Campus Wellness Events

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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.

Monday, May 5, 2025

    • 4:00 pm
    • Music Building Auditorium, 1114 W. Nevada St, Urbana

    Join us for a lecture by American composer and pianist Amy Williams. This lecture will be accompanied by the premier of Williams' Last Lines featuring School of Music Professor of bassoon Ben Roidl-Ward.

    • 5:00 - 6:30 pm

    On the 60th anniversary of U.S. publication of Frantz Fanon's The Wretched of the Earth, 100 years since Fanon’s birth, UIUC Urban & Regional Planning Professor and Fanon Scholar Lou Turner will join the HRI Social Movements Reading Group for a Q&A on Wretched and its impacts on U.S. social movements including Black Power, Black Studies, and Black Arts.

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Friday, May 9, 2025

    • All Day
    • Activities and Recreation Center

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm

    To support your summer planning, please join us for an informative session covering an array of opportunities, including fellowships (ACLS and Guggenheim) and sited programs (arts residencies, research libraries, institutes for advanced study). Panelists will share their experiences with the application process and related logistics, followed by conversation and Q & A.

Saturday, May 10, 2025

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    This annual exhibition by 100+ graduating seniors demonstrates the School of Art & Design’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts and confirms the advantages of professional studio programs taught in conjunction with the interdisciplinary resources of a leading research university. On view through May 17.

    • All Day
    • Activities and Recreation Center

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

    Celebrate opening night of the 2025 School of Art & Design Bachelor of Fine Arts Exhibition. Explore a wide range of art and design work created by 100+ BFA graduates in studio art, new media, art education, graphic design, and industrial design. Reception for artists and visitors in the Link Gallery. Exhibition on view through May 17.

Sunday, May 11, 2025

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    This annual exhibition by 100+ graduating seniors demonstrates the School of Art & Design’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts and confirms the advantages of professional studio programs taught in conjunction with the interdisciplinary resources of a leading research university. On view through May 17.

    • All Day
    • Activities and Recreation Center

Monday, May 12, 2025

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    This annual exhibition by 100+ graduating seniors demonstrates the School of Art & Design’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts and confirms the advantages of professional studio programs taught in conjunction with the interdisciplinary resources of a leading research university. On view through May 17.

    • All Day
    • Activities and Recreation Center

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    This annual exhibition by 100+ graduating seniors demonstrates the School of Art & Design’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts and confirms the advantages of professional studio programs taught in conjunction with the interdisciplinary resources of a leading research university. On view through May 17.

    • All Day
    • Activities and Recreation Center

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    This annual exhibition by 100+ graduating seniors demonstrates the School of Art & Design’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts and confirms the advantages of professional studio programs taught in conjunction with the interdisciplinary resources of a leading research university. On view through May 17.

    • All Day
    • Activities and Recreation Center

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

    • 3:00 pm
    • 3269, 3rd floor tower room

    Towards Hearing Restoration: Investigating the Genetic Restrictions on Hair Cell Regeneration in the Mature Inner Ear.

    • 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.

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Friday, May 16, 2025

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    This annual exhibition by 100+ graduating seniors demonstrates the School of Art & Design’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts and confirms the advantages of professional studio programs taught in conjunction with the interdisciplinary resources of a leading research university. On view through May 17.

Saturday, May 17, 2025

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    This annual exhibition by 100+ graduating seniors demonstrates the School of Art & Design’s commitment to excellence and innovation in the practice, study, and teaching of the arts and confirms the advantages of professional studio programs taught in conjunction with the interdisciplinary resources of a leading research university. On view through May 17.

    • 7:00 - 9:00 pm
    • Activities & Recreation Center

Wednesday, May 21, 2025

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • 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.

Thursday, May 22, 2025

Wednesday, May 28, 2025

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm
    • 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.

Thursday, May 29, 2025

Saturday, May 31, 2025

  • modern home interior with spiral staircase and large plant, Jack Baker Loft and Studio
    • 10:30 am - 5:00 pm
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign

    Enjoy a panel discussion on architectural preservation (10:30 am) and home tours (1–5 pm) in conjunction with the exhibition "Making Place for the Arts at Home: Performance and Midcentury Modern Architecture" (on view through July 12). The discussion is free. Tickets to tour four homes are $35 and benefit the Champaign County History Museum. kam.illinois.edu/midcentury