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Events for October 2012

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  1. Week of September 30, 2012

    1. Monday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    2. Tuesday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    3. Wednesday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRusskii stol--Russian conversation table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    4. Thursday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building
      5. 2:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      6. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

    5. Friday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)

    6. Saturday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)

  2. Week of October 7, 2012

    1. Sunday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)

    2. Monday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    3. Tuesday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    4. Wednesday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBosnian/Croatian/Serbian Conversation Table
        Espresso Royale (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      5. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRusskii stol--Russian conversation table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    5. Thursday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building
      5. 2:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      6. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

    6. Friday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)

    7. Saturday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)

  3. Week of October 14, 2012

    1. Sunday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)

    2. Monday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    3. Tuesday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    4. Wednesday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRusskii stol--Russian conversation table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    5. Thursday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building
      5. 2:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      6. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

    6. Friday, October 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.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)

    7. Saturday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

  4. Week of October 21, 2012

    1. Sunday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)

    2. Monday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    3. Tuesday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    4. Wednesday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmBosnian/Croatian/Serbian Conversation Table
        Espresso Royale (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      5. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRusskii stol--Russian conversation table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    5. Thursday, October 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
      3.  New Deadlines for Spring 2013 (still time to apply!!)
      4.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building
      5. 2:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      6. 3:00 pmTea Ceremony and Tour of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

    6. Friday, October 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

    7. Saturday, October 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

  5. Week of October 28, 2012

    1. Sunday, October 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

    2. Monday, October 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

    3. Tuesday, October 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
      3.  OPT Workshop

        ISSS Multipurpose Room
        4th floor, Student Services Building

    4. Wednesday, October 31, 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

  1. Week of September 30, 2012

    1. Monday, October 1, 2012

      1. 4:30 pm

        Jean-Philippe Mathy, Department of French, UIUC
        Marcus Keller, Department of French, UIUC
        Emanuel Rota, Department of Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese, UIUC


        Does it matter? The French elections and the European financial crisis

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 FLB, 707 South Mathews Avenue, Urbana, IL (map)
      2. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmAAA Trivia Night
        Activites Room

    2. Tuesday, October 2, 2012

      1. 8:30 amExtended Deadline for ANTH 445 Fall/Winter Course Abroad to Costa Rica
      2. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmProfessor Khaled Adham, Department of Architectural Engineering, United Arab Emirates University
        CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture: "Notes on the Spatiality of the Egyptian Revolution"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 5:00 pmClarence (Chip) Sheffield, History of Art, Rochester Institute of Technology
        GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES -- Clarence (Chip) Sheffield, History of Art, Rochester Institute of Technology
        Music Room, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      4. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmUK/Ireland Info Session
        Greg Hall 215
      5. 7:00 pm - 9:00 pmCUSA Game Night + Oct. General Meeting
        Lounge & Kitchen

    3. Wednesday, October 3, 2012

      1. 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmVisitor from Stirling, Scotland. Join us!
        103 International Studies Building
      2. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Japanese Language Table
      3. 4:00 pmThird Annual IPRH Distinguished Lecture in the Humanities: "Republican Political Theology in the Age of Hobbes" by Feisal Mohamed (English)
        Levis Faculty Center, 3rd Floor
      4. 5:00 pmPat Mora
        Rolando Hinojosa-Smith, Jr. Lecture Series: "Vistas: Creativity, Inclusivity & Bookjoy/Alegria en los libros" with Pat Mora
        1092 Lincoln Hall
      5. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmAustralia New Zealand Info Session
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street
      6. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRussian Conversation Table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union
      7. 6:00 pmLCASO Meeting
      8. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmLINGUISTICS--Languages Program Film Series - "A Touch of Spice" (2003, Greek, with English subtitles)
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      9. 6:00 pmModern Greek Movie Evening
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, Foreign Language Building
      10. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmModern Greek Movie Evening
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, Foreign Language Building
      11. 6:00 pmJohn Troutman, Louisiana State University, Lafayette
        Writing the History of the Hawaiian Guitar: The How and Why of a Global Indigenous Studies Project
        Asian American Cultural Center, 1210 W. Nevada

