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  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • New-to-Beckman tour

    Come find out more about the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology! Learn about the barrier-busting interdisciplinary research facility and community of innovation. First Thursday of the month from 10-10:30 a.m.

  • Outlook Tips and Tricks Training

    In this 2-hour instructor led short course you will learn how to specific features and tips on managing email more efficiently from conversation view to rules to pre-sort messages and moving folders around.

  • Outlook 365 Calendar training

    This 2-hour Outlook Calendar workshop, participants will learn to schedule & edit appointments; work with calendar labels and tasks displayed on the Calendar. We will schedule with the Scheduling Assistant, practice scheduling a conference room, and discuss scheduling Online Meetings, and discuss calendar permissions.

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  • Krannert Center Uncorked with Afro D and Global Soundwaves

    Afro D & Global Soundwaves is a socially-conscious hip hop/jazz/funk band based in Champaign, Illinois.

  • Spring 2024 Opening Night: Jen Everett

    Artist and educator Jen Everett collects everyday photographs of Black life in the United States sourced from thrift stores and generations of images from her Midwestern and Southern family. She uses digital and analog mediums to reconfigure and recombine the images that attract her, by doubling or tripling a photograph, by isolating and amplifying a detail, or by collagin

  • Skeena Reece: Visitors Series Talk

    Reece will share a curated review of her favorite works. A reception will follow. Levis Center, Room 210

    Photograph of Skeena Reece facing the camera, dressed in a combination of contemporary and traditional indigenous clothing.
  • February Dance 2024

    Recurring

    Featuring new works by Dance at Illinois faculty and students.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Mollie J. Cohen | How Partisan Poll Watchers Affect Citizen Confidence in Elections

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  • Black Joy Project Launch

    We invite you to the launch of the Black Joy Project with a celebratory reception of performance, food, activities, and fellowship.

    A graphic with the words "Black Joy Project" written across horizontally.
  • February Dance 2024

    Recurring

    Featuring new works by Dance at Illinois faculty and students.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • February Dance 2024

    Recurring

    Featuring new works by Dance at Illinois faculty and students.

  • Stained Glass Candles

    Join the Spurlock staff in making stained glass candle jars to add color and brightness around the house.

    A photograph of empty glass jars.
  • Kronos Five Decades (rescheduled)

    The multi-Grammy-winning, San Francisco-based Kronos Quartet marks its fiftieth anniversary in the 2023/24 season with the KRONOS Five Decades tour, performing programs which feature new commissions, signature works, and pieces from Kronos' Fifty for the Future Project.

  • Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series: Morris Moscovitch

    The Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series continues with Prof. Morris Moscovitch, University of Toronto, Prof. Moscovith will present a lecture titled, "Hippocampal–neocortical interactions: From episodic memory to gist to schemas and back."

  • Excel Getting Started

    In this 2-hour hybrid course, you will become familiar with the Excel's interface. Topics will also include entering, editing, and formatting data in a worksheet, performing basic formulas, printing and using Help.

  • Charlas Políticas: Elections in El Salvador

  • Skeena Reece: THESE ARE ALL MINE!

    Anticolonial sticker-making workshop in collaboration with the Native American House. Art and Design, Room 9.

    Photograph of Skeena Reece facing the camera, dressed in a combination of contemporary and traditional indigenous clothing.
  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Access Tables

    In this two-hour workshop, learn how to create and work with Access tables. We will create a table using application parts and from scratch. We will create a primary key and start entering data. We will work with fields in a table (adding, deleting, re-arranging and setting field properties). We will finish up by using lookup fields and calculated fields in a table.

  • Gather in the Garden

    Recurring

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

  • OneNote Basics Training

    Learn how to create and edit OneNote notebooks, search and export notes. We will explore the use and management of sections and pages including section groups and subpages. We will enter data into OneNote from a variety of sources, from existing documents to webpages. We will discuss merits of embedding spreadsheets or linking.

  • Jupiter String Quartet with Soyeon Kate Lee, Piano

    Performing Mozart's Quartet in D Major, K. 575; Bartók's Quartet No. 6; and Brahms' Piano Quintet in F Minor, Op. 34 featuring Soyeon Kate Lee, piano

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Scheduling Online Meetings via Outlook training

    We have many options for scheduling online meetings these days. We will use Outlook for a central place to keep track of several kinds of online meetings and to make sure we have reminders. We will look at recommendations for scheduling with Zoom and Teams. We will go over helpful tips for each platform, including scheduling as a delegate. Prereq: Outlook Calendar workshop

  • Zoom for Beginners (Online)

    Join us in a one-hour online session to learn about the basic features of Zoom. This session is aimed for first time or beginner users.

