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Events for November 2012

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  1. Week of October 28, 2012

    1. Thursday, November 1, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building
      4. 2:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      5. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

    2. Friday, November 2, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    3. Saturday, November 3, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

  2. Week of November 4, 2012

    1. Sunday, November 4, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    2. Monday, November 5, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    3. Tuesday, November 6, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    4. Wednesday, November 7, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBosnian/Croatian/Serbian Conversation Table
        Espresso Royale (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      4. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRusskii stol--Russian conversation table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    5. Thursday, November 8, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building
      4. 2:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      5. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

    6. Friday, November 9, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    7. Saturday, November 10, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

  3. Week of November 11, 2012

    1. Sunday, November 11, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    2. Monday, November 12, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    3. Tuesday, November 13, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    4. Wednesday, November 14, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRusskii stol--Russian conversation table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    5. Thursday, November 15, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building
      4. 2:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      5. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

    6. Friday, November 16, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    7. Saturday, November 17, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3. 1:00 pm - 4:00 pmTours of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

  4. Week of November 18, 2012

    1. Sunday, November 18, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    2. Monday, November 19, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    3. Tuesday, November 20, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    4. Wednesday, November 21, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    5. Thursday, November 22, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    6. Friday, November 23, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    7. Saturday, November 24, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

  5. Week of November 25, 2012

    1. Sunday, November 25, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

    2. Monday, November 26, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    3. Tuesday, November 27, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    4. Wednesday, November 28, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRusskii stol--Russian conversation table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    5. Thursday, November 29, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building
      4. 2:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      5. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

    6. Friday, November 30, 2012

      1.  Exhibit: A World of Shoes
        Campbell Gallery, Spurlock Museum
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFirst Steps Info Sessions, every Mon-Thurs while classes are in session
        Lincoln Hall 1027

  1. Week of October 28, 2012

    1. Thursday, November 1, 2012

      1. 8:00 am - 5:00 pmConference: The Investigation and Definition of Complex Crime

        Faculty Lounge and Conference Center, College of Law
      2. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      3. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmModern Greek Studies'Conversation Table in Modern Greek
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      4. 4:00 pmSibelan Forrester
        New Directions in Russia, Eastern Europe, and Eurasia - A Russian in Persia, and Persia in Russian: Translating Yuri Tynyanov's 'The Death of the Vazir-Mukhtar'
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S Fifth St Champaign
      5. 4:00 pmSibelan Forrester, Professor of Russian Language and Literature at Swarthmore College
        Sibelan Forrester, Professor at Swarthmore College: "A Russian in Persia, and Persia in Russian: Translating Yuri Tynyanov's 'The Death of the Vazir-Mukhtar'"
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth St., Champaign
      6. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFrench Pause Cafe
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      7. 6:00 pmEric J. Garcia
        Dia De Los Muertos
        1203 W, Nevada
      8. 6:00 pmEszter Szalczer, Department of Theatre and English,University at Albany
        GERMANIC LANGUAGES & LITERATURES -- Eszter Szalczer, Department of Theatre and English,University at Albany: "Dream Matters: August Strindberg's Dream Play and Constructions of Subjective Space on the Stage"
        3rd Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      9. 6:00 pmShirt Screen Printing Workshop
        1203 W. Nevada
      10. 6:00 pmSugar Skull Decorating Workshop
        1203 W. Nevada

    2. Friday, November 2, 2012

      1.  Dr. Caren Kaplan, Professor of American Studies and, affiliated faculty in Cultural Studies, Science & Technology Studies, and Cinema & Technocultural Studies at the University of California at Davis
        "Desert Wars: Virilio and the Limits of 'Genuine Knowledge'"
        TBA
      2. All Day2012 Tinker Pre-Dissertation Summer Field Research Workshop
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      3. All DayKeynote speakers: Reem Bassiouney, Associate Prof of Arabic Linguistics, Georgetown University; Professor Abbas Benmamoun, UIUC; Usama Soltan, Assistant Professor of Arabic, Middlebury
        Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics
        Friday, Nov. 2 - Reading Room, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana; Saturday, Nov. 3, Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      4. All DayDrs. Reem Bassiouney, Georgetown University; Elabbas Benmamoun, University of Illinois; Usama Soltan, Middlebury College
        Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics (ISSL)
      5. 9:00 amDr. Reem Bassiouney, Georgetown University
        Lecture: 'Religion and Identity in Egyptian Public Discourse'
        Levis Faculty Center, Reading Room; 919 W. Illinois St.
      6. 12:00 pm

