Campus International Events

This calendar includes events from units or departments on campus that have an international or global focus.

Sunday, March 19, 2023

- All Day
Spring Vacation
- Other

Monday, March 20, 2023

- 12:00 pm
- 807 S. Wright St. Floor 5
Samvid Scholar Priority Deadline
- Informational
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Mondays for Students!
- Other
- 3:00 pm
- Coble Hall, Room 306
CLACS Lecture Series. Dr. Simone Vegliò (Urban and Political Geography, Malmö University). "China's action in Argentina: Infrastructure, Urbanization, and Dependency"
- Lecture
- 3:30 - 4:00 pm
NIS National Scholarships for Undergraduate Juniors and Seniors Info Session
- Informational
- 3:30 - 4:00 pm
ONLINE Junior & Senior Student Scholarships Recruitment Information Session

Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
- Informational
- 5:00 - 6:00 pm
- Espresso Royale (1117 W Oregon St, Urbana, corner of Oregon & Goodwin)
Caffettino (Italian Conversation Hour)
- Social/Informal Event
- 5:00 pm
- Everitt Laboratory Room 2233
Mi Pueblo Spanish Conversation Group Meeting
- Social/Informal Event

Tuesday, March 21, 2023

- 11:00 am
African and Middle Eastern Migration to Europe Due to Climate Change and Civil Conflict (Conversations on Europe)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 11:00 am
African and Middle Eastern Migration to Europe Due to Climate Change and Civil Conflict (Conversations on Europe)
- Seminar/Symposium
- 11:00 - 11:30 am
NIS National Scholarships for Undergraduate Juniors and Seniors Info Session
- Informational
- 11:00 - 11:30 am
ONLINE Junior & Senior Student Scholarships Recruitment Information Session

Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
- Informational
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- 1210 W. Nevada St. Urbana IL 61801
Food for Thought
- Social/Informal Event
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
Literary Representations of Nested Memory: a Contrapuntal Approach
- Lecture
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
- The Main Library Orange Room
Self-Care Time at the Library
- Health/Fitness
- 4:30 pm
- Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum, 600 South Gregory, Urbana
MillerComm Lecture Series. Dr Trinidad Rico (University of Southern California). "Atomic Heritage, Secrecy, and Failure: The Huemul Atomic Project in Argentina"
- Lecture
- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- 1207 W. Oregon, room 133, Urbana
LLS Study Hours
- Other
- 5:15 pm
- Main Library Room 106 (1408 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801)
How the Soviet Jew Was Made
- Lecture
- 5:15 - 7:00 pm
- Main Library Room 106 (1408 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801)
Jewish Studies Lecture, Sasha Senderovich: "How the Soviet Jew Was Made"
- Lecture
- 6:00 - 8:00 pm
- room 1080, FLB
Cinéclub: "Bamako" (Sissako, 2006)
- Film Screening

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

- 12:00 pm
- Room 306 Coble Hall
Beverley Mullings: "Informality, Precarity and the Coloniality of Gendered Labour in the Caribbean"
- Lecture
- 12:00 pm
- Jewish Studies Seminar Room, UIUC English Building Rm. 109
In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Translating Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union
- Conference/Workshop
- 12:00 pm
- Jewish Studies Seminar Room, English Building 109 (608 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801)
Jewish Studies Seminar: "In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Translating Jewish Writers from the Soviet Union"
- Lecture
- 12:00 pm
Mithilesh Mishra (UIUC) and Asha Sarangi (Jawaharlal Nehru University), "Language and Nationalism in South Asia"
- Lecture
- 2:00 - 2:30 pm
NIS National Scholarships for Undergraduate Juniors and Seniors Info Session
- Informational
- 2:00 - 2:30 pm
ONLINE Junior & Senior Student Scholarships Recruitment Information Session

Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
- Informational
- 2:00 - 4:00 pm
- G8B
The Oldest University in the World – Higher Education in Egypt Presentation – Discussion
- Religious/Cultural
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
First Steps Workshop
- Informational
- 4:00 - 6:00 pm
- 1207 W. Oregon, room 133, Urbana
LLS Study Hours
- Other
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Espresso Royale (1117 W Oregon St, Urbana, corner of Oregon & Goodwin)
Pause Café (French conversation hour)
- Social/Informal Event
- 4:00 - 5:00 pm
- Espresso Royale (1117 W Oregon St, Urbana, corner of Oregon & Goodwin)
Pause Café (French conversation hour)
- Social/Informal Event
- 5:00 pm
- La Casa Cultural Latina. 1203 W. Nevada St., Urbana.
Bate Papo (Portuguese Conversation Table)
- Social/Informal Event
- 5:00 - 5:45 pm
- Espresso Royale (1117 W Oregon St, Urbana, corner of Oregon & Goodwin)
Russkii stol--Russian table
- Social/Informal Event
- 5:00 - 5:45 pm
- Espresso Royale, Oregon St, Urbana
Russkii stol--Russian table

Мы будем говорить только по-русски! Conversation in Russian, all levels welcome!
- Social/Informal Event
- 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Intercultural Dialogue Series: Hidden Gems of Hungary
- Religious/Cultural
- 5:30 - 7:00 pm
- Asian American Cultural Center - 1210 W. Nevada St, Urbana
Intercultural Dialogue Series Presents- Hidden Gems of Hungary
- Informational
- 6:00 pm
- Espresso Royale, W Oregon St, Urbana
Polish Conversation Table

