General Events
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
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A period of growing in virtue particularly through fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. Catholics reflect on their need to be healed of sin (especially through the Sacrament of Confession), the sacrifice of Christ’s self-offering on the cross, and the anticipation of Easter. Multiple observances apply.
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The ninth month of the Islamic calendar observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad. Some Muslim employees and students observing Ramadan may request schedule adjustments in order to observe. Your department may find that more employees require space or time for prayer during this period.
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In the Christian (Eastern) Orthodox Church, Great Lent marks the forty days leading to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The first day of Great Lent is called Clean Monday. Lent is a time for prayer, penance, good-will, fasting and drawing closer to God.
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Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.
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Join us on Wednesday, March 27, from 11:30 to 1:00 PM for a Women in Tech Luncheon featuring University of Illinois Chief Information Officer Mairead Martin.
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"3D Data Analysis and Segmentation Tools" Kingsley Boateng Assistant Director of Bioscience Research & Microscopy
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Illinois psychology professor Florin Dolcos will present, "Training Your Brain to Increase Resilience and Well-being
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Are you preparing for an upcoming conference? Need to design a poster for your class? This workshop will give you tools for communicating your research for academic conferences and professional meetings in a concise and visually effective poster presentation.
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This session will give you insight and strategies for getting the most out of Scopus; the largest interdisciplinary database of peer-reviewed literature including journals, books, and conference proceedings, particularly in the sciences.
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Though the US-led “war on terror” has been ongoing for over two decades, it is a war that has been waged largely in the shadows. This talk tracks the ever-expanding dimension of US counterterrorism warfare, one that travels in and through a growing body of US counterterrorism law and sanctions regimes that tether to foreign aid flows and global monetary transactions.
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I-Journey workshops are peer-developed, peer-led workshops covering a variety of topics. Facilitated by trained student facilitators, I-Journey workshops explore issues of social identity, exclusion/inclusion, and being an ally. DSJE welcomes UIUC students to explore our workshops with their peers.