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Whether you are a high school student, college student, working professional, or retiree, we invite you to engage with Butler’s award-winning novel Parable of the Sower through our Community Read this season!
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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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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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A day of particular recognition of the role of Mary in the gospel events, celebrating her title as "Mother of God," which summarizes and affirms the conviction that Jesus is truly both God and born of a woman. Catholics celebrating Mary, Mother of God often attend Mass this day, and some students or employees may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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A day of particular recognition of the role of Mary in the gospel events, celebrating her title as "Mother of God," which summarizes and affirms the conviction that Jesus is truly both God and born of a woman. Catholics celebrating Mary, Mother of God often attend Mass this day, and some employees may request scheduling accommodations in order to observe.
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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.
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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.
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Commemorates the visit of the Magi (or Wise Men) to the Holy Family, and bringing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. At the Epiphany service, chalk is often blessed and distributed for worshippers to take to their homes. The chalk is used to mark over the outside of the front door “20 + C + M + B + 20” (using the correct year).
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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.
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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.
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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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Join us on the First Friday of each month from 9:00-10:00am for networking and breakfast. We will celebrate the start of the new month in the EnterpriseWorks atrium.
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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.
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Commemoration of the Guru Gobind Singh, born in 1666, who was the tenth Sikh guru.
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We are seeking faculty and researchers who conduct community-engaged research in partnership with a community organization that addresses issues related to health, poverty or social inequality in Champaign County. Applications are due January 9.
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Hear from and network with entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and venture capitalists as they share their startup experience and answer your questions!
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Maghi commemorates the fight of the Chali Ukte against the Imperial army in 1705. The holidays is often celebrated by ritual bathing and eating traditional food.
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All AE alums, faculty and staff are invited to celebrate the new year with a virtual wine tasting featuring T. Berkley Wines.
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If you or a loved one is living with Parkinson’s, join us to explore gentle movement in a safe and welcoming virtual environment.
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NCSA is officially beginning the application process for our Fellows Program. We're seeking creative and innovative individuals to join our 2022-23 cohort of NCSA Fellows. If you’re an Illinois faculty member or researcher interested in seed funding to conduct new collaborative research projects with NCSA – this opportunity is for you!
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The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is pleased to announce free Saturday workshops with our community samba group Bloco Gavião, developed in collaboration with Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande-Illinois.
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Join local C-U trivia host Julie Laut for a night of fun and challenging online trivia in conjunction with the Spurlock Museum’s temporary exhibit Blues Dancing and Its African American Roots. Laut (CU Lockdown Trivia) will lead four rounds of trivia. Test your knowledge and spark some joy with this great community event!
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New Year for Trees. The day is celebrated as an ecological awareness day, and trees are planted in celebration.
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Celebration of the community's commitment to the dream of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Featured Keynote Speaker - Dr. Derek Barber King, Sr., nephew of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Both the Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams with wear shooting shirts promoting this year’s theme “It is always right, to do what is right” commemorating MLK day. Monday, January 17 at 11 AM and Thursday, January 20 at 7 PM.
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At the beginning of each Bahá'í month, Bahá'ís gather for an observance called the 19-Day Feast. The First of Sulṭán (Sovereignty) begins at sunset of the first day and ends at sunset of the last day. It's a three-part observance with devotions, community consultation, and a social portion. Some students or employees may request schedule accommodations in order to observe.
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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!
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Eva Fischer, PhD University of Illinois; Assistant Professor of Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior "Mechanisms of Behavior Evolution: Lessons from Poison Frogs"
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The Spurlock Book Club will be hosting a virtual discussion of Part 2 of the play Angels in America, "Perestroika" on 1/18 at 7:30pm. One of the most honored plays of all time, Angels in America has won the Pulitzer Prize and numerous Tony Awards. It was recently revived on Broadway in 2018 to rave reviews.
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Disruptive student behaviors can present serious challenges to a positive learning environment. These challenging situations can occur in both face-to-face and online learning contexts. In this workshop you will learn effective strategies to deal with challenging situations and maintain the focus of your classroom on productive learning.
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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Kemena Brooks, Sr. Project Manager at The Community Builders, will expand on the idea of addressing systemic racism through a conversation about equitable housing that invests in and links various communities to environmentally focused developments.
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Join host Illinois Extension as presenter Irene Weathersby, Family and Community Engagement Coordinator, Champaign County Region Planning Commission’s Head Start. Program discusses the connection between childcare and food insecurity and the inequity that is seen among the residents of Champaign County.
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Join us for an EIR Workshop with Daphne Preuss on Thursday, January 20 from 12:00-1:00 PM. This discussion will provide a high level overview of the various options for seed capital: SAFEs, convertible notes, crowdsourcing, traditional venture capital, and non-dilutive capital.
