The Program Leader Safety and Best Practices Workshop guides program leaders (faculty, staff, or students leading programs) in preparing for the safest possible experience abroad. Those who lead, or assist, short-term education abroad or other University-related travel abroad for students must attend at least one workshop a year.
This talk contextualizes the mobilization of secessionism in Scotland and Catalonia. It explores the role that European integration as well as domestic dynamics of electoral competition have had in the independence movements in these regions. While EU membership may provide appeal and viability to secessionism, electoral competition generates the motivation for nationalist
Are trade wars good for American agriculture and agribusiness? Ambassador (retired) Mustard, who served over three decades in USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) promoting exports, including 19 years abroad as an agricultural attache, counselor, and minister-counselor, will comment on current U.S. agricultural trade policy from his perspective as the FAS historian.
Please join Dance at Illinois' guest artist Omri Drumlevich (former dancer with Isreali based Batsheva Dance Company) for a movement class open to the public. *Prior dance experience not required*
Amber studied abroad in Sheffield, England in the Spring and is Gilman Scholarship recipient. She is sharing her experience as a minority in a foreign country, will be answering general study abroad questions, and giving tips on how to be awarded the Gilman Scholarship. All are welcome!
Food for Thought, part of the Office of Inclusion and Intercultural Relation's Lunch on Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the Asian American community.
The Intercultural Spotlights feature students and scholars from around the world sharing about their home country, cultures, family dynamics, educational expectations, academic systems, their Illinois experience, and more.
Not sure how to get started in the study abroad process? Attend a First Steps Workshop to learn what it means to study abroad, how to select a program, components of an application, and how study abroad can advance your academic, professional, and personal goals.
Want to learn about the cultures that are represented on campus? Do you enjoy cultural performances? Come to our cultural fair - Travel Around the World! Visit at least five tables and present your "boarding pass" for a free t-shirt! You'll also have a chance to win raffle prizes!
Fall 2019 working group meetings of the Migration & Game Design Group. Students, faculty, staff & members of the Champaign-Urbana community are welcome. Lunch provided with RSVP to wggp@illinois.edu by November 10th.
WGGP and Center for African Studies are hosting a Grant Writing Workshop and Graduate Student Discussion on Tips for Applying for Grants and Fellowships on November 15, 2019 in 101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street. Lunch will be provided from 12:00-12:30.
Prof. Hiroyoshi Iwata will speak about the application of genomic selection to specific crops.
Meet Engineering international and domestic students, faculty, and staff! Stop by between classes for snacks and refreshments. Expand your network, and meet new friends! Learn about Engineering and campus-wide resources! Food RSVP Deadline: November 13
Melissa Kagen,Digital Media and Gaming, Bangor University will be here to discuss her project on "border games". The project examines the critical play of a variety of games about immigrant and refugee experience. These “border games” take place within fictional or actual borderlands and follow characters either in transit or trapped in detainment centers between nation