C.O.R.E. Master Calendar

C.O.R.E. Calendar

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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

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- zoom
Cultural Heritage Preservation: Challenges and Opportunities for Heritage Protection using AI
- Webinar
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Preserving Culture Heritage: Challenges and Opportunities for Heritage Protection and the Role of Technology and AI
- Lecture
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Tuesdays for Students!
- Other
- 2:30 - 4:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall
Put your study abroad experience to work and explore career opportunities in foreign diplomacy
- Lecture
- 5:00 pm
- Krannert Performing Arts Center, Stage 5 Lobby
Russkii stol--Russian table

Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, all levels welcome!
- Social/Informal Event
- 5:30 pm
- Bruce D. Nesbitt, African American Cultural Center, 1212 W. Nevada St, Urbana
Indigenous Knowledges and Literatures: Zapotec Literary Magazines
- Lecture

Wednesday, February 5, 2025

- 3:00 - 4:00 pm
- LLS Building (1207 W. Oregon St., Urbana), Room 133
LLS Graduate Student Informational
- Informational
- 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- La Casa Cultural Latina
100 Days ‘Til Latinx Congratulatory
- Informational

Thursday, February 6, 2025

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- La Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Lunch at La Casa
- Conference/Workshop
- 1:00 - 4:00 pm
- 1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL
Snack & Study
- Social/Informal Event
- 1:30 - 2:30 pm
- Room 200, International Studies Building (910 S. Fifth, Champaign)
First Steps Workshop (In Person)
- Informational
- 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- 514 Illini Union Bookstore Building
Beinecke Scholarship Information Session
- Informational
- 4:00 pm
- Illini Union Bookstore 2nd floor Author's Corner 809 S. Wright St.
Book Talk: Water on Fire: A Memoir of War. Tarek El Ariss
- Lecture
- 7:00 pm
- 66 Main Library
Documentary film, "The Hamlet Syndrome"
- Film Screening

Friday, February 7, 2025

- 9:00 - 10:00 am
ONLINE Beinecke Scholarship Information Session
- Informational
- 12:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
REEEC Noontime Scholars Lecture: Anastasiia Strakhova, "Benefits of Illegality: Clandestine Jewish Emigration from Eastern Europe, 1870s-1914"
- Lecture
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Fridays for Students!
- Other
- 2:00 pm
- 612 Conference Center Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
Recalling My Higher Education Journey and Pathway into STEM: Insights from an Indigenous Scientist
- Lecture
- 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
- 3:00 - 4:00 pm
- 514 Illini Union Bookstore Building
Beinecke Scholarship Workshop
- Informational

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

Monday, February 10, 2025

- 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Legal Briefing on Immigration and Undocumented Student Support
- Informational

Tuesday, February 11, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Webinar
Building Inclusive Tech with the Global South
- Lecture
- 12:00 1:00 pm
- 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
Food For Thought: Jogakbo Memories of my Korean Childhood
- Other
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Tuesdays for Students!
- Other

Wednesday, February 12, 2025

- 4:00 pm
- School of Information Sciences, Room 126 | 501 E. Daniel St, Champaign, IL
Critical Adoption Studies: On Language and Literature

Join creative writer Sun Yung Shin and scholar Kimberly D. McKee, PhD, for a discussion on the subjectivities, stories, and narratives revolving around adoptions and exploring what it means for adoptees to own their voices.
- Lecture

Thursday, February 13, 2025

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- La Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Lunch at La Casa
- Conference/Workshop
- 1:00 - 4:00 pm
- 1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL
Snack & Study
- Social/Informal Event
- 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
Community Wellness Lounge: Crafts and Cravings
- Health/Fitness

Friday, February 14, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign, IL 61820
Democratic Erosion and Women’s Political Power: Perspectives from Europe
- Lecture
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Fridays for Students!
- Other

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

- 12:00 1:00 pm
- 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
Food For Thought: Oops! I Cracked it Again Stories of Eldest Asian Daughters
- Other
- 12:00 pm
- Zoom Webinar
Global Governance of AI: Political and Ethical Challenges Across National, Regional, and International Approaches
- Lecture
- 12:00 pm
- zoom
ZINKI AI: Advancing Arabic Heritage Preservation through Artificial Intelligence
- Ceremony/Service
- 1:00 - 2:00 pm
Supporting Our Students If ICE Comes to Campus: Webinar for Campus Staff & Faculty
- Informational
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Tuesdays for Students!
- Other
- 5:00 pm
- Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Stage 5 lobby
Russkii stol--Russian table, beginners

Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, beginners welcome!
- Social/Informal Event
- 5:30 pm
- Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada St, Urbana
Experimental Art and Self-Determination in Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)
- Lecture

