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This exhibition provides some context for the writing of "Frankenstein" and examines the significant cultural impact that it has had since its publication in 1818. It also celebrates and showcases the Rare Book & Manuscript Library’s recent acquisition of a first edition copy of the novel, made possible by a generous gift from Lionelle and Jim Elsesser.

Come learn from an interdisciplinary faculty panel on the various paths to publication! This panel brings together scholars and publishing professionals to discuss the academic publishing process. Join us for lunch and visit campus resource tables from 12-12:30 followed by panel discussion 12:30-1:30pm.

Don't miss the final week of Stitching Ecologies: Urbana-Champaign Satellite Crochet Coral Reef. On view through October 24. *Parking nearby is free on weekends.*

Join us for our weekly FACS Seminars, given by graduate students, staff, and other ACE Affiliates! Take the opportunity for an excellent meeting to learn about ACE topics, and to meet like-minded peers. This week's speaker will be Esteban Vizcarrondo on the topic "How much is the smirk worth? Downside risk pricing in cattle options."

Interested in conducting research abroad? This workshop introduces the fundamentals of writing a successful fellowship proposal for international research. Learn how to identify funding opportunities, communicate the significance of your overseas research, and craft persuasive application materials that stand out in competitive review processes. Lunch at 12pm w/registrati

“Where Science Meets Society: How Outreach Brings the IGB Motto to Materiality” Dan Urban Assistant Director of Outreach Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

Graduate Student Workshop, "Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals for Research Abroad" will be Wednesday, Oct. 21 12-2:30pm in Illini Room A, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green Street, Urbana. Lunch provided for registered attendees at 12 pm with workshop 12:15-2:30pm. The workshop will be led by Dana Johnson, PhD, Director of External Fellowship Office, Graduate College

Dr. Tyson E. Lewis, Professor Art Education in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, will present a workshop, “Experimenting with Drift.” In this workshop, Dr. Lewis will give a brief presentation and performance of the idea of perceptual, linguistic, and conceptual drift from his book.

Join us for Poetry for Unfinished Revolutions, hosted by Dr. Misha Frazier! Participants will engage in improvised poetry writing inspired by the exhibit, with all poems added to the exhibit’s zine. The evening continues with a revolutionary-themed open mic at 7:00 p.m. Share an original poem or a piece by another writer.

The three esteemed panelists will deliver lightning-round presentations centered around the topic of "AI and Sustainability." The three presentations will be followed by a moderated Q & A. The topics will include, but not be limited to: sustainable farming with AI; AI/data centers and water consumption; planetary boundaries and use of AI, environmental economics, and more.

Dr. Maria Hadjipolycarpou, Teaching Assistant Professor, Department of Classics and Director of Modern Greek Studies will give lunch talk, "Class, Gender, and Secularization in Costas Montis’ Afentis Batistas and the Other Things" on Thursday, October 22nd.

CSGGE Lunch talk with Dr. Maria Hadjipolycarpou, Dept of Classics and Director of Modern Greek Studies, "Class, Gender, and Secularization in Costas Montis’ Afentis Batistas and the Other Things". Her talk will delve into unexplored areas and performs an intersectional analysis of gender, class, and religion, challenging stereotypical ideologies around these issues.

Join the College of Media's Ebert Center for the annual Roger Ebert Lecture. Allyson Nadia Field, professor and chair of the Department of Cinema and Media Studies at the University of Chicago, will focus on her book Acts of Love: Black Performance and the Kiss That Changed Film History (2026).

Join Seattle-based therapist and former Champaign-Urbana resident Diana Oskov as she discusses her book, Generational Resilience: Breaking Generational Cycles, based largely on her experiences as a Bulgarian immigrant in the US. The talk will be followed by a Q&A and book signing.

Dr. Tyson E. Lewis, Professor Art Education in the College of Visual Arts and Design at the University of North Texas, will present a lecture, “Research-Creation and the Alchemical Studio: An Experiment in Studious Drift."

Join us for a talk by Dr. Tyson E. Lewis, Professor Art Education at the University of North Texas: "Research-Creation and the Alchemical Studio: An Experiment in Studious Drift."

Please join us for a presentation and discussion with Amber Holkenbrink, Principal Experience Designer at Respawn Wisconsin. Amber Holkenbrink is a Principal Experience Designer currently working on Apex Legends. She has worked in the game industry for over 16 years and has contributed to the art, animation, and design of more than 30 titles.

