Campus Wellness Events

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Sunday, March 30, 2025

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    • Nevada Dance StudioCreative Dance for Children is an innovative community program provided by the University of Illinois Department of Dance under the direction of Betty Allen. Instructors collaborate to design and deliver creative dance classes tailored for children ages 4-10.

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    • All Day

    • 2:00 pm
    • Spurlock Museum

    Blending Thelonious Monk’s compositions with Sierra Leonean music, Leon Lewis-Nicol’s performance acts as a tool to mend the gap between African Diaspora musical culture. Lewis-Nicol aims to illustrate how jazz can be a medium through which two different cultures can co-exist and serve as a form of healing for the African diaspora.

Monday, March 31, 2025

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    • Nevada Dance StudioCreative Dance for Children is an innovative community program provided by the University of Illinois Department of Dance under the direction of Betty Allen. Instructors collaborate to design and deliver creative dance classes tailored for children ages 4-10.

  • digital sign for Campus Transportation Survey 2025
    • All Day

    • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
    • Levis Faculty Center room 424

    This informal group aims to bring together graduate students from across campus to share their enthusiasm for the thought-provoking scholarship that animates them as people. Stop by to listen, chat, and share lunch! Light refreshments provided. If you are interested in sharing something, please contact Chloe Parrella.

    • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Grainger Commons, Rooms 233/235

    This session introduces the podcasting equipment and technology available to our campus community from the libraries. In addition to familiarizing ourselves with the equipment for recording, we will cover some beginning recording and audio editing techniques, particularly within the software Audacity.

    • 2:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute Room 3269 (3rd Floor Tower Room)

    "Protein dynamics: Connecting in vitro, in cell, and in vivo" by Caitlin Davis, Department of Chemistry, Yale University.

Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    • Nevada Dance StudioCreative Dance for Children is an innovative community program provided by the University of Illinois Department of Dance under the direction of Betty Allen. Instructors collaborate to design and deliver creative dance classes tailored for children ages 4-10.

  • digital sign for Campus Transportation Survey 2025
    • All Day

    • 10:00
    • 220 Smith Memorial Hall (805 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801)

    Musicologist Mackenzie Pierce examines the role of Polish Jewish musicians in shaping concert music amid antisemitism, Nazi occupation, and postwar rebuilding in his forthcoming book. Reconstructing their lives from the 1920s to the 1950s, he reveals how music became both a means of cultural preservation and a tool for reinvention.

    • 10:30 am
    • Beckman Atrium

    Join us from 10:30-11 a.m. Thursday, April 2 in the Beckman Atrium to unwind with a visiting therapy dog! All are welcome to take a moment to destress, relax and recharge with the calming presence of a canine friend!

    • 12:15 - 12:45 pm

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

    Get help with data visualization at the Vis Lab's office hours from 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays in 2203 Beckman Institute.

    • 5:15 - 6:15 pm
    • 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802

    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.

    • 7:00 - 8:30 pm
    • Spurlock Museum

    Explore stories of cultural self-determination in societies around the world. Dr. Christina Gonzalez, co-curator of Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia Indígena del Caribe ¡Taino Vive!, will lead tours of the exhibit, and staff will share some of the museum's collections related to resistance and cultural identity in the face of oppression.

  • Image: Take a Knee by Weshoyot Alvitre. John Needles Chester Fund.
    • 7:00 pm   8:30 pm
    • 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, Illinois, 61801

    Explore stories of cultural self-determination in societies around the world. Dr. Christina Gonzalez, co-curator of Caribbean Indigenous Resistance / Resistencia Indígena del Caribe ¡Taino Vive!, will lead tours of the exhibit, and staff will share some of the museum's collections related to resistance and cultural identity in the face of oppression.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    • Nevada Dance StudioCreative Dance for Children is an innovative community program provided by the University of Illinois Department of Dance under the direction of Betty Allen. Instructors collaborate to design and deliver creative dance classes tailored for children ages 4-10.

