, while drawing viewers in due to their visual appeal. In this workshop students will learn about best practices for creating infographics and be introduced to several free online tools that allow users to create their own infographics.
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3:00 - 5:00 pmRicker Library of Architecture and Art, Architecture Building, 608 Lorado Taft Dr #208, Champaign, IL 61820Celebrate Halloween with Ricker Library ! On October 29th from 3pm-5pm, we will be hosting a show-and-tell with spooky, fantastical, and curious materials from our vault and circulating collections (with a special visiting item from RBML, weather permitting).
Thursday, October 30, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801 -
6:00 - 8:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Join us for Community Wellness Lounge, a weekly event centering Health & Wellness! Each week features a new theme centered around mental health prioritization and self/community care. Whether you're interested in coming to relax, study, seek resources, or entertain yourself, there's plenty we offer for everyone!
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7:00 - 9:00 pmGSRC, 616 E. Green Street, Suite 202 (Entrance between McDonalds & Subway, 2nd floor)
Friday, October 31, 2025
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4:00 pmWomen's Resources Center (616 E Green St. Suite 213)Join the staff of the Women's Resources Center as we discuss "Hungerstone" by Kat Dunn. During our conversation, we will discuss select chapters and themes from the text that explore relationships, the legacy of the romantic horror genre, and homoeroticism. Register at go.illinois.edu/Hungerstone
Saturday, November 1, 2025
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2:00 pmLewis Auditorium, Urbana Free Library (210 W Green St, Urbana)Join our special guests, Drs. Rosalyn LaPier (Blackfeet Tribe of Montana/Métis) and David R.M. Beck to hear the fascinating stories of Native Americans living in Illinois in the early 20th century.
Monday, November 3, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmSalaam Middle East & North Africa Cultural Center, 700 South Gregory Street
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7:00 pmCourtyard, Illini Union (1401 W. Green Street, Urbana)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the Illini Union Board, Native American House (NAH), and American Indian Association of Illinois welcome everyone to enjoy a variety of musical genres performed by an ensemble of Native performers. In addition to tabling at this event, the NAH will have food for attendees. Food is first-come, first-served.
Tuesday, November 4, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The Native American House invites you to a Community Welcome to meet and greet Dr. Jessica Hernandez, our guest speaker for the Dinner on Us program later in the day. We hope you’ll join us in giving Dr. Hernandez a warm welcome to Illinois! Lunch will be provided. Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
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5:30 - 6:30 pmCarl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology, Conference Room 612 (1206 West Gregory Drive, Urbana)This presentation will explore how meaningful environmental progress necessitates the dismantling of extractive conservation paradigms and the integration of Indigenous knowledge systems grounded in land-based relationality and kinship.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
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12:00 pmJoin us for the third webinar in the Costumes & Customs Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Arts Integration and organized in collaboration with the University Library, the Department of Theatre, the Department of Classics, the Spurlock Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum, explores the history and cultural significance of clothing across time and place.
Thursday, November 6, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The Native American House invites you to a Community Welcome to meet and greet Dr. Daniel R. Wildcat, professor of Indigenous and American Indian Studies at Haskell Indian Nations University. We hope you’ll join us in giving Dr. Wildcat a warm welcome to Illinois! Lunch will be provided. Food will be served on a first-come, first-served basis.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
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4:30 pmIllini Room C & South Lounge, Illini Union (1401 W. Green Street)Through the lens of the Rising Voices, Changing Coasts coastal research project, this lecture highlights how traditional ecological knowledge and modern scientific approaches work together to promote resilience, sustainability, and community-driven solutions among diverse Indigenous coastal communities.
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4:30 - 8:00 pmIllinois Street Dining Center (ISR) (1010 W Illinois St, Urbana)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, University Housing will bring a taste of Native food flavors to ISR.
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5:00 - 6:00 pmGSRC, 616 E. Green St. Suite 202 (upstairs from McDonalds)
Friday, November 7, 2025
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All DayNovember 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.
Saturday, November 8, 2025
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All DayNovember 7 (Illini Union, Room 314A) and Day 2 (IGB, Conference Room 612)
The kinSTEM Conference is designed to provide a space for STEM communities to gather, reflect, and grow. Rather than define a single path, the goals remain open to interpretation, allowing participants to bring their own meanings, experiences, and questions into the space.
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
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4:30 - 7:00 pmLincoln Avenue Residence (LAR) Halls (100 Clark Hall, 1203 South Fourth Street, Champaign)In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, University Housing will bring a taste of Native food flavors to LAR.
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
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12:00 - 1:00 pmJoin us on Zoom (registration link below) or at the University Archives (146 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana)School of Integrative Biology graduate student Vivian Cheng will discuss her research using genetics, ancient DNA, and historical archives to understand the effects of climate change and colonialism on narwhals.
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5:30 - 7:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)This gathering is intended to cultivate meaningful connections, foster a sense of community, and encourage intellectual exchange. It also serves as an inclusive environment where participants can share their academic journeys, engage in collaborative research discussions, and build supportive kinship networks within academia and beyond.
Friday, November 14, 2025
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12:00 pmThis noontime presentation will examine both historical and contemporary Native perspectives on higher education, with a focus on land-grant institutions broadly and the University of Illinois specifically.
Saturday, November 15, 2025
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All DayEverywhereEstablished in 2011, Rock Your Mocs is an annual and global social media event. The Native American House (NAH) encourages you to break out your moccasins for a worldwide celebration of Indigenous cultures!
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1:00 - 6:00 pmNative American House (1206 W. Nevada St., Urbana)The traditional stereotype of the scientist in a white lab coat reinforces a narrow, homogeneous image that doesn't reflect the growing diversity within the scientific community. Students will customize lab coats by incorporating ribbon work, which is meant to amplify the enduring presence of scientists in Indigenous communities.
Monday, November 17, 2025
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5:30 - 7:00 pmTBAThis program brings together scholars whose work centers on Indigenous perspectives and challenges the boundaries of conventional academic thought. Panelists will discuss how different fields have historically included or excluded Indigenous voices, and what it means to meaningfully engage with Indigenous knowledge in research, teaching, and community partnerships.
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
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8:30 amSalaam MENA Cultural Center (700 S Gregory St., Suite A, Urbana)Dinner on Us is administered by the Native American House and is part of the Lunch on Us Series within SSIB. DOU is a biweekly, one-hour program featuring scholar- and practitioner-led workshops alongside a shared meal. Workshops explore a range of subjects and provide participants with opportunities to connect with peers and experts in a casual setting.
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12:00 - 1:00 pmAsian American Cultural Center, 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL 61801Food for Thought, a Lunch-on-Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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12:00 - 1:00 pmLa Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Friday, November 21, 2025
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12:00 pmBevier Hall 249 (905 S Goodwin Ave, Urbana)This noontime presentation will feature Yanaba Schroeder (Navajo; Major: Human Development & Family Studies), who will reflect on her experiences with revitalization of Navajo foodways and land stewardship.