Please join us for the Game Studies and Design October Town Hall. This month's guest speaker is Amber Holkenbrink, Principal Experience Designer on Apex Legends at Respawn Entertainment. She has worked in the game industry for over 16 years and has contributed to the art, animation, and design of more than 30 titles, including Call of Duty: Warzone.

Friday Forum & Conversation Cafe: Beautiful Struggle: How One American High School Took on Systemic Racism October 23 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign

Dr. Cromley will present on two studies comparing writing with Word vs. ChatGPT. Data were collected on during-reading and during-writing processes, essay scores, and learning posttests. The results of these studies will be presented and examined with a critical eye.

Come and join us as we give details about the SHS MA program, meet with faculty and current students.

Join us for a lecture by George A Miller Visiting Scholar Youssouf T. Sangaré titled "Islam in France: Minority Religion, Laïcité, and the Politics of Muslim Identity."

In this CAS/MillerComm presentation, GAM Visiting Scholar Professor Sangaré (Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales - INALCO) treats Islam in France as a case study in the state management of minority religion in a secular republic. Hosted by the Department of History.

Join us for a professional development presentation from a visiting literary agent! Rayhané Sanders will give a glimpse at the nuts and bolts of publishing, working in publishing, query letters, and other aspects of the literary trade. This will include some do's and don'ts and plenty of time for questions and answers.

Think you know a lot about the Middle Ages?! Can you defeat our team of graduate student experts?! Test your knowledge with fellow undergrads and grads at our Medieval Trivia + Pizza gathering! Bring yourself, some friends, and prepare for a battle of wits! The winner will receive a gift card for Bookshop.org.

Celebrate Bulgarian culture with an evening of live music, dance, and community! Enjoy a performance by Chicago’s Bulgarica Dance Ensemble (Artistic Director Petur Iliev) and experience traditional folk rhythms. Light refreshments will be served. The event marks the first year of the Bulgarian Studies Initiative at Illinois. All are welcome!

Live Performance by the Bulgarica Dance Ensemble of Chicago with artistic director Petur Iliev. Light Refreshments will be served.

This 45-minute tour explores femininity, masculinity, love, and desire as the people of the ancient mediterranean would have understood them, highlighting the blurry lines drawn in art, worship, commerce, athletics, and hygiene." Drop in every Saturday for a tour given by our student gallery guides! Topics vary weekly. Free admission and all ages welcome.

Join the WRC on Monday, October 26 at 12 noon to explore University Illinois students' rights and resources regarding sexual misconduct. Learn more about what happens after an incident is reported, from supportive measures to the investigative process to sanctioning. This event features a panel featuring staff from Title IX, OSCR, and the WRC. Lunch provided.

Following the election, this panel examines the results and their significance for Brazil's future. Speakers will analyze voting patterns, political shifts, and the potential impact of the election on governance, public policy, and democratic institutions.

Join the Education Justice Project for an author talk with Rebecca Neusteter, author of 911, What’s Your Emergency? She will discuss the 911 system, its impact on communities of color, and the challenges of relying on police as the default emergency response. Dinner and copies of the book will be provided. For questions or accessibility requests, email policy@educationjust

Speaker: Hannah Manetsch

Heidi Parker, PhD Associate Investigator, National Human Genome Research Institute "The Dog as a Genetic Blueprint: Utilizing Population Structure to Map Complex Traits"

Speaker: Yusen Xia (USCB) Title: Neumann eigenvalues and hot spots on geodesic triangles

Youssef Hakiki talks about "The Itô–Stratonovich formula for rough sheets"

The techniques for making texts have changed across multiple media and historical contexts since antiquity, but a regular feature of the work of authors and scholars through all those changes is the reliance on helpers or amanuenses. Dr. Ann Blair (Harvard) will discuss the factors that have made them both invisible and occasionally visible, and the kind of work they did.

The cycling of baryonic matter between gas phases and into / out of stellar systems is fundamental to our understanding of many astrophysical processes, from star and planet formation to galaxy evolution.

Lectures and discussions on current work in research and development in nuclear engineering and related fields by staff, advanced students, and visiting speakers.

"Unexpected Findings from Ecological and Genomic Research on Emerging Infectious Diseases” This talk by Dr. Tony Goldberg is part of the Drs. Raymond H. and Sandra M. Cypess Veterinary Public Health Speaker Series, with support from the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology.