  • digital sign for Campus Transportation Survey 2025
    • All Day

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

    Get help with data visualization at the Vis Lab's office hours from 1-3 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays in 2203 Beckman Institute.

  • Calvin Mackey
    • 2:30 pm
    • Beckman Institute Auditorium, 1025

    Calvin Mackie, founder of STEM NOLA, will give a lecture titled, "Hope in the 21st Century." A kid-friendly reception will follow, as will a preview of the Beckman Institute Open House from 4-6 p.m

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • 346 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Dr

    The RBML welcomes Justine Murison, editor of a new critical edition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1850 novel. Murison will discuss the work’s historical and literary contexts, the revolutionary politics with which the novel engages, and the enduring questions it asks about American society. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. This event is free, and a

    • 3:30 - 5:00 pm
    • 210 Illini Union

    Join us for a panel featuring Mary Arends-Kuenning, “Government Policies and Their Impacts on Women’s Empowerment.” Vernita Pearl Fort, "Forging a Human Rights Economy within Planetary Boundaries: A Response to unprecedented ‘Glocal’ Crises and Opportunities." McKenzie Johnson, “The Work of Women Environmental Defenders in Extractive Economies”...

  • views of art museum, event info
    • 5:30 - 7:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Calling all teens! Join us for a Teen Takeover of the museum featuring live music, art-making, activities, and food for young people, ages 13–18, as part of the Boneyard Arts Festival. Explore our galleries and flex your creative muscles in this teen-focused night at the museum!

    • 6:30 - 7:30 pm
    • Campus Bike Center, 51 E Gregory Dr., Champaign

  • flyer for for Bike Tune Up
    • 6:30 - 7:30 pm
    • Campus Bike Center (51 E. Gregory Dr., Champaign, IL 61820)

    • 8:00 - 10:00 pm
    • Spurlock Museum

    The speaker for the India Studies Lecture for 2025 is Vasudha Narayanan. She is Distinguished Professor in the Department of Religion at the University of Florida and a past President of the American Academy of Religion. Her lecture will be on "Tamil Culture: More sweet than celestial nectar, more precious than one’s breath." It will be held at the Spurlock Museum...

Friday, April 4, 2025

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    • Nevada Dance StudioCreative Dance for Children is an innovative community program provided by the University of Illinois Department of Dance under the direction of Betty Allen. Instructors collaborate to design and deliver creative dance classes tailored for children ages 4-10.

  • digital sign for Campus Transportation Survey 2025
    • All Day

    • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute, 405 N. Mathews Ave

    The Beckman Institute Open House is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025. It offers a fun, interactive look at the interdisciplinary research happening at the Beckman Institute. It happens at the same time as Engineering Open House each year.

  • Book cover featuring an illustration of a little girl in front of the Beckman Institute
    • 10:00 am
    • Beckman Auditorium, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana

    Hear “Questions Led the Way,” a new storybook about the Beckman Institute. Listeners will receive a free science notebook!

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Anniversary Plaza

    • 12:00 pm
    • Levis Faculty Center, 919 W Illinois, Room 210

    Join us for a talk by recent CAS Associate Soo Ah Kwon (Asian American Studies) on moving beyond simple binaries such as reformist/radical, inside/outside, or status-quo/anti-establishment to better understand youth activism.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • 306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright Street

    Join us on Friday, April 4th for a Graduate Student Lunch & Learn: Publishing on Gender Related Topics. Please rsvp at https://go.illinois.edu/GradLunchLearn

  • Book cover featuring an illustration of a little girl in front of the Beckman Institute
    • 2:00 pm
    • Beckman Auditorium, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana

    Hear “Questions Led the Way,” a new storybook about the Beckman Institute. Listeners will receive a free science notebook!