        Glenda Garelli, Adjunct Lecturer of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at Chicago


        EUC Lecture Series: The Mobility of Politics: A Tunisian Revolution in the European Union. Three Mediterranean Postcards

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      7. 2:00 pmCENTER FOR TRANSLATION STUDIES -- Blood of the Sun: Reading and Conversation with Salgado Maranhao and Alexis Levitin
        Literatures and Languages Library, 200 South Main Library
      8. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmProfessor Young Keun Ko (Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University)
        LINGUISTICS--Professor Young Keun Ko (Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University): "Standardization of the Korean language and writing system: A proposal for North-east Asian language-culture union"
        4080A Foreign Languages Building
      9. 7:00 pmTzu Ching Potluck
        Lounge & Kitchen

    3. Saturday, November 3, 2012

      1. All Day2012 Tinker Pre-Dissertation Summer Field Research Workshop
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      2. All DayKeynote speakers: Reem Bassiouney, Associate Prof of Arabic Linguistics, Georgetown University; Professor Abbas Benmamoun, UIUC; Usama Soltan, Assistant Professor of Arabic, Middlebury
        Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics
        Friday, Nov. 2 - Reading Room, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana; Saturday, Nov. 3, Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      3. All DayDrs. Reem Bassiouney, Georgetown University; Elabbas Benmamoun, University of Illinois; Usama Soltan, Middlebury College
        Illinois Symposium on Semitic Linguistics (ISSL)

  2. Week of November 4, 2012

    1. Sunday, November 4, 2012

      1. 3:00 pmJohn R. Senseney, School of Architecture, UIUC
        CLASSICS - John R. Senseney, School of Architecture, UIUC: "The Use and Transmission of Architectural Drawings in the Classical World"
        Room 62 Krannert Art Museum (Auditorium)

    2. Monday, November 5, 2012

      1. 9:00 am - 5:00 pmKeynote speakers: Mr. Alexey Kozhemyakov, Head of the Charter Secretariaat the Council of Europe; Professor Alexandra Jaffe (Linguistics, California State University, Long Beach); and Professor Inigo Urrutia (School of Law, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao)
        'What have we achieved?' Symposium for the 20th anniversary of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building; 2090B Foreign Languages Building
      2. 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

        Keynotes: Alexey Kozhemyakov, Head of the Charter Secretariat, Council of Europe, Alexandra Jaffe (California State University, Long Beach) and Inigo Urrutia (School of Law, University of the Basque Country, Bilbao)


        20th Anniversary of Euro Charter for Regional & Minority Languages

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, Foreign Languages Building
      3. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmEducation Majors and Study Abroad
        2 Education Building
      4. 6:00 pmMETA- College of Fine and Applied Arts Informational
        1203 W. Nevada

    3. Tuesday, November 6, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmLarry Kanfer, Photographic Artist, Larry Kanfer Photography
        CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture: "Inside India"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      2. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      3. 12:00 pmFaith Wilson Stein
        Noontime Scholar Lecture - Ruskin in Russia, and The Ethics in Aesthetics
        101 ISB, 910 S Fifth St Champaign
      4. 2:00 pmPamela Cappas-Toro, Ph.D. Student, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
        Lemann Lectures Series: El Corte, Afox and Carnaval: Re (imagining) Afro descendant Music under Dominican and Brazilian Dictatorships
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      5. 5:00 pmSPANISH, ITALIAN & PORTUGUESE -- Study Abroad in Barcelona, Spain, Informational/Recruitment Meeting
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Lanaguages Building
      6. 6:00 pmMETA- StrengthsQuest
        1203 W. Nevada
      7. 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmI-Connect Workshop
        Activities Room
      8. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmSeen and Heard Workshops
        Lounge & Kitchen