    4. Thursday, October 4, 2012

      1. 8:30 am - 12:00 pmUniversity of Illinois professors Ted Underwood, Diane Harris, Donna Cox, and Mara Wade
        Digital Humanities Symposium 2012 (featuring Mara Wade, Germanic Languages & Literatures)
        Library Scholarly Commons, 306 Main Library, 1408 W. Gregory Drive, Urbana
      2. 9:30 am - 4:00 pmRELIGION -- American Literatures/American Religions
        Center for Advanced Study, 912 W. Illinois Street, Urbana
      3. 12:00 pm - 1:30 pmJerry Davila, Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor of Brazilian History
        Lemann Lectures Series: White Skin, Black Masks: Brazilian Performing Africanness in the South Atlantic
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      4. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      5. 4:00 pmBilbao, Spain Info Session
        Greg Hall 319
      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. 4:00 pmOngoing Conversation Table in Modern Greek Logos
        Espresso Royale Caffee on Goodwin
      8. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Carol Chapelle, Iowa State University
        The 2nd Annual Linguistics Club Distinguished Alumni Lecture/1st Annual SLATE Distinguished Alumni Lecture: Professor Carol Chapelle, Iowa State University: "Three problems in language testing for linguists"
        2nd Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      9. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmInter-Connect Dinner Workshop
        Lounge & Kitchen
      10. 7:30 pmMichael Rothberg (Illinois), Brett Kaplan (Illinois), Judith Halberstam (USC), Marianne Hirsch (Columbia) and Karen Engle (UT Austin)
        Recollection, Retribution, Reconciliation: A Roundtable Discussion

    5. Friday, October 5, 2012

      1. 9:30 am - 4:00 pmRELIGION -- American Literatures/American Religions
        Center for Advanced Study, 912 W. Illinois Street, Urbana
      2.  Plenary talk: Paula Winke, Michigan State University, and current President of MwALT: "Issues in large-scale placement testing: Why placement tests often just don't work and why more innovative tests seem so scary"
        14th Annual Conference of the Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT): "Inferences and Actions in Language Testing"
        Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      3. 12:00 pm

        Katerina Linos, Assistant Professor of Law, University of California Berkeley


        Larry Neal Prize for Excellence in EU Scholarship Lecture: Diffusion through Democracy

        Faculty Lounge 215, Law
      4. 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmBoren Scholarship Presentation
        807 S Wright Street, Floor 5 Champaign, IL Room 514 (Illini Union Bookstore bldg)
      5. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmBoren Undergrad Info Session
        807 S Wright Street, Floor 5 Champaign, IL Room 514 (Illini Union Bookstore bldg)
      6. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pmBoren Grad Info Session
        807 S Wright Street, Floor 5 Champaign, IL Room 514 (Illini Union Bookstore bldg)
      7. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Korean Conversation Table
        Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi-San)
      8. 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmSYZ Fundraising Mystery Dinner
        Lounge & Kitchen

    6. Saturday, October 6, 2012

      1.  Plenary talk: Paula Winke, Michigan State University, and current President of MwALT: "Issues in large-scale placement testing: Why placement tests often just don't work and why more innovative tests seem so scary"
        14th Annual Conference of the Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT): "Inferences and Actions in Language Testing"
        Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana

  2. Week of October 7, 2012

    1. Tuesday, October 9, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmProfessor Marilyn O'Hara Ruiz, Department of Pathobiology Director, GIS and Spatial Analysis Laboratory
        CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture: "Spatial Epidemiology for Public Health Challenges in India"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      2. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmArgelina Fuigueiredo. Professora do Instituto de Estudios Sociais e Politicos da Universidades Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (IESP_UERJ)
        Lemann Lectures Series: Minority Government in Latin American Presidentialism: Politicial and Institutional Determinants
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      3. 4:00 pmCosta Rica Info Session-With RD Henry Soto!
        Lincoln Hall 1065
      4. 5:15 pmCousinhood (Primos) - Spain, 2011