  • Historical board games
    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • 346 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Dr

    Join the RBML for a hands-on journey through history! Play historical board games that bring the past to life as you roll the dice, make your moves, and uncover the stories behind them. Perfect for all ages, this interactive in-person event invites families, students, and community members to connect, learn, and have fun. Don’t just study history—experience it through play

Saturday, April 5, 2025

    • 9:00 - 11:00 am
    • Nevada Dance StudioCreative Dance for Children is an innovative community program provided by the University of Illinois Department of Dance under the direction of Betty Allen. Instructors collaborate to design and deliver creative dance classes tailored for children ages 4-10.

  • digital sign for Campus Transportation Survey 2025
    • All Day

    • 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Beckman Institute, 405 N. Mathews Ave

    The Beckman Institute Open House is scheduled for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, April 4, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025. It offers a fun, interactive look at the interdisciplinary research happening at the Beckman Institute. It happens at the same time as Engineering Open House each year.

  • Book cover featuring an illustration of a little girl in front of the Beckman Institute
    • 10:00 am
    • Beckman Auditorium, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana

    Hear “Questions Led the Way,” a new storybook about the Beckman Institute. Listeners will receive a free science notebook!

  • college student playing tube near artwork in gallery
    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Come experience immersive sound as you view artworks at Krannert Art Museum! Members of Improviser's Exchange Ensemble along with special guest Geoff Gersh, a New York City–based electric guitarist, will create soundscapes in the galleries through site-specific solo performance and collective improvisation in reflection and response to artwork on display. You're invited to

    • 1:30 - 4:00 pm
    • Ice Arena (406 East Armory)

    • 2:00 pm
    • Beckman Auditorium, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana

    Hear “Questions Led the Way,” a new storybook about the Beckman Institute. Listeners will receive a free science notebook!

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Monday, April 7, 2025

    • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
    • 325 Temple Buell Hall (611 E. Taft Drive, Champaign)

    Work-in-progress talk and paper: “Little Tech on the Prairie" by Matthew Darmour-Paul, PhD candidate in Sociology at Australian National University and tutor in architecture at the University of Sydney. His research explores place-based computational practices and techno-nationalism in the American Midwest.

    • 4:00 pm

    Dr. Maritza Paredes, Sociology Professor at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, will discuss the complexities of extractive frontier expansion and its intersection with global climate change policies in conservation areas, particularly within indigenous communities. Her research explores the redistributive and justice dimensions of these processes, shedding light...

    • 5:00 - 8:00 pm
    • Allerton Park & Retreat Center

    • 5:15 - 6:45 pm
    • Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center, 1212 W. Nevada Street, Urbana

    This panel will feature Karen Flynn (Terrance & Karyn Holm Endowed Professor, UIC); Julie A. Pryde (C-U Public Health District Administrator); Lauren R. Aronson (Clinical Professor of Law and Immigration Law Clinic Director); and Jessica R. Greenberg (Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of EUC).

  • Angel Starr portrait, event info
    • 5:30 - 7:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    Celebrate the exhibition opening of "Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR): Red Regalia Project" created with Chicago-based Native artist Angel Starr (Omaha, Odawa, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota) to call attention to violence against Indigenous Peoples. Part of the 2024–25 Native North American Art Residency. Reception in Link Gallery.

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Thursday, April 10, 2025

    • 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
    • Beckman Auditorium, 405 N. Mathews Ave., Urbana

    The annual symposium of the Center for Label-free Imaging and Multiscale Biophotonics is open for all interested in the field of label-free biophotonics, with translational applications to clinical medicine and fundamental biology

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • University Archives (room 146, Main Library) or via Zoom

    Dr. Winful, a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Anthropology and a participant in the DRIVE Illinois Distinguished Postdoctoral Program, will discuss her research on the biological mechanisms linking stress to health, with a focus on inflammation.

    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm

    Attendees will become familiar with the differences between a dissertation and first book manuscript, and will further learn about identifying points of revision, creating a revision plan/timeline, approaching editors/presses, writing a book proposal, and the publishing process at a glance.