    4. Wednesday, November 7, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      2. 11:00 am - 4:00 pmStudy Abroad Fair!
        Illini Union Rooms C and South Lounge
      3. 12:00 pm

        Christian Burgsmüller, EU Head of Energy, Transport, Environment section


        EUC Lecture Series: EU Roadmap for moving to a competitive low carbon economy in 2050

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      4. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      5. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProf. Jill Jegerski, Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese
        SLATE talk -- Prof. Jill Jegerski, Department of Spanish, Italian and Portuguese: "Strategic Processing of Case Markers in Near-Native Spanish"
        Room G-32 (basement), Foreign Languages Building
      6. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRussian Conversation Table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union
      7. 6:30 pmInternational Carrers Workshop Series: Using Campus Resources to Jumpstart Your International Career
        101 Armory 505 East Armory Avenue Champaign, IL 61820
      8. 6:30 pm - 9:00 pmStress Relief
        Lounge, Kitchen, and Basement
      9. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmUSING CAMPUS RESOURCES TO JUMPSTART YOUR INTERNATIONAL CAREER
        101 Armory 505 East Armory Avenue, Champaign
      10. 6:30 pm - 8:30 pmUsing Campus Resources to Jumpstart Your International Career

        101 Armory
      11. 7:00 pmGlobal Lens Film Series 2012: Toll Booth (Gise Memuru) - Turkey, 2010

        Latzer Hall, University YMCA

    5. Thursday, November 8, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      2. 12:00 pmAndrew Eisen, Ph.D. Student, History
        Lectures Series: This is a Cold War: Militarization and Migration along the U.S.-Mexico Borderlands, 1945-1955
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      3. 1:00 pm - 6:00 pmJacques P. Leider, Director, Ecole Francaise d'Extreme-Orient, Chiang Mai, Thailand; Thibaut d'Hubert, Assistant Professor, Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago; Nora Rowley, physician and human rights activist; Wakar Uddin, Director General, Arakan Rohingya Union and Chairman, Burmese Rohingya Association of North America; Benjamin Zawacki, Myanmar regional representative, International Development Law Organization; Matthew Smith, Burma specialist, Human Rights Watch; Abid Bahar, Professor of Philosophy, Dawson College, Montreal; Patrick Keenan, Professor, College of Law, University of Illinois
        Ethnicity, Citizenship and Human Rights in Burma: The History and Plight of the Rohingya
        Heritage Room, ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana
      4. 1:00 pm - 6:00 pmSession 1 chair: Valerie Hoffman, Dept. of Religion (1-3:30 pm); Session 2 chair: Robert McKim, Dept. of Religion
        SLCL, RELIGION -- CSAMES presents a symposium: "Ethnicity, Citizenship and Human Rights in Burma: The History and Plight of the Rohingya"
        Heritage Room, ACES Library, Information and Alumni Center, 1101 S. Goodwin Ave., Urbana
      5. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Japanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      6. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Ming Xiang, University of Chicago
        Linguistics Seminar Series -- Professor Ming Xiang, University of Chicago: "Negation, polarity items and semantic processing"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      7. 4:00 pmDr. Isabela Seong-Leong Quintana
        Postdoctoral Research Colloquium: 'Making Do, Making Home: Gender and Borders in Chinese and Mexican Los Angeles during the Early Twentieth Century'
        1060 Lincoln Hall
      8. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFrench Pause Cafe
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      9. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmThanksGayving
        Lounge & Kitchen

    6. Friday, November 9, 2012

      1.  Info Session: Internship Program in Paris, France
        232 International Studies Building
      2. 12:00 pmEvelyne Accad
        "Voices of Women in the Arab (springs) Tempests (or storms)"
        101 International Studies Bldg, 910 S. Fifth St.
      3. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Korean Conversation Table
        Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi-San)

