Illinois Global Institute

Welcome to the calendar of the Illinois Global Institute. We are home to 10 longstanding international area studies centers and thematic programs. Bringing the units together as part of the IGI will improve organizational support, raise visibility, and foster additional cross-campus collaboration on essential international programs

Sunday, March 9, 2025

- 3:30 pm
- Smith Recital Hall
Viola al-Mashura (The Enchanted Viola)
- Performance

Monday, March 10, 2025

- 3:00 pm
- Coble Hall, Room 306. (801 S Wright St. Champaign IL 61801)
CLACS Series: Alex Borucki "Silver and the Slave Trade in the Spanish Americas during the Age of Imperial Fracture"
- Lecture

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Coble Hall Room 306
After Palmares: Diaspora, Inheritance, and the Afterlives of Zumbi

Join us for an engaging talk with Marc Hertzman, as he delves into his latest book, After Palmares.
- Lecture
- 4:30 pm
- Coble Hall, Room 308. 801 S. Wright St, Champaign
HOW TO MOVE FORWARD AS A COMMUNITY
- Social/Informal Event

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

- 3:00 - 5:00 pm
- Illini Union Room 104
Open Forum On The University Library (hybrid event)
- Informational
- 4:00 - 4:45 pm
- 108 Coble Hall
QazTalk Guest Speaker, Kazah Folklore: Fairytales of the Steppe
- Social/Informal Event
- 6:00 - 7:00 pm
- Salaam MENA Cultural Center
Salaam x Arabic Program: Ramadan Events
- Religious/Cultural
- 6:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge (1080 LCLB)
Slavic Film Series: Gypsies Are Found Near Heaven [Табор уходит в небо] (Russian)
- Film Screening

Thursday, March 13, 2025

- All Day
- Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2025 Film Expo (Day1: 03/13)
- Film Screening
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- room 146, University Archives, Main Library or via Zoom.
Women in Science Lecture Series: Dr. Suneeti Jog

Dr. Jog, Associate Research Scientist in the Wetland Science Program at the Prairie Research Institute will present “Using plants to understand wetland health.” March 13 | 12 pm - 1 pm (CTS) | Main Library Room 146, or over zoom
- Lecture
- 5:00 pm
- Coble Hall, Conference Room 108 -- 801 S. Wright Street
Seminar Series - Alan Evans, Sandia National Laboratories
- Seminar/Symposium

Friday, March 14, 2025

- All Day
- Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2025 Film Expo (Day2: 03/14)
- Film Screening
- 12:00 pm
- University YMCA Building
Friday Forum + Conversation Café
- Lecture

Saturday, March 15, 2025

- All Day
- Greater Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, Ohio
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) 2025 Film Expo (Day3: 03/15)
- Film Screening