    • 4:00 pm
    • Lincoln Hall 702 S. Wright St. Urbana Room 1090

    The book explores how the centrality of sonic practices and experiences within Islamic traditions stems largely from the orality of the Qur’an and the importance of recitation, while arguing that sound can provide a productive point of entry to human cultures in general.

    • 4:00 pm
    • Lincoln Hall, Room 1002; 702 S Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801

    The Department of Asian American Studies welcomes Dr. Nayan Shah, Professor of American Studies & Ethnicity and History at the University of Southern California to present his talk "Mutual Aid and Resisting Carceral Power: Asian American Strategies".

    • 5:00 - 8:00 pm
    • Allerton Park & Retreat Center - The Studio

    • 5:30 - 7:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Celebrate the exhibition opening of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR): Red Regalia Project created with Chicago-based Native artist Angel Starr (Omaha, Odawa, Three Affiliated Tribes of North Dakota) to call attention to violence against Indigenous Peoples. Part of the 2024–2025 Native North American Art Residency...

    • 6:00 - 7:30 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum - Main Level, Cafè and West Gallery

  • graphic novel-style illustration, woman holding mic, singing with head thrown back, event info
    • 6:00 - 7:30 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It’s an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

    • 6:00 - 7:30 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It’s an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic.

Friday, April 11, 2025

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Anniversary Plaza

    • 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
    • Main Quad

    The Center for Children's Books will be hosting a mini-book sale in the Main Quad consisting of Young Adult (YA) books! Funds will be used to support CCB staff and programs. This will be a touchless/card only sale. This book sale is open to all students of UIUC.

    • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
    • 306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright Street

    Calling all graduate students, how fast can you present your research? Join this event to meet other Illinois graduate students and share your research in 3 minutes or less. Light lunch available for all registered participants. Registration is Required at https://go.illinois.edu/LightningTalk25

    • 3:00 - 5:00 pm
    • Lincoln Hall 1002 or on Zoom

    Join us for a lecture titled "A Constructivist Account of Care Ethics" by Sarah Clark Miller, an associate professor of philosophy, bioethics, and women's gender, and sexuality studies at Pennsylvania State University.

Saturday, April 12, 2025

    • All Day
    • Scott Park - 207 E. Springfield Avenue, Champaign

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 4:00 - 6:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Celebrate as we open the 2025 Master's of Fine Arts Exhibition. Enjoy new work that exemplifies the studio art and design practices of students graduating with the MFA degree from the School of Art & Design at Illinois. On view through April 26. Reception will be held in the Link Gallery.

Sunday, April 13, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 12:30 - 4:30 pm
    • Krannert Center For Performing Arts (12:30 pm - 4:30 pm)

Monday, April 14, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
    • 404 David Kinley Hall

    The Constitution of Japan, the oldest unamended constitution in the world, has become the focus of renewed partisan debate, with government leaders increasingly advocating for revision. However, whether this elite-driven initiative aligns with public sentiment remains uncertain.

    • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
    • 404 David Kinley Hall and Zoom

    This talk examines the factors shaping civic support for and opposition to constitutional change by analyzing two key dimensions of constitutional legitimacy. Drawing on original surveys and experiments, this study sheds light on the evolving role of constitutionalism in Japan and its broader implications for democratic governance.

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 1:30 - 3:00 pm
    • 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St, Champaign

    After a delayed impeachment process lasting over three months, South Korea faces a critical juncture. The Constitutional Court’s ruling on Yoon’s impeachment will be a decisive moment, shaping the trajectory of South Korean democracy or exposing systemic vulnerabilities. In this roundtable, four Korean experts from UIUC will discuss the ongoing political turmoil and...

    • 3:00 pm
    • 3019 Huff Hall

    The Interdisciplinary Sport Studies Research Cluster is pleased to host Dr. Letisha Brown, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Brown will give a guest talk on her upcoming book titled, Say Her Name: Centering Black Feminism and Black Women in Sport, with Rutgers University Press

    • 4:00 - 5:30 pm
    • Illini Union Bookstore, Author's Corner, 2nd Floor

    Please join us to celebrate the book launch of LLS professor, Aja Y. Martinez's new book The Origins of Critical Race Theory: The People and Ideas That Created a Movement, co-authored with Robert O. Smith (University of North Texas). The book weaves together the many sources of critical race theory, recounting the origin story for one of the most insightful and...