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  • Yoga at Beckman

    Recurring

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

  • Beginner's Guide to MS Teams

    Microsoft Teams is a communications platform available through MS Office 365. During this two-hour live online workshop, we will focus on the Teams experience from a team member’s perspective. Topics will include learning how to navigate Teams ; communicating in Teams (including chat); setting and managing notifications of Team activity. Link sent if registered by noon.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Photoshop CC: Getting Started training (Edit first photo)

    During this two-hour session, we will go over the basics of the Photoshop interface and some resources on how to continue learning features. Instructor will work through a beginner tutorial, editing a photo and share resources. Q & A to follow.

  • Fiction as Archive: Slavery in Literary and Legal Texts

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  • Sidney Chalhoub | Fiction as Archive: Slavery in Literary and Legal Texts

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  • Excel Formulas & Functions (online)

    Learn how to add, divide, multiply, & subtract by entering formulas into worksheets. Explore a few of the many functions available in Excel. Learn how to find a function, and how to get help while entering arguments. We will sample a function or two from some of the more commonly used functions including statistical, logical, financial, and date & time.

  • InDesign CC: Getting Started training

    In this 2-hour instructor led InDesign workshop, participants will learn how to create and open InDesign documents, navigate the user interface, modify a document, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames and create a postcard in the process. No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Pre-registration is required.

  • Krannert Center Uncorked with Dexter O'Neal and The Funk Yard

    A Louisiana-born, Illinois-raised stick of dynamite, Dexter O'Neal’s musical stylings have roots in gospel, blues, r&b, and early jazz traditions.

  • Skeena Reece: "Access Granted"

    Photograph of Skeena Reece facing the camera, dressed in a combination of contemporary and traditional indigenous clothing.
  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Making Work-Based Learning REALLY Work! (Northern Illinois Workshop)

  • SGRF Workshop and Reception

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  • Illinois Theatre Presents: WITCH

    Recurring

    A delectable adaptation of a Jacobean drama with Faustian echoes, Witch by Jen Silverman is a vibrant dark comedy that centers on a clever social outcast.

  • Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble

    Recurring

    The Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble returns to their Midwest home for this performance of three extraordinary dances.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Latin American Story Time: "To Carnival! A Celebration in Saint Lucia"

  • Carnaval 2024!

    Picture of woman in traditional Brazilian Carnaval regalia
  • Illinois Theatre Presents: WITCH

    Recurring

    A delectable adaptation of a Jacobean drama with Faustian echoes, Witch by Jen Silverman is a vibrant dark comedy that centers on a clever social outcast.

  • Latin American Ensemble | Valentine's Day

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  • Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble

    Recurring

    The Mark Morris Dance Group and Music Ensemble returns to their Midwest home for this performance of three extraordinary dances.

  • Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series: Mathias Weymar

    The Cognitive Neuroscience Seminar Series continues with Prof. Mathias Weymar, University of Potsdam. Prof. Weymar will present a lecture titled, "Neuromodulation of Emotional Memories."

  • Zoom Advanced Features

    Join us in a one-hour online session to explore some advanced features of Zoom. Features covered will include breakout rooms, setting a virtual background, recording, and more.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • University Primary School Community Open House

  • Gather in the Garden

    Recurring

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

  • Create your first team in MS Teams

    Microsoft Teams is a communications and collaboration platform available through MS Office 365. During this one-hour workshop we will focus on creating a new team. We will choose a team type, access level, and configuration of the team for channels, files and apps. We will also discuss the team owner roles and privileges. The target audience for this workshop is beginners.

  • Access: Relational Database Design Basics

    A properly designed database makes it easier to work with up-to-date, accurate information. Investing the time required to learn the principles of good relational database design ensures that you will end up with a database that meets your needs and can easily accommodate change. This workshop provides guidelines for planning an Access database.

  • Adobe Express Basics training

    In this 2-hour instructor-led workshop, participants will learn how to use Adobe Express (Adobe's online design tool) to create social media posts, customize photos, create a flyer and use the new Generative AI tools. No prior knowledge of Adobe Express is required. Pre-registration required.

  • Spinning out: A fireside chat with Evaline Tsai

  • Carnaval!

    Join a festive celebration of Carnaval with food, drink, music, and dance from France, Latin America, and Brazil!

  • Illinois Theatre Presents: WITCH

    Recurring

    A delectable adaptation of a Jacobean drama with Faustian echoes, Witch by Jen Silverman is a vibrant dark comedy that centers on a clever social outcast.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Excel Charts Basics (online)

    In this 2-hour workshop, you will learn how to select data in an Excel worksheet and work with Chart tools to customize the chart type, chart layout, and chart style that best represents the selected data. Once the chart is exactly the way you want it, we will learn how to save it as a template to use again.