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      5. 6:00 pmLatino Law Student Association Panel
      6. 6:00 pm - 8:30 pmTzu Ching Vegetarian Food Sale
        Lounge & Kitchen

    2. Wednesday, October 10, 2012

      1. 9:30 am - 12:00 pmAround the World Wednesdays
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      2. 10:00 amAmsterdam Info Session
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street
      3. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmAfrica Info Session
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street
      4. 4:00 pmEcuador Info Session
        Greg Hall 319
      5. 5:30 pmLori Bier
        Asian Cooking Workshops
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802
      6. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRussian Conversation Table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    3. Thursday, October 11, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm   12 noonChurchill Campus Deadline
        National and Internation Scholarships Program; 807 S Wright Street, Floor 5, Champaign, IL 61820
      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. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProf. Susan Garnsey, UIUC Psychology
        Linguistics Seminar Series -- Prof. Susan Garnsey, UIUC Psychology: "Factors Influencing the Online Resolution of Temporary Structural Ambiguity in English Sentences"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      5. 5:30 pm - 7:30 pmAsia Info Session
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street
      6. 7:00 pm - 8:00 pmI-Connect Workshop
        Activities Room
      7. 7:30 pmCarol Zemel
        Imagining Return: The Provocative Art of Yael Bartana
        Levis Faculty Center

    4. Friday, October 12, 2012

      1.  

        Political Pundit Paul Green


        Illinois Council for Social Studies (ICSS) Fall Conference: Democracy in Action: Primary Sources and Practical Applications

        Harper College, Palatine, IL (map)
      2. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Korean Conversation Table
        Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi-San)

    5. Saturday, October 13, 2012

      1. 9:00 amIkebana Workshop
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802
      2. 2:30 pm - 3:30 pmSpanish Story Time: "Martina the Cockroach and Perez the Mouse/ La cucarachita Martina y el raton Perez"
        The Urbana Free Library, Children's Department, 210 W Green St, Urbana.

  3. Week of October 14, 2012

    1. Sunday, October 14, 2012

      1. 9:00 am - 12:00 pmPSA FACT Closing Ceremonies
        Lounge & Kitchen
      2. 9:30 amLatino Family Visit Day
      3. 3:00 pmJohn J. Dobbins, University of Virginia
        CLASSICS -- John J. Dobbins, University of Virginia: "Art, Archaeology, and Advanced Technology: The Case of the Alexander Mosaic at Pompeii"
        Room 62 Krannert Art Museum (Auditorium)

    2. Monday, October 15, 2012

      1. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmMETA: Education Informational
      2. 7:00 pmMEChA: General Meeting
        1203 W, Nevada, Room 104
      3. 7:30 pm - 8:30 pmI Journey Workshop
        Activities Room

    3. Tuesday, October 16, 2012

      1. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmPushpendra Rana, Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Geography
        CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture: "Spatial Dynamics of Private Timber Markets and the Market Power: Efficacy of Government Regulations in Western Himalayas, India"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      2. 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

        Graham Paul (Consul General, France) and Christian Brecht (Consul General, Germany)


        The Future of Europe and EU-US Relations: A Public Dialogue with the French and German Consuls General from Chicago

        Heritage Room, ACES Library
      3. 2:00 pmCarlos Azzoni. Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accounting. University of Sao Paulo. Lemann Distinguished Visitor Fall12
        Lemann Lectures Series: Regional disparities in Brazil: evolution, consequences, and policy alternatives
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      4. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmDr. Kristina Hagstrom Stahl, Stockholm National School of Dramatic Arts
        GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES -- Dr. Kristina Hagstrom Stahl, Stockholm National School of Dramatic Arts: "Dreams and Kitchens and Visual Scores: Perspectives on Staging Strindberg Today"
        3rd Floor, Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      5. 6:00 pm - 7:00 pmMETA: Having the Tools to Get Ahead: A Resume Workshop
      6. 6:30 pm - 8:00 pmBlack Male Faculty Panel
        Lounge & Kitchen