    • 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Wednesday, April 16, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

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    • 12:00 pm
    • Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center (1212 W Nevada St., Urbana)

    Free lunch and informal talk for undergraduates of any major. With poet and essayist Ross Gay.

    • 12:15 - 12:45 pm

    • 5:15 - 6:15 pm
    • 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802

    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.

    • 5:30 pm
    • Campus Instructional Facility, Room 3025

    Join us for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with Christine Rosen. Her lecture "Defending the Human in a Technological World" will explore what it means to be human in a world that promises near-endless opportunities for virtual, disembodied experience.

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    • 7:30 pm
    • Alice Campbell Alumni Center BallRoom

    A public reading and book signing with award-winning poet and essayist Ross Gay.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

Friday, April 18, 2025

Saturday, April 19, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • All Day
    • On campus (TBD)

    The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork and self-exploration in a fun and an experiential format.

    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm
    • Knight Auditorium at Spurlock Museum (600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801)

    At Spurlock Museum in the Knight Auditorium, Japan House is pleased to welcome Japanese calligrapher Seiran Chiba for a performance and lecture. Chiba's performance will be interactive with the audience and features musical accompaniment from Ho Etsu Taiko. Doors to the Knight Auditorium will open at 12:45PM. Registration is strongly recommended and seating is first-come..

  • Seiran Chiba
    • 1:00 - 2:00 pm
    • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

    At Spurlock Museum in the Knight Auditorium, Japan House is pleased to welcome Japanese calligrapher Seiran Chiba for an interactive performance and lecture. Doors to the Knight Auditorium will open at 12:45PM. Please allow plenty of time to arrive to get seated so we may start on time. Seating is first-come, first-serve and walk-ins are welcome if seating is available.

    • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
    • Central Core Gallery at Spurlock Museum (600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801)

    Japan House is pleased to partner with the Spurlock Museum to feature the exhibition opening of Kogei: Traditional Japanese Arts and Crafts of Fukushima, Japan. The reception and artist meet and greet features Fukushima artists Seiran Chiba, Akie Hashimoto, and Ayako Hirai. There will be light refreshments served and visitors can mingle with the artists and view their...

  • Kogei
    • 2:00 - 4:00 pm
    • Central Core Gallery, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

    On Saturday, April 19 at Spurlock Museum in the Knight Auditorium, Japan House is pleased to partner with the Spurlock Museum to feature the exhibition opening of Kogei: Traditional Japanese Arts and Crafts of Fukushima, Japan. There will be an artist meet and greet and reception to celebrate!

Sunday, April 20, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • All Day
    • On campus (TBD)

    The SKY Happiness Retreat is an internationally acclaimed life-skills program that helps participants develop a relaxed, stress-free mind and an energetic, healthy body. The retreat teaches tools such as evidence-based meditation, yoga, breathwork and self-exploration in a fun and an experiential format.

  • maki-e
    • 1:00 - 3:15 pm
    • 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802

    Make your own raden (pearl inlay) maki-e lacquer pin with Fukushima artist Ayako Hirai who specializes in the art of urushi (lacquerware).

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    • 3:45 - 4:45 pm
    • 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802

    Make your own lucky cat with Fukushima artist Akie Hashimoto who specializes in the art of hariko, or paper mache.

Monday, April 21, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 12:00 - 1:50 pm
    • School of Labor and Employment Relations, Room 51, 504 E Armory Street

    Scholarly interest in British Black Power has grown over the last decade with the movement increasingly situated as a key conjuncture in modern British history and an important site in the global history of Black Power. Yet there is still more to know about how Black Power operated at the grassroots in communities across Britain.

