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“We are each other’s harvest” : Gwendolyn Brooks and the Formation of Black Literary Canon
RecurringAll Day 9/26/2024 - 5/23/2025Main Library Room 346RBML’s new exhibit celebrates the 75th anniversary of Gwendolyn Brooks’s 'Annie Allen' – the poetry collection that won the first Pulitzer Prize by a Black author – and explores the rich history of Black literature’s emergence into the mainstream. On display through May 2025.
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8:30 am 10/9/2024 - 9/24/2025O’Leary Learning Center, College of Education
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All Day 12/21/2024 - 1/1/2025
Winter Solstice. Yule is the longest night and the shortest day of the year, and is the time to celebrate the return of the light. Some Wiccans consider Yule to be either the year’s beginning or the end. Yule is the solar turning of the tides, and the newborn Sun offers a fresh start and, literally, a new day. It’s a time of renewal and hope.
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All Day 12/25/2024 - 1/2/2025
Celebrates the Jewish rebellion against the Greeks and the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem. Celebrated by lighting candles each night, singing special songs, reciting prayers, eating foods fried in oil, playing the dreidel game, and giving Chanukah gelt. Begins at sundown of the first day and ends at sundown of the last day.
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All Day 12/26/2024 - 1/1/2025
Kwanzaa is an annual seven-day African-American and pan-African holiday celebration that takes place from December 26 to January 1. For seven days, a principle (Nguzo Saba) is reflected upon such as unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.
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5:00 - 9:00 pm 1/2/2025Prairie Farm
Enjoy holiday lights for FREE every Thursday – Sunday, starting November 29, 2024 – January 5, 2025, from 5-9p at Prairie Farm. This will be an accessible experience featuring festive light displays throughout the farm.
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5:00 - 9:00 pm 1/3/2025Prairie Farm
Enjoy holiday lights for FREE every Thursday – Sunday, starting November 29, 2024 – January 5, 2025, from 5-9p at Prairie Farm. This will be an accessible experience featuring festive light displays throughout the farm.
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5:00 - 9:00 pm 1/4/2025Prairie Farm
Enjoy holiday lights for FREE every Thursday – Sunday, starting November 29, 2024 – January 5, 2025, from 5-9p at Prairie Farm. This will be an accessible experience featuring festive light displays throughout the farm.
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5:00 - 9:00 pm 1/5/2025Prairie Farm
Enjoy holiday lights for FREE every Thursday – Sunday, starting November 29, 2024 – January 5, 2025, from 5-9p at Prairie Farm. This will be an accessible experience featuring festive light displays throughout the farm.
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All Day 1/6/2025
A celebration of the biblical event of the Magi visiting the Christ child and bearing gifts to him and his family. It is usually celebrated with a large feast.
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All Day 1/6/2025
Commemoration of the Guru Gobind Singh, born in 1666, who was the tenth Sikh guru.
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8:00 - 11:00 am 1/7/2025University Library
All campus libraries will be closed on Tuesday, Jan. 7, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. for an all-employee event. Library digital resources will remain available during this closure and may be accessed through the Library Gateway (click the link above). Please arrange your study or research schedule accordingly.
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All Day 1/7/2025
Because the Eastern Orthodox use the Julian Calendar and the Western churches use the Gregorian Calendar, Eastern Orthodox Christmas falls on January 7 in the Gregorian (Western) calendar. Christians believe the conception and birth of Jesus is how the Son of God became a human.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 1/7/2025
Learn the essentials of the faculty job search
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5:30 - 7:30 pm 1/7/2025Descend 21 at the Hyatt Regency Orlando
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7:00 pm 1/7/2025Education Building 192
These peer-facilitated workshops focus on "Students Helping Students" by enhancing mental health, well-being, and success. Presented by Counseling Center Paraprofessionals.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 1/9/2025
Overview of negotiating a faculty job offer
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2:00 - 4:00 pm 1/9/2025Main Library, Orange Room
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9:00 - 10:00 am 1/10/2025EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive
Startup companies and their employees who work within the EnterpriseWorks building are invited to join us for networking and breakfast from 9 to 10 AM on the first Friday of every month.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 1/10/20252203 Beckman Institute
Get help with data visualization and more at the Vis Lab's office hours: 1-3 p.m. Thursdays in 2203 Beckman.
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All Day 1/12/2025
This campus-wide program benefits faculty and researchers with community-academic research collaborations by matching them with U of I undergraduate research assistants. If you conduct community-engaged research in partnership with a community organization that addresses issues related to health, poverty, or social inequity, please consider applying.
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All Day 1/12/2025Online application form
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm 1/13/2025Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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9:00 - 9:50 am 1/14/2025Armory Building, Room 182
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10:00 - 11:00 am 1/14/2025
Join us on Tuesday, January 14 from 10 to 11AM for a webinar on Small Business HR Essentials.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 1/14/2025
An overview of the industry/nonprofit job search
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5:00 - 6:00 pm 1/14/2025Houlihan's, 1900 S 1st St
Employees who work in the Research Park are invited to join our staff once a month for a series of networking socials throughout the community.
