General Events

RBML’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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Commemoration of the Guru Gobind Singh, born in 1666, who was the tenth Sikh guru.

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.

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.

Learn the essentials of the faculty job search

Overview of interviewing for faculty jobs

Overview of negotiating a faculty job offer

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. 

Get help with data visualization and more at the Vis Lab's office hours: 1-3 p.m. Thursdays in 2203 Beckman.

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.

Join us on Tuesday, January 14 from 10 to 11AM for a webinar on Small Business HR Essentials.

An overview of the industry/nonprofit job search

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.

Best practices for building a grad student resume & cover letter

Best practices for interviewing for positions in industry and nonprofits

This is a group for those interested in distributed ledger technology, including blockchains, cryptocurrency, cryptography, smart contracts, DApps, and more.

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.

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.

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.

Working on cutting edge innovation, translational research, or addressing cultural or global challenges? Ask a mentor to nominate you.

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.

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.

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.

Learn to craft a compelling fellowship proposal.

During half time there will be an acknowledgement of Martin Luther King Jr. and his legacy towards civil rights.

This mini conference will connect Illinois researchers studying aging.

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.

A conversation with Ukrainian American poet, scholar, and translator Oksana Maksymchuk on her debut English poetry collection, Still City: A Diary of an Invasion.

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!

Join us for a delightful Chinese New Year celebration at Funk ACES Library from January 27-31!

The Chico Mendes Extractive Reserve (CMER): a pocket of hope in facing increasing threats in the Brazilian Amazon by Dr. Sabina Cerruto Ribeiro January 27, 2025 | 3 pm CTS | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St

Join us at the WRC as we explore the complexities of ending relationships in a highly connected world. Pizza will be provided for the first 20 participants!

Join us on Monday, February 10 from 12 to 1 PM at EnterpriseWorks for Entrepreneurial Storytelling: Before & Beyond the Pitch Deck with James Janega.

LaKisha David, PhD Department of Anthropology; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Reconstructing Extended Genetic Genealogies: Applications of the Bonsai Tree Algorithm in Genomic Data Analysis"

EnterpriseWorks startups are invited to join us for a presentation by Prendio, an e-procurement system vendor which specializes in biotech on ways to streamline their purchasing process and take advantage of discounts.