ACES Office of International Programs

Monday, October 20, 2025

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  • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm
  • 314b Illini Union

  International Students Navigating the U.S.: Immigration, Rights, and Resources

  • Informational
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  • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
  • 336 Gregory Hall

  Frank Center Student Workshop: Investigative Journalism with María Inés Zamudio

  • Conference/Workshop
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  • 2:00 - 4:00 pm

  Virtual Talk: Ser Mujeres en la ESMA / Being Women at ESMA

  • Lecture
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  • 4:00 - 6:30 pm
  • Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801

  AsiaLENS | "Black Box Diaries" Screening + Q&A with filmmater Shiori Itô

  AsiaLENS | "Black Box Diaries" Screening + Q&A with filmmater Shiori Itô Location: Spurlock Museum, Knight Auditorium 600 S Gregory St, Urbana, IL 61801 Time: October 20 | 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm

  • Film Screening

Tuesday, October 21, 2025

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  • 12:00 pm
  • Heritage Room, ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801

  Panel on “Community-Engaged Research in Action: Insights for Graduate Students”

  Panel on “Community-Engaged Research in Action: Insights for Graduate Students” | October 21 at 12 pm | Heritage Room, ACES Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Avenue, Urbana

  • Conference/Workshop
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  • 12:00 - 1:30 pm
  • Levis Faculty Center, Room 210

  Panel on “Community-Engaged Research in Action: Insights for Graduate Students”

  • Conference/Workshop
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  • 12:00 pm
  • Coble Hall 306

  Professor Gino Pauselli (Political Science, UIUC), "Critical Ties: How Reliable Information Suppliers Influence International Organizations' Propensity to Criticize States"

  • Lecture
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  • 2:00 - 3:00 pm
  • Coble Hall 108

  Lemann Center for Brazilian Studies Reading Group: Juliana Freire’s “Indigenous Documentaries: Art, Self-Representation, and the Environment in Huni Kui Films”

  • Lecture
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  • 5:00 pm
  • Lucy Ellis Lounge, Language, Cultures and Literatures Building (LCLB 1080)

  Between Amsterdam and the Antilles: Diaspora and Community in Colonial Curaçao

  • Lecture

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

• • 12:30 - 3:00 pm
  • The Women’s Resources Center, 616 E. Green, Suite 213 (next door to McDonalds)

  Graduate Workshop on "Effective Fellowship Writing"

  GRADUATE STDENT WORSHOP Lunch for attendees: 12-12:30pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St Writing Effective Fellowship Proposals Wednesday, October 22 |12:30 pm - 2:30 pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St Tips for applying for Grants and Fellowships Wednesday, October 22 |2:30 pm - 3:00 pm | 306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St

  • Conference/Workshop
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  • 12:30 - 3:00 pm
  • 306 Coble Hall

  Graduate Workshop on "Effective Fellowship Writing"

  • Conference/Workshop
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  • 4:00 - 4:40 pm
  • Coble Hall 108

  Kazakh Language Speaking Club

  • Social/Informal Event

Thursday, October 23, 2025

• • 1:00 - 2:30 pm
  • Siebel Center for Design, Classroom 1002

  In-Person Level 1: Introduction To Safety & Security Abroad For First-Time Program Leaders

  The Level 1: Introduction To Safety & Security Abroad For First-Time Program Leaders guides program leaders (faculty, staff, or students leading programs) in preparing for the safest possible experience abroad. Those who lead, or assist, short-term education abroad or other University-related travel abroad for students must attend at least one workshop a year.

  • Conference/Workshop

Friday, October 24, 2025

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  • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
  • Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  Friday Forum + Conversation Café: Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolishionist Future by Emile Suotonye DeWeaver

  Friday Forum + Conversation Café: Ghost in the Criminal Justice Machine: Reform, White Supremacy, and an Abolishionist Future by Emile Suotonye DeWeaver Time: October 24, 12 pm Location: Latzer Hall, University YMCA, 1001 S. Wright Street, Champaign

  • Lecture

Saturday, October 25, 2025

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  • 12:00 - 1:00 pm
  • Japan House (2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802)

  Aizome (Indigo Dyeing) Craft Workshop

  Learn to use katagami stencils to dye a fan with Fukushima artist Hirohisa Saito who specializes in the art of aizome, or indigo dyeing.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  • 1:15 - 2:15 pm
  • Japan House (2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802)

  Aizome (Indigo Dyeing) Craft Workshop

  Learn to use katagami stencils to dye a fan with Fukushima artist Hirohisa Saito who specializes in the art of aizome, or indigo dyeing.

  • Conference/Workshop
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  • 2:30 - 3:30 pm
  • Japan House (2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802)

  Japanese Calligraphy Workshop

  Learn and practice Japanese calligraphy with Fukushima Artist and Calligrapher Seiran Chiba!

  • Ceremony/Service
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  • 3:45 - 4:45 pm
  • Japan House (2000 S Lincoln Ave Urbana, IL 61802)

  Japanese Calligraphy Workshop

  Learn and practice Japanese calligraphy with Fukushima Artist and Calligrapher Seiran Chiba!

  • Ceremony/Service