Come join us for conversation practice in Polish. All levels welcome.
- Social/Informal Event
- 6:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 FLB
Slavic Film Series: "Homeward" (Додому/Evge)

Homeward (Додому/Evge, 2019), directed by Nariman Aliev. In Crimean Tatar, Ukrainian, Russian with English subtitles.
- Film Screening

Thursday, March 23, 2023

- 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright St., Champaign, IL 61820
Study and Destress with the EU Center
- Social/Informal Event
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- Main Library, Room 106
Kazuo Maekawa Artist Talk

Renowned Japanese Mangaka Kazuo Maekawa is coming to campus for a series of events! On March 23rd at 12pm he will deliver a talk in room 106 in the Main Library. Snacks will be provided to in-person attendees. Virtual attendees may register to attend on Zoom at https://go.illinois.edu/Manga.
- Lecture
- 12:00 pm
- 306 Coble Hall
Marco Jaimes (UIUC), "The Deaths of Monarchs and the Creation of Nations"
- Lecture
- 1:00 - 1:50 pm
- 4100 FLB
Arabic Tutoring
- Informational
- 3:00 - 4:00 pm
Research and Language Learning Discussion Series: Marianne Kamp, "Learning to Listen in Uzbek: Oral History and Language Proficiency"
- Lecture
- 3:00 pm
Research and Language Learning Discussion Series: Uzbek

Join the Slavic Reference Service and the Language Workshop at Indiana University for the next installment of the Research and Language Learning series. On March 23 we are featuring Dr. Marianne Kamp who will be giving a talk entitled "Learning to Listen in Uzbek: Oral History and Language Proficiency." For more information and to register, please visit: https://forms.gle/
- Conference/Workshop
- 3:30 - 5:30 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building (707 S Mathews Ave, Urbana)
Information Session - Language Careers at the National Security Agency (NSA)
- Informational
- 3:30 - 5:30 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building (707 S Mathews Ave, Urbana)
Information Session - Language Careers at the National Security Agency (NSA)
- Informational
- 4:00 pm
Virtual Campus Visit --Graduate Program
- Informational
- 5:00 - 7:00 pm
- Murphy Gallery, University YMCA. 1001 South Wright St., Champaign
BRIDGE - Making Art with Immigrants and Creating Antiracist Praxis
- Exhibition
- 5:00 pm
- Everitt Laboratory Room 2233
Mi Pueblo Spanish Conversation Group Meeting
- Social/Informal Event
- 6:00 pm
- Lucy Ellis Lounge, FLB
Italian Movie Night: "CI cento passi" (Giordana, 2000)
- Film Screening
- 7:00 - 8:30 pm
- Lincoln Hall Room 1000
The 7th Annual UIUC Korean Speech Contest
- Conference/Workshop

Friday, March 24, 2023

- All Day
Spring Break ends
- Other
- 12:00 - 1:00 pm
- 1001 S Wright St, Champaign
Friday Forum + Conversation Cafe
- Lecture
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm
Express Advising Fridays for Students!
- Other
- 3:00 pm
- Coble Hall, Room 306
IGI Series on Global Responsibilities. Jose Duran (CEPAL) "Lights and Shadows of War in the Ukraine: Economic and Social Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean"
- Lecture
- 3:00 pm
- TBD
IGI Series on Global Responsibilities: Jose Duran, "Lights and Shadows of War in the Ukraine: Economic and Social Effects on Latin America and the Caribbean"
- Lecture
- 3:00 - 3:30 pm
- Room 514 IUB, 807 S. Wright St., 5th floor - Campus Center for Advising and Academic Services
Juniors and Seniors Scholarships Recruitment Information Session

Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
- Informational
- 3:00 - 3:30 pm
- Rm 514 IUB
NIS National Scholarships for Undergraduate Juniors and Seniors Info Session
- Informational
- 4:00 - 4:30 pm
- Room 514 IUB, 807 S. Wright St., 5th floor - Campus Center for Advising and Academic Services
Juniors and Seniors Scholarships Recruitment Information Session

Topics to be covered include information about the Churchill, Fulbright, Gates Cambridge, George Mitchell, Knight-Hennessy, Luce Scholars, Marshall, Rhodes, and Schwarzman programs and how to apply for these scholarship opportunities. For more information, contact the scholarships office at topscholars@illinois.edu or visit our website at www.topscholars.illinois.edu
- Informational
- 4:00 - 4:30 pm
- Rm 514 IUB
NIS National Scholarships for Undergraduate Juniors and Seniors Info Session
- Informational
- 7:30 - 9:30 pm
- Recital Hall, Smith Memorial Hall (805 S Mathews Ave, Urbana, IL 61801)
KANG Lecture Series | Wenren: An Evening with the Music of Chen Yi
- Performance

Saturday, March 25, 2023

- 9:30 am
- Hybrid event. In person at Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building & via Zoom
CLACS K-14 Series. Dr. Jose Atiles Osoria (Sociology). "A Short Introduction to Caribbean Studies"
- Professional Development
- 10:00 - 10:30 am
- Champaign Public Library, Nate & Lillie Story Room (200 W. Green St., Champaign, IL 61820)
East Asian Story Time: “A Morning with Grandpa”
- Community Service
- 2:00 - 2:30 pm
- Urbana Free Library (210 West Green Street Urbana, Illinois 61801)
East Asian Story Time: “When the Sakura Bloom”
- Community Service