Wednesday, February 19, 2025

- 12:30 pm
- 1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL
Ningning Huang: Postdoc Talk
- Lecture
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
First Steps Workshop (Virtual)
- Informational
- 5:15 - 6:15 pm
- 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802
Japanese Tea Ceremony

Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan and is at the very heart of Japan House. It is a ceremonial way of preparing and serving matcha (powdered green tea) that benefits both the host and the guest through mutual respect, non-verbal communication, and a calmness, or sense of peace, away from everyday life.
- Ceremony/Service
- 6:00 - 7:00 pm
- Latzer Hall, University YMCA 1001 S. Wright St., Champaign
Knowing Your Rights and Responsibilities When Interacting with ICE (For Students)
- Informational

Thursday, February 20, 2025

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- La Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Lunch at La Casa
- Conference/Workshop
- 1:00 - 4:00 pm
- 1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL
Snack & Study
- Social/Informal Event
- 3:00 - 4:30 pm
- Main Library 321
2025 Global and Area Studies Meet and Greet
- Social/Informal Event
- 3:30 - 4:30 pm
- 514 IUB, 807 S. Wright St. Floor 5
Samvid Scholarship Information Session
- Informational
- 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
Community Wellness Lounge: Cracked but Unbroken: Stories from Eldest Daughter
- Health/Fitness
- 5:00 - 8:00 pm TBD
- Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium Temple Hoyne Buell Hall (611 Lorado Taft Dr, Champaign, IL 61820)
Celebrating Afro-Cuban Artist Wifredo Lam: A Talk with Lowery Stokes Sims
- Performance
- 6:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, LCLB
Slavic Film Series presents "I Enjoy the World with You" [S tebou mě baví svět], dir. Marie Poledňáková
- Film Screening

Friday, February 21, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall (801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820)
REEEC Noontime Scholars Lecture: Maxim Krupskiy, "'Foreign Agents' Legislation: Between Democratic Resilience and Weaponized Transparency"
- Lecture
- 12:30 pm
- 404 David Kinley Hall 1407 W Gregory Dr. Urbana
CSAMES Lecture: “How Parliaments Matter: Policy and Opposition in the Middle East’s Authoritarian Legislatures" Marwa Shalaby
- Lecture
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Fridays for Students!
- Other

Saturday, February 22, 2025

- All Day
- I-Hotel & Conference Center
Black and Latinx Summit
- Ceremony/Service

Monday, February 24, 2025

- 12:00
Beinecke Campus Deadline
- Informational

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

- 12:00 1:00 pm
- 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
Food For Thought: Dangerous Intercourse: Interracial Relations in the American Colonia Philippines
- Other
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Tuesdays for Students!
- Other
- 4:00 pm
- 1000 Lincoln Hall, 702 S. Wright St. Urbana
IGI Lecture Series on Palestine in the World: "Why is Palestine Important?" Ussama Makdisi
- Lecture
- 5:00 pm
- Krannert Performing Arts Center, Stage 5 Lobby
Russkii stol--Russian table

Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, all levels welcome!
- Social/Informal Event
- 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 (Portuguese)
- Other

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

- 5:15 - 6:15 pm
- 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802
Japanese Tea Ceremony

Chado, or the Way of Tea, is one of the most ancient and revered arts of Japan and is at the very heart of Japan House. It is a ceremonial way of preparing and serving matcha (powdered green tea) that benefits both the host and the guest through mutual respect, non-verbal communication, and a calmness, or sense of peace, away from everyday life.
- Ceremony/Service

Thursday, February 27, 2025

- 12:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall
“Damocles's Switchboard: Information Externalities and the Autocratic Logic of Internet Control”
- Lecture
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- La Casa Cultural Latina | 1203 W. Nevada Street Urbana IL 61801
Lunch at La Casa
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 pm
Voyager Priority Deadline
- Informational
- 1:00 - 4:00 pm
- 1208 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL
Snack & Study
- Social/Informal Event
- 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- 1210 W Nevada St, Urbana, IL, 61801
Community Wellness Lounge: Waters of Asia : Watercolor Painting Workshop with Ascend Art 360
- Health/Fitness
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building Atrium (707 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801)
The Taste of Language 2025
- Conference/Workshop

Friday, February 28, 2025

- All Day
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Multilingual Mediterranean: Winter 2025 Workshop
- Conference/Workshop
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Fridays for Students!
- Other
- 4:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 LCLB
Lecture by Darya Tsymbalyuk
- Lecture
- 4:30 - 6:00 pm
- 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802
Ikebana Student Exhibition & Matcha Café

Students of Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji's class ARTJ199 Ikebana: Japanese Flower Arranging will be displaying their final arrangements at a free exhibition in the main room at Japan House. Enjoy matcha and mochi from the pop-up cafe!
- Exhibition

Saturday, March 1, 2025

- All Day
- University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
The Multilingual Mediterranean: Winter 2025 Workshop
- Conference/Workshop