    4. Wednesday, October 17, 2012

      1. 9:30 am - 12:00 pmAround the World Wednesdays
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      2. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Japanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmGranada, Spain Info Session
        Noyes 217
      4. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmMiddle East Info Session
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street
      5. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRussian Conversation Table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union

    5. Thursday, October 18, 2012

      1. All DayConference on The New Middle East: Social and Political Change in the Twenty-First Century
        Levis Faculty Center - 3rd Floor
      2. All DayGlobalizing Education in the 21st Century: The Bologna Reform and Beyond

        College of Education
      3. All DayThe New Middle East: Social and Political Change in the Twenty-First Century

        Levis Faculty Lounge, 3rd Floor
      4. 10:00 amDr. Stefanos Katsikas (Director MGS UIUC) and Joo Vale de Almeida the European Union Ambassador to the United States (joining by phone at approximately 10:30)
        Radio Broadcast-Director of MGS UIUC
        WILL/Illinois International Media
      5. 12:00 pmLunch @ La Casa
      6. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Ryan Shosted
        Linguistics Seminar Series -- Professor Ryan Shosted: "Seeing is believing: Imaging and the future of experimental phonetics"
        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. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFrench Pause Cafe
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      9. 5:30 pmMichael Schreffler, Chair and Associate Professor of Art History, Virginia Commonwealth University
        Lectures Series. Latin American Visualities: Cuzco 1643
        Architecture Bldg, room 302

    6. Friday, October 19, 2012

      1. All DayConference on The New Middle East: Social and Political Change in the Twenty-First Century
        Levis Faculty Center - 3rd Floor
      2. All DayGlobalizing Education in the 21st Century: The Bologna Reform and Beyond

        College of Education
      3. All DayThe New Middle East: Social and Political Change in the Twenty-First Century

        Levis Faculty Lounge, 3rd Floor
      4. All DayEALC -- "Stories of Chinese Poetic Culture: Earliest Times through Tang Dynasty"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      5. 9:00 am

        Speakers Bio


        Resentment's Conflicts, A Symposium
        Pine Lounge, Illini Union
      6. 9:00 am - 5:00 pmSPANISH, ITALIAN & PORTUGUESE -- Conference: "Resentment's Conflicts"
        Levis Faculty Center, 919 W. Illinois St., Urbana
      7. 9:00 am - 5:30 pmKeynote lecture at 9:15 a.m., by Javier Moscoso, Research Professor of History and Philosophy of Science at the Institute of Philosophy of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), "Broken Promises: Resentment, Monomania and Modernity"
        SPANISH, ITALIAN & PORTUGUESE, SLCL -- "Resentment's Conflicts": A Symposium
        Pine Lounge, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana
      8. 4:00 pm - 6:00 pmGraduate Student Reception
      9. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Korean Conversation Table
        Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi-San)

    7. Saturday, October 20, 2012

      1. All DayConference on The New Middle East: Social and Political Change in the Twenty-First Century
        Levis Faculty Center - 3rd Floor
      2. All DayGlobalizing Education in the 21st Century: The Bologna Reform and Beyond

        College of Education
      3. All DayThe New Middle East: Social and Political Change in the Twenty-First Century

        Levis Faculty Lounge, 3rd Floor
      4. All DayEALC -- "Stories of Chinese Poetic Culture: Earliest Times through Tang Dynasty"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      5. 10:00 am - 12:00 pmTzu Ching Study Group
        Lounge & Kitchen
      6. 1:00 pm - 11:55 pmECIBA Durga Puja
        Lounge & Kitchen, Conference Room, Basement
      7. 1:00 pmTeas/Tours of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois
      8. 2:00 pmTea/Tours of Japan House
        2000 S. Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, Illinois

