ISSS Programs & Trainings

This calendar includes all ISSS campus events, programs, and trainings. Opportunities are open to all students, scholars, faculty, and staff.

 

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    • 1:30 - 2:30 pm    1/23/2025
    • International Studies Building (910 S 5th St, Champaign, IL 61820) Front Atrium

    New to campus in Spring 2025? Let us help you find your way! Join our campus tour for new international students to get familiar with the University of Illinois and its resources.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm    1/24/2025
    • Siebel Center for Design (1208 S. Fourth St. Champaign, IL 61820) - Starlight Room and Upper Lobby

  • Global Educators Application for Spring 2025 Cohort
    • All Day    2/3/2025
    • N/A

    Apply to our Global Educators program by February 3 to join our Spring 2025 cohort! International students, scholars and dependents involved in this program will have plenty of opportunities to share about their culture or language, make new friends from all over the world, build leadership skills, and gain experience and support in trainings and event planning.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm    2/3/2025
    • Siebel Center for Design, Classroom 1000 (1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820)

    Looking for a way to share some love this Valentine’s Day? Join us for an afternoon of creativity and kindness at this Valentine’s Day card-making workshop!

    • 12:00 - 1:00 pm    2/11/2025

    Join us for a special Names Training focused on Bangladeshi names! This session will provide valuable insights into the cultural background and pronunciation of names commonly used in Bangladesh.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm    2/14/2025
    • Siebel Center for Design (1208 S. Fourth St. Champaign, IL 61820) - Starlight Room and Upper Lobby

    • 3:30 - 4:30 pm    2/20/2025
    • Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) (1405 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801); Room 2018

    Strengthen your intercultural communication skills in this essential training for faculty, staff, scholars, and graduate teaching assistants. Stumbling Blocks to Intercultural Communication is a classic ISSS session designed to help participants identify and overcome common barriers in cross-cultural interactions.

  • Taste of Language February 27, 6-8pm LCLB Atrium
    • 6:00 - 8:00 pm    2/27/2025
    • Literatures, Cultures, and Linguistics Building Atrium (707 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801)

    Get ready to sample the flavors of the world at the 13th Annual Taste of Language! Just like sampling dishes from a diverse menu, this event offers a "menu" of languages to try. Each short session is like a flavorful bite, giving you a delicious introduction to the sounds and rhythms of languages from around the globe.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm    3/14/2025
    • Siebel Center for Design (1208 S. Fourth St. Champaign, IL 61820) - Starlight Room and Upper Lobby

    • 3:30 - 4:30 pm    3/31/2025
    • Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) (1405 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801); Room 3038

    Are you ready to enhance your intercultural skills? Join us for Communicating Across Language Difference, an interactive training session designed to help faculty, staff, scholars, and graduate teaching assistants navigate various intercultural communication skills.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm    4/11/2025
    • Siebel Center for Design (1208 S. Fourth St. Champaign, IL 61820) - Starlight Room and Upper Lobby

    • 3:30 - 4:30 pm    4/30/2025
    • Campus Instructional Facility (CIF) (1405 W Springfield Ave, Urbana, IL 61801); Room 4039

    Build your intercultural skills in this training for faculty, staff, scholars, and graduate teaching assistants. This session introduces the Intercultural Development Continuum (IDC), a framework used to understand and enhance intercultural competence, and provides insight into the Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI), a tool for assessing and developing these skills.

    • 1:00 - 3:00 pm    5/9/2025
    • Siebel Center for Design (1208 S. Fourth St. Champaign, IL 61820) - Starlight Room and Upper Lobby