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Louise Fishman (United States, 1939-2021) was an established artist known for her ambivalent engagement with male-centered abstract painting traditions. Her physical and process-driven work remakes the abstract expressionist gesture and the minimalist grid into tools that communicate history and emotion centered in her identities as Jewish, feminist, and lesbian.
iSEE invites you to a series of in-person and virtual events in October to celebrate and promote sustainability on our campus! Take part in a Waste Reduction Challenge, Green Quad Day, Illini Lights Out, a campus trash pickup, the first-ever Student Sustainability Research Summit and more! And don't miss the campus Sustainability Celebration on Oct. 20!
A Question of Emphasis: Louise Fishman Drawing is the first career spanning exhibition and publication of Fishman’s works on paper from 1964 to the present. The project includes more than 100 works from the artist’s archive that have rarely been exhibited alongside significant institutional and private loans.
Hal Fischer (United States, b. 1950) is a gay conceptual photographer and an alumnus (BFA ’73) of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics presents a first full retrospective of his work, showcasing all his photographic series, which were created in San Francisco during the late 1970s—the heyday of gay liberation
A+D Visitor Series: Jim McDowell “American Face Jugs: Thoughts Become Art Inspired by the Ancestors”
In his artist’s lecture, Jim McDowell will discuss his face jugs. They represent, in part, the lives of enslaved people abducted from Africa, and their descendants who lived through slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Jim Crow South, the Great Migration, the Civil Rights era on into today's Black Lives Matter movement.
Enjoy a FREE movie every Friday and Saturday night at 7pm from Aug. 27–Dec. 4 in the Illini Union Pine Lounge.
Join local C-U Lockdown Trivia host, Julie Laut, for a night of fun and challenging online trivia on Saturday, October 16, 2021 @ 7:30pm. In conjunction with the Spurlock’s current exhibit, Blues Dancing and Its African American Roots, Laut will lead four rounds of trivia. To sign up, send your team name (be creative!) and emails to julie@culockdowntrivia
We will be offering both an online, and in-person (limited, ticketed) event. Starting at 12pm, we have cultivated four individual hours of entertainment featuring a selection of martial arts, cultural arts, dance and Japanese tea ceremonies. Each hour is unique and will feature different groups from the area.
CITL's Master Course in Online Teaching (MCOT) is a deep dive into online teaching strategies that extend the Online Teaching Academy (2020) and the Illinois Summer Teaching Institute (2021). Topics include: - Designing Your Online Course - Developing Your Learning Community - Adapting Best Teaching Practices to You - Motivating Your Students to Excel
Join us for our next Cortos y conversaciones on Monday, October 18 from 4:00 to 5:00. We will spend the first part of the event chatting in small groups so that students can get to know each other. Then we will watch and briefly discuss a film short in Spanish selected by our faculty guest, Brenden Carollo.
Musical Mondays is a series from the Illini Union featuring live musical performances every Monday in the Courtyard Café. Come enjoy the music and free food.
A Question of Emphasis: Louise Fishman Drawing is the first career spanning exhibition and publication of Fishman’s works on paper from 1964 to the present. The project includes more than 100 works from the artist’s archive that have rarely been exhibited alongside significant institutional and private loans.
Hal Fischer (United States, b. 1950) is a gay conceptual photographer and an alumnus (BFA ’73) of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics presents a first full retrospective of his work, showcasing all his photographic series, which were created in San Francisco during the late 1970s—the heyday of gay liberation
Born in 570 CE, Prophet Muhammad’s [peace be upon him] birthday is commemorated by Muslims around the world during the month of Rabi’ Al-Awal. Mawlid an-Nabi – literally, The Birth of the Prophet – is often referred to as the Mawlid.
Visit the Innovation Studio during open hours! Held weekly on Tuesdays from 10am - 4pm. Experience 3D printing, virtual reality, laser cutting and more. Activities are free!
Please join UIUC alums Dr. Cecilia Gentle ('20) and Dr. Jose Zavala ('20) for a virtual talk, "What is Technology Transfer?"
iSEE's 2021 Fall Congress on "Circular Food Systems," a series of weekly webinars in October and November, begins Tuesday, Oct. 19, with "21st Century Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture." Learn about cutting-edge techniques that can help make agriculture more productive, more effective, and less taxing on our environment!