  4. Week of October 21, 2012

    1. Monday, October 22, 2012

      1. 5:15 pmProfessor Elisabeth Waghall Nivre, Stockholm University
        GERMANIC LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES--Professor Elisabeth Waghall Nivre, Stockholm University: "Literary and Cultural Historiography: Telling Early Modern Life Stories from a Gender Perspective"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      2. 5:15 pm

        Elisabeth Wåghäll Nivre, Stockholm University


        Literary and Cultural Historiography: Telling Early Modern Life Stories from a Gender Perspective

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 5:30 pmMETA: AHS Informational
        1203 W, Nevada
      4. 6:30 pm - 9:00 pmI Journey Workshop
        Activities Room
      5. 7:00 pmMEChA: General Meeting
        1203 W, Nevada, Room 104
      6. 7:00 pmOrgan Donation Event
        La Casa, 1203 W. Nevada

    2. Tuesday, October 23, 2012

      1. 10:00 amFLAS Fellowship Info Session for U of I Departments

        International Studies Building, Room 101
      2. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmProfessor Petra Kuppinger, Department of Sociology/Anthropology, Monmouth College
        CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture: "Global Transformations and Local Footsteps: The Making of a Muslim Public Sphere in a German City"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      3. 12:00 pm

        Petra Kuppinger, Sociology/Anthropology, Monmouth College


        Global Transformations and Local Footsteps: The Making of a Muslim Public Sphere in a German City

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Language Building
      4. 2:00 pmJoseph Love, Professor Emeritus, History. Former director Lemann Institute
        Lemann Lecture Series:The Revolt of the Whip
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S. Fifth Street, Champaign
      5. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Rajend Mesthrie, University of Cape Town
        Linguistics Club talk: Professor Rajend Mesthrie, University of Cape Town
        Room 210, Illini Union, 1401 W. Green St., Urbana
      6. 6:00 pmMETA- Mocktails with HACE and LUL: Navigating a Networking Event
        1203 W. Nevada
      7. 7:00 pmWe Overcame Torture: Lessons from the fight against sexual violence and State repression in Mexico"
        1203 W, Nevada

    3. Wednesday, October 24, 2012

      1. 9:30 am - 12:00 pmAround the World Wednesdays
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      2. 12:00 pm

        Teresa Serra, Researcher at the Center for Agro-Food Economy and Development


        Biofuel-related Price Volatility Literature: A Review and New Approaches

        IGPA Giertz Conference Room, Urbana
      3. 4:00 pmDr. Sandra Ruiz
        Postdoctoral Research Colloquium: "Timing Ricanness: The Performance of Bodies in Endurance"
        319 Gregory Hall
      4. 5:00 pm - 7:00 pmSLATE Job Search Workshop: Interviewing and Negotiating
        Room G-30 (basement), Foreign Languages Building
      5. 5:30 pm - 6:30 pmRussian Conversation Table
        Courtyard Cafe, Illini Union
      6. 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmVSA General Meeting/Social Events
        Lounge & Kitchen

    4. Thursday, October 25, 2012

      1. 12:00 pmDavid Mares, Institute of the Americas Chair for Inter-American Affairs. Director, Center for Iberian and Latin American Studies. Professor, Political Science, University of California, San Diego
        Lectures Series: Resource Nationalism in Latin America: Concepts, Politics and Policy
        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.  Chandan Reddy Lecture

         
      5. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProf. Andrew Wedel, University of Arizona
        Linguistics Seminar Series -- Prof. Andrew Wedel, University of Arizona
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      6. 5:30 pm - 7:00 pmFrench Pause Cafe
        Espresso Royale, 1117 W. Oregon, Urbana (corner of Oregon and Goodwin)
      7. 6:00 pm   8: 00 pmCultural Workshop - NAPAWF
        Lounge & Kitchen
      8. 6:00 pmFilm Screening: Precious Knowledge
        Main Library Room 66