    • 5:00 - 8:00 pm
    • Allerton Park & Retreat Center

    • 5:30 pm
    • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

    Please join the EUC, History, and Political Science for a screening of the 2004 film Downfall (Der Untergang), which depicts the final days of Adolf Hitler during the Battle of Berlin.

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

  • Bike for Earth Day flyer
    • 3:00 - 7:00 pm
    • Alma Mater, Hallene Gateway, ARC

  • lacquer workshop
    • 4:30 - 5:30 pm
    • 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802

    Make your own colorful urushi lacquer pin with Fukushima artist Ayako Hirai who specializes in the art of lacquerware.

    • 5:30 pm
    • Campus Instructional Facility, Room 4025

    Join us for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with Paul Scherz. His talk will examine the emerging field of precision medicine, which uses AI to identify risk factors, and will explore the effects an intensive focus on risk has on medicine, doctors, and patients. He will also suggests ways to implement AI that avoids...

  • calligraphy workshop
    • 5:45 - 6:45 pm
    • 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802

    Learn and practice Japanese calligraphy with Seiran Chiba!

    • 6:30 - 7:30 pm

    • 7:30 pm
    • Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave, Urbana

    In this evocative conversation, MacArthur Fellow and award-winning artist Taylor Mac—a playwright, actor, songwriter, performance artist, director, and producer whose epic performance work, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, was nominated for a 2017 Pulitzer Prize...

    • 7:30 pm
    • Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    Krannert Center for the Performing Arts presents a conversation with MacArthur Fellow and award-winning performer, Taylor Mac, on Tuesday, April 22nd at 7:30pm. Mac—a writer and performer—speaks about centering Queer stories, the future of the theatre in an uncertain world, and the power of transforming calamity into communion.

Wednesday, April 23, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    • International and Area Studies Library

    Join us for an event exploring the Jesuit archives at the Jesuit University in Beirut. The archive includes memoirs, diaries, letters, and other documents that detail various aspects of daily life during The Great Famine from 1915 to 1918. Featured speakers include Dr. Christian Taoutel (Saint Joseph University of Beirut) and Dr. Marc Abou Abdallah (Uof I)

    • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
    • English Building, Room 107 (608 S Wright St, Urbana, IL 61801)

    This informal group aims to bring together graduate students from across campus to share their enthusiasm for the thought-provoking scholarship that animates them as people. Stop by to listen, chat, and share lunch! Light refreshments provided.

    • 12:15 - 12:45 pm

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

    • 5:00 pm
    • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory

    Darius and Catherine Brubeck discuss their pioneering jazz curriculum and performance program developed in apartheid-era South Africa that brought black and white musicians together to create a soundtrack to the freedom struggle and its aftermath. South African jazz scholar and performer Colin Miller joins this conversation.

Thursday, April 24, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
    • Illini Union Rm. 104 (First Floor)

    Join a captivating presentation and Q&A with Dr. Taeghwan Hyeon, the director of the Center for Nanoparticle Research in the Institute for Basic Science at Seoul National University in Seoul, South Korea.

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

    • 5:00 pm
    • Siebel Design Center

    Photographers Ara Oshagan and Levon Parian will present a two-part art exhibit from their iWitness project at the Siebel Design Center in the spring culminating in a moderated talk at 5pm on April 24th at the Siebel Center.

    • 5:00 pm
    • Lobby/Stage 5, Krannert Center, 500 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana, IL 61801

    Internationally known jazz pianist Darius Brubeck is joined on stage by University of Illinois students Adib Young (sax), Emma Taylor (bass) and Max Osawa (drums) in a two-set performance that showcases a wide range of jazz styles and offers the audience a chance to hear how jazz music has a universal connection and longevity.

Friday, April 25, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
    • Anniversary Plaza

    • 12:00 - 1:30 pm

    At a moment that brings unprecedented threats to higher education and academic freedom 10 the US, coupled with existential challenges to institutions norms and democratic institutions, please join the AAUP Illinois Local Chapter to discuss how and why authoritarian programs seek to dismantle universities.