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These presentations are part of a virtual series hosted by the Friends of the Library and initiated by the Library Board of Advocates to share the wonders of the University Library at Illinois.
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Join us to learn about writing and developing your broader impact statement and listen to your colleagues share their experiences and insights for designing and implementing their broader impacts activities.
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Do you know the difference between a fixed mindset and a growth mindset? Join us as we explore a question that has become increasingly important to supporting student success: How do we encourage the kinds of thinking and learning behaviors in our students that will help them develop and sustain a growth mindset?
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Join us to hear Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan, University of California Irvine, present "The causal impact of poverty reduction on infants and their families."
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Urbanization is rapidly overtaking China and India, the two most populous countries in the world. One-sixth of humanity now lives in either a Chinese or Indian city. This transformation has unleashed enormous pressures on land use, housing, and the environment.
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The Robert E. Brown Center for World Music is pleased to announce free Saturday workshops with our community samba group Bloco Gavião, developed in collaboration with Capoeira Angola Center of Mestre João Grande-Illinois.
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In Search of Lost Time: The study of Earth history and chronology from the 18th to the 21st century — RBML's Spring Exhibition in collaboration with the Department of Geology, on view from 1/24 - 6/22, 2022. This exhibit explores concepts of time, chronology, and history that form the lens through which Earth scientists view, understand, and interpret a dynamic planet.
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Dr. Palemo will discuss about the use of computational approaches to clarify the molecular basis and the gene-editing function of CRISPR-Cas9 and newly discovered CRISPR systems that are emerging as powerful tools for viral detection, including the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.
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Interested in or planning to run for a position in student government? Learn more about the process and rules at one of these sessions!
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Visit this link for updates on the 2022-2023 internship recruitment cycle!
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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!
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A well-designed professional ePortfolio is a valuable way to demonstrate your achievements, goals, and beliefs to your prospective or current employer. It can also guide you as you seek out additional experiences to better prepare for your future career or career advancement.
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Please join Center for Global Studies and Illinois Global Institute for the January edition of the IGI Blueprint for Transitional Justice in the US Series: Hakim Williams, "Education for Revolutionary Non-Violence."
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An unsustainably plenteous modernity taunts our emaciated minds, bodies, and spirits. Neocoloniality, hyperconsumerism, global warming, racialized population, forced displacement, the COVID-19 pandemic: How much more can our plants and its inhabitants endure?
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Join us for a public opening of our new exhibit 'Sewn in Memory: AIDS Quilt Panels from Central Illinois.' The event will feature two parts. From 1-3:30, participants will contribute to a community art project by making a commemorative panel for someone lost to illness. At 2pm, participants can preview some of the oral history videos created by students.
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This information session is for students interested in applying for the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pre-Doctoral Fellowship in Public Humanities.
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Interested in or planning to run for a position in student government? Learn more about the process and rules at one of these sessions!
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the Instructional Support Team is hosting open office hours to provide assistance and training on the use of Canvas and related topics such as migrating content from other LMS's into Canvas.
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The MBM Program continues its Frontiers in Miniature Brain Machinery lecture series with Brad Sutton, the Technical Director of the Biomedical Imaging Center and Abel Bliss Faculty Scholar in the College of Engineering. Sutton will present a lecture titled “Ultrafast functional MRI: A tool for examining spurious correlations in fMRI connectivity."
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Interested in or planning to run for a position in student government? Learn more about the process and rules at one of these sessions!
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Celebrate a new season at Krannert Art Museum during Spring 2022 Opening Days. Come to the museum to see favorite galleries and new special exhibitions, including Sacred Supernatural: Religion, Myth, and Magic in European Prints, 1450-1900 and To Know the Fire: Pueblo Women Potters and the Shaping of History.
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In this talk, Lex Lancaster will discuss their book, Dragging Away: Queer Abstraction in Contemporary Art (forthcoming from Duke University Press in Fall 2022), highlighting how contemporary queer tactics of abstraction drag on difficult visual forms and histories of modernism.
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Interested in or planning to run for a position in student government? Learn more about the process and rules at one of these sessions!
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Improve your pool/billiards shooting ability or even learn to play the game! Pool School is a great way to learn from a pro. Pool School is held on Monday nights from Feb. 7-18. You can also sign up for the additional Pool School Plus and have some practice time on Wednesday nights.
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Faculty and Graduate Students are welcome to join in a workshop with scholar, curator, and author Lex Lancaster to discuss “Abstract Tactics: Queer, Black, and Trans Approaches to the Problem of Visibility.”
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Join us for informal conversation with Lex Lancaster about their scholarly interests and career as an art historian, author, and curator.