Seminars of Interest

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Monday, June 30, 2025

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Wednesday, July 2, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 5602

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this summer for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman room 5602. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • 2203 Beckman Institute

    • 1:30 - 2:30 pm
    • 1302 Everitt Laboratory

    You will want to set fair, clear, and manageable course policies that you can explain and defend the entire semester. In this session, we'll identify a few questions you need to answer to have good course policies, and then you will create policies that are consistent with your course design so far.

    • 2:45 - 3:45 pm
    • 1302 Everitt Laboratory

    This workshop ties the topics of the previous workshops together by discussing and crafting a syllabus for your newly designed course. We focus on the necessary logistical information for the syllabus, items to include to set student expectations, syllabus language and tone, and how to craft a course schedule with assessments, readings, and other ancillary materials.

Thursday, July 3, 2025

Friday, July 4, 2025

Sunday, July 6, 2025

Monday, July 7, 2025

Tuesday, July 8, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

    Get 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.

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Thursday, July 10, 2025

Friday, July 11, 2025

Sunday, July 13, 2025

    • 1:00 pm
    • Riggs 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.

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm

    Get 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, July 16, 2025

Thursday, July 17, 2025

Friday, July 18, 2025

Monday, July 21, 2025

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Wednesday, July 23, 2025

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Friday, July 25, 2025

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

    • 10:00 - 10:30 am
    • Beckman Institute Center Atrium

    Join members of the Beckman community for informal conversation and coffee in the Atrium! Gather in the Garden will take place every Tuesday from 10-10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Friday, August 1, 2025