    • 1:30 - 3:00 pm
    • Coble Hall 306 (801 S. Wright St., Champaign)

    "Pansori Narrative and Cultural Contents" Sun Hyun Kim, Associate Professor, Sookmyung Women's University | "Reading activities for Chinese imperial examination scholars from the 14th to 17th centuries" Na An, Associate Professor of Chinese History, Jilin Jiangsu University

    • 6:00 - 8:30 pm
    • Siebel Center for Design

Saturday, April 26, 2025

    • 10:00 am
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    This annual exhibition represents the culmination of artistic development for graduate students in the School of Art & Design at Illinois, which is committed to elevating and sustaining the arts as a distinct and necessary approach to human understanding. On view through April 26.

    • 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
    • Japan House

    Japan House's annual Fall Open House resumes on Saturday, April 26 featuring Seiran Chiba, Akie Hashimoto, and Ayako Hirai to present on Fukushima traditional arts and crafts. Traditional Japanese tea ceremonies will be offered at 11am, 1pm, and 2pm. At 12pm, the artists will be giving a free presentation about their work.

    • 12:30 - 2:00 pm
    • Allerton Park & Retreat Center

    • 7:00 pm
    • Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    “Tesseract,” the culminating thesis concert of the Bachelor of Fine Arts class of 2025 brings fresh perspectives from the creative mind/bodies of “soon to be” Dance at Illinois alumni.

Sunday, April 27, 2025

    • 7:00 pm
    • Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

    “Tesseract,” the culminating thesis concert of the Bachelor of Fine Arts class of 2025 brings fresh perspectives from the creative mind/bodies of “soon to be” Dance at Illinois alumni.

Monday, April 28, 2025

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

    • 10:00
    • Anniversary Plaza (South patio at Illini Union)

    Bike Census is a collaborative, community-wide effort between F&S and Champaign County Bikes that began in 2013 as part of ongoing improvement efforts to support the campus’ Bicycle Friendly University status. This Bike Census will help us update the Bicycle Map with the most current bike parking locations and also help us identify locations that need more bike parking.

    • 5:00 - 7:00 pm
    • Gregory Hall 223

    Join us for a lecture from Jeff McMahan, the emeritus Sekyra and White’s Professor of Moral Philosophy from the University of Oxford, titled "Human Extinction and the Morality of Procreation."

    • 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

    • 12:00 pm
    • 1064 Lincoln Hall or Virtual

    Join the LAS Office of Research to learn more about grant support for faculty researchers in LAS. Our team will share information on pre-award services, such as budgeting, document review, and preparing for submission to SPA. This session will be particularly helpful for faculty without access to dedicated unit-based grant support staff.

    • 12:15 - 12:45 pm

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

    • 4:00 - 5:30 pm
    • CIF 2039

    This panel convenes energy researchers and activists to reflect on lessons learned from the fight against the Dakota Access Pipelines, and on present-day issues in our energy landscape. Panelists John Albers (Advanced Energy United), Emily Guske (UIUC Climate Jobs Institute), Richard Stuckey (Save Our Illinois Land), Tabitha Tripp (Public Rail Now campaign and SAFE: South

    • 5:15 - 6:15 pm
    • 2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802

    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.

    • 5:30 - 6:45 pm

    Join us for a powerful conversation with Peruvian women environmental defenders as they share firsthand experiences from the frontlines of climate activism in the Amazon. Learn about the challenges they face, the communities they protect, and the urgent realities of defending land, water, and life in one of the world’s most threatened ecosystems.

Thursday, May 1, 2025

Friday, May 2, 2025

    • 9:00 am
    • Latzer Hall YMCA, 1001 S. Wright St. Champaign

    Michelle Campos is Associate Professor of History and Jewish Studies at Pennsylvania State University—the author of Ottoman Brothers: Muslims, Christians, and Jews in Early Twentieth Century Palestine., Charles Anderson is an associate professor of history at Western Washington University and a senior editor at Arab Studies Journal.