  • Yoga at Beckman

    Recurring

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

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  • Illinois Theatre Presents: WITCH

    Recurring

    A delectable adaptation of a Jacobean drama with Faustian echoes, Witch by Jen Silverman is a vibrant dark comedy that centers on a clever social outcast.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Meetings in Microsoft Teams

    Join us in a hybrid session where we will discuss best practices for setting up a Teams online meeting as well as joining the meeting. We'll cover the capabilities of meetings in Teams in addition to requirements and planning considerations for Teams. This session is aimed for beginner users of Teams. Pre-registration required.

  • Lunch on Us

  • OneNote in MS Teams Training

    Join us in an instructor-led session using OneNote where we will discuss the structure of notebooks and how OneNote notebooks work within MS Teams. Prereq: understand Teams and MS OneNote. Pre-registration required; no walk-ins please.

  • Cookie Collab

    Join other members of the Beckman community for coffee and cookies in the Beckman Atrium. The Cookie Collab is scheduled for 3 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.

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  • Natural Technologies: Ecokinetics and the Art of Loïe Fuller

  • The WildFlower

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  • Illinois Theatre Presents: WITCH

    Recurring

    A delectable adaptation of a Jacobean drama with Faustian echoes, Witch by Jen Silverman is a vibrant dark comedy that centers on a clever social outcast.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • STC for Quantitative Cell Biology Seminar: Julia Mahamid

    The STC for Quantitative Cell Biology Seminar Series continues with Julia Mahamid, European Molecular Biology Laboratory - Heidelberg. Dr. Mahamid ill present a lecture titled, "Enabling discovery by in-cell structural biology."

  • Native American Storytelling with Bizhiki Culture and Dance Company

    Biboon (winter) brings cold weather and storytelling. Storytelling for many Indigenous communities is a time of reflection, laughter, and life lessons. Bizhiki storytellers travel the country sharing appropriate stories with family and youth audiences in an interactive environment.

    A photograph of two men and one woman in traditional, Native American dress.
  • Friday Fusion: Latin Dance Instructional Series - Bachata Night

  • Illinois Theatre Presents: WITCH

    Recurring

    A delectable adaptation of a Jacobean drama with Faustian echoes, Witch by Jen Silverman is a vibrant dark comedy that centers on a clever social outcast.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Illinois Theatre Presents: WITCH

    A delectable adaptation of a Jacobean drama with Faustian echoes, Witch by Jen Silverman is a vibrant dark comedy that centers on a clever social outcast

  • Everybody's Got a Story

    Everybody has stories to tell, and we’d love to hear yours. In connection with the ongoing Black Joy Project at the Spurlock, we invite members of the community to share memories, legendary tales from family or friend groups, important moments…anything you wish to share or think others might like to hear.

    Photograph of a cork board with the word "storytelling" in colorful letters pinned to it.
  • Innovation Through Collaboration

    On behalf of the Deans of the Colleges of Education, CI Med, and Grainger Engineering, in collaboration with their Faculty Development Leadership Teams, we are excited to announce an inaugural “Collaboration through Innovation” session on February 19, 2024, 1-3 PM at 4025 Campus Instructional Facility.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Illinois IT JumpStart (New Hire Technology Orientation Training)

    This program provides new employees at the Urbana campus of the University of Illinois an overview of IT services that are critical to success on campus. Attendees can register for one, two, or more of the scheduled sessions. Offered at no cost to faculty/staff/students of the University of Illinois. New and current employees are invited to attend.

  • Gather in the Garden

    Recurring

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

  • Making Work-Based Learning REALLY Work! (Central Illinois Workshop)

  • The Education of Things: How British Children’s Books and Toys Taught Science and Manufacturing, 1762–1860

    Professor Elizabeth Massa Hoiem (iSchool, University of Illinois) joins us to discuss her new book analyzing the rise of playful learning in the context of colonization and child labor.

  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Access Forms (Online)

    In this two hour online workshop attendees will learn how to create and work with Access forms. We will create a new form using the form wizard and explore the layout view and the design view. We will learn how to modify the controls in the form as well as add new controls, including a calculated control and lookup control.

  • InDesign training: Brochure

    In this 2-hour InDesign workshop, participants will learn how to create a two-page InDesign brochure from scratch, import graphics, and manipulate basic text and text frames. No prior knowledge of InDesign is required. Offered in-person or online. Pre-registration required

  • Dr. Amin Ghaziani

  • Yoga at Beckman

    Recurring

    Join us at noon on Wednesdays this fall for yoga with a view! All sessions are free and will be held in Beckman's fifth-floor tower room. All are welcome to bring their own mat!

  • Photoshop CC: Image Adjustments online training (LIVE)

    In this 2-hour online course, we will spend time adjusting images in Photoshop, using Adjustment Layers, and explore several kinds of image adjustments. We will also explore image editing in a non-destructive method. Register by 8 am to have link sent.  

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  • "Gaza: What Would MLK Do?"

    Professor Robin D G Kelley
  • Jen Everett: Could you dim the lights?

    Recurring

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.