    5. Friday, October 26, 2012

      1. 5:00 pm - 6:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Korean Conversation Table
        Basement, Illini Union (near Sushi-San)

    6. Saturday, October 27, 2012

      1. 10:00 amJapan House Fall Open House
        Japan House
      2. 11:00 am - 5:00 pmFall ICASP
        Whole Building
      3. 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmGraduate Student Networking Event
        Lounge, Kitchen, Conference Room, Basement

  5. Week of October 28, 2012

    1. Monday, October 29, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFLAS 13-14 Information Session
        Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, Room 126; 501 E. Daniel St, Champaign
      2. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFLAS Info Sessions
        LISB Room 126, 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820
      3. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmProfessor Ignacio Sanchez Prado, Washington University in St. Louis
        SIP Colloquium--Professor Ignacio Sanchez Prado, Washington University in St. Louis: "Alfonso Cuaron, Carlos Reygadas and the End of National Cinema in Mexico"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      4. 5:30 pmJohnpaul Jones, FAIA
        "Indigenous Design: Ancient Gifts/Verbal Gifts/Emerging Gifts"
        Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium, Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
      5. 6:00 pmAltar Making Workshop
        1203 W. Nevada
      6. 6:00 pmMETA- College of Business Informational
        1203 W. Nevada
      7. 7:30 pm - 8:30 pmI Journey Workshop
        Resource Room
      8. 7:30 pmSugar Skull Workshop
        1203 W. Nevada

    2. Tuesday, October 30, 2012

      1. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFLAS Info Sessions
        LISB Room 126, 501 E. Daniel Street, Champaign, IL 61820
      2. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmProfessor Elabbas Benmamoun, Director, School of Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics; Professor, Department of Linguistics
        CSAMES Brown Bag Lecture: "Arabic in the Arab World: Is It an Endangered Language?"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building, 707 S. Mathews, Urbana
      3. 12:00 pm - 1:00 pmElabbas Benmamoun, Professor of Linguistics, "Arabic in the Arab World: Is It an Endangered Language"
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      4. 12:00 pmLilya Kaganovsky, Associate Professor in Comparative & World Literature at Illinois
        Noontime Scholar Lecture - The Homogenous Thinking Subject or Soviet Cinema Learns to Sing
        101 International Studies Building, 910 S Fifth St, Champaign
      5. 4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFLAS 13-14 Information Session
        Graduate School of Library and Information Sciences, Room 126; 501 E. Daniel St, Champaign
      6. 4:00 pmSPANISH -- Study Abroad in Barcelona, Spain, Informational/Recruitment Meeting
        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      7. 5:15 pmThe Immature (Immaturi) - Italy, 2011

        Lucy Ellis Lounge, 1080 Foreign Languages Building
      8. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmAngela Rola Presentation with APAC
        Lounge & Kitchen
      9. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pmI Journey Workshop
        Activities Room
      10. 6:00 pmMETA- Social Networking: How to Get Started
        1203 W. Nevada
      11. 7:30 pmFace Painting Workshop
        1203 W. Nevada
      12. 8:30 pmFiguras de Barro Workshop
        1203 W. Nevada
      13. 8:30 pmSugar Skull Workshop
        1203 W. Nevada

    3. Wednesday, October 31, 2012

      1. 9:30 am - 12:00 pmAround the World Wednesdays
        Spurlock Museum, 600 S. Gregory, Urbana
      2. 2:00 pm - 3:00 pmEAST ASIAN LANGUAGES AND CULTURES -- Japanese Language Table
        2050 Foreign Languages Building
      3. 6:00 pm - 9:00 pmHalo-Halo-ween
        Lounge & Kitchen
      4. 7:30 pmAltar Making Workshop
        1203 W. Nevada
      5. 8:00 pm - 9:00 pmI Journey Workshop
        Activities Room