Campus Humanities Central Calendar

  • 5:00 pm    12/4/2025
    Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 S Gregory St. Urbana

    AsiaLENS presents a free screening of the film Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story, followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmakers Heesun Shin and Chihyung Jeon. In South Korea, thousands of older adults are living with Hyodol, a doll-shaped robot. Following the journey of Hydol from production to use, this film asks: Can robots take care of older adults? Can older adults take care of

  • 6:00 - 7:30 pm    12/4/2025
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    SPEAK stands for Song, Poetry, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers and welcoming all to the mic. *Parking nearby is free after 5 pm and on weekends.*

  • 5:00 pm    12/5/2025
    TBD

    Campus Fellowship applications due

  • 5:00 pm    12/5/2025
    Online application portal

    Campus Fellowship applications are due.

  • 5:30 pm    12/9/2025
    Campus Instructional Facility, Room 2039

    Join us for a lecture in the Forum on Human Flourishing in a Digital Age series with Matthew DeCamp (University of Colorado). Drawing on insights from medical practice, philosophy, and the social sciences, his lecture will explore the use of AI in medicine and argue that AI has the potential to change who we are and what we value.

  • 12:00 - 3:00 pm    12/11/2025
    Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Dr., Champaign

    Take a break from finals and unwind with art, snacks, DIY projects, good vibes, and more! Recharge and get inspired before finals week begins. In collaboration with the College of Fine & Applied Arts (FAA) and Ricker Library for Art and Architecture, Krannert Art Museum is proud to host FAA Finals Fest...

  • 1:00 pm    12/11/2025
    Spurlock Museum: 600 S Gregory St, Urbana

    You deserve to take care of yourself! Whether you've got finals on your mind, or the frenzy of the holiday season, or some combination of those and so many other things, scheduling time for joy and creativity can make all the difference.

  • 3:00 - 5:00 pm    12/11/2025
    Main Library, Room 346

    Come and celebrate the semester’s end with hot apple cider, sweet and salty treats, and some of our favorite winter-themed materials from the RBML vault. Make a button, relax with a coloring sheet, and leave with a live-printed linocut card! This event is part of the library's Reading Day De-Stress Fest; it is open to the public and refreshments will be served.