Nathan Hillson, PhD Director of Synthetic Biology Informatics at the Joint Bioenergy Institute (JBEI) "Opportunities for CABBI Collaboration with JBEI (and other DOE assets) in Laboratory Operations and Data Management Infrastructure"
Join a Campus Recreation Yoga instructor for a Hatha/Meditation class focusing on held postures and breathing exercises that bring peace to the mind and body to allow for improved meditation.
Join iSEE for our monthly "TED Talk: Eco-Edition" event! Participants will view a prerecorded TED Talk by Kate Raworth, “A healthy economy should be designed to thrive, not grow.” Afterward, participants will take part in a guided discussion and roundtableon what makes a sustainable, beneficial economy, led by SWATeam Clerk Alexa Smith, a U of I senior.
Join the Illini Union Board for another great season of trivia in the Courtyard Cafe. Many prizes won each night!
Join us for an Evening with Kari Byron. Kari is best known as a host on Discovery Channel's Mythbusters, but she also has hosted and produced shows spanning several networks. Her first book, Crash Test Girl is on shelves now.
This day commemorates the birth of the central religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by many Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal living Guru following the lineage of the ten human Gurus of the religion.
A Question of Emphasis: Louise Fishman Drawing is the first career spanning exhibition and publication of Fishman’s works on paper from 1964 to the present. The project includes more than 100 works from the artist’s archive that have rarely been exhibited alongside significant institutional and private loans.
Hal Fischer (United States, b. 1950) is a gay conceptual photographer and an alumnus (BFA ’73) of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics presents a first full retrospective of his work, showcasing all his photographic series, which were created in San Francisco during the late 1970s—the heyday of gay liberation
Learn about mentoring from Jeff Moore, the director of the Beckman Institute.
The participating curators and scholars will address the challenges, as well as the new trajectories and avenues for engaging the public that emerged as the result of the global health and race crises. The goal of this panel is to generate active discussions about the impact of these events on the museum as an institution, curatorial practices, and museum professionals.
CITL's Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours for Canvas support, training, and consultation. Please join us at https://illinois.zoom.us/j/81470851355?pwd=N2FDcWZhenJsdnljMEo2Y3Fwb1RBQT09 with your Canvas questions.
Come out and enjoy one of the most popular Karaoke spots in the Champaign-Urbana area. Sing, listen, and enjoy free food.
A Question of Emphasis: Louise Fishman Drawing is the first career spanning exhibition and publication of Fishman’s works on paper from 1964 to the present. The project includes more than 100 works from the artist’s archive that have rarely been exhibited alongside significant institutional and private loans.
Hal Fischer (United States, b. 1950) is a gay conceptual photographer and an alumnus (BFA ’73) of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics presents a first full retrospective of his work, showcasing all his photographic series, which were created in San Francisco during the late 1970s—the heyday of gay liberation
Join Spencer Keralis (DH Librarian) and Glen Worthey (Associate Director for Research Support Services, HathiTrust Research Center) for an Open Office Hours to chat about DH projects and resources at Illinois. All are welcome! Drop in for as little or as much time as you’d like.
Hacking is inherently a creative process. It’s finding a vulnerability in a system: something the system allows, but is unintended and unanticipated by the system’s creators – something that follows the rules of the system but subverts its intent. In this session, we will hear from Bruce Schneier, an internationally renowned security technologist.
The Funk ACES Library celebrates its 20th anniversary this year! Join us for a Cookie Reception in the 1st floor atrium on Thursday, October 21 from 1-3 p.m. We hope to see you there to enjoy cookies, sign our card & enjoy our anniversary exhibit!
Join us for a gathering of artists, professors, students, and organizers discussing and critically engaging with disability, access, and the potential to utilize these concepts in a generative and inclusive way.
Interested in becoming a Startup City Scholar and spending the Spring 2022 semester in Chicago? Attend this event to find a team to join, or pitch to find teammates!
A Question of Emphasis: Louise Fishman Drawing is the first career spanning exhibition and publication of Fishman’s works on paper from 1964 to the present. The project includes more than 100 works from the artist’s archive that have rarely been exhibited alongside significant institutional and private loans.
Hal Fischer (United States, b. 1950) is a gay conceptual photographer and an alumnus (BFA ’73) of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Hal Fischer Photographs: Seriality, Sexuality, Semiotics presents a first full retrospective of his work, showcasing all his photographic series, which were created in San Francisco during the late 1970s—the heyday of gay liberation