    7. Saturday, November 10, 2012

      1. All DayKeynote: Professor Rebecca Manring (Department of Religious Studies, Indiana University at Bloomington)
        Tagore Festival
        The Channing-Murray Foundation; 1209 West Oregon; Urbana
      2. 9:00 amIkebana Workshop
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802
      3. 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmSpanish Story Time: "Rene Has Two Last Names/ Rene tiene dos apellidos"
        The Urbana Free Library, Children's Department, 210 W Green St, Urbana.

  3. Week of November 11, 2012

    1. Monday, November 12, 2012

      1. 4:00 pmDr. Mohamed A. Mohamdein President of Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt Professor of Steel Structures
        CEE Special Seminar: 'Higher Education in Egypt'
        2311 Newmark Lab (Yeh Center)
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Eleonora Stoppino
        SIP -- Professor Eleonora Stoppino: "Tarzan in Tuscany: Wild Children and Education in Fourteenth-Century Italy"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 6:00 pmMETA- School of Social Work Informational
        1203 W. Nevada
      4. 7:30 pmSamir El-youssef
        Samir El-youssef Lecture
        Levis Faculty Center
      5. 7:30 pmSamir El-youssef
        Samir El-youssef lecture
        Levis Faculty Center

    2. Tuesday, November 13, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmProfessor Rajmohan Gandhi, Director, Global Crossroads Living-Learning Community, Research Professor, CSAMES
        CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture: "Understanding Punjab 1947"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      2. 2:00 pmAnita Chan, Assistant Professor, Media and Cinema Studies
        Lectures Series: Hacking Digital Universalism: De-scripting Technological Design in the Andes
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      3. 6:00 pm

        Judith Ryan, Harvard University


        "Their Own Worlds of Ice": Arctic Exploration in Christoph Ransmayr and W. G. Sebald

        Music Room, Levis Faculty Center
      4. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmProfessor Judith Ryan, Harvard University
        GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES -- Professor Judith Ryan, Harvard University: "'Their Own Worlds of Ice': Arctic Exploration in Christoph Ransmayr and W. G. Sebald"
        Music Room, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St.
      5. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmInter-Connect Dinner Workshop
        Lounge & Kitchen
      6. 6:00 pmMETA- LINK[ing]IN to Professional Networks
        1203 W. Nevada

    3. Wednesday, November 14, 2012

      1. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Japanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      2. 5:30 pmJimmy Luu
        Asian Cooking Workshops
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802
      3. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRussian Conversation Table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union
      4. 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmI Journey Workshop
        Activities Room
      5. 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmVSA General Meeting/Social Events
        Lounge & Kitchen

    4. Thursday, November 15, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm   12 noonHarry S. Truman Scholars Campus Deadline
        National and International Scholarships Program 807 S Wright Street, Floor 5 Champaign, IL 61820
      2. 12:00 pmDamarys Canache, Associate Professor, Political Science
        Lectures Series: Determinants of Discrimination in Latin America
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      3. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      4. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmStudent Spotlights on Latina/o Studies @ La Casa Cultural Latina on Nov. 15
        La Casa Cultural Latina, 1203 W. Nevada, Urbana
      5. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmJill Hallett, Ph.D. candidate, Linguistics
        Linguistics Seminar Series -- Jill Hallett, Ph.D. candidate, Linguistics
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      6. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmModern Greek Studies'Conversation Table in Modern Greek
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      7. 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmISA International Night
        Lounge & Kitchen
      8. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFrench Pause Cafe
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)

    5. Friday, November 16, 2012

      1. 2:00 pmAlison Lanski, U. of I.
        CLASSICS -- Alison Lanski, U. of I.: "The Use of Emissaries in Herodotus' 'Cyrus Logos'"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews Ave., Urbana