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6:00 - 8:00 pm 1/14/2025Illini Union - Rooms 314 A&B, 1401 W Green St, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm 1/15/2025Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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11:30 am - 1:30 pm 1/15/2025"Prairie.RM.ISWS.201 - Illinois Room
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 1/15/2025
Best practices for building a grad student resume & cover letter
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 1/16/2025
Best practices for interviewing for positions in industry and nonprofits
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12:00 - 3:00 pm 1/16/20251001 S Wright Street, Champaign (University YMCA) Murphy Lounge
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6:00 - 8:00 pm 1/16/2025Ice Arena (406 E Armory Ave, Champaign)
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm 1/17/2025Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 1/17/2025EnterpriseWorks, 60 Hazelwood Drive, Champaign
This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 1/17/2025Turner Student Services Building, Floor 4 - Suite 410
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5:00 pm 1/19/2025Krannert Center for the Performing Arts, Foellinger Great Hall (500 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana)
This event will highlight the academic achievement of local area high school students in announcing this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship recipients. Featured Keynote Speaker: Rev Dr. Claude Shelby, Pastor Emeritus of Salem Baptist Church, Champaign, IL.
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9:00 - 9:50 am 1/21/2025Armory Building, Room 182
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1:00 - 2:00 pm Central Time 1/21/2025
Join our team of SBIR experts and the FAST (Federal and State Technology) Center of Illinois for an SBIR/STTR webinar from 1:00-2:00 PM/CT on Tuesday, January 21.
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3:00 pm 1/21/20251005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign
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3:00 pm 1/21/20251005 Forbes Natural History Building, 1816 S Oak Street, Champaign
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4:30 - 5:30 pm 1/21/2025OVCDEI 3rd floor Conference Room 3080 (614 E. Daniel Street, Champaign)
Access to college not only enhances the eventual earning prospects of incarcerated individuals. At their best, higher education in prison programs create loving, supportive, brave spaces within these violent environments. This talk explores the potential for creating education-based beloved communities within prisons.
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All Day 1/22/2025
Working on cutting edge innovation, translational research, or addressing cultural or global challenges? Ask a mentor to nominate you.
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10:00 - 11:00 am 1/22/2025
Learn the accessibility requirements for making your Canvas courses accessible. This hands-on workshop will cover using the Canvas editor to create navigable pages, writing effective alt text description for images, charts, and graphs, ensuring readable color contrast, creating accessible tables and links, and using Canvas accessibility tools to fix common issues.
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1:00 - 2:30 pm 1/22/2025Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
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3:30 - 5:00 pm 1/22/2025University YMCA room 228 (1001 S. Wright St. Champaign)
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6:00 - 7:30 pm 1/22/2025Student Dining and Residential Programs Building (SDRP), Multi-Purpose Room 2025 (301 E. Gregory Drive, Champaign)
The MLK Champions recognition program will celebrate the MLK legacy by recognizing the power of community action to honor local partners, students, faculty, and staff who have dedicated their talents to enhancing the movement of justice, equity, and dignity. Keynote: Ashley Etienne, senior advisor to Presidents Obama and Biden, Vice President Harris and Speaker Pelosi.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm 1/23/2025Women's Resources Center - 616 E Green St, Suite #213, Champaign IL 61820
Join us to learn more about the Confidential Advisors at the Women's Resources Center while enjoying Chipotle!! Food is guaranteed for the first 20 attendees.
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2:00 - 4:00 pm 1/23/2025
Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.
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3:00 - 4:30 pm 1/23/2025iSEE Collaboratory, Room 337, National Soybean Research Center, 1101 W. Peabody, Urbana
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8:00 pm 1/23/2025State Farm Center (1800 S. 1st Street, Champaign)
During half time there will be an acknowledgement of Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy towards civil rights.
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9:00 am - 12:00 pm 1/24/2025Main Library Orange Room, or via Zoom
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9:00 am - 2:00 pm 1/24/2025Beckman Institute
This mini conference will connect Illinois researchers studying aging.
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12:00 pm 1/24/2025Siebel Center for Design 1208 S 4th St, Champaign, IL 61820
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1:00 - 3:00 pm 1/24/2025Turner Student Services Building, Floor 4 - Suite 410
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3:00 pm 1/24/2025Beckman Atrium
Join us from 3-4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, in the Beckman Atrium to unwind with Bree, our new visiting therapy dog! All are welcome to take a moment to destress, relax and recharge with Bree's calming presence.
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5:30 pm 1/24/2025Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 LCLB
A conversation with Ukrainian American poet, scholar, and translator Oksana Maksymchuk on her debut English poetry collection, Still City: A Diary of an Invasion.
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7:00 pm 1/24/2025Illini Union Courtyard Café
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12:00 - 2:30 pm 1/26/20252000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802
Celebrate the start of 2025 with three winter sweets and tea pairings featuring recipes from Wagashi: Season by Season, the latest wagashi cookbook by Professor Emeritus Kimiko Gunji!
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All Day 1/27/2025 - 1/31/2025Funk ACES Library
Join us for a delightful Chinese New Year celebration at Funk ACES Library from January 27-31!
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1:30 - 3:30 pm 1/27/2025The Orange Room, Main Library - 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Champaign IL