Viola's 2013 Fall Calendar

Take the stage. Share your talent. Become a legend! Performer applications are due TODAY for the 2025 Global Talent Show: Where Global Legends Take the Stage. We’re looking for individuals or groups to share their talent and take their place among the legends. Singers, dancers, musicians, spoken word artists, cultural performances - all talents are welcome!

Discover the cultural richness of Pakistani names in this interactive Names Training. Explore how Arabic, Persian, and Hindi traditions, blended with local languages such as Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi, and Pashto, shape the naming practices of Pakistan. Open to faculty, staff, scholars, and graduate students.

The University Library and International Student and Scholar Services welcome all international graduate students and international scholars to learn more about campus research services and other helpful resources available to you from campus unit representatives. Light refreshments provided.

Are you an international student, scholar, or dependent who enjoys sharing your culture and connecting with others? Applications for The Global Educators Program are due today! Learn more now!

In this introductory workshop, we will be learning about basic 3D Printing modeling with TinkerCAD. We will provide a walkthrough and activity with this software. After registering, please create a TinkerCAD account. TinkerCAD is a free browser-based software that we will be using in the introductory 3D design workshop.

In this session, students will learn about general and subject-specific indexing and abstracting resources, search techniques, and interacting with collections held at the University of Illinois and beyond. This session is open to all doctoral students. We are extending an invitation to master's degree students to attend this session.

Systematic reviews are a form of structured research that requires a comprehensive collection, appraisal, and summary of all research on a topic. Systematic reviews are high-impact publications that carry weight to inform evidence-based decision making.

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

Curious about student health insurance? Get your questions answered with an Introduction to Student Health Insurance event! Learn about how to find a provider, determine coverage, and more!

Coffee Across Cultures Hour is a monthly gathering to connect over coffee, tea, and pastries while exploring global traditions. Our September session, Games Across Cultures, will showcase games played around the globe. From lively outdoor activities to creative circle games, discover how play reflects cultural values, builds community, and sparks joy. Free and open to all.

Each qualitative research project requires a unique combination of analysis strategies in order to move from data to answers to your research question. But given the diversity of data types and questions explored with qualitative data, how do you decide what to do?

In this session, we will discuss AI applications and how they can help with dissertation research. This session is open to all doctoral students. Please complete the form to register for the workshop. It will be conducted through Zoom. We are extending an invitation to master's degree students to attend this workshop.

Each qualitative research project requires a unique combination of analysis strategies in order to move from data to answers to your research question. But given the diversity of data types and questions explored with qualitative data, how do you decide what to do?

Systematic reviews are a form of structured research that requires a comprehensive collection, appraisal, and summary of all research on a topic. Systematic reviews are high-impact publications that carry weight to inform evidence-based decision making.

Join us for the first webinar in the Costumes & Customs Lecture Series, sponsored by the Office of Arts Integration and organized in collaboration with the University Library, the Department of Theatre, the Department of Classics, the Spurlock Museum, and the Krannert Art Museum, explores the history and cultural significance of clothing across time and place.

International Student and Scholar Services invites all scholars on J-1 and H-1B visas and their family members to join us for the International Scholar Reception. The evening will feature a keynote address from a current scholar, light refreshments, and opportunities to connect with fellow scholars in a welcoming community. Registration is encouraged but not required.

Join us for an Intercultural Spotlight on Pakistan! Experience the traditions and everyday life of Pakistan through stories and perspectives shared by Pakistani students. In addition to lively discussion, you’ll have the opportunity to enjoy chai and traditional snacks, try your hand at mehndi (henna) designs, and explore the colorful creativity of Pakistani truck art.

Google Scholar is an incredibly popular and useful tool for research with several features that scholars may not be familiar with. This workshop will elaborate on the difference between searching in Google Scholar and academic databases, demonstrate how to use Google Scholar’s Advanced Search, explain how to get to connect your library access to Google Scholar, and cover s

In this workshop, you will learn the basics of Illinois REDCap and how it can be used for the collection of research data, including how to create projects, instruments, and surveys and how to start collecting research data. It is recommended (but not required) that you have a REDCap account prior to attending the workshop.

New to the university? Need a refresher on using the library? This hands-on workshop will introduce you to library resources and services. After this workshop, you’ll be able to navigate the library website with confidence to access print and electronic materials. Come with questions if you have them!

PubMed is a free online database used to search the medicine and health literature with the aim of improving both global and personal health. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to access PubMed and perform basic searches, as well as how to use some unique functions such as search filters and MeSH terms.

Scholarly databases feature common operators and special features that allow you to create more precise search results. The more you use these features and tools, the better your search experience will be. In this workshop, we talk about these search operators, special characters and limiters and discuss how to learn a new database in a way that is efficient and effective.

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 students navigate various intercultural communication skills.

Are you struggling to keep track of all your sources? Looking for an easier way to cite as you write? Mendeley is a free citation manager that helps you organize your citations, store and annotate your files, and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Mendeley library set up and ready to use!

Free flu vaccines for Illinois students and faculty/staff. Students need to bring their iCard, and faculty/staff need to bring their state insurance card.

Get ready for an unforgettable night of international flair, dazzling talent, and legendary performances! As part of Homecoming Week 2025, join us for the Global Talent Show: Where Global Legends Take the Stage, where talented performers light up the stage with music, dance, and creativity from every corner of the globe.

MAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. MAXQDA is available for free to all campus users via Illinois Computes. This workshop is the second in a three-part series on using MAXQDA for analyzing qualitative data and does assumes that you know how create, manage, and use documents and codes in MAXQDA.

MAXQDA is a robust software for analyzing qualitative data, including text, media, and survey data. MAXQDA is available for free to all campus users via Illinois Computes. This workshop is the second in a three-part series on using MAXQDA for analyzing qualitative data and does assumes that you know how create, manage, and use documents and codes in MAXQDA.

Scholarly databases feature common operators and special features that allow you to create more precise search results. The more you use these features and tools, the better your search experience will be. In this workshop, we talk about these search operators, special characters and limiters and discuss how to learn a new database in a way that is efficient and effective.

The Reading Room will be closed for a private event on September 26 from noon onwards. Normal hours resume September 27. The Main Library building will be open normal hours September 26, with all other service points accessible to patrons. Parking in Lot E3 may be limited. Library digital resources remain available and can be accessed through the Library Gateway.

Are you overwhelmed by organizing your sources? Zotero is a free, open-source citation manager that helps you store and organize your files and insert formatted citations into papers. You will leave this hands-on workshop with a Zotero library set up and ready to use!

This Illinois REDCap workshop will focus on advanced ways Illinois REDCap can be used to collect research data, including how to build or edit projects with a Data Dictionary, collecting data with repeatable instruments, and collecting longitudinal data with defined events. It is recommended (but not required) that you have a REDCap account prior to attending the workshop.

PubMed is a free online database used to search the medicine and health literature with the aim of improving both global and personal health. In this hands-on workshop, you will learn how to access PubMed and perform basic searches, as well as how to use some unique functions such as search filters and MeSH terms.