    6. Saturday, November 17, 2012

      1. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

  4. Week of November 18, 2012

    1. Sunday, November 18, 2012

      1. 11:15 am - 12:40 pmSunday Worship Service
        Lounge & Kitchen

  5. Week of November 25, 2012

    1. Sunday, November 25, 2012

      1. 11:15 am - 12:40 pmDeeper Roots in Christ
        Lounge & Kitchen

    2. Monday, November 26, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm

        Ophelia Eglène, Political Science, Middlebury College


        EUC Lecture Series: Reluctance before the Crisis: Why Britain Never Adopted the Euro

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Rebecca Foote
        SIP Colloquium -- Professor Rebecca Foote: "The production of agreement in L2 Spanish"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 6:00 pmMETA- Crunch Time: Surviving Group Projects and Finals
        1203 W. Nevada
      4. 7:30 pmMatan Hermoni lecture
        Levis Faculty Center

    3. Tuesday, November 27, 2012

      1. 10:00 am

        Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament


        Videoconference: Europe in Crisis? The Prospects for a Renewed EU-US Partnership

        Room 411, 507 E. Green St., Champaign, IL
      2. 11:00 amMark Pituch, Academic Program Officer at the Delegation of the European Union to the United States
        History of the European Union and Challenges to Its Future: The Euro Crisis

        Hermann Hall Auditorium, 3241 S. Federal St, Chicago, IL
      3. 12:00 pm   12 noonBarry M. Goldwater Campus Deadline
        National and International Scholarships Program 807 S Wright Street, Floor 5 Champaign, IL 61820
      4. 12:00 pmValleri Hohman
        Noontime Scholar Lecture - Cold War Performances: The Moscow Art Theatre's Haunted Return to America
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S Fifth St Champaign
      5. 6:00 pmMETA- Having a Productive Winter Break: Internships, Shadowing, and Test Prep
        1203 W. Nevada

    4. Wednesday, November 28, 2012

      1. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRussian Conversation Table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union
      2. 7:00 pmSummer in Vienna Info Session
        Rm 130, Wohlers Hall

    5. Thursday, November 29, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmGeorge Reid Andrews, Distinguished Professor and Chair. History, University of Pittsburgh
        Lemann Lectures Series: Racial Inequality in Brazil and the United States, 1990-2010
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      2. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      3. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Japanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      4. 2:00 pmFood and Culture in Rome Info Session
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street
      5. 2:00 pmInfo Session: Stockholm Summer Arctic Program
        Room 101 of the International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street
      6. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmVandana Puri, Ph.D. candidate, Linguistics
        Linguistics Seminar Series -- Vandana Puri, Ph.D. candidate: "Pitch Accents in Hindi-English Late and Simultaneous Bilinguals"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      7. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmModern Greek Studies'Conversation Table in Modern Greek
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      8. 5:00 pmProfessor Walter Kaegi, Professor of History and Voting Member of the Oriental Institute, Department of History, University of Chicago
        Arnold J. Toynbee: The English Historian of Greece, the Byzantium and World History/Civilization (1889-1975)
        Gregory Hall, Room 223, UIUC
      9. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFrench Pause Cafe
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)

    6. Friday, November 30, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm

        Donna Buchanan, Associate Professor of Musicology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


        EUC Lecture Series: Integrative Soundscapes: Building EU Community through Bulgarian Mumming Festivals & Folkloric Practice

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      2. 1:00 pm - 3:00 pmDr. Alyssa Park, Dept. of History, University of Iowa
        EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Dr. Alyssa Park, Dept. of History, University of Iowa: "Korean Family in Comparative Perspective: Looking Beyond the North: Korean Migrants, Passports, and Citizenship in Russia and Manchuria at the Turn of the 20th Century"
        2090 B Foreign Languages Building
      3. 3:00 pmBoren Scholarship Information Session
      4. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBasement, Illini Union (near Sushi-San)
        EAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Korean Conversation Table
      5. 7:00 pm"Performing Latino Social Movements"
        160 Armory