Please join the Unit for Criticism for a Modern Critical Theory lecture by Rob Rushing (European Languages & Transcultural Studies, UCLA) on Biopolitics.

The Center for Writing Studies will be hosting Dr. José A. de la Garza Valenzuela for a brownbag talk! Dr. de la Garza Valenzuela will be giving a lecture about his book, titled "Queer in a Legal Sense: Brown Citizenship and Other Lawful Fictions " Please join us on Wednesday, October 28!

Join us for our weekly FACS Seminars, given by graduate students, staff, and other ACE Affiliates! Take the opportunity for an excellent meeting to learn about ACE topics, and to meet like-minded peers. This week's speakers will be Flavia Castro Motta and Jawad Khan.

Join the Department of Philosophy for a lecture in the Illinois Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age Speaker Series with Raul Castro Fernandez. His talk, titled "What Should Data Ecosystems Be For?" explores data ecology, its effects, and how data ecosystems are designed.

As faculty navigate writing instruction in the AI era, how can instructors ensure students develop and strengthen writing skills on their own, without the assistance of AI tools to complete assignments? Learn about Fall 2026 pilot project incorporating four writing assignments at the CBTF for a large online, non-majors section of JOUR 200: Introduction to Journalism.

CSGGE Lunch Series, "Gender Equity in an Inequitable Era" will host Yeaseul Hur is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Labor and Employment Relations at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her talk, "When Women Are Ideal Workers: The Gendered Impact of Overwork on Wages and Promotion”, will take place on October 29th at 12pm in person at 306 Coble Hall and virtual.

Join the College of Education for the next installment of the Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series, Boldly Education: Leading the Future of Education, featuring Dr. Jerome E. Morris, AERA President and professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

Library Trends and the iSchool are pleased to present a special symposium that expands upon themes from 74 (4) "Compelling Tensions in LIS," the latest Library Trends issue guest edited by Katherine M. Wisser.

Professor Gillen D'Arcy Wood (English and Earth Science & Environmental Change) will discuss his book, The Wake of HMS Challenger: How a Legendary Victorian Voyage Tells the Story of Our Oceans’ Decline.

Photographs documenting sixties-era struggles across Africa and the African diaspora reveal how individuals and communities entered political life by gathering in public squares to listen to state authorities, dissidents, and one another.

Please join us as we inaugurate the Spurlock’s new DCP projector with a colorfully spectacular screening of Dario Argento’s horror film Suspiria (Italy, 1977, English dub). An American ballet student (Jessica Harper) enrolls in a prestigious German dance academy as ancient supernatural forces impose their will on the students.

The School of Information Sciences Research Showcase shares human-centered, interdisciplinary research through keynotes, short presentations, and poster sessions. Topics range from AI and cybersecurity to cultural preservation and libraries. Keynote speakers include Eva Pomerantz, Director of the Social & Behavioral Science Institutey, and iSchool Professor Masooda Bashir.

Friday Forum & Conversation Café: Fighting Oligarchy and Fascism in the 21st Century October 30 | 12pm - 1pm | University YMCA, 1001 S Wright St, Champaign

Youssouf Sangaré (George A. Miller Visiting Scholar) will examine the case of Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara and the Ançar Dine movement in Mali as a window into the dynamics of contemporary African Islam.

Join us for a lecture by George A. Miller Visiting Scholar Youssouf Sangaré. His talk examines the case of Chérif Ousmane Madani Haïdara and the Ançar Dine movement in Mali as a window into the dynamics of contemporary African Islam.

Join us for a performance workshop centered on two of the plays composed by Hrotsvitha of Gandersheim (c. 935-973). This experimental staging exercise --featuring new English translations of the Latin texts -- is part of Silas Kampwerth's research for his senior honors thesis. Refreshments will be served!

Explore how large language models (LLMs) can be integrated into established social science methods for analyzing digital data. In this session, Dr. Su will draw on a study of X posts about cultured meat to examine how established practices and human insights from traditional content analysis can inform LLM-assisted analysis.

In this lunchtime seminar with Prof. Shane Bobryck, we will discuss a pre-circulated work-in-progress related to his recent book, *The Crowd in the Early Middle Ages (2024)*. Lunch will be provided. If you are interested in attending, please contact symes@illinois.